Thursday, February 18, 2016

Alice Jeffery

B: 15 January 1834 in Watford, Northhampton, England
D: 21 July 1914 in St. George, Washington, Utah

Parents
Father: William Jeffery
Mother: Mary Crock

Siblings
1.) Thomas Alfred Jeffery
2.) Ann Jeffery
3.) John Jeffery
4.) Sarah Jeffery
5.) Jane Jeffery

Spouse
Benjamin Franklin Pendleton
M: 26 October 1861 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

Children
1.) Son Pendleton
2.) Alice Jeffery Pendleton
3.) Violet Jeffery Pendleton
4.) Frank Pendleton
5.) Gertrude Jeffery Pendleton
6.) Benjamin Franklin Pendleton
7.) Mannette Jeffery Pendleton
8.) Minnie Jeffery Pendleton
9.) Wilford Woodruff Pendleton

Benjamin Franklin Pendleton

B: 13 March 1818 in Canisteo, Steuben, New York
D: 17 November 1881 in St. George, Washington, Utah

Parents
Father: Frederick Pendleton
Mother: Joanna Wilber

Siblings
1.) Ezra Frederick Pendleton
2.) Lydia Ann Pendleton
3.) Charles Henry Pendleton
4.) William Pendleton
5.) Andrew Pendleton
6.) Andrew Jackson Pendleton Sr.
7.) Lucy Jane Pendleton

Spouse
Alice Jeffery
M: 26 October 1861 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

Children
1.) Son Pendleton
2.) Alice Jeffery Pendleton
3.) Violet Jeffery Pendleton
4.) Frank Pendleton
5.) Gertrude Jeffery Pendleton
6.) Benjamin Franklin Pendleton
7.) Mannette Jeffery Pendleton
8.) Minnie Jeffery Pendleton
9.) Wilford Woodruff Pendleton

Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Obituary of Christine Simkins Ficken

Christine Ficken, 60, passed away on Sunday, January 24, 2016, at Dixie Regional Medical Center in St. George, Utah, due to colon cancer.  Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 29, at 11 a.m. at the Panaca, Nevada, LDS church.  The viewing will be held on Friday, January 29, at 9:30 a.m. in the same location.  Christine’s final resting place will be in the Panaca Cemetery.
Christine Ficken was born on July 19, 1955, in Cedar City, Utah.  She was the daughter of James Clyde and Beverly (Hinton) Simkins.  Christine was raised in Panaca, Nevada, which she also made her lifelong home.  She graduated from Lincoln County High School in 1973 and, also, graduated from Provo Technical School’s two year Dental Assistant program.  On March 4, 1978, Christine was united in marriage to Don Eugene Ficken, son of Paul and Pearl (Bollenbacher) Ficken of Melbourne, Iowa, at the St. George, Utah, LDS Temple.  She worked as a Dental Assistant in Lincoln County, Nevada, for several years prior to raising her five children.  Christine, also, worked in the Lincoln County High School cafeteria for several years until 2004. 
Christine was born and raised a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.  She was actively involved with her church and community having held several Panaca Ward callings such as President of Primary, Young Women’s, and the Relief Society, as well as, being widely known and loved for her participation in craft fairs, selling baked goods, and helping in ward activities.  Christine enjoyed spending time with her husband, children, and grandchildren along with listening to her husband sing in church and community programs, crocheting, and going on family camping trips.
Christine has lovingly departed from her extensive family, including husband, Don Ficken of Panaca, Nevada; mother, Beverly Simkins of Panaca; five children, James Ficken of Washington, Utah; Christy (Michael) Cheney of Cedar City, Utah; Michael (Megan) Ficken of Saint George, Utah; Jennifer (Jared) Beasley of Washington, Utah; and, Julie (Wil) Keller of La Verkin, Utah.  Christine is also survived by eight grandchildren, Barbara, Courtney, Jason, Rachel, Alexander, and Matthew Cheney; Emily Miller; and, Michael McCoy Ficken.  Three siblings also cherish her memory, Gary (Patty) Simkins of Panaca, Nevada; Steven (Nancy) Simkins of Salinas, California; and Diane (Darrell) Chesley of Wellsville, Utah, and additionally, sister-in-law, Judy Nanke of Marshalltown, Iowa, and sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Paula and John Kyburz of Des Moines, Iowa.
Held in blessed memory before Christine are her father, James Clyde Simkins of Panaca, Nevada, in 2005, and her parents-in-law, Paul and Pearl Ficken of Melbourne, Iowa, and her brother-in-law, Robert Nanke of Marshalltown, Iowa.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Southern Nevada Mortuary.

