Married Luella Oris Freese May 22, 1890 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana

Son of William Abraham and Phoebe Fridley Simmers.

Mason Member - Monroeville Lodge #283

1880 Census - Monroe Twp., Allen County, Indiana

Phoebe Clem 47 Virginia
Abraham Simmers 20 Virginia
Annie Simmers 17 Virginia
Charles Simmers 15 Works on Farm Virginia
Jewett F. Simmers 13 Virginia

1900 Census - Monroe Twp., Allen County, Indiana

Charles H. Simmers 36 Farmer Virginia
Luella O. Simmers 32 Indiana
Vernon Simmers 9 Indiana
Joseph Simmers 7 Indiana
Matilda Simmers 5 Indiana
Franklin Simmers 3 Indiana

Weekly Breeze
November 22, 1900

The semi-annual meeting of the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows of Indiana is in session at Indianapolis and over a thousand delegates from various lodges of the state are in attendance. Charles Simmers is representing Monroeville Lodge No. 283.

Funeral services for Charles H. Simmers, 72, of four and a half miles east of Monroeville in Monroe township died Sunday at the Decatur Memorial hospital following an operation for acute indigestion will be held at 1:30 pm (CST) Wednesday at the Sugar Grove United Brethren church with Rev. Hively and Rev. Dickerson officiating. The body was removed to the residence on the Lincoln highway yesterday from the Painter Brothers funeral home in Monroeville. He was taken to the hospital last Thursday. Surviving are the widow, Luella; four sons, Joe of this city, Charles, Vern, and William, all at home; three daughters, Mrs. Orville Hively and Mrs. William Marquardt, both of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Leo Beauchot of Monroeville. Source: Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette, Tue, 30 Jun 1936, pg. 6,col 2 & 3.

Charles Harvey Simmers, son of William and Phoebe Simmers, was born November 16th, 1864, in Rocking County, Shanadoah Valley, Virginia, and departed this life June 28th, 1936, at the age of 72 years.

He came with his mother and family to Monroe Township, Allen County, when a boy of 8 years of age and lived here the remainder of his life. He was united in marriage to Luella Freese in 1888. To this union 8 children were born. 1 preceding him in death.

Surviving are the widow; four sons and three daughters: Vernon, Charles and William, at home; Joe, Mrs. William Marquardt and Mrs Orville Hively, of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Leo Beauchot, of Monroeville.
Seven grandchildren, three sisters, a host of relatives and friends, mourn their loss of the departed.

Funeral services were conducted July 1st, at the Sugar Ridge U.B. Church, with Rev. Hively, former pastor, assisted by Rev. Dickison, the pastor, officiating. Burial in the Stephenson grave yard nearby.

The I.O.O.F. Lodge held services at the grave, while the Jr. O.U.A.M. Lodge, held their services at the residence on Tuesday evening.

The funeral was the largest held in that vincinity for years

*******Card of Thanks*******

We wish in this manner to express our most sincere thanks to the Pastors, Singers, Members of the Jr. O.U.A.M. and I.O.O.F. Lodges. Neighbors and Friends, for kindness and floral offerings during the sickness and death of our beloved Husband and Father.

*****A Tribute to Charles H. Simmers, Sr.***** By- Mrs. Frank Freese

He is not dead, just gone away
To sleep until judgement day.
Friends he had were proved by the score,
What a finer tribute could we wish for more.

Final- The many beautiful flowers and cards of sympathy bear out my words.