Joy R. Cooper wrote: > > Hi, > According to family history, my grandfather, (unknown) SIMMONS was > killed in a hunting accident in 1868 or 1869. He was with a Mr. Wheeler > and Mr. Storey. My grandmother( name unknown) died of a "broken heart" > in 1870-'71. They left two sons, Richard,age 5 or 6 and John, my > father, born Dec. 28, 1867, According to my father they were sent to > live with a family named PULLMAN or PULLMEN. Richard died at age 12 of > appendicitis; John, age 9, ran away and went to work in the mines. > Can anybody help me. I'm not sure where to start. Is there a coroners > office? Are there cemetery listings? Thanks for any help you can give. > I am using this e-mail address altho it belongs to my cousin. > Jeannette Simmons