Saturday, February 6, 2016

Letter to the Prophet

This is a letter I found that my grandpa Simkins wrote to Pres. Joseph F. Smith.  I thought I would type up the letter and share it on here.

Panaca, Nevada
Feb. 19, 1972

Dear Pres. Joseph F. Smith,
Prophet of the Lord:

     I am Elder James Clyde Simkins, an Elder of the Panaca Ward, Uvada Stake.  I hold the office of an Elder.  I am the group leader of the Elders Quorum in Panaca.  I have another fine calling in the church.  I am 2nd counselor in the presidency of the Elders Quorum of the Nevada's side of the Stake.  I am so proud and happy of my work in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.  We have a new calling a great one, we're over the Elderonic in this fine little town.  We have a lot of fine brethren to work with.  We need your help and advice to start this great work of yours and the Lords.  I am going to do this work the way you and the Lord want me to; one hundred percent.
     I do a lot of fasting and praying, I am humble and over joyed.  I know I have to get down on my knees and pray, that will be the answer, but I need your advice to.  I would drive a million miles to just hear you talk and shake your hand.  I love the church, it has brought so much happiness in our family.  I have a boy 19 years old and is going on a mission this Summer, a girl 17 years old that wants to go on a mission too.  Another boy 14 that I just ordained to the office of a Teacher, and a girl that just turned 9 years old.  I also have a lovely wife who has been by my side all the time in my work with the Lord.  Her name is Beverly Simkins and she is the 2nd counselor in the Relief Society.
     We have one of the nicest Bishop that you could ever ask for, Bishop Ronald Lee Clark.  We have our Bishops Council Meeting every Sunday morning.  When you go in that room you can feel the spirit of the Lord there.  There are ten brothern that meet there every Sunday morning, we go over all the business in the ward.  We also have a fine Stake Presidency, the meetings I go to help me so much in my work as a Group Leader in the Elders Quorum.
     This is my Testimony to you Dear President, That I know this is the true Church, that God lives, he hears and answers prayers.  He has answered a lot of my prayers.  I would like to have your letter to put in my Book of Remembrance.
     I know dear President that if we will live his commandments the way our Lord wants us to that the windows of Heaven will be open.  I've been married in the Temple for time and eternity, I want to live with my family again.  I would like to hear from you soon.  I am going to put this in my Book of Remembrance.  This will make my Testamony grow stronger just to hear from you.

