Brief Life History of James Simkins
When James Simkins Jones was born on 17 March 1877, in Enoch, Iron, Utah, United States, his father, John Lee Jones, was 35 and his mother, Rachel Simkins, was 31. He married Esther Alice Le Fevre on 15 September 1904, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in World in 1950. He died on 2 August 1969, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Saint George City Cemetery, St. George, Washington, Utah, United States.
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- James S Jones, "United States 1950 Census"
- Shows birth of George Holyoak U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
- James S Jones, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
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1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1894 · The Genealogical Society of Utah is formed.
The Genealogical Society of Utah is formed. - A precursor society to FamilySearch, the GSU was organized on November 13,1894, in the Church Historian's Office of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
Name Meaning
English and Welsh: from the Middle English personal name Jon(e) (see John ), with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. The surname is especially common in Wales and southern central England. It began to be adopted as a non-hereditary surname in some parts of Wales from the 16th century onward, but did not become a widespread hereditary surname there until the 18th and 19th centuries. In North America, this surname has absorbed various cognate and like-sounding surnames from other languages. It is (including in the sense 2 below) the fifth most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans and Native Americans.
English: habitational or occupational name for someone who lived or worked ‘at John's (house)’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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James Simkins Jones (17 March 1877 – 2 August 1969)
He is a son of John Lee Jones (1841-1935) and Rachel (Simkins) Jones (1845-1906) He was married to Esther Alice La Fevre (1883-1941) on 15 Sept 1904 in St. George, Utah. His oldest son with Esther i …
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