Edith Adeline Simmons

F, ID No. 7761, b. 1 December 1902, d. 29 October 1959
FatherLouis Simmons b. 22 Dec 1879, d. 23 Nov 1916
MotherCora E. Landis b. c 1885
Relationship2nd cousin 1 time removed of David Velten

Spouse: Harley Hartsul Carter – children:

Spouse: Calvin Jackson Gower – children:


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Common NameShe was usually known as Edith. 
Birth*Edith Adeline Simmons was born on 1 December 1902 in Oklahoma.1 
She was the daughter of Louis Simmons and Cora E. Landis
(daughters) Census 1910Edith was listed as a daughter in the household of Louis Simmons (given age 31) on the 1910 Census recorded 10 May 1910 in Maramec, Pawnee County, Oklahoma.2 
Marriage*She married first Harley Hartsul Carter on 20 January 1920 in Live Oak, Sutter County, California.3 
(Widow) DeathEdith became a widow when her spouse, Harley Hartsul Carter, died on 10 January 1932 in Sutter County, California.4 
Marriage*She married second Calvin Jackson Gower on 12 June 1933 in Live Oak, Sutter County, California
(wife) Census 1940Edith Gower (given age 37) was listed as the wife of Calvin Gower (given age 35) on the 1940 Census recorded 15 April 1940 in Live Oak, Sutter County, California.5 
Death*Edith died on 29 October 1959 in University of California Hospital, located in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, at age 56.1,6 
Appears on chartsSimmons (Box)
Last Edited19 May 2019

Citations

  1. [S910] California Death Records (1940-1997) (Sacramento: California Department of Health Services, Office of Health Information and Research Vital Statistics [online at http://vitals.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi]), entry for Edith Adeline Gower (nee Simmons), b. 1 Dec 1902 in OK, d. 29 Oct 1959 in San Francisco at age 56.
  2. [S1135] Louis Simmons household, U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population Schedule, Microfilm Publication T-624, 1,178 rolls, National Archives, Washington, DC, Roll 1268, Enumeration District 178, Supervisor's District 1, page 155, dwelling 9, family 9.
  3. [S2094] California County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980 [database on-line], published by Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.com, This collection includes birth, marriage, and death records from various counties throughout California that took place between the years of 1849 and 1980, Live Oak, California, Harley Hesterl Carter to Edith A Simmions, 20 Jan 1920.
  4. [S910] California Death Records (1940-1997), Harley H. Carter, age 35, b. ca. 1897, d. 10 Jan 1832 Sutter County, California.
  5. [S1945] Calvin Gower household, U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940: Population Schedule, Microfilm Publication T-627, 4,643 rolls, Washington, DC: National Archives, Butte, Sutter, California, Roll M-t0627-00354; Page: 6A, Enumeration District 51-1, line 14, household 122.
  6. [S2092] Obituaries, The Appeal Democrat, Marysville, California (https://www.appeal-democrat.comhttps://…), 31 Oct 1959, ,obituary of Edith A. Gower of Live Oak, California, d. 29 Oct 1959 in San Francisco, California.

Bessie Fern Simmons

F, ID No. 7762, b. 17 October 1904, d. 23 June 1982
FatherLouis Simmons b. 22 Dec 1879, d. 23 Nov 1916
MotherCora E. Landis b. c 1885
Relationship2nd cousin 1 time removed of David Velten

Spouse: Herman Louis Fieth b. 13 April 1897, d. 30 January 1988 – no known children


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Common NameShe was usually known as Bessie. 
Marriage*Bessie married Herman Louis Fieth
Birth*Bessie Fern Simmons was born on 17 October 1904 in Oklahoma.1 
She was the daughter of Louis Simmons and Cora E. Landis
(daughters) Census 1910Bessie was listed as a daughter in the household of Louis Simmons (given age 31) on the 1910 Census recorded 10 May 1910 in Maramec, Pawnee County, Oklahoma.2 
Death*Bessie died on 23 June 1982 in Butte County, California, at age 77.1 
Appears on chartsSimmons (Box)
Last Edited9 Oct 2004

Citations

  1. [S910] California Death Records (1940-1997) (Sacramento: California Department of Health Services, Office of Health Information and Research Vital Statistics [online at http://vitals.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi]), entry for Bessie Fern Fieth (nee Simmons), b. 17 Oct 1904 in OK, d. 23 Jun 1982 in Butte Co., CA at age 77.
  2. [S1135] Louis Simmons household, U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population Schedule, Microfilm Publication T-624, 1,178 rolls, National Archives, Washington, DC, Roll 1268, Enumeration District 178, Supervisor's District 1, page 155, dwelling 9, family 9.