Yours Very Truly,
Elder James Clyde Simkins

Friday, February 5, 2016

Life History of James Clyde Simkins

Life History of
James Clyde Simkins

Written by:
James Clyde Simkins
                                                                                                
     I was born August 5, 1925 to James Willard Simkins and Mannetta Church Simkins, in St. George, Utah, Washington County, at the home of Aunt Roma Esplin.  She was my Mothers sister.
     My father James Willard Simkins was a rancher at Barclay, Nevada.  During that time a horse fell on him and pinned him underneath by the leg and about one year later arthritis set into his leg and gradually went through his whole body.
     After I was born we lived in Barclay, Nevada in the summer, and Panaca, Nevada was our winter home.  When I was 3 years old I had a cleft palate operation in Logan, Utah.  I had many afflictions while in my early youth one of which was pneumonia, because of this illness I was held back in school for a year.  My teacher Bessie Snow thought a lot of me she enjoyed hearing me sing, on any holiday my class members bring me valentine and get well cards.  While I was recovering I had to learn to walk all over again.  The Long Family had a get well party for me, it was so difficult for me to walk I had to hang on to the fence because I was so weak.  When I finally arrived they had a nice soft chair waiting for me.  My dear teacher, Bessie Snow hugged me so tight I thought she would squeeze me too death.
     My brother Jack and two sisters Bernice Phillips and Clara Baker often had water fights, they always got me wet because I couldn't walk bare foot on the ground.  I enjoyed playing paper dolls with my sisters.  I liked to play alone a lot along the ditch bank near our home with my bone horses and rock cows.  My mother always knew where to find me.
     I had responsibilities to do as well as play, such as feeding the pigs, drive the cows to pasture, and while I was in the pasture we had an old bull there and he wouldn't let me take a cow to the house without him and when my dad saw the bull he yelled at me and I started to cry.
     When I was seven years old we moved to our winter home in Panaca, Nevada.  My mother got sick with cancer and died.  It was very hard for my dad because this was his second wife who had passed away.  All of us kids had to pitch in and do our part to carry the load around the house.
     In the eighth grade I remember a Christmas party when I dressed up as a reindeer, we put on a program for the school.  I graduated from Barclay grade school at the end of the eighth grade, there were 13 in my class and only 3 of us graduated, the ages varied in our class.  We had every grade except the seventh.
     I especially remember this one teacher Miss Peterson an old maid who we coaxed into going up on a sled hill, she was on the bottom of the sled and 2 girls were on top of her when they got to the bottom of the hill there was a dip and the sled threw her and the 2 girls flying through the air.  She was so upset that she kept us in for 1 recess.  We were always thinking of what we could do for mischief to her and once we put thumb tacks in her chair.  We spent many a recess in the old school room.  We all stuck together as a group and never told who did what.
     When I was born they discovered I had a double hernia, at the age of 15 years I had an operation to have it removed.  The operation took place in St. George, Utah.  I was hospitalized for 16 days and wasn't aloud to turn over.
     At the age of 16 I started riding after cattle and a lot of accidents occurred during this time.  An example was when a 1500 lb. work mare rolled over the top of me and buried me in the mud.
     At the age of 17 my father had to sign a minors release for me to work.  My first job was for the Union Pacific Railroad, and my boss was Henry Lemons.  I worked in Islen, Nevada about 3 miles below Barclay.At that time I was receiving $.50 an hour and we worked 8 hours a day.  I worked only during the Summer months until we put the hay up.
     My very first date was with "3" women who were also employed for the railroad as train operators.  I took 4 horses from my home in Barclay to Islen where I met the girls.  My father said, "Wow they must be some dames to drag 3 horses clear to Islen."  I took the girls riding out in the hills by Islen when it got dark and I told the girls we were lost, they were all scared and threatened to never go out on a date with me again.  We came upon a house that was all lit up and I told the girls we had better stay here for the night, several of the girls had to be at work at midnight.  When we got there they said, "this is where we live."  I had to ride all the way back to Barclay that night in the dark canyon and had only the who's of owls to keep me company.
     After my mother passed away Bernice took over her place and mothered me, I can remember when LaVon Phillips came over to Barclay from Panaca to date her.  And before long they were married in St. George.  After Bernice left my other sister Clara took over the place of mom.
     I was anxious as any kid to learn to drive we had an old orange pickup parked at the wood pile, I went out and got in it I thought it was in low gear but much to my amazement it was in reverse.  And it took off backwards and landed in a ditch.  And then my dad came out and fire started to fly and he made me dig it out after he said, "Young man for not listening to me you will have to dig that truck out alone."  I did a lot of sweating but finally got it out and I stopped me messing with the truck for a while.
     A big tall handsome man came up the railroad in a motor car and ask if there were any young women in this town.  I told him about my sister Clara and a neighbor girl Mary Woods.  He wanted to be introduced at the next dance.  It wasn't too long after that he took my sister Clara for his wife and left us men all alone.  My father was really sad when Clara left, but we managed to survive.
     Because we were left to batch it all alone without any ladies, dad being crippled with arthritis he had a 4 legged stool that he hopped around to do the cooking.
     My brother Jack had gone riding on the range and my father and I were alone, one night I remember dad and I were listening to the radio and the house started to shake, I asked my dad what was happening and he said it was an earthquake.
     In 1946 my dad went to Boulder City, Nevada to spend the Christmas holidays, with my sister Margaruite Ence while there he got sick and passed away on January 31, 1947.
     My sister Bernice Phillips was getting worried about me because I was enjoying life a little more freely than she wanted me too.  So when Uncle Vernon Church came to visit Bernice asked him if I could come down to LaVerkin, Utah and work in his dairy.  So I did.  And that's where I learned to be a good clean Mormon boy.

