Born ‎ Aug 1, 1847 at Frederick Co., MD, died ‎ Sep 2, 1907 at Hospital for Insane, Mt. Pleasant, IA‎, 60 years, buried ‎ at I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Marengo, Iowa Co., IA
Alias: /Lon/
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C.A. Simmons was judged to be of unsound mind and Mervin A. Simmons was
appointed his guardian in 1904. There were court proceedings to sell
property of "Lon". Lon was an heir of Baker Howard, Theresa Jarboe
Simmons and Glenville, his deceased brother, who had never married.
From obituary: For over forty years he had called Marengo his home, and
was among its earliest pioneer business men. He had many warm friends
who regret to hear of his demise. Sixty years ago on August 1st, 1847,
he was born in Frederick County, Md. Here he grew up, came west, and
settled in Iowa City, finally coming to Marengo, Iowa. In 1872, he was
married to Miss Mary A. Sinks, of Marengo, who died last December. The
living children are, C.M., Florence, and Lucille, all of Chicago, and
Mrs. E. H. Karsten, of this city.