by Roxy Triebel
treebz65@hotmail.com

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Simmons and related lines
(Heermans/Hermance/Hermans, Herrick, etc.)

Overview of part of Evergreen Cemetery, Pine Plains, Dutchess Co., NY - from a rather blurry snapshot taken in October, 1990.  Several people from my Bowman, Hermans/Hermance, and Simmons lines were buried in this cemetery.  The ornate metal marker in the center of the photo belongs to William Simmons.

1.  William P. Simmons (ca. 1799 - 1871) married Catharine Clum (ca. 1804 - 1865).  Both are buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Pine Plains, NY.  The stone reads as follows:
   WILLIAM P. SIMMONS
   Died Dec. 24, 1871
   Aged ?? years, 9 Mos.
   (71 years per Poucher survey)

   CATHARINE
   HIS WIFE
   Died Aug. 15, 1865
   Aged 61 Yrs.
   (looks as though it could also be "64 Yrs.")

   1. Isaac Simmons (born ca. 1826 per the 1850 census) married Sara Parker (ca. 1845/46 - 1933).  According to Sara's obituary both their only child, Parker (born ca. 1865) and his son Earl died before she did.  I have no information on whether or not Earl was ever married or had any children.

   2.        William Simmons (1828 - 1880) married in 1859 to Catharine Ann Hermans (1836 - 1912).  Both are buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Pine Plains, NY.  The zinc (or "white bronze") grave marker in the photo belongs to William.  I was unable to find a marker for Catharine's grave when I last visited the area in May, 2002.  The small white marker with the rust stain on it in the left background of the photo belongs to Catharine's brother William Hermans / Hermance.

      William's grave marker reads:

      WILLIAM
      SIMMONS
      DIED
      AUGUST 7, 1880
      AGED
      52 Y'RS, 1 MO, 15 D'YS

      (on the back)
      HE IS AT REST

      I also have an obituary for Catharine's father, Richard Hermans (1808-1898).  Richard's page also has some additional information about his wives and other children.

      
      

      1.  Charles Bruce Simmons (1861-1911) married in 1884 to  .  Elma Bowman (1862-1943)  Clicking Elma's photo will bring up a larger copy of the photo.  Clicking her name will take you to my BOWMAN / BOWERMAN page.  Clicking on Charles' photo will also bring up a page with a photo of their headstone and obituaries for Charles.  Elma collected quite a large number of newspaper clippings, many of which are obituaries of people who lived in and around Pine Plains (not necessarily relatives).

          The grocery store in New York City that was run by Charles and Elma Simmons.  Photo circa 1885.  My father remembers hearing that Elma hated living in the city so much that she threatened divorce if they did not GO HOME to Dutchess County.  I have no proof, but believe the two other people in the photo may be Elma's brother Otis Bowman and sister Mary (Bowman) Duncan (see the Bowman page for more information).  A 1910 census says Otis was 50, making his birthdate about 1860 - he would have been 25 in 1885.  See Otis's section above for a little more information on him.  According to my information, Mary was born in 1866 and would have been about 19.

         I have obituaries for Charles' mother Catharine (Hermans) Simmons (1836-1912) and for Catharine's father Richard Hermans (1808-1898).  Richard's page also has some additional information about his wives and other children.

            Historical marker for Milan Christian Church Cemetery in Dutchess County, NY and overview of the "new" section where the Herricks below are buried.  There are several Herrick graves on the other side of the large evergreen tree in the left background of the photo.

            Photo of the Herrick's house taken about 1900.  On the porch, left to right:  Charles Herrick, his mother Josephine (Hapeman) Herrick, Charles' father James Herrick, who built the house.

         1.  Headstone for Charles and Elma's daughter Mabel Simmons (pictured in the five-generation 1905 Milroy photo and a 1903/4 Bowman family reunion photo along with her son Harold), her husband Charles Herrick, and two of their four children.  Charles and Mabel are buried in the Herrick section of Milan Christian Church Cemetery.  The inscription is difficult to make out in this photo, but it reads as follows:
            CHARLES HERRICK
            1875 - 1964

            MABEL SIMMONS
            WIFE
            1885 - 1932

            HAROLD J. HERRICK SR.
            1903 - 1990

            GERTRUDE HERRICK MELODY
            DAUGHTER
            1914 - 1995

         2. Florence Simmons (1886-1918).  Florence is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Pine Plains, Dutchess County, New York along with her parents (see the above section on her father, Charles Bruce Simmons, for photos of the headstone).  The only information I have on Florence is the following very short obituary:

            "FLORENCE SIMMONS, daughter of Mrs. Elma Simmons, died at her home in the town of Milan last Thursday, aged 31 years.  Funeral services were held Sunday and burial took place in the family plot in Evergreen cemetery."

         3.      Harrison Simmons (1888-1966) married Della Wright (1886-1979) in 1907.  They had a daughter, Myrtle E. (1909-1913) and three sons:  Malcolm, Warren, and Roswell.  The photo on the left is of Della as a young woman - wish I had one of Harrison from the same time period to go with it.  The center photo is of Harrison and Della at the family celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary in 1957.  The photo on the right is of Malcolm Simmons (left) and Roswell Simmons (right) as small boys.

         4.  Dorothy (Simmons) Triebel (1902-1987).  This is my grandmother.  Click the photo for a page with more photos of both of my grandparents.
            

            District #1 class photo taken about 1915
            Lafayetteville, Dutchess County, New York

            People in the photo include my grandmother, Dorothy (Simmons) Triebel and her nephew Harold Herrick.

            
            

   3. Eliza? Simmons (I got the name from the 1850 census of Ancram Twp., Columbia Co., NY - hard to read her name) born ca. 1833 according to the 1850 census.  I have no further information on her yet.

   4.  Niles Simmons (ca. 1835 - 1876) married Mary Kilmer or Killmer (1837 - 1916).  Both are buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Pine Plains, NY, along with a son, Frank, who died in childhood (see below).  I have a two-line newspaper clipping about Niles' funeral.
      1.  Frank Simmons (died 1875).  This appears to be a child's grave stone, but I can't make out his age.  Frank is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Pine Plains, NY near his parents.