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James Gordon Simons 1871–1950 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Sep 1871

Birth Location: Lewis, West Virginia, United States

Death Date: 29 Apr 1950

Death Location: Upshur, West Virginia, United States

Father: Anthony *

Mother: Virginia Abbott

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James Gordon Simons was born in 1871 in Lewis, West Virginia, United States, the child of Anthony W Simons And Virginia Wecherholtz Or Abbott. In 1880, James Gordon Simons resided in Skin Creek, Lewis, West Virginia, USA. James Gordon Simons passed away in 1950 in Upshur, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • James Gordon Simons was born in 1871 in Lewis, West Virginia, United States, the child of Anthony W Simons And Virginia Wecherholtz Or Abbott.
  • In 1880, James Gordon Simons resided in Skin Creek, Lewis, West Virginia, USA.
  • James Gordon Simons passed away in 1950 in Upshur, West Virginia, United States.

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James Simons's Ancestors

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James Simons
1871–1950
Birth Place: Lewis, West Virginia, United States
Parents
Anthony W Simons *
1816–1883
Hardy, West Virginia, United States
Virginia (Wecherholtz or) Abbott
1828–1907
Lewis, West Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Jacob (Simmons) *
1778–1833
South Fort, Pendleton, West Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
George *
1746–1810
Eve Cook
1745–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hans Simons
1707–1794
Maria Fey
1710–1800

James Simons's Timeline

3 Records

1871
22 Sep 1871
Birth of James Gordon Simons in Lewis, West Virginia, United States
Lewis, West Virginia, United States
1880
1880
Age 9
James Gordon Simons resided here in Skin Creek, Lewis, West Virginia, USA
Skin Creek, Lewis, West Virginia, USA
1950
29 Apr 1950
Age 79
Death of James Gordon Simons in Upshur, West Virginia, United States
Upshur, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1871
    Event Place: Lewis, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Skin Creek, Lewis, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Apr 1950
    Event Place: Upshur, West Virginia, United States

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