Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: John Simons    
                Born: Oct-29-1855          in Doddridge Co, (W)VA  1,2,3,4 (see note 1)
                Died: Jun-16-1919          in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV  1,2
              Buried:                      in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV  1,5
      Cause of death:                      Brights disease  1
              Census: 1900                 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV  
             Resided: 1879                 in Ritchie Co, WV  3
              Census: 1850                 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA  
          Occupation:                      farmer  1
              Father: Lair Simons   (1834 - 1909) 
              Mother: Angeline "Ann" Watson   (1823 - 1902) 
                Wife: Union Victoria Sommerville     
         Census name: Victoria 
             Married: Dec- 4-1879          in Ritchie Co, WV  3
                Born: Aug-  -1861          in Ritchie Co, (W)VA  6,3 (see note 2)
                Died: Apr-14-1943          in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV  7
              Census: 1930                 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV  
              Census: 1900                 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV  
              Father: James William Sommerville 
              Mother: Zilla Smith 
           M Child 1: Noah Simons      
                Born: Aug-  -1880          at Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV  6,8,9
              Census: 1920                 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1910                 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1900                 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      farm worker  10,11
          Occupation: 1904                 carpenter  12
            Military: Jun-10-1904 - Jun- 9-1907 Co M, 29th Infantry  12
                Wife: Leona Margaret "Maggie" Hart  b. Mar- 7-1883  d. Nov-14-1927  
       Also known as: Maggie L. Hart 13,14
             Married: Jul- 7-1907          in Doddridge Co, WV  15
           M Child 2: Joseph Simons      
                Born: Nov-  -1882           6
              Census: 1900                 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV  
           M Child 3: George R. Simons      
       Also known as: George Simonds 9
                Born: May-13-1886          in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV  16,17
                Died: Nov-  -1975           17
              Buried:                      in Mt. Pisgah Cemetery, near Pullman (Co Rds 9 & 7/4), Ritchie Co, WV  18
              Census: 1940                 at Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV  19
             Resided: 1937                 at Blockhouse Hill (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV  20
              Census: 1930                 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1920                 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV  
             Resided: 1919                 in Ritchie Co, WV  13
          Occupation:                      farmer  19
                Wife: Tensie Maude Blake  b. May-15-1890  d. Mar- 5-1937  
       Also known as: Maud Blake 14,9
             Married: Sep-17-1919          in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV  13
           M Child 4: Richard Simons      
                Born: Jul-  -1887           6
              Census: 1900                 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV  
           M Child 5: Floyd Simons      
                Born: Sep-15-1891          in Ritchie Co, WV  17 (see note 3)
              Census: 1900                 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV  
                Wife: Tracy Pearl Martin  b. May-  -1889  
             Married: Mar-29-1913          in Ritchie Co, WV  21
           F Child 6: Nina Simons      
                Born: Sep-  -1895           6
              Census: 1900                 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV  

Sources:
(1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), 
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1394208&Type=Death. 
(2) Headstone. 
(3) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) 
(4) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. 
(5) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, 
McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. 
(6) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). 
(7) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(8) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) 
(9) Birth record of daughter. 
(10) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). 
(11) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Cove District). 
(12) U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914 [database online], Ancestry.com and Adjutant General's Office & National 
Archives. 
(13) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. 
(14) Obituary. 
(15) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), 
Identified as Noah Simons, 26, of Ritchie Co; and Maggie L. Hart, 24, of Doddridge Co.  Married Jul 7 
1907. 
(16) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(17) Social Security Death Index. 
(18) Findagrave.com. 
(19) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) 
(20) Obituary of wife. 
(21) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. 

Event Notes
Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as January 1855.  But headstone and death
record show it as Oct 29 1855.
Note (2) Age 83y 8m 4d in death record would put birth date at Aug-10-1859.  But 1900
Census gives birth date as Aug 1861.
Note (3) Birth date given as Sep 1890 in 1900 Census, but SSDI shows it as Sep 15
1891.







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