This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Simmerman Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/1851 Message Board Post: During her retirement, Mabel Bridges (4/6/1891 - 4/18/1976), using a card file, gathered notes on the earliest Fremont county pioneers. I'm copying the following from Mabel's notes. 1.--1850: Federal Census, Fremont county, Iowa Herial Simmerman.....30.....b. VA Juliet........................33..........Ohio William.....................8............ILL Newton.....................4............ILL 2.--1852: Fremont county Census, "Franklin township" H.T. Simmerman....3m....2f 3.--1854: Fremont county Census, "Franklin township" Uriah Simmerman.....3m....2f....1 voter....1 militia....no aliens 4.--1856: Iowa State Census, Fremont county, "Franklin township" Uriel Simmerman....36....b. VA.....9 years in the State Juliett.....................38........Ohio...9 William...................14.........ILL....9 Newton....................10........ILL....9 Mary........................5.........Iowa...5