Frances May Simons1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 8985, (1909 - 1981)
MotherBertha Mae Simons4,2,5 (16 Sep 1880 - 23 Oct 1956)

Key Events:

Birth: 5 Feb 1909, Milton, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania6,7,8
Marriage: 16 Apr 1927, Milton, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, Lester M. Aucker (25 May 1905 - 29 Jun 1949)9,10,11
Marriage: 3 Dec 1950, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, Charles James Hauck (29 Jan 1912 - 21 Dec 1962)12,13
Death: 29 Dec 1981, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania14,15,16
Burial: 2 Jan 1982, Harmony Cemetery, Milton, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania17
ChartsDescendants of Jacob K. and Christiana Ohl Riegel
AncestryThe Reigel Family

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Frances May Simons was born on 5 Feb 1909 in Milton, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania.6,7,8
     Frances appeared with her mother on the 1920 Federal Census of Milton, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, in the household of John Henry Simons, her grandfather.18
     She was working at a silk mill before her first marriage.19
     Frances married first Lester M. Aucker, son of Lucian Clarence Aucker and Bertha M. Hauck, on 16 Apr 1927 in Milton, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, at the parsonage of the Evangelical Church, with Rev. C. B. Snyder officiating.9,10,11
     Frances and Lester appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Milton, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, at 431 Queen St., enumerated 10 Apr 1930, reporting they were renting their home, for $15 per month. Betty M. Boyer, age 4, was listed as living with them, identified as a boarder.20
     Frances applied for a Social Security Number 20 May 1938, while living at Milton, Pennsylvania, where she was employed by D. & G. Throwing Mill at Watsontown. A throwing mill processed raw silk into yarn.5
     Frances and Lester appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Turbut Twp., Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, enumerated 11 Apr 1940, reporting they owned a home valued at $1,600, and that they had lived in Milton in 1935. Their three children were listed as living with them. They were apparently living on or near his parents' farm, as they are listed as the next household in the census.21
     Her husband died on 29 Jun 1949 in West Chillisquaque Twp., Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania.22,23
     She was a machine operator at a dress factory by 1950, reporting in the 1950 census she had worked 40 hours the prior week.24
     Frances appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Turbut Twp., Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, enumerated 13 May 1950, reporting she lived in a home that was not on a farm. Her children Marlin, Shirley and Jay were listed as living with her.25
     Frances married second Charles James Hauck, son of John Clarence Hauck and Stella Ida Delaney, and first cousin once removed of her first husband, on 3 Dec 1950 in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, with W. G. Reedy officiating.12,13
     Her second husband died on 21 Dec 1962 in East Chillisquaque Twp., Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania.26,27
     Frances died on 29 Dec 1981 in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, at age 72.14,15,16 She was buried on 2 Jan 1982 in Harmony Cemetery, Milton, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania.17
     
Research Note, 18 Feb 2017:
Frances's father is unknown. No record of her birth can be found in the index of birth certificates for 1909. Her mother reported in the 1930 census that her first marriage was at age 21, or about 1901. But no record of that marriage has been found and she said in her 1916 marriage license application that was her first marriage. Frances has not been found in the 1910 census but she is shown with her mother in 1920, listed with her mother's maiden surname, Simons. She also used the surname Simons in her application for a license for her first marriage in 1927. In that application she reported her father as Calvin Simons, a laborer, living in Milton, birthplace unknown. In her application for her 1950 marriage license she listed her father as Fred Gisely, living in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, birth place unknown. No record of either man has been found. The description of the first, save for the surname, fits her mother's then-husband, Calvin Meckley. It seems very possivle that both were fabricated. In her application for a Social Security number in 1938 she listed her father as Calvin D. Meckley, her mother's then husband, but gave her maiden name as Simons. Neither the newpaper announcement of her first marriage nor her obituary mention her parents.18,28,29,30,31,32,33,34

Children:
     Children with Lester M. Aucker:

  • Cleta Bertha Aucker35 (27 Feb 1928 - 15 May 1928)
  • Infant Aucker36 (13 Jan 1929 - 13 Jan 1929)
  • Marlin C. Aucker37,25,38 (24 Nov 1930 - 20 Mar 2016)
  • Nelson G. Aucker37,25,39 (27 Jun 1934 - 25 Sep 2023)
  • Jay Richard Aucker37,25,40 (5 Apr 1936 - Sep 1982)

