Person:George Simmons (30)

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George Simmons
b.Abt 1838 Pennsylvania, USA
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  1. Elton Leroy Simmons1872 - 1961
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Name[1][2][3] George Simmons
Gender Male
Birth[1][2][3] Abt 1838 Pennsylvania, USA
Christening[1] Wayne, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Marriage Abt 1866 Wayne, Erie, Pennsylvania, USAto Melissa Williams
Residence[1] 1880 Wayne, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Residence[1] 1900 Wayne Township, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial? Unknown
Alt Burial[4] 3 Dec 1917 Columbus, Warren County, Pennsylvania, USABurial: George W Simmons
Alt Burial[5] 24 Mar 1925 Columbus, Warren County, Pennsylvania, USABurial: Melissa A Williams Simmons
Alt Burial[6] 10 Apr 1961 Corry, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USABurial: Elton L. Simmons
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George Simmons (1838- ? )

After his wife's sister-in-law, Janette (Williams) Wright died giving birth to her first child, Helen Janette (Mocco) Wright, Mocco was at first raised by Melissa and Janette's mother, Sally (Coy) Williams. As Sally and Mocco grew older, Melissa took Mocco in and continued raising her with her much younger son, Elton. As Mocco recalls, her step-mother Alice O. (Seek) Wright was not kind to her which explains why she was raised by her grandmother and aunt instead.

As a young teacher, Mocco taught in a 1-room schoolhouse that included her cousin Elton as a student. On at least one occasion, Elton was reported to have bee a troublemaker to his 15-year-older cousin in her class. As a result, Elton's grandfather (and Melissa's father), George Simmons told Mocco he would help her by sitting in her classroom one day. This apparently worked and she had no more discipline problems.

WikiTree.com Page [1]
Family Search ID 97TP-HQT

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 FamilySearch Family Tree
    "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 10 April 2020, 07:20), entry for George Simmons(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:97TP-HQT); contributed by various users. PersonID 97TP-HQT.

    George Simmons _LINK: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:97TP-HQT

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 FamilySearch Family Tree
    "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3SJ-1GW : accessed 1 March 2021), George Simmons, Wayne Township, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 131, sheet 1B, family 17, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,409.

    George Simmons, "United States Census, 1900" _LINK: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3SJ-1GW

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 FamilySearch Family Tree
    "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWFC-1SC : 20 February 2021), George Simmons, Wayne, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district ED 178, sheet 318B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,129.

    George Simmons, "United States Census, 1880" _LINK: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWFC-1SC

  4. ↑ Find A Grave
    George W Simmons 3 Dec 1917.

    _LINK: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139304623/george-w-simmons

  5. ↑ Find A Grave
    Melissa A Williams Simmons.

    _LINK: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139303922/melissa-a-simmons

  6. ↑ Find A Grave
    Elton L. Simmons.

    _LINK: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67080383/elton-l.-simmons

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