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| HANCOCK COUNTY, ILLINOIS FAMILIES NEWS MEMORABILIA |
FLORENCE M. SIMMONS 1874-1941
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Florence M. Simmons, daughter of  Sidney S. Simmons and Nancy Bond, was born January 31, 1874, near Fountain Green, Hancock County, Illinois. She died September 22, 1947, at Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois.
Florence taught school before marrying; in 1891 she was hired to teach at Webster. Over the summer of 1892 she was furthering her own education by attending school in Normal, Illinois. She married Charles Irving Campbell on April 5, 1896, at LaHarpe. C. Irving Campbell was born January 14, 1861, in LaHarpe, died May 17, 1950, in Blandinsville, McDonough County, Illinois. He was the son of James M. Campbell (1834-1918) from Pennsylvania, and Mary Stearns (1838-1894) from Vermont. Both Florence and Irving were buried at Glade City Cemetery, Blandinsville. Florence and Irving were the parents of:
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enumerated June 23-24, 1880, dwelling #209 Simmons, S S, white, male, 32, married, farmer, born IL, both parents born KY
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enumerated June 6, 1900, dwelling #181 Campbell, C I, head, white, male, Jan 1861, 39, married for 4 years; born IL, father born PA, mother born VT, dealer in lime and cement, months not employed - 6, could read, write and speak English, paying on a mortgage on his home F S, wife, white, female, Jan 1875, 25, married for 4 years; mother of 3 children, all living; born IL, father born IL, mother born KY, could read, write and speak English Portia, daughter, white, female, Jan 1897, 3, single, born IL, both parents born IL J G, son, white, male, June 1898, 1, single, born IL, both parents born IL Robert C, son, white, male, Oct 1899, 6/12, single, born IL, both parents born IL |
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enumerated June 13, 1910, dwelling #218 Campbell, Charles S [sic], head, male, white, 49, married (1st) for 14 years, born IL, father born PA, mother born VT, spoke English, laborer, odd jobs, employee, whether out of work on April 15, 1910 - yes, number of weeks out of work during 1909 - 8, could read and write, rented his home Florence, wife, female, white, 36, married (1st) for 14 years; mother of 4 children, all living; born IL, father born IL, mother born KY, spoke English, could read and write Portia, daughter, female, white, 13, single, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English, could read and write, attended school after Sept. 1, 1909 James, son, male, white, 11, single, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English, could read and write, attended school after Sept. 1, 1909 Robret [sic], son, male, white, 10, single, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English, could read and write, attended school after Sept. 1, 1909 Sidney, son, male, white, 3, single, born IL, both parents born IL |
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enumerated April 22, 1930, dwelling #110, 401 First Street Campbell, Irving, head, owned his home, home value 2500, did not own a radio, male, white, 64, married, age at first marriage - 34, could read and write, born IL, father born PA, mother born VT, spoke English; whether a veteran of the U.S. military or naval forces mobilized for any war or expedition - no Florence, wife, female, white, 56, married, age at first marriage - 22, could read and write, born IL, father born IL, mother born KY, spoke English |
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