Brief Life History of Catherine Ann
When Catherine Ann Simons was born on 3 February 1880, in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States, her father, Johann Peter Simons, was 32 and her mother, Anna Maria Wirtz, was 25. She married Raymund Severin Poirot on 20 November 1900, in Windthorst, Archer, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Taycheedah, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States in 1880 and Archer, Texas, United States in 1900. She died on 6 February 1955, in Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Saint Boniface Cemetery, Brunswick Township, Chariton, Missouri, United States.
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Sources (28)
- Katherine Poirot in household of Raymond Poirot, "United States Census, 1930"
- Katie Simons, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"
- Katherine Ann Poirot, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
Spouse and Children
1876–1939 Male
1880–1955 Female
Children (13)
1901–1950 Female
1903–1903 Female
1904–1972 Male
1905–1910 Male
1907–1988 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1847–1914 Male
1854–1920 Female
Siblings (11)
1874–1962 Male
1876–1960 Male
1878–1960 Female
1880–1955 Female
1881–1945 Male
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World Events (8)
1881 · Construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway
Age 1
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 1
1900 · Gold for Cash!
Age 20
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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