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Francis Gail Rich 1919 – 1975 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Aug 1919

Birth Location: Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

Death Date: 19 Jan 1975

Death Location: San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA

Father: Charles Rich

Mother: Minta Anderson

Spouse(s): Frank Simmerman

Children(s): Janet Simmerman

Francis Gail Rich was born in 1919 in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA, the child of Charles L. Rich and Minta Elizabeth Anderson. In 1920, Francis Gail Rich resided in Walker, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. In 1935, Francis Gail Rich resided in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA. Francis Gail Rich married Frank Leslie Simmerman, and had children including Janet Gail Simmerman. Francis Gail Rich passed away in 1975 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Francis Gail Rich was born in 1919 in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA, the child of Charles L. Rich and Minta Elizabeth Anderson.
  • In 1920, Francis Gail Rich resided in Walker, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA.
  • In 1935, Francis Gail Rich resided in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
  • Francis Gail Rich married Frank Leslie Simmerman, and had children including Janet Gail Simmerman.
  • Francis Gail Rich passed away in 1975 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Rich
1882 –
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
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Minta Anderson
1884 –
Birth Location: Flagler, Marion, Iowa, USA
MA

Spouses(s)

Frank Simmerman
1915 – 1972
Birth Location: Iowa, USA
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Children(s)

Janet Simmerman
1939 – 2015
Birth Location: Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA
JS

Francis Rich's Ancestors

Self
Francis Rich
1919 – 1975
Birth Place: Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
Parents
Charles L. Rich
1882 –
Missouri, USA
Minta (Elizabeth) Anderson
1884 –
Flagler, Marion, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
John (Durbin) Anderson
1851 – 1932
Marysville, Clark, Indiana, USA
Jane ((Jennie) Maria) Beaver
1856 –
Marion County, Iowa, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Anderson
1820 – 1855
Jane Bellamy
1820 – 1896
Henry Beaver
Sarah Bivans
1830 – 1903
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Anderson
1784 – 1845
Jane Pearce
1790 – 1851
Rev. Bellamy
1784 – 1855
Elizabeth Johnson
1786 – 1866

Francis Rich's Descendants

1.
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Francis (Gail) Rich (30 Aug 1919 – 19 Jan 1975) m. Frank (Leslie) Simmerman (20 Dec 1915 – 9 May 1972)
  1. 1. Janet (Gail) Simmerman (8 Mar 1939 – 23 Oct 2015) m. Allan (Willard) Pierce (19 Jul 1934 – 29 Jun 2019) m. Glenn (Orville) Regusci
    1. 1. Paula (Ann) Pierce (30 Mar 1958 – ) m. Gary (Allen) Brown (abt 1956 – )
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Amelia) Pierce (27 Aug 1962 – ) m. David (Dale) Moore
    3. 3. Janal Pierce
    4. 4. Gayle Pierce
    5. 5. Liz
    6. 6. Kendra
    7. 7. Tracy Regusci

Francis Rich's Timeline

6 Records

1919
30 Aug 1919
Birth of Francis Gail Rich in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
1920
1920
Age 1
Francis Gail Rich resided here in Walker, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
Walker, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
1935
1935
Age 16
Francis Gail Rich resided here in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
1940
1940
Age 21
Francis Gail Rich resided here in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
1950
1950
Age 31
Francis Gail Rich resided here in Whittier, Los Angeles, California, USA
Whittier, Los Angeles, California, USA
1975
19 Jan 1975
Age 56
Death of Francis Gail Rich in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1919
    Event Place: Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00429; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 60-1223
    [2] California, Death Index, 1940-1997, Place: San Francisco; Date: 19 Jan 1975; Social Security: 565269467
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Walker, Lincoln, Nebraska; Roll: T625_997; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 197
    [4] Nebraska, U.S., Birth Ledgers, 1904-1911, Birth Index, 1912-2004, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services; Lincoln, NE, USA; Nebraska Birth Index, 1912-2004
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Whittier, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 3600; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 19-1963

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Walker, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Walker, Lincoln, Nebraska; Roll: T625_997; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 197

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00429; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 60-1223

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00429; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 60-1223

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Whittier, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Whittier, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 3600; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 19-1963

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1975
    Event Place: San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
    Record Source: California, Death Index, 1940-1997, Place: San Francisco; Date: 19 Jan 1975; Social Security: 565269467
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