Florence Frances (Simons) Damon (abt. 1885 - 1924)

Born about 1885 in California, United States

Wife of Arthur Nelson Damon — married 16 Jul 1906 (to 6 Jun 1924) in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

Died 6 Jun 1924 at about age 39 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

Florence (Simons) Damon was a Californian.

Florence Frances Simons was born about 1885 in California. She married Arthur Nelson Damon on 16 July 1906 in Los Angeles.^[1]Florence and Arthur had three children, all born in Los Angeles:

1. Arthur Nelson Damon Jr. (b. 15 May 1917; d. 2 May 2002, La Verne, CA),^[2] m. Dorothy Landvogt (1921-2010)
2. Catherine (aka Kay) Cora Damon (fraternal twin) (b. 7 Mar 1919; d. 27 Aug 2013, San Diego, CA),^[3] m. Ward Cochrane Musick (1919-2011)
3. Frederick David Damon (fraternal twin) (b. 7 Mar 1919),^[4] m. Mary Ann Marsh (1926-2019).

In 1900, Florence (35 years) was living with her husband Arthur (36 years), who was working as a newspaper editor, and their three children, Arthur Jr. (3 years) and the infant fraternal twins Catherine and Frederick in Los Angeles.^[5]
Florence Frances (Simon) Damon died on 6 June 1924 at 39 years of age in Los Angeles, California.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL4F-K2Q : 8 December 2017), Arthur N Damon and Florence F Simons, 16 Jul 1906; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 1,033,244.
2. ↑ "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGLW-MNV6 : 27 September 2019), Arthur Nelson Damon in entry for Arthur Nelson Damon, 15 May 1917; citing Birth, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, California State Archives, Sacramento.
3. ↑ "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGL4-KZWK : 27 September 2019), Arthur N Damon in entry for Catherine Cora Damon, 07 Mar 1919; citing Birth, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, California State Archives, Sacramento.
4. ↑ "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGL4-HK8Z : 27 September 2019), Arthur N Damon in entry for Frederick David Damon, 07 Mar 1919; citing Birth, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, California State Archives, Sacramento.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHQ6-5LW : accessed 28 August 2020), Florense Damon in household of Arthur N Damon, Los Angeles Assembly District 62, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing ED 134, sheet 8B, line 79, family 228, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 105; FHL microfilm 1,820,105.
6. ↑ Ancestry.com. California, Death Index, 1905-1939 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: California Department of Health and Welfare. California Vital Records-Vitalsearch (www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com). The Vitalsearch Company Worldwide, Inc., Pleasanton, California. Name: Florence F Damon; Birth Year: abt 1885; Death Date: 6 Jun 1924; Age at Death: 39; Death Place: Los Angeles, California, USA. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=5187&h=855568&ssrc=pt&tid=79168536&pid=222221019621&usePUB=true