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Name	Birth	Death		Illinois Death Cert # & SS#	Obit/Picture	Family Tree	Additional Information
BOVEE, John		Jan 21, 1868 80y 4m 10d			Wayne Co Press Jan 30, 1868
DENNEY, Alfred	Dec 8, 1832 Wayne Co., Ill	Feb 7, 1877 Covington, WC, IL.			Wayne Co Press Feb 15, 1877		Leaves wife mother and 3 sisters
DICKEY, Ansel M.		May 13, 1902	3 months
DICKEY, William J. *	July 22, 1897 WC	Sept 26 1911					Son of Robert M. & Florence E. YOUNG Dickey
DEZOUCHE, Isaac
DEZOUCHE, Susan MADERWELL	May 13 1828 London England	Dec 15, 1877 Pneumonia	Married Isaac DEZOUCHE before coming to America in 1852		Wayne Co. Press Dec 27, 1877		Husband died 21 months before her. Seven children all living at home at time of her death
DESOUCHE, Susannah nee SIMMS	May 13, 1830	Dec 15 1877			Biography		d/o James & Matilda WARREN Simms info from Lynn Synder
HUMPHREY, Levi Isaac	Nov 1845	Feb 1, 1920					h/o Susannah & Isabell Simms info from Lynn Synder
HUMPHREY, Susannah nee SIMMS	July 10, 1851	Apr 27, 1892					W/O Levi Humphrey. D/O Wm & Mary Simms info from Lynn Synder
HUMPHREY, Wesley	June 10, 1876	Oct 25, 1878			Wayne Co., Press Nov 21, 1878 Croup		s/o Levi & Susannah SIMMS Humphrey donated by Lynn Snyder
JOHNSON, Rutha H.	Frederick Co., Ohio	July 7, 1876 81y 11m 5d			Wayne Co Press July 13, 1876
LEGG, Glen E.	Feb 8, 1911 Wayne Co, IL	Dec 9, 1985 Champaign, IL			Memorial
McCULLEY, Gene	Oct. 23, 1928 Wayne Co, IL	Sept 22, 1985 Evansville, IND			Memorial
McCULLEY, Wash	March 1,1896 Stoddard Co, MO	Jan 22,1981 Fairfield, Wayne Co, IL			Memorial
POWLESS, Mary N.	Dec 18, ? Warren Ky.	Feb 6, 1879	Came to Illinois in 1824		Wayne Co. Press Feb 20, 1879
READ, Frank Richard	Nov 16,1916 Wayne Co, IL	Jan 3,1959 Fairfield, IL			Memorial
READ, Nellie	June 8, 1916	1962	Married Frank Read		Obit		d/o Mr. & Mrs. Clyde Young
REID, Louisa SIMMS	1849	