Simon Peter Treece

Brief Life History of Simon Peter

When Simon Peter Treece was born on 2 February 1849, in Union, Illinois, United States, his father, Aaron Treece, was 36 and his mother, Leah Clutts, was 31. He married Martha Jane Howell on 2 May 1878, in Johnson, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Grassy Precinct, Williamson, Illinois, United States for about 20 years and Carbondale, Jackson, Illinois, United States in 1910. He died on 2 April 1930, in Nason, Jefferson, Illinois, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Treece Cemetery, Union, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Simon Peter Treece
1849–1930
Martha Jane Howell
1858–1901
Marriage: 2 May 1878
Alice Ann Treece
1879–1963
Samuel Treece
1881–
Lydia Angeline Treece
1884–1978
William Sylvester Treece
1886–1964
Hattie Elizabeth Treece
1888–1987
Ellen Treece
1891–1987
Gertrude Mae Treece
1892–1927
John E. Treece
1894–
Nora A. Treece
1895–
Martha Jane “Mattie” Treece
1900–1992

Sources (18)

  • Simon Treese in household of Aaron Treese, "United States Census, 1860"
  • S. P. Isace, "Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1948"
  • Simeon P Treece, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"

World Events (8)

1853

Historical Boundaries: 1853: Jackson, Illinois, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1871

In 1871, a cow kicked over a lantern, causing a fire that burned down half of Chicago. Today this city is the third largest in the US.

Name Meaning

English (Midlands): variant of Trees .

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

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