Lera R. Simons1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 8995, (1889 - 1989)
FatherJohn Henry Simons4,3,5 (26 Nov 1854 - 5 Apr 1931)
MotherMary Catharine Riegel6,3,5 (23 Feb 1853 - 11 Feb 1918)

Key Events:

Birth: 18 Apr 1889, Milton, Pennsylvania7,8,9
Marriage: 28 Jan 1918, Elmira, Chemung Co., New York, Franklin Gold Redcay (3 Nov 1877 - 6 May 1950)10,11,12
Marriage: between Mar 1951 and Mar 1952, William Lester Woodcock (8 Dec 1891 - 7 Oct 1965)13,14,15
Death: 19 Feb 1989, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania16,9
Burial: 22 Feb 1989, Milton Cemetery, Milton, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania17,18
ChartsDescendants of Jacob K. and Christiana Ohl Riegel
AncestryThe Reigel Family

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Lera R. Simons was born on 18 Apr 1889 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.4
     Lera married first Franklin Gold Redcay, son of Abraham Redcay and Susanna Gold, on 28 Jan 1918 at the Methodist parsonage in Elmira, Chemung Co., New York, with Rev. Albert E. Legg officianting.10,11,12 They traveled to Elmira, about 100 miles north of Milton were both lived, to keep their marriage secret. But a week later a traveling salesman from there stopped in the shop where he worked and congratulated him, exposing the secret.10
     Lera and Franklin appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Milton, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, in the household of Abraham Redcay and Susanna Gold, his parents.19
     Lera and Franklin appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Milton, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, at 322 Academy Ave., enumerated 24 Apr 1930, reporting they owned a home valued at $5,000, and did not own a radio.20
     Lera and Franklin appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Milton, Montour Co., Pennsylvania, at 322 Academy Ave., enumerated 22 Apr 1940, reporting they owned a home valued at $4,000, and had lived in the same town in 1935.21
     Lera and Franklin appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Milton, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, at 322 Academy Ave., enumerated 5 May 1950, reporting they lived in a home that was not on a farm and they lived in the same house the year before.22
     Her husband died on 6 May 1950 in Mahoning, Montour Co., Pennsylvania.23,24
     Lera married second William Lester Woodcock, son of Vernon Woodcock and Minnie Irena Hopper, between Mar 1951 and Mar 1952. He was the widower of Dorothy Ellen Conrad.13,14,15
     Lera sold her home in Milton and moved to Altoona, Pennsylvania, where her new husband was living, about 15 Mar 1952.25
     Lera and William moved to Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania, after he retired.26
     Her second husband died on 7 Oct 1965 in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.27,24
     Lera moved the United Methodist Homes in Lewisburg in 1968.28
     Lera died on 19 Feb 1989 in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, at age 99.16,9 She was buried on 22 Feb 1989 in Milton Cemetery, Milton, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania.17,18

Children:
     There were no children with Franklin Gold Redcay

Children:
     There were no children with William Lester Woodcock

Citations

  1. [S3133] John H. Simon household, 1900 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, shows name as Leara V. Simon.
  2. [S5857] Abreham Redcay household, 1920 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, shows name as Lera R. Redcay.
  3. [S12696] Marriage Licenses and Certificates, Chemung Co., New York, no. 6311, Frank G Redcay and Lera R Simons.
  4. [S3133] John H. Simon household, 1900 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania.
  5. [S12698] Lera S. Woodcock obituary, The Daily Item.
  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, age 9, and state.
  8. [S12698] Lera S. Woodcock obituary, The Daily Item, shows date, with year as 1889, and town.
  9. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 66861752, Lera Simons Redcay, shows year as 1889 and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  10. [S12697] "Marriages," Miltonian, 7 Feb 1918, shows date, parsonage, city, and state.
  11. [S12696] Marriage Licenses and Certificates, Chemung Co., New York, no. 6311, Frank G Redcay and Lera R Simons, shows date, city, county, state, and officiant.
  12. [S5870] Frank Gold Redcay, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, shows her as his wife.
  13. [S12712] "Vet's Auxiliary Dines," Sunbury Daily Item, 2 Mar 1951, shows her as Mrs. Lera Redcay.
  14. [S12711] "Property Sold," Sunbury Daily Item, 3 Mar 1952, shows her as Mrs. William L. Woodcock.
  15. [S12699] William Lester Woodcock obituary, Sunbury Daily Item, shows married 23 Apr 1912, probably the date of his first marraige, in Milton.
  16. [S12698] Lera S. Woodcock obituary, The Daily Item, shows died Sunday and city.
  17. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 66861752, Lera Simons Redcay, includes tombstone photo.
  18. [S12698] Lera S. Woodcock obituary, The Daily Item, shows service Tuesday and cemetery.
  19. [S5857] Abreham Redcay household, 1920 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania.
  20. [S5867] Frank G. Redcay household, 1930 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania.
  21. [S5869] Frank Redcay household, 1940 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania.
  22. [S12695] Frank Redcay household, 1950 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania.
  23. [S5868] Frank Gold Redcay, Certificate of Death.
  24. [S12698] Lera S. Woodcock obituary, The Daily Item, shows year.
  25. [S12711] "Property Sold," Sunbury Daily Item, 3 Mar 1952.
  26. [S12699] William Lester Woodcock obituary, Sunbury Daily Item.
  27. [S12699] William Lester Woodcock obituary, Sunbury Daily Item, shows died today and city.
  28. [S12698] Lera S. Woodcock obituary, The Daily Item, shows she lived there since 1968.