Viola Ora Simmons

F, ID No. 7763, b. 18 January 1907, d. 16 July 1991
FatherLouis Simmons b. 22 Dec 1879, d. 23 Nov 1916
MotherCora E. Landis b. c 1885
Relationship2nd cousin 1 time removed of David Velten

Spouse: (?) Miller – no known children


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Common NameShe was usually known as Viola. 
Marriage*Viola married (?) Miller
Birth*Viola Ora Simmons was born on 18 January 1907 in Oklahoma.1 
She was the daughter of Louis Simmons and Cora E. Landis
(daughters) Census 1910Viola was listed as a daughter in the household of Louis Simmons (given age 31) on the 1910 Census recorded 10 May 1910 in Maramec, Pawnee County, Oklahoma.2 
Death*Viola died on 16 July 1991 in Butte County, California, at age 84.1 
Appears on chartsSimmons (Box)
Last Edited9 Oct 2004

Citations

  1. [S910] California Death Records (1940-1997) (Sacramento: California Department of Health Services, Office of Health Information and Research Vital Statistics [online at http://vitals.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi]), entry for Viola Ora Miller (nee Simmons), b. 18 Jan 1907 in OK, d. 16 Jul 1991 in Butte Co., CA at age 84.
  2. [S1135] Louis Simmons household, U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population Schedule, Microfilm Publication T-624, 1,178 rolls, National Archives, Washington, DC, Roll 1268, Enumeration District 178, Supervisor's District 1, page 155, dwelling 9, family 9.

Bertha Mae Simmons

F, ID No. 7764, b. 7 December 1908, d. 5 May 1986
FatherLouis Simmons b. 22 Dec 1879, d. 23 Nov 1916
MotherCora E. Landis b. c 1885
Relationship2nd cousin 1 time removed of David Velten

Spouse: (?) Ranous – no known children


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Marriage*Bertha married (?) Ranous
Birth*Bertha Mae Simmons was born on 7 December 1908 in Oklahoma.1 
She was the daughter of Louis Simmons and Cora E. Landis
(daughters) Census 1910Bertha was listed as a daughter in the household of Louis Simmons (given age 31) on the 1910 Census recorded 10 May 1910 in Maramec, Pawnee County, Oklahoma.2 
Death*Bertha died on 5 May 1986 in Contra Costa County, California, at age 77.1 
Appears on chartsSimmons (Box)
Last Edited9 Oct 2004

Citations

  1. [S910] California Death Records (1940-1997) (Sacramento: California Department of Health Services, Office of Health Information and Research Vital Statistics [online at http://vitals.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi]), entry for Bertha Mae Ranous (nee Simmons), b. 7 Dec 1908 in OK, d. 5 May 1986 in Contra Costa Co., CA at age 77.
  2. [S1135] Louis Simmons household, U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population Schedule, Microfilm Publication T-624, 1,178 rolls, National Archives, Washington, DC, Roll 1268, Enumeration District 178, Supervisor's District 1, page 155, dwelling 9, family 9.

(?) Ranous

M, ID No. 7765

Spouse: Bertha Mae Simmons b. 7 December 1908, d. 5 May 1986 – no known children


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Marriage*(?) married Bertha Mae Simmons, daughter of Louis Simmons and Cora E. Landis
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Last Edited31 Mar 2002

(?) Miller

M, ID No. 7766

Spouse: Viola Ora Simmons b. 18 January 1907, d. 16 July 1991 – no known children


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Marriage*(?) married Viola Ora Simmons, daughter of Louis Simmons and Cora E. Landis
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Last Edited31 Mar 2002

Calvin Jackson Gower

M, ID No. 7767, b. 19 March 1905, d. 5 December 1980

Spouse: Edith Adeline Simmons – children:


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Birth*Calvin Jackson Gower was born on 19 March 1905 in Oklahoma Territory.1 
Marriage*Calvin married Edith Adeline Simmons, daughter of Louis Simmons and Cora E. Landis, on 12 June 1933 in Live Oak, Sutter County, California
Census 1940*Calvin was listed as the head of household on the 1940 Census recorded 15 April 1940 in Live Oak, Sutter County, California. The official date of this census was 1 Apr 1940. Also living in the household were his wife, recorded as Edith Gower (given age 37), his sons, recorded as Calvin Gower Jr (given age 5), his step daughters, recorded as Mildred Carter (given age 19), Erma Carter (given age 15) and Lorene Carter (given age 13). Calvin and Edith lived in Live Oak with their children. Calvin was a logger and Edith worked at a canning factory.2 
Death*Calvin died on 5 December 1980 in Yuba City, Sutter County, California, at age 75.1 
Burial*He was buried in Sutter Cemetery, located in Sutter, Sutter County, California.3 
Appears on chartsSimmons (Box)
Last Edited19 May 2019

