Person:William Simmons (41)

Name: William Henry Simmons Birth Place: England Residence: Cartwright Township Age: 24 Father Name: William Simmons Mother Name: Mary Ann Simmons Estimated birth year: 1839 Spouse Name: Frances French Spouse's Age: 30 Spouse Birth Place: England Spouse Residence: Cartwright Township Spouse Estimated Birth Year: 1833 Spouse Father Name: Thomas Wallis Spouse Mother Name : Louisa Mary Wallis Marriage Date: 30 Sep 1863 Marriage Place: Bowmanville Township Marriage County: Northumberland and Durham Family History Library Microfilm: 1030061 Source: Indexed by: Genealogical Research Library --------------------------------- Excerpted from: "A History of Hector, Renville Co., MN" in "HISTORY OF THE MINNESOTA VALLEY, INCLUDING THE EXPLORERS AND PIONEERS OF MINNESOTA" BY REV. EDWARD D. NEILL, -AND — "HISTORY OF THE SIOUX MASSACRE" BY CHARLES S. BRYANT. MINNEAPOLIS: NORTH STAR PUBLISHING COMPANY, 1882. RENVILLE COUNTY. CHAPTER LXXXIII. BROOKFIELD

  Brookfield was organized in 1874 .......... The first settlers, who came in 1871, were Wm. Simmons, E. K. Pellet, and A. Camp; W. C. Fleet,  D. Grindal, J. Wilt and C. E. Porter came in 1872. ------------------------------------------ 1888 Plat Map of Renville county http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mn/renville/plats/renplt88.txt

Simmons, W.H.Township - Preston LakeSection 14100 acres -------------------------------------------------------

The village of Hector was surveyed in September, 1878, on land owned by the H & D. railway and J. M. McKinlay, in the north-east quarter of section 29. The present boundaries include the south-east quarter of section 20, the south-west quarter of section 21, the west half of section 28, and the east half of section 29, comprising 960 acres. It was incorporated by act approved February 23, 1881, and the first election was held March 11. 1881, at which were chosen as village officers: W. D. Griffith, president; C. H. Nixon, O. F. Peterson, and B. W. Schonweiler, trustees; H. Simmons, recorder: M. Abbott, treasurer: A. Strom, justice; James Chapman, constable. -----------------------------