My aunt, Ruth Roberteen Simon, was born November 29, 1908 @ Purdy, MO. She was the daughter of Edward Michael Simon & Dora Ellen Piper Simon.
Ruth had the following siblings: Wallace & Price (twins), Harry, Willie Lawrence (my father), Alberta, Charley and half-sister, Flora.
Ruth married Afton Keith Zinn on June 7, 1925 @ Rocky Comfort, MO. Afton was the son of William Miller Zinn & Nellie Bernice Maddox.
Five children were born to Ruth & Afton . . . sons: William Edward, Arlie Keith, Paul Lavern, Jerry Lee & daughter: Dora Maxine (named for her maternal grandmother and aunt). Dora was born January 13, 1930 @ Rocky Comfort but passed away at the age of two years (from typhoid fever) on July 19, 1932 and is buried @ Rocky Comfort, MO.
Ruth's "Simon ancestors" came from Germany, ended up in Virginia and eventually settled in the southwestern corner of Missouri after the Civil War.
Ruth had the following siblings: Wallace & Price (twins), Harry, Willie Lawrence (my father), Alberta, Charley and half-sister, Flora.
Ruth married Afton Keith Zinn on June 7, 1925 @ Rocky Comfort, MO. Afton was the son of William Miller Zinn & Nellie Bernice Maddox.
Five children were born to Ruth & Afton . . . sons: William Edward, Arlie Keith, Paul Lavern, Jerry Lee & daughter: Dora Maxine (named for her maternal grandmother and aunt). Dora was born January 13, 1930 @ Rocky Comfort but passed away at the age of two years (from typhoid fever) on July 19, 1932 and is buried @ Rocky Comfort, MO.
Ruth's "Simon ancestors" came from Germany, ended up in Virginia and eventually settled in the southwestern corner of Missouri after the Civil War.
My aunt, Ruth Roberteen Simon, was born November 29, 1908 @ Purdy, MO. She was the daughter of Edward Michael Simon & Dora Ellen Piper Simon.
Ruth had the following siblings: Wallace & Price (twins), Harry, Willie Lawrence (my father), Alberta, Charley and half-sister, Flora.
Ruth married Afton Keith Zinn on June 7, 1925 @ Rocky Comfort, MO. Afton was the son of William Miller Zinn & Nellie Bernice Maddox.
Five children were born to Ruth & Afton . . . sons: William Edward, Arlie Keith, Paul Lavern, Jerry Lee & daughter: Dora Maxine (named for her maternal grandmother and aunt). Dora was born January 13, 1930 @ Rocky Comfort but passed away at the age of two years (from typhoid fever) on July 19, 1932 and is buried @ Rocky Comfort, MO.
Ruth's "Simon ancestors" came from Germany, ended up in Virginia and eventually settled in the southwestern corner of Missouri after the Civil War.
Ruth had the following siblings: Wallace & Price (twins), Harry, Willie Lawrence (my father), Alberta, Charley and half-sister, Flora.
Ruth married Afton Keith Zinn on June 7, 1925 @ Rocky Comfort, MO. Afton was the son of William Miller Zinn & Nellie Bernice Maddox.
Five children were born to Ruth & Afton . . . sons: William Edward, Arlie Keith, Paul Lavern, Jerry Lee & daughter: Dora Maxine (named for her maternal grandmother and aunt). Dora was born January 13, 1930 @ Rocky Comfort but passed away at the age of two years (from typhoid fever) on July 19, 1932 and is buried @ Rocky Comfort, MO.
Ruth's "Simon ancestors" came from Germany, ended up in Virginia and eventually settled in the southwestern corner of Missouri after the Civil War.
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