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Jennie Belle Simons 1863–1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Oct 1863

Birth Location: Indiana, United States

Death Date: 2 Feb 1948

Death Location: Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Jacob Simon

Mother: Caroline Amos

Spouse(s): Franklin Smiley

Children(s): Blanch Smyley, Edith Smyley, Dean Smiley, Edwin Smyley, Grace Smyley

Jennie Belle Simons was born in 1863 in Indiana, United States, the child of Jacob Samuel Simon And Caroline Amos. In 1870, Jennie Belle Simons resided in Elkhart, Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA. In 1880, Jennie Belle Simons resided in Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, United States. Jennie Belle Simons married Franklin M Smiley, and had children including Blanch F Smyley, Dean Franklin Smiley, Edith Merle Smyley, Edwin Edmund S Smyley, Grace Smyley. Jennie Belle Simons passed away in 1948 in Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jennie Belle Simons was born in 1863 in Indiana, United States, the child of Jacob Samuel Simon And Caroline Amos.
  • In 1870, Jennie Belle Simons resided in Elkhart, Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1880, Jennie Belle Simons resided in Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, United States.
  • Jennie Belle Simons married Franklin M Smiley, and had children including Blanch F Smyley, Dean Franklin Smiley, Edith Merle Smyley, Edwin Edmund S Smyley, Grace Smyley.
  • Jennie Belle Simons passed away in 1948 in Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jennie Simons's Ancestors

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Jennie Simons
1863–1948
Birth Place: Indiana, United States
Parents
Jacob Samuel Simon
1832–1909
Columbiana County, Ohio, United States of America
Caroline Amos
1840–1903
Ohio City
Grandparents
Peter Simon
1796–1861
, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
Catherine Daeger
1801–1859
, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
A (F) Amos
1809–1878
Hanover, Germany
CATHERINE MOTTINGER
1810–1896
Columbiana County, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
Johann Simon
1751–1828
MARIA GECKLER
1755–1834
PHILIPP AMOSS
1774–1817
ELISABETHA CATHARINA
1780–
MARTIN MYTINGER
1768–1862
BARBARA
1780–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JOHANN SIMON
1716–1788
Maria Diehe
1715–1806
George Keckler
1732–1823
Marg. Gockelert
1732–1791
Caspar Amos
1755–
Johann Mosses
1755–
ANNA HORN
1760–
HEINRICH MATTINGER
1750–
ANNA MARIA
1742–1805

Jennie Simons's Descendants

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Jennie (Belle) Simons (1 Oct 1863–2 Feb 1948) m. Franklin (M.) Smiley (27 July 1859–22 April 1941)
  1. 1. Blanch (F) Smyley 1888– m. George (R) Beasom 1893–
    1. 1. Margaret (Ann) Beasom 1920–1997
    2. 2. Elizabeth (J) Beasom 1915–
    3. 3. George (R) Beasom 1917–
    4. 4. Mary (C) Beasom 1924–
    5. 5. George (J) Beason 1916–
  2. 2. Edith (Merle) Smyley 1890–1980
  3. 3. Dean (Franklin) Smiley 1899–1918
  4. 4. Edwin (Edmund S) Smyley 1895–
  5. 5. Grace Smyley 1885–

Jennie Simons's Timeline

6 Records

1863
1 Oct 1863
Birth of Jennie Belle Simons in Indiana, United States
Indiana, United States
1870
1870
Age 7
Jennie Belle Simons resided here in Elkhart, Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
Elkhart, Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
1880
1880
Age 17
Jennie Belle Simons resided here in Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, United States
Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, United States
1900
1900
Age 37
Jennie Belle Simons resided here in Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
1920
1920
Age 57
Jennie Belle Simons resided here in Goshen Ward 4, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
Goshen Ward 4, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
1948
2 Feb 1948
Age 85
Death of Jennie Belle Simons in Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States of America
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Oct 1863
    Event Place: Indiana, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana; Roll: 275; Family History Film: 1254275; Page: 400A; Enumeration District: 38; Image: 0621.
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Elkhart, Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana; Roll: M593_311; Page: 246B

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana; Roll: 275; Family History Film: 1254275; Page: 400A; Enumeration District: 38; Image: 0621.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 1240369

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Goshen Ward 4, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Goshen Ward 4, Elkhart, Indiana; Roll: T625_431; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 18

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1948
    Event Place: Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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