Biography of George Simons, pages 749 / 750.  History of De Kalb County, 
Indiana.  Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

George Simons, farmer, section 21, Richland Township, was born in 
Devonshire, England, Oct. 23, 1823, a son of Charles and Sarah (Trout) 
Simons.  When he was thirteen years of age his parents came to the United 
States and located in Portage (now Summit) County, Ohio, where his youth was 
spent in assisting his father clear and improved a farm, attending the 
subscription schools a portion of the time.  He was married Dec. 31, 1846, 
to Mary A., daughter of  Peter and Fanny (Sauders) Pipher, natives of 
Pennsylvania, but early settlers of Ohio.  After his marriage he settled on 
a part of his father’s farm, remaining there till 1851, when he moved to De 
Kalb County, Ind., and bought the farm in Richland Township where he has 
since resided.  He was actively engaged in agricultural pursuits, and was 
very successful till the breaking out of the Rebellion, when, Nov. 5, 1862, 
he enlisted in Company K, One Hundredth Indiana Infantry.  After service 
about one year he was taken sick with typhoid fever, and for weeks his 
life was despaired of, but he finally recovered sufficiently to be taken 
home, after two years’ service, where he partially regained his health, 
but has never been able to endure manual labor.  He was discharged from 
the service Oct. 29, 1864.  Politically Mr. Simons is a Republican.  He 
has never aspired to official honors, the only office he ever held being 
Constable two years in the early part of his settlement in the county.  He 
is a member of Charles Case Post, No. 233, G.A.R.  Mr. and Mrs. Simons have 
had seven children; but five are living---Lucinda, Charles, Sevilla, Eliza 
Jane, and Wesley.   Alice and an infant are deceased.

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