Children:
     There were no children with Charles James Hauck

Citations

  1. [S3136] John H. Simons household, 1920 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, shows name as Francis M. Simons.
  2. [S6902] Lester M. Aucker and Frances M. Simons, Application for Marriage License.
  3. [S13639] Frances May Aucker, Application for Account, shows name as Frances May Simons Aucker.
  4. [S3136] John H. Simons household, 1920 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, shows the girl and her brothers as grandchildren, and her as daughter, of head of household.
  5. [S13639] Frances May Aucker, Application for Account.
  6. [S3136] John H. Simons household, 1920 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, shows age 10 and state.
  7. [S6902] Lester M. Aucker and Frances M. Simons, Application for Marriage License, shows age 18 at marriage 16 Apr 1927, town, and state.
  8. [S13639] Frances May Aucker, Application for Account, shows date, town, and state.
  9. [S6902] Lester M. Aucker and Frances M. Simons, Application for Marriage License, shows date, town, state, and officiant.
  10. [S12718] "Miss Simons Bride of Lester Aucker," Miltonian, 21 Apr 1927, shows married Saturday at parsonage.
  11. [S6842] Lester M. Aucker household, 1930 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, shows married, with his first marriage at age 21 and hers at 17.
  12. [S6903] Chales J. Hauck and Frances M. Aucker, Application for Marriage License, shows date, town, state, and officiant.
  13. [S12688] Frances M. Hauck obituary, The Danville News, shows him as her second husband.
  14. [S12688] Frances M. Hauck obituary, The Danville News, shows died today, and town.
  15. [S1000] "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for Frances Hauck, Soc. Sec. No. 203-10-4863, shows month, year, and last residence of 17844 Mifflinburg, Union, Pennsylvania.
  16. [S6835] Burkholder, "Re: Are we related?," e-mail to author, 22 May 2016, shows date, as 29th.
  17. [S12688] Frances M. Hauck obituary, The Danville News, shows services Saturday, cemetery, and town.
  18. [S3136] John H. Simons household, 1920 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania.
  19. [S6902] Lester M. Aucker and Frances M. Simons, Application for Marriage License, shows occupation as silk mill.
  20. [S6842] Lester M. Aucker household, 1930 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania.
  21. [S6843] Lester M. Aucker household, 1940 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania.
  22. [S6839] Lester M. Aucker, Certificate of Death.
  23. [S6903] Chales J. Hauck and Frances M. Aucker, Application for Marriage License, shows date, as 28th.
  24. [S12687] Francis M. Aucker household, 1950 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, shows occupation as machine operator and industry as dress factory.
  25. [S12687] Francis M. Aucker household, 1950 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania.
  26. [S6855] Charles James Hauck, Certificate of Death.
  27. [S12688] Frances M. Hauck obituary, The Danville News, shows month and year.
  28. [S5680] Bertha M. Meckley household, 1930 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania.
  29. [S6901] Calvin D. Meckley and Bertha Mae Simons, Application for Marriage License, shows as her first marriage.
  30. [S6902] Lester M. Aucker and Frances M. Simons, Application for Marriage License, shows father's name as Calvin Simons.
  31. [S6903] Chales J. Hauck and Frances M. Aucker, Application for Marriage License, shows father's name as Fred Gisely.
  32. [S13639] Frances May Aucker, Application for Account, shows name as Frances May Simons Aucker and father as Cavin D. Meckley.
  33. [S12718] "Miss Simons Bride of Lester Aucker," Miltonian, 21 Apr 1927, lists his parents but not hers.
  34. [S12688] Frances M. Hauck obituary, The Danville News, shows does not mention her parents.
  35. [S6840] Cleta Bertha Aucker, Certificate of Death.
  36. [S12689] Infant Aucker, Certificate of Death.
  37. [S6843] Lester M. Aucker household, 1940 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, shows him as the son of her husband.
  38. [S6853] Marlin C. Aucker obituary, Brooks Funeral Home & Cremation Service.
  39. [S12686] Nelson G. Aucker obituary, The Daily Item.
  40. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Jay Richard Aucker, Soc. Sec. No. 172-30-7154.