Joannes (Thomas) Simmons was born about 1866.His birth date is based upon 1) his stated age of 40 when he arrived in the U.S. in 1907 and 2) his stated age of 44 on the 1910 U.S. Census.According to that census he was working as a carpenter. He wrote a letter to his daughter "Josie" in 1913 on company letterhead. The company name was "Talty Bros. Carpenters and Cabinet Makers" They were located at 2240 Third Ave at 122nd St. According to the Slater's Directory of Ballinasloe in 1894, he was listed as a "Spirit Dealer, Market Square."His occupation was listed as a carpenter in the 1901 Irish Census. More About Thomas (Joannes) Simmons: Census 1: 1910, 104th Street, Manhattan, NY. Census 2: 1901, Ballinasloe, Ireland. Immigration: 20 Sep 1907, Arrived in Ellis Island aboard the "Arabic" at the age of 40. Occupation 1: 1894, "Slater's Directory of Ballinasloe 1894" - Thomas Simmons, Spirit Dealer, Market Square. Occupation 2: 1901, Carpenter (per 1901 Irish Census). More About Thomas (Joannes) Simmons and Eleanora (Ellen/Nora) M. Mahon: Marriage: 10 Oct 1885, St. Michael's R.C. Church, Ballinasloe, Ireland.
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