Anna Elizabeth Simons1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 8993, (1883 - 1952)
FatherJohn Henry Simons4,5 (26 Nov 1854 - 5 Apr 1931)
MotherMary Catharine Riegel6 (23 Feb 1853 - 11 Feb 1918)

Key Events:

Birth: 23 Dec 1883, Milton, Pennsylvania7,8,9
Marriage: 4 Jul 1909, Allentown, Pennsylvania, William James Devereaux (5 Sep 1879 - 9 Jul 1961)10,11
Death: 28 Mar 1952, 2288 Main St., Northampton, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania5,12
Burial: 1 Apr 1952, Allen Union Cemetery, Northampton, Pennsylvania5,13
ChartsDescendants of Jacob K. and Christiana Ohl Riegel
AncestryThe Reigel Family

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Narrative:

     10 Anna Elizabeth Simons was born on 23 Dec 1883 in Milton, Pennsylvania.7,8,9
     She appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Milton, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, in the household of her parents, John Henry Simons and Mary Catharine Riegel, where, at age 16, her occupation is listed as a housekeeper.4 Anna also appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Milton, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, in the household of Nicholas Simons and Ann [surname unknown], her paternal grandparents.14
     Anna was living in Siegfrieds, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, with her aunt at the time of her marriage.10
     Anna married William James Devereaux, son of John J. Devereaux and Sarah A. Eskey, on 4 Jul 1909 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, with Rev. H. M. J. Klein officiating.10,11
     Anna and William appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Northampton, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, in the household of Ida and Daniel E. Simonson, her aunt and her husband.15
     Anna and William appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Northampton, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, at 1808 Washington Ave., enumerated 12 Jan 1920, reporting that they were renting their home. Their children Merlon and Daniel were listed as living with them. They are listed as a separate family, but in the same dwelling as her aunt Ida and her husband.16
     Anna and William appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Northampton, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, at 1917 Main St., enumerated 11 Apr 1930, reporting that they were renting their home, for $25 per month. Their children Merlon and Ida were listed as living with them, as was her aunt Ida.17
     Anna and William appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Northampton, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, at 1520 Washington Ave., enumerated 22 Apr 1940, reporting that they were renting their home, for $22 per month. Their daughter Ida was listed as living with them.18
     Anna and William appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Northampton, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, in the household of their daughter Ida and her husband, Harry Raoul Hartman.19
     Anna died on 28 Mar 1952 in 2288 Main St., Northampton, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, her home, at age 68.5,12 She was buried on 1 Apr 1952 in Allen Union Cemetery, Northampton, Pennsylvania.5,13

Children:
     Children with William James Devereaux:

Citations

  1. [S3133] John H. Simon household, 1900 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, shows name as Annie E. Simons.
  2. [S5773] Register of the Zion Church of Seigfried Pennsylvania, later known as St. Paul's Reformed, pg 177, Register of Deaths, no. 323, Anna Elizabeth (WM) Devereaux.
  3. [S5772] Anna E. Devereaux, Certificate of Death, shows her father's surname as Simon.
  4. [S3133] John H. Simon household, 1900 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania.
  5. [S5772] Anna E. Devereaux, Certificate of Death.
  6. [S3133] John H. Simon household, 1900 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, shows the girl as daughter of Mary's husband, and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  7. [S3133] John H. Simon household, 1900 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, shows month, year, as 1883 age 16, and state.
  8. [S5772] Anna E. Devereaux, Certificate of Death, shows date, with year as 1882, town, and state.
  9. [S5773] Register of the Zion Church of Seigfried Pennsylvania, later known as St. Paul's Reformed, pg 177, Register of Deaths, no. 323, Anna Elizabeth (WM) Devereaux, shows date, with year as 1883.
  10. [S5765] William James Devereaux and Annie E Simons, Marriage License Docket of Lehigh County.
  11. [S5768] Daniel E. Simonson household, 1910 U.S. Census, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, shows married 0 years.
  12. [S5773] Register of the Zion Church of Seigfried Pennsylvania, later known as St. Paul's Reformed, pg 177, Register of Deaths, no. 323, Anna Elizabeth (WM) Devereaux, shows date.
  13. [S5773] Register of the Zion Church of Seigfried Pennsylvania, later known as St. Paul's Reformed, pg 177, Register of Deaths, no. 323, Anna Elizabeth (WM) Devereaux, shows date and cemetery.
  14. [S5766] Nicholas Simons household, 1900 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania.
  15. [S5768] Daniel E. Simonson household, 1910 U.S. Census, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania.
  16. [S5769] William J. Devereaux household, 1920 U.S. Census, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania.
  17. [S5770] William J. Deveraux household, 1930 U.S. Census, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania.
  18. [S5771] William Deveraux household, 1940 U.S. Census, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania.
  19. [S12408] Harry R. Hartman household, 1950 U.S. Census, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania.
  20. [S5769] William J. Devereaux household, 1920 U.S. Census, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, shows him as the son of her husband.
  21. [S5770] William J. Deveraux household, 1930 U.S. Census, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, shows him as the son of her husband.
  22. [S5775] James Merlan Devereaux, Certificate of Death.
  23. [S5777] Baby Devereaux, Certificate of Death.
  24. [S5770] William J. Deveraux household, 1930 U.S. Census, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, shows the girl as daughter of Anna's husband.
  25. [S5771] William Deveraux household, 1940 U.S. Census, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, shows the girl as daughter of Anna's husband.
  26. [S5827] Ida May Gotthardt obituary, The Morning Call.