Life History of Beverly Hinton

Life History of
Beverly Hinton

Written by:
Beverly Hinton

     I was born January 21, 1931 in LaVerkin, Washington County, Utah.  My fathers name is George Luther Hinton and my mothers name is Sadie LaVell Jackson.  I was the fifth child in a family of six, two boys and four girls.
     My father was first married to Louella Morrill, and they had a little girl which they named Carmonetta.  Her mother died when she was just ? and my mother raised her along with her own family.
     My father worked as a car salesman for Bradshaws in Cedar City, Utah.  When I was 2 years old my father died of a heart attack leaving my mother with my little sister just 6 months old, and the rest of us to raise.  
     My mother was very ambitious and provided a good living for us as I can never remember going without anything.  She took in washing.  Later she to up practical nursing and was a midwife and helped Dr. McIntire deliver babies.  She would have the women come to our house and then she would call the Dr. they usually stayed 2 weeks.  She helped deliver over 50 babies.
     Mother would give us a penny for each dirty diaper that we would clean also for each mouse we could catch.
     On Thanksgiving we always got together with my Fathers side of the family and have a big dinner at the church in Hurricane.  We always had good times together as a family.
     I remember the good times we had bottling and drying fruit and would always look forward to the times our aunts (mothers sisters) would come and see us.  I would pick fruit in the summer such as cherries and peaches to earn money for school and clothes.  I also topped corn and was paid by the row.  There was a molasses mill and we loved going there to watch and eat molasses as it cooked down.
     Mother always made sure we had our baths Saturday night and was ready for Sunday School on Sunday morning.
     I remember Sister Sanders as my favorite teacher, she taught many years and told many pioneer stories.  I remember taking part in MIA and enjoyed going to all church meetings.
     I lived in LaVerkin 18 years attending school in Hurricane, Utah.  I graduated in May of 1949.  My best friend while I was growing up was Merilyn Iverson.  She lived 2 blocks from my house.
     The day after graduation, I left with Merilyn Iverson to work at Grand Canyon.  When they closed for the winter I returned to LaVerkin and got a job at Dave's Cafe in Hurricane.  I met Clyde Simkins who was working for his Uncle Vernon Church in the dairy and we were married in the St. George Temple June 10, 1950.  We lived in LaVerkin for a short time and I continued to work at Dave's Cafe.  Then we moved to Henderson where Clyde worked for US Line until he became allergic to the lime and had to find another job.  We moved back to LaVerkin and he worked for Emil Graff several years during which time we moved out on the desert near New Castle on Summer to take care of some farm land Mr. Graff owned there.  When we moved back to LaVerkin in the fall we decided we would go back to Nevada where Clyde was partners with his brother on a ranch in Clover Valley or Barclay as it is sometimes called.
     Clyde got a job on the railroad and we lived at Acoma, a section just above the ranch.  In the Summer we moved to Clover Valley where he run cattle on the side.
     The next winter we moved to Panaca, Nevada and Clyde worked on the section in Caliente 15 miles away.  They sold the ranch and Clyde made the Railroad his career where he retired with a disability pension after being hurt in 1977.
     We have 2 sons and 2 daughters all married in the Temple.  Our sons served missions, one going to Washington state (Gary) and the other to Scotland (Steven).  We have 16 grandchildren and I am employed at the US Post Office in Panaca as a postal clerk.   
     My church jobs have been in Primary as a Teacher, Secretary, and 2nd Counselor.  In Relief Society as a Visiting Teacher, Secretary, and 2nd Counselor.  The Church Magazine representative for the ward and I am now the Panaca 2nd Ward Associate Librarian.
     We have lived in Panaca 39 years and enjoy camping with our family.  We also like to return to our old stomping grounds to visit.

Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Charles and Rachel Hawthorne Simkins

Story of Charles and Rachel Hawthorne Simkins

    In the family of Charles Simkins there were nine children, eight boys and one girl, Eliza Charlotte, who died in infancy.  Both father and mother joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, were baptized, and planned to immigrate to America.  The father was by trade a pattern maker.  The mother began to make preparations for the long sea voyage.  There was much to do in breaking up the home - clothes for so many boys had to be made, and many things to be disposed of.  In the meantime, the father of such a large family had much to plan for, as they were poor people and had to save every penny they could for the voyage.
     Preparations were about completed, and all were happy at the thought of the journey and wonderful change they were about to make.  The mother was one day busily engaged in packing a large low steamer trunk when she was suddenly taken very ill.  Father thought it was perhaps a stroke, but in a few hours she passed away, leaving a stricken father and eight boys, three of whom were small.  All thoughts of the voyage were forgotten until the dazed family could recover.  The money that was saved for the voyage was used to lay the loved mother away.  The father put his trust in his Heavenly Father and said, "Thy will be done."
     Again the father tried to save money for the voyage, but without the mother to help plan and save, the father realized they could not all go to America at the same time.  So a council was held among the family, and it was decided the father and the small boys were to go first, and the older boys were to stay in England until the father could send enough money for them.  In the meantime, the older ones procured work, and so the family was separated for a time.
     Finally, after careful planning and work, the family was reunited in America.  They crossed the plains just as they could, working their way through, the father keeping the young boys with him.  Later, he married a very worthy woman who had lost her husband on the sea voyage coming over.  She was indeed a very worthy mother to the family of boys.  The father, Charles Simkins, died March 13, 1875 at Beaver City, Beaver County, Utah, at the age of 77 years, and was buried in the Beaver City Cemetery.
     Given to me by my Aunt Charlotte, grand-daughter of Charles Simkins, daughter of Hezekiah and Ann Darling Wiley Simkins.

