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John SIMONS

John SIMONS

Male 1855 - 1919  (63 years)

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  • Name John SIMONS 
    Census 1850  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Born 29 Oct 1855  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    • Birth date given in 1900 Census as January 1855. But headstone and death record show it as Oct 29 1855.
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1879  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1880, 1900  Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [1, 5] 
    Died 16 Jun 1919  Berea, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Cause: Brights disease 
    Buried Auburn Community Cemetery, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6] 
    Person ID I58357  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 1 Aug 2022 

    Father Lair SIMONS,   b. 1834,   d. 1909  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Angeline "Ann" WATSON,   b. 9 Dec 1823,   d. 10 Feb 1902  (Age 78 years) 
    Family ID F8609  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Union Victoria SOMMERVILLE,   b. Aug 1861, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Apr 1943, Berea, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 81 years) 
    Married 4 Dec 1879  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
    +1. Noah SIMONS,   b. Aug 1880, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Joseph SIMONS,   b. Nov 1882
    +3. George R. SIMONS,   b. 13 May 1886, Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 1975  (Age 89 years)
     4. Richard SIMONS,   b. Jul 1887
    +5. Floyd SIMONS,   b. 15 Sep 1891, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Nina SIMONS,   b. Sep 1895
    Family ID F24116  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1394208&Type=Death.

    2. [S5] Headstone.

    3. [S1630] Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985)).

    4. [S1890] 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA.

    5. [S2192] 1880 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District).

    6. [S123] Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), (McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995).