Pancratius Henry Simons

Brief Life History of Pancratius Henry

When Pancratius Henry Simons was born on 30 October 1887, in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States, his father, Johann Peter "John" Simons, was 40 and his mother, Anna Maria Wirtz, was 33. He married Mary Barbara Baker on 11 October 1910, in Windthorst, Archer, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Leoti, Wichita, Kansas, United States for about 10 years and Justice Precinct 5, Willacy, Texas, United States for about 5 years. He died on 3 June 1971, in Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Pancratius Henry Simons
1887–1971
Mary Barbara Baker
1888–1984
Marriage: 11 October 1910
Marie Anna Simons
1911–1997
Margerete Simons
1916–1994
Gertrude Cecilia Simons
1912–2002
Pauline Simons
1914–1914
Anthony Jacob Simons
1918–2003
Andrew Joseph Simons
1921–1998
Estella Elizabeth Simons
1924–2009
Joseph Pancratius Simons
1926–1950
Elizabeth Hilda Simons
1929–2000
Frances Simons
1934–1934

Sources (21)

  • Parcrations Simon, "United States Census, 1920"
  • P H Simons, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"
  • Pancretius Henry Simons, "United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1894 · Texas Files Lawsuit Against Standard Oil Company

Under the direction of Governor Jim Hogg, Texas filed a lawsuit against John D. Rockefeller for violating state monopoly laws. Hogg argued that Standard Oil Company and Water-Piece Oil Company of Missouri were engaged in illegal practices like price fixing, rebates, and consolidation. Rockefeller was indicted, but never tried in a court of law; other employees of his company were convicted as guilty.

1909 · The NAACP is formed

Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Simon , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

North German, Dutch, Flemish, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): patronymic from the personal name Simon . This surname is also found in France (Nord, Alsace, and Lorraine). In North America it has also absorbed various European cognates and their derivatives, e.g. Slovenian Simončič and Simonič, Slovak Šimončič and Šimonič (see Simoncic and Simonic ). Compare Simonds .

History: This surname (see 2 above) is listed along with its altered form Simonds in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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