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Simon I. Decker 1857–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 October 1857

Birth Location: Dingmans Ferry, Pike County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 24 January 1937

Death Location: Trucksville, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Jacob Decker

Mother: Jane Kitchen

Spouse(s): Dorothea Beckman

Children(s): Anna Decker

In 1857, Simon I. Decker entered the world in Dingmans Ferry, Pike County, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Jacob Hornbeck Decker And Jane Rachel Kitchen. Simon I. Decker married Dorothea Beckman, and had children including Anna Mary Decker. Simon I. Decker passed away in 1937 in Trucksville, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1857, Simon I. Decker entered the world in Dingmans Ferry, Pike County, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Jacob Hornbeck Decker And Jane Rachel Kitchen.
  • Simon I. Decker married Dorothea Beckman, and had children including Anna Mary Decker.
  • Simon I. Decker passed away in 1937 in Trucksville, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Simon Decker's Ancestors

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Simon Decker
1857–1937
Birth Place: Dingmans Ferry, Pike County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Jacob Hornbeck Decker
1828–1906
Pennsylvania
Jane (Rachel) Kitchen
1834–1904
New Jersey
Grandparents
Simeon (Ingles) Decker
1801–
Pennsylvania
Mary (Eleanor) Mack
1795–1880
Pennsylvania
Ambrose Kitchen
1800–1880
Sussex, Warren, New Jersey, United States
Margaret Allshouse
1807–1841
Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Decker
1774–
Maria Cortrecht
1783–
John Kitchen
1772–1850
Jane Kitchen
1770–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Decker
1747–1795
Margaret VanTilburgh
1743–1849
Isaac Kitchen
1745–1821
Jerusha Fox
1748–

Simon Decker's Descendants

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Simon (I.) Decker (3 October 1857–24 January 1937) m. Dorothea Beckman (20 Sept 1859–27 Nov 1911)
  1. 1. Anna (Mary) Decker 1881–1964 m. Wilson (J) Keiper 1870–1937
    1. 1. Russell (S) Keiper 1907–1979 m. Hazel (Agatha) Saxe 1908–1962
      1. 1. Karl (Saxe) Keiper 1928–2010 m. Wilma (Mae) Vineyard 1930–1997

Simon Decker's Timeline

2 Records

1857
3 October 1857
Birth of Simon I. Decker in Dingmans Ferry, Pike County, Pennsylvania, USA
Dingmans Ferry, Pike County, Pennsylvania, USA
1937
24 January 1937
Age 80
Death of Simon I. Decker in Luzerne, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA
Luzerne, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 October 1857
    Event Place: Dingmans Ferry, Pike County, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 January 1937
    Event Place: Luzerne, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Trucksville, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA

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