Brief Life History of John P.
When John P. Simons was born on 16 August 1874, in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States, his father, Johann Peter Simons, was 26 and his mother, Anna Maria Wirtz, was 20. He married Louisa Marie Berend on 24 January 1899, in Windthorst, Archer, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Clay, Texas, United States in 1935 and Justice Precinct 1, Wichita, Texas, United States in 1940. He died on 8 September 1962, in Umbarger, Randall, Texas, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Saint Mary's Cemetery, Umbarger, Randall, Texas, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (25)
- John Simons, "United States Census, 1940"
- John Simons, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
- John Simons, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
Spouse and Children
1874–1962 Male
1879–1965 Female
Children (12)
1900–1972 Male
1901–1973 Female
1903–1992 Female
1905–1989 Female
1906–1998 Female
+7 More Children
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
+6 More Children
World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 1
1895
Age 21
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 24
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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