                                                                                  /s/   Erma Johnson

Note:   From the book "Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah" by Frank Esshom, published by the Pioneer Book and Publishing Company, the following information is obtained:

Charles Simkins was born March 26, 1789 in Lancastershire, England, and died March 13, 1875.  He came to Utah in 1859 with the merchandise Train with Abraham O. Smoot in charge.  Married Rachel Hawthorne of Staffordshire, England, a daughter of William Hawthorne of Staffordshire.  The children are James, Daniel, Charles Jr., Hezekiah, William, Rosten, Isaiah, and Joseph, Sons, and one daughter, Eliza Charlotte.

Sunday, August 2, 2015

Sarah Ann Arterbury

B: 4 May 1824 in Dallas, Alabama
D: 29 July 1889 in St. George, Washington, Utah

Parents
Father: Elias Arterbury
Mother: Matilda Wallace

Siblings
1.) Martha Jane Arterbury
2.) James George Washington Arterbury
3.) Rebecca Caroline Arterbury
4.) Mary Louisa Arterbury
5.) Paralee Amanda Arterbury
6.) Matilda Clementine Arterbury

Spouse
Haden Wells Church
M: 19 December 1844 in , Perry, Alabama

Children
1.)  Hyrum Smith Church
2.) Haden Wells Church
3.) Abraham Arterbury Church
4.) Paralee Amanda Church
5.) Robert Robbins Church

Haden Wells Church

B: 29 August 1817 in Franklin, Williamson, Tennessee
D: 27 September 1875 in Shady Grove, Hickman, Tennessee

Parents
Father: Abraham Church
Mother: Mary Jane Emmons

Siblings
1.) Isaac Emmons Church 
2.) George Brown Church
3.) Thomas Holiday Church
4.) Robert Robbins Church
5.) Christine Elizabeth Parthena Church
6.) Nancy Carolina Margaret Church
7.) Sarah Ann Martha Church
8.) Charles Houston Church

Spouse
Martha Jane Arterbury
M: 12 May 1842 in Dallas, Alabama

Spouse
Sarah Ann Arterbury
M: 19 December 1844 in , Perry, Alabama

Children
1.)  Hyrum Smith Church
2.) Haden Wells Church
3.) Abraham Arterbury Church
4.) Paralee Amanda Church
5.) Robert Robbins Church

Spouse
Catherine Gardner
M: 15 March 1857 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

Spouse
Matilda Rutledge
M: 15 October 1870 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

Spouse
Rebecca Caroline  Arterbury
M:

Spouse
Mary Louisa Arterbury
M:

Kjerstena Andersson

B: 10 September 1821 in Blentarp, Malmohus, Sweden
D:  January 1901 in Beaver, Beaver, Utah

Parents
Father: Anders (Andrew) Mortenson
Mother: Anna (Annie) Jonsson

Siblings
1.) Jons Andersson
2.) Pehr Andersson
3.) Pehr Andersson
4.) Ola Andersson
5.) Anders Andersson
6.) Martin Andersson
7.) Nils Andersson

Spouse
Hans Lundblad
M: 27 December 1845 in Sofde, Malmohus, Sweden

Children
1.) Johanna Lundblad
2.) Mary Christina Lundblad
3.) Charlotte Elena Lundblad
4.) Christina Johansdotter
5.) John Willard Lundblad
6.) Johanna Hansdotter
7.) Augusta Lundblad
8.) Joseph Lundblad
9.) Emma Helena Lundblad
10.) Nils Peter Lundblad
11.) Ellen Lundblad
12.) August Lundblad
13.) Carolina Lundblad
14.) Karolina Lundblad
15.) Janne Lundblad 

Hans Lundblad

B: 29 September 1821 in Gudmontorp Parish, Malmohus, Sweden
D: 19 Jun 1868 in Beaver, Beaver, Utah

Parents
Father: Per Hans Lundblad
Mother: Elna Hansson

Siblings
1.) Anna Lundblad
2.) Kierstina Lundblad
3.) Elna Lundblad
4.) Elna Lundblad
5.) Marten Lundblad
6.) Nils Lundblad
7.) Nils Pehrsson
8.) Nils Lundblad
9.) Christina Lundblad

