William Franklin Simons1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 8992, (1881 - 1948)
FatherJohn Henry Simons4,5,6 (26 Nov 1854 - 5 Apr 1931)
MotherMary Catharine Riegel7,8,6 (23 Feb 1853 - 11 Feb 1918)

Key Events:

Birth: 2 Dec 1881, Milton, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania9,10,11
Death: 24 Nov 1948, Milton, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania6
Burial: 28 Nov 1948, Harmony Cemetery, Milton, Pennsylvania6
ChartsDescendants of Jacob K. and Christiana Ohl Riegel
AncestryThe Reigel Family

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     William Franklin Simons was born on 2 Dec 1881 in Milton, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania.9,10,11
     He appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Milton, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, in the household of his parents, John Henry Simons and Mary Catharine Riegel.4 He appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Milton, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, in the household of his parents.5
     William moved to Rochester, New York, sometime after 1910. He registered for the draft for World War I on 12 Sep 1918, while living at 822 University, Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, reporting he was employed as a forge hand for Symington Forge Corp., in Rochester.12
     He moved back to Milton before 1920. He appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Milton, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, in the household of his father, John Henry Simons.13
     William appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Milton, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, at 328 Wall St., enumerated 7 Apr 1930, He was boarding in the home of Gertha Snyder, a 55-year-old widow, with another iron works employee.14
     William appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Milton, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, in the household of his brother Charles and his second wife, Sallie.15
     William registered for the draft for World War II on 27 Apr 1942, while living with his brother Charles at 362 Cameron Ave., Milton, Pennsylvania. He report that he was employed by for Milton Manufacturing Co. in Milton.1
     He was a laborer in 1900, at the age of 18, a fireman in a nut works by 1910, and a laborer for a shipper car line by 1920. By 1930 he was working as a pickler in an iron works. In 1940 he was a crane operator for Milton Manufacturing Co. That year he reported he had worked 29 hours the last week of March, and 52 weeks the prior year, earning $936.16,17,18,19,20,21
     William died on 24 Nov 1948 in Milton, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, at age 66.6 He was buried on 28 Nov 1948 in Harmony Cemetery, Milton, Pennsylvania.6

Citations

  1. [S5748] William Franklin Simons, World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Pennsylvania.
  2. [S3133] John H. Simon household, 1900 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, shows name as William Simon.
  3. [S3136] John H. Simons household, 1920 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, shows name as William F. Simons.
  4. [S3133] John H. Simon household, 1900 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania.
  5. [S3135] John H. Simons household, 1910 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania.
  6. [S5694] Wm. Simons, Certificate of Death.
  7. [S3133] John H. Simon household, 1900 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, shows the boy as son of Mary's husband, and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  8. [S3135] John H. Simons household, 1910 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, shows the boy as the son of Mary's husband, and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  9. [S5748] William Franklin Simons, World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Pennsylvania, shows date, as 2 Dec 1881, town, and state.
  10. [S5694] Wm. Simons, Certificate of Death, shows date, as 3 Dec 1880, county, and state.
  11. [S3133] John H. Simon household, 1900 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, shows month, year, as 1881, age 18, and state.
  12. [S5749] William F. Simons, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  13. [S3136] John H. Simons household, 1920 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania.
  14. [S5747] Gertha E. Snyder household, 1930 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania.
  15. [S5756] Charles Simmons household, 1940 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania.
  16. [S3133] John H. Simon household, 1900 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, shows occupation as laborer.
  17. [S3135] John H. Simons household, 1910 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, shows occupation as fireman, industry as nut works.
  18. [S3136] John H. Simons household, 1920 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, shows occupation as laborer, and industry as shipper car line.
  19. [S5747] Gertha E. Snyder household, 1930 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, shows occupation as pickling, industry as iron works.
  20. [S5756] Charles Simmons household, 1940 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, shows occupation as crane operator, industry as Milton Mfg. Co.
  21. [S5694] Wm. Simons, Certificate of Death, shows occupation as iron mill.