Nellie Landes

Female30 May 1872–23 January 1906

Brief Life History of Nellie

When Nellie Landes was born on 30 May 1872, in Clarke, Iowa, United States, her father, Charles Thomas Landes, was 31 and her mother, Rachel Elma Moorman, was 23. She married James C Simmons about 1892, in United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 23 January 1906, at the age of 33, and was buried in Mossyrock, Lewis, Washington, United States.

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Family Time Line

James C Simmons
1867–1936
Nellie Landes
1872–1906
Marriage: about 1892
Hazel Simmons
1895–
Hazel Simmons
1895–
Gordon James Simmons
1899–1975

Sources (4)

  • Nellie Simmons in household of James C Simmons, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Nellie Landes Simmons, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Nellie Simmons in entry for Simmons, "Oregon, Center for Health Statistics, Birth Records, 1903-1918"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1892United States
  • Children (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (7)

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    World Events (8)

    1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

    Age 3

    In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

    1875 · A New Civil Rights Act

    Age 3

    During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.

    1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

    Age 10

    A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

    Name Meaning

    German: patronymic from Lande .

    French: variant of Lande .

    Altered form of Swiss German and South German Landis .

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

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