Spouse
Kjerstena Andersdotter
M: 27 December 1845 in Sofde, Malmohus, Sweden

Children
1.) Johanna Lundblad
2.) Mary Christina Lundblad
3.) Charlotte Elena Lundblad
4.) Christina Johansdotter
5.) John Willard Lundblad
6.) Johanna Hansdotter
7.) Augusta Lundblad
8.) Joseph Lundblad
9.) Emma Helena Lundblad
10.) Nils Peter Lundblad
11.) Ellen Lundblad
12.) August Lundblad
13.) Carolina Lundblad
14.) Karolina Lundblad
15.) Janne Lundblad

Saturday, August 1, 2015

Elizabeth Freeman

B:  13 Jul 1804 in , Pelton, Warwick, England
D: 29 Apr 1890

Parents
Father: John Freeman
Mother: Sarah

Siblings
1.) Elizabeth Freeman
2.) Samuel Freeman
3.) Mary Freeman

Spouse
John Johnson
M: About 1821 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Children
1.) Sarah Johnson
2.) Elizabeth Johnson
3.) John Johnson
4.) Joseph Johnson
5.) Mary Johnson
6.) Thomas Johnson
7.) Priscilla Thirza Johnson
8.) Isaac Johnson
9.) Sarah Ann Johnson
10.) Sophia Johnson
11.) Jemima Ellen Johnson
12.) Lucy Johnson
13.) Abraham Johnson
14.) Lorenzo Johnson
15.) Alfred Moroni Johnson

Spouse 
Charles Simkins
M: 22 September 1851 in St. Louis City, St. Louis, Missouri

Children
1.) Susan Mariah Simkins

Rachel Hawthorne

B: 6 April 1802 in Hader Bank, Stafford, England
D: 13 Jan 1849 in Newton, Le Willows, Lancashire, England

Parents
Father: Charles Hawthorne
Mother: Anna Gilbert

Siblings
1.) Johan Hawthorne
2.) Charlott Hawthorne
3.) Eliza Hawthorne
4.) Richard Hawthorne
5.) Thomas Hawthorne
6.) William Hawthorne
7.) Mary Ann Hawthorne
8.) Joseph Hawthorne
9.) James Hawthorne
10.) George Hawthorne
11.) Henry Hawthorne

Spouse
Charles Simkins
M:  9 September 1821 in Halesowen, Worcestershire, England

Children
1.) Elizabeth Charlotte Simkins
2.) James Charles Simkins
3.) Isaiah Simkins
4.) William Simkins
5.) Rostan Simkins
6.) Charles Simkins
7.) Hezekiah Simkins
8.) Joseph Simkins
9.) Daniel Simkins

For a story about Rachel Hawthorne Simkins Family click here.

Charles Simkins

B: 25 March 1798 in St. Johns, Worcestershire, England
D: 13 March 1879 in Beaver, Beaver, Utah

Parents
Father: James Simkins
Mother: Mary Cann

Siblings
1.) James Simkins
2.) Mary Ann Simkins
3.) William Simkins
4.) Daniel Simkins
5.) Sarah Simkins
6.) James Simkins
7.) Isaiah Simkins
8.) Emanual Simkins
9.) Emma Simkins
10.) Charlotte Elizabeth
11.) Anna Simkins

Spouse
Rachel Hawthorne
M:  9 September 1821 in Halesowen, Worcestershire, England

Children
1.) Elizabeth Charlotte Simkins
2.) James Charles Simkins
3.) Isaiah Simkins
4.) William Simkins
5.) Rostan Simkins
6.) Charles Simkins
7.) Hezekiah Simkins
8.) Joseph Simkins
9.) Daniel Simkins

Spouse
Elizabeth Freeman
M: 22 September 1851 in St. Louis City, St. Louis, Missouri

Children
1.) Susan Mariah Simkins

For a story about Charles Simkins click here.

Monday, June 15, 2015

Gwen Hinton












B: February 15, 1925 LaVerkin, Washington, Utah
D: June 11, 2015 Henderson, Clark, Nevada

Parents
Father: George Luther Hinton
Mother: Sadie LaVell Jackson

Siblings
1.) Carmonetta Hinton
2.) Max Hinton
3.) Delwin Hinton
4.) Shirley Hinton
5.) Beverly Hinton
6.) Lorna Hinton

Spouse
Garland Levi Neilson
M:

Children
1.) Alan Neilson
2.) Curtis Neilson
3.) Sharron Neilson