Citations

  1. [S910] California Death Records (1940-1997) (Sacramento: California Department of Health Services, Office of Health Information and Research Vital Statistics [online at http://vitals.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi]), entry for Calvin Jackson Gower, b. 19 Mar 1905 Oklahoma, d. 5 Dec 1980 Yuba County, California.
  2. [S1945] Calvin Gower household, U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940: Population Schedule, Microfilm Publication T-627, 4,643 rolls, Washington, DC: National Archives, Butte, Sutter, California, Roll M-t0627-00354; Page: 6A, Enumeration District 51-1, line 14, household 122.
  3. [S1560] Find a Grave Cemetery Database [database on-line], Salt Lake City, UT: Jim Tipton, http://www.findagrave.com, Cemetery transcriptions and photos submitted by volunteers, memorial      13298777,Sutter Cemetery, plot K-56-1, Calvin Jackson Gower, b. 19 Mar 1905, d. Dec 1980.

Herman Louis Fieth

M, ID No. 7768, b. 13 April 1897, d. 30 January 1988

Spouse: Bessie Fern Simmons b. 17 October 1904, d. 23 June 1982 – no known children


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Marriage*Herman married Bessie Fern Simmons, daughter of Louis Simmons and Cora E. Landis
Birth*Herman Louis Fieth was born on 13 April 1897 in California.1 
Death*Herman died on 30 January 1988 in Butte County, California, at age 90.1 
Appears on chartsSimmons (Box)
Last Edited31 Mar 2002

Citations

  1. [S910] California Death Records (1940-1997) (Sacramento: California Department of Health Services, Office of Health Information and Research Vital Statistics [online at http://vitals.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi]), entry for Herman Louis Fieth, b. 13 Apr 1897 in CA, d. 30 Jan 1988 in Butte Co., CA at age 90.

Martha Jane Schreiner

F, ID No. 7769, b. 25 July 1925, d. 5 May 2012
FatherEdward George Schreiner b. 16 Nov 1890, d. 1976
MotherRose Frances Walliser b. c 1904
Relationship4th cousin 1 time removed of David Velten

Spouse: Wilbur Sebastian Ruffing – children:


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Birth*Martha Jane Schreiner was born on 25 July 1925 in Reed Township, Seneca County, Ohio.1 
She was the daughter of Edward George Schreiner and Rose Frances Walliser
Marriage*Martha married Wilbur Sebastian Ruffing, son of Clemence Ruffing and Bertha Mary Schank, on 14 June 1947 in Assumption Church, located in Reed Township, Seneca County, Ohio.2 
Death*Martha died on 5 May 2012 in Ruffing Family Care Center, located in Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio, at age 86.1 
Burial*She was buried on 9 May 2012 in Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery, located in Attica, Seneca County, Ohio.1 
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Last Edited10 May 2012

Citations

  1. [S1082] Obituaries, The Advertiser-Tribune online, Tiffin, Ohio (http://www.advertiser-tribune.com), 9 May 2012, obituary of Martha J. Ruffing, b. 25 Jul 1925 Reed, Ohio, d. 5 May 2012 Tiffin, bur. 9 May 2012 Attica.
  2. [S911] Obituary of Wilbur S. Ruffing, The Sandusky Register online (http://www.sanduskyregister.com), Sandusky, Ohio (27 Mar 2002),.

William Allen Ruffing

M, ID No. 7770
FatherWilbur Sebastian Ruffing b. 1925, d. 25 Mar 2002
MotherMartha Jane Schreiner b. 25 Jul 1925, d. 5 May 2012
Relationship4th cousin of David Velten

Spouse: Susan Kathryn Mahl – children:


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He is the son of Wilbur Sebastian Ruffing and Martha Jane Schreiner
Marriage*William married Susan Kathryn Mahl on 1 September 1972 in St. Sebastian's Church, located in Bismarck, Sherman Township, Huron County, Ohio.1,2 
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Last Edited24 Jun 2011

Citations

  1. [S1021] George Schreiner and Gertrude Hoehler Register Report, Prepared 19 Feb 2003 by Marilyn F. Hahler, Wichita, Kansas. Based on extensive cited sources and author's personal knowledge of the families, includes index, p. 38, Ruffing-Mahl family.
  2. [S514] George Schwartz and Elizabeth Miller Descendant Report, Prepared April, 1977 by Edith Alten Ruffing, Avon Lake, Ohio. Annual dates only, no places or sources cited.