Janet Douglas Talamo (1905 - 1997)

Born 5 Nov 1905 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York, United States

Biography

Janet Talamo was born on 5 November 1905, in Buffalo, Erie, New York, to Albert Talamo and Ida Gage. ^{[1] [2]} (The 1930 census claims she was born in Pennsylvania.)

On 30 September 1933, she married Robert Henry Meyer, at her home, on Lake Street, in Hamburg, Erie County, Pennsylvania. ^[3] They had two children.^[4]

She married Vernon (or Verner?) Simonsen,^[1][4] apparently on 3 February 1968, in Washington, D.C.^[5] They had no children.^[6][4]

They moved to Cape Coral, Florida, about 1969.^[6]

Vernon died on 20 October 1974. ^[6]

She was living in Las Cruces, New Mexico, when she died.^[4]

Janet died on 1 November 1997. ^[4] She was buried in Prospect Lawn Cemetery, Hamburg, Erie County, New York. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 'U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007', Janet Talamo Simonsen (1905-1997); database, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/ : accessed 11 July 2021).

   Janet Talamo Simonsen (11 Dec 1974) aka Janet T Simonsen (3 Feb 1975)

   female, ssn: 086201616

   born 5 Nov 1905, Buffalo, Erie, New York, to Albert Tajamo [sic] and Ida Gage

   died 1 Nov 1997

   claim 10 May 1975

2. ↑ 'New York State, Birth Index, 1881-1942', database, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61667/ : accessed 11 July 2021).

   no entries for 'Janet Talamo'

   no entries for Janet born 5 November 1905

   no entries for Talamo born 5 November 1905

3. ↑ 'Meyer-Talamo', The Sun and Erie County Independent (Hamburg, Pennsylvania), Thursday, 5 October 1933, p.2, col.7; image copy, Newspapers (https://www.newspapers.com/image/49906523/ : accessed 11 July 2021).

   'Meyer-Talamo'

   'Miss Janet Douglas Talamo and Mr. Robert Henry Meyer, both of Hamburg were united in marriage by Rev. A. E. Viehe of the St. James Evangelical church, Saturday, September 30 at 4 o'clock at the home of the bride in Lake Street.'

4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4} 'Janet T. Meyer Simonsen', The Sun and Erie County Independent (Hamburg, Pennsylvania), Thursday, 13 November 1997, p.6, col.1; image copy, Newspapers (https://www.newspapers.com/image/49893933/ : accessed 11 July 2021).

   'Janet T. Meyer Simonsen

   'Word has been received of the death of Janet Talamo Meyer Simonsen, 92, of Las Cruces, N.M., who died on Saturday, Nov. 1, 1997.

   'She is survived by her [two] daughters, ..., son, ...; [two] step-children, ...; four grandchildren; nieces and nephews.

   'Mrs. Simonsen was predeceased by her husbands, Robert H. Meyer of Hamburg and Verner M. Simonsen of Rome, N.Y.

   'She was born in Hamburg and lived here for many years before moving to Florida and later on to New Mexico.

   'Memorial may be made to the Dona Ana County Human Society... or to Southeastern Guide Dogs, Inc. ....

   'Burial will be in Hamburg at a later date.'

5. ↑ 'SIMONSEN-MEYER', The Sun (Hamburg, New York), Wednesday, 21 February 1968, p.5, col. 2; image copy, Newspapers (https://www.newspapers.com/image/50110375/ : accessed 11 July 2021).

   'SIMONSEN-MEYER'

   'Janet Talamo Meyer, formerly of Hamburg and Dr. Vernon M. Simonsen of Rome, announce their marriage on Feb. 3, 1968 in Washington, D.C. The couple will be at home in Rome after Apr. 20.'

6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} 'Dr. Verner M. Simonsen', News-Press (Fort Myers, Florida), Monday, 21 October 1974, p.4, col.3; image copy, Newspapers (https://www.newspapers.com/image/212639348/ : accessed 11 July 2021).

   'DR. VERNER M. SIMONSEN

   'Dr. Verner M. Simonsen, 74, of Palm Tree Blvd., Cape Coral, died Sunday. He came to Cape Coral five years ago.

   'He is survived by his wife, Janet Simonsen of Cape Coral; one son, ...; one daughter ...; one brother, Walter Simonsen of Minneapolis, Minn.; three sisters, Henietha Simonsen of Cape Coral, Ida Dyington of Tacoma, Wash., and Emily Thaller of Edgewater, Md. and seven grandchildren.

   'Service and burial will be Friday, in Rome, N.Y., from the Griffin-Aldridge Funeral Home.

   'The Tant Funeral Home in Cape Coral is in charge of arrangements.'

7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #183595413, 'Janet T Simonsen', created by Rose N, added 20 Sep 2017; database, accessed 11 July 2021; citing Prospect Lawn Cemetery, Hamburg, Erie County, New York. [1]

   'Section K-located within the Talamo Family Plot'

   inscription on pictured stone: 'JANET T. SIMONSEN 1905 - 1997.'

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M54N-YL6 : 29 October 2015), Janet D Talamo in household of Albert Talamo, Hamburg, Erie, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 277, sheet 22B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,952.

• "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X435-377 : 8 December 2015), Janet D Talamo in entry for Rees H Davis, 1930.