Quincy Cevallas Simons

Brief Life History of Quincy Cevallas

When Quincy Cevallas Simons was born on 18 November 1845, in Lake, Ohio, United States, his father, Gustavus Simons, was 28 and his mother, Julia Maria Metcalf, was 28. He married Emma Sophronia Curtis on 11 July 1870, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Indianola, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 1 March 1909, in Payson, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Payson City Cemetery, Payson, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Quincy Cevallas Simons
1845–1909
Elsie Elizabeth Dalley
1862–1946
Marriage: 24 July 1884
Samuel Cevallas Simons
1885–1952
Julia Maria Simons
1887–1887
Auer Adelbert Simons
1888–1958
Myrtle Simons
1889–1889
Albert Enos Simons
1891–1891
Florence Simons
1893–1893
Emily Sophronia Simons
1894–1895
Arthur Gustavous Simons
1896–1940
Levi Alden Simons
1899–1962
Ada Lorene Simons
1903–1905
Baby Simons
1905–1905
Vietta Simons
1907–1907

Sources (31)

  • Quincy Simmons in household of Gus Simmons, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Quincy Cevallas Simons - Government record: Death record or certificate: birth: 18 November 1844; Avon, Lake, Illinois, United States
  • Quincey C. Simons, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1860

Historical Boundaries: 1860: Millard, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Millard, Utah, United States

1863

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

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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Quincy Cevallas Simons

Quincy is my grandfather; Levi Alden Simons is my dad. My Grandpa Simons' right hand was badly deformed. It is evident in the group picture from which this photo was taken that Grandpa Simons' hand …

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