Johannes Simon (1809 - 1877)

Born 24 Sep 1809 in Erden, Bernkastel, Rhein, Prussia, Germany

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Died 21 Apr 1877 at age 67 in Spencer, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Johannes Simon was born on September 24th, 1809 in Erden, Landkreis Bernkastel-Wittlich, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. ^[1] He was the son of Heinrich Simon and Maria Justen. ^[2]

Around 1845 he married Kathrina Roth, likely in Erden. They had two children born in Germany.
Susanna, born in Erden in 1848
Heinricus, born in Erden in February of 1850

Then in June of 1850, fourteen of the extended Simon family emigrated to the United States. Among the 295 passengers aboard the ship Edwina^[3], sailing from Antwerp & arriving in New York on June 3rd, 1850, was:
Johannes and his wife Catherina, with their two infants Susanna and Heinricus;
his father Heinrich Simon, age 72;
his brothers Mathias, Heinrichs, Martin, Johann "Stephan", Joseph, Peter and Philipp;
& sisters Maria Susana and Anna.^[4]

The family settled in Fulda, Indiana, where Johannes & Kathrina had 5 more children.
Martin, born in October of 1850
Anna Maria, born in 1851
John Baptist, born in 1854
Martin , born in 1856
Johann Joseph, born in 1858

Johannes Simon passed away in 1877 and is buried at the Saint Boniface Cemetery in Fulda. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry page (https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/john-simon_40324383)
2. ↑ Researcher Thomas A. Pick's genealogy website, search for ERDEN-LOSNICH & then SIMON.(http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~pick/genealogy/)
3. ↑ The Evening Post, Tuesday, June 4, 1850, page 2 (https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35494309/arrival-ship-edwina/)
4. ↑ Heinrich Simon in the New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/1260249?mark=e29f9fcd666186edc4f6a354bba84e3effb9f140674ff63d5614adb47b0a524b)
5. ↑ FindaGrave page (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101705829/johannes-simon)