This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Gk.2ADI/1133 Message Board Post: Hi, I am looking for the parents and wife of George (Gerhard) SIMONS · Born: November 17, 1846 in Appledorn Kries Cleve, Germany · Died: April 5, 1932 in Carroll, Iowa Buried: Carroll, Iowa 1st Married: IV - WIFE · Born in Germany · Died in Germany Children 1. Johanna (Anna) SIMONSb: 11 Jan.1871 in Essen or Appledorn, Kries Cleve, Germany 2. Jacob SIMONS 3. John SIMONS Essen or Appledorn, Kries Cleve, Germany 2nd Married: Hendrina (Mathilda) ? Marriage license has Mathilda, last name illegible - listed as Jacob's mother. Do not know if this is Hendrina's english name or Jacob's real mothers name. · Born 20 September 1851 at Grietle, Germany · Died: 27 January 1917 at Carroll, Iowa Children 1. George SIMON b: 30 April 1879 in Essen Germany never married 2. William SIMON b: 27 October 1883 in Carroll, Iowa - m: Gertrude SCHARFENKAMP 3. Gertrude SIMON b: 10 March 1885 in Carroll, Iowa - not married, buried in Carroll, Iowa 4. Henry J. SIMON b: 14 July 1886 in Carroll, Iowa 5. Catherine SIMON probably died as a baby 6. Mary A. SIMON d: 1902 struck by lightning as she stood by windmill and buried in Holy Spirit Cemetery, Carroll, Iowa Thanks Jeff www.jeffhoffman.net/ancesctry