Berthel Emmett Semon, Sr.

Berthel married Edith B Nowlan 11 May 1940, Saint Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Edith was born 11 Dec 1920, Greenville, Bond, Illinois, United States; died 10 Feb 2010, Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States; was buried , Blairsville, Williamson, Illinois, United States. [Group Sheet]

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Doc# 430 SSN Index #344-03-2883.

!SOUNDEX: 1910 IL, Perry Co., DuQuoin City, 173, 73, 91. Henry Semon, Sr. , age59, Kattie, age 61, Children: August age 32 Germany, Nick age 19, Mi ssouri, Willie age 17, Missouri Film#1,370,232,
!CENSUS: 1900 IL, Perry Co,. Vol 434, ED50, Sheet 15, Line 58. Film #1,2 40,335;Henry Semon, white male, b. 1851 age 48, married 25 yrs., B. Germa y,f. and m. b. Germany; Imm., 1882, Wife, Katie, age 51, b. Mch 1849 in G ermany mother of 10 children and 7 living, Children; Nicholas, so. b. 189 1 in
Missouri age 9, William, son b. 1893 in Missouri, age 7, Leena daughter b . 1888 in IL age 2.
! SSN Index #344-03-2883.
! OBIT: born Kansas City, MO on 26 Sep 1892 and married Hallie Moore at D uQuoin on 17 Mar 1922. Coal Miner for Peabody Mines. Member of the Unite d Mine Workers of Amercia and resided at Edinburg for 35 years moving fro m Benton. Survived by eight children. Connolly Funeral Home.

William married Martha Alvina Linze. Martha was born 22 Jan 1897, Illinois, United States; died 8 Apr 1963, Pinckneyville, Perry, Illinois, United States. [Group Sheet]

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!CENSUS: 1900 IL, Perry Co,. Vol 434, ED50, Sheet 15, Line 58. Film #1,24 0,335;Henry Semon, white male, b. 1851 age 48, married 25 yrs., B. Germay ,f. and m. b. Germany; Imm., 1882, Wife, Katie, age 51, b. Mch 1849 in Ge rmany mother of 10 children and 7 living, Children; Nicholas, so. b. 189 1 in
Missouri age 9, William, son b. 1893 in Missouri, age 7, Leena daughter b . 1888 in IL age 2.
!SOUNDEX: 1910 IL, Perry Co., DuQuoin City, 173, 73, 91. Henry Semon, Sr. , age59, Kattie, age 61, Children: August age 32 Germany, Nick age 19, Mi ssouri, Willie age 17, Missouri Film#1,370,232,
! BIRTH: Zweibrucken, Bavaria, Germany 6 Apr 1851 to Adam Simon, age 35 a nd Catharina Sutter, age 27. Witnesses were Heinrich Meyer and Philipp Ju ng.
! MARRIAGE: Zweibrucken, 30 Dec 1875 to Katharina Jung, age 26 years old . dauhter of Nikolaus Jung, age 55 residing at Cantwig and Elisabeth Woll , deceased. They have a child Heinrich who was born on 1 Apr 1873. Marri age announcements took place at Zweibrucken on 28 Nov 1875 and 5 Dec 187 5 and also at Niederauerbach on Dec 5 and 12, 1875.
! EMMIGRATION: "Germans to America" From Amsterdam to New York arrived 1 5 Sep 1882. Heinrich Simon, age 32, Catharine, age 33, Heinrich, age 5, A ugust, age 4, Katharine, age 2, Elisabeth, age .04.

Doc# 425. Address of St. John's United Church of Christ in DuQuoin, IL, w here the german church records are for the young and semon families.

Doc# 434. Death register of Perry co., IL, lists Katy A. Semon death at 1 1m 17d on 17 May 1904. Not sure who's child this is. Would have been bor n June 1903
Research: FHL#975,938 Perry Co., Illinois Naturalizations, p. 187 Henry S emon

Heinrich married Katherine (Katie) Jung 30 Dec 1875, Zweibrucken, Bayern, Germany. Katherine (daughter of Johann Nikolaus Jung and Elizabeth Woll) was born 31 Mar 1849, Oberweiler-Tiefenbach, Bayern, Germany; was christened 9 Apr 1849, Evangelisch, Einollen, Pfalz, Baveria; died 3 Dec 1915, Duquoin, Perry, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

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IGI 1993 Edition Batch K982961 #193833
! EMMIGRATION: "Germans to America" From Amsterdam to New York arrived 1 5 Sep 1882. Heinrich Simon, age 32, Catharine, age 33, Heinrich, age 5, A ugust, age 4, Katharine, age 2, Elisabeth, age .04.
!CENSUS: 1900 IL, Perry Co,. Vol 434, ED50, Sheet 15, Line 58. Film #1,2 40,335;Henry Semon, white male, b. 1851 age 48, married 25 yrs., B. Germa y,f. and m. b. Germany; Imm., 1882, Wife, Katie, age 51, b. Mch 1849 in G ermany mother of 10 children and 7 living, Children; Nicholas, so. b. 189 1 in
Missouri age 9, William, son b. 1893 in Missouri, age 7, Leena daughter b . 1888 in IL age 2.

born near Wolfstein

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!DEATH: Death Certificate of Adam Simon,age 76 born in Zusel, parents un known, Residence in Zweibrucken.

!DEATH: Death Certificate of Adam Simon,age 76 born in Zusel, parents un known, Residence in Zweibrucken.
Research: FHL#193,951 Church records for Kusal, 1808-11, no Adam Simon o r any Simon's.
Films #488,659-60 I checkd on Oct 2004 at FHL, not much luck here, not s ure what I was looking at.

Johann married Catharina Sutter 7 Sep 1846, Zweibrucken, Contwig, Bayern, Germany. Catharina (daughter of Daniel Sutter and Margareta Elisabetha Phillippine Buckholz) was born Abt 17 May 1823, Neiderbach, Bayern, Germany; was christened 5 Aug 1827, Evangelisch, Einollen, Pfalz, Baveria; died 6 Feb 1899, Zweibrucken, Bayern, Germany. [Group Sheet]

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!DEATH: Death Certificate of Katharina Simon from Zweibrucken on 6 Feb , 1988 age 75 years, 9 months, born at Niederauerbach, daughter of Danie l Sutter and Elisabeth Buckholz who both died at Niederauerbach.

Johann married Elizabeth Woll 30 Apr 1848, Hohenollen, Pfalz, Baveria. Elizabeth (daughter of Johann Nikolaus Woll and Catherina Zimmer) was born 9 Nov 1827, Oberweille-Tiefbach, Bayern, Germany; died Bef 1875, Cantwig, Germany. [Group Sheet]

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Doc# 420, marriage of daughter, Katharina Jung, lists Elisabetha Woll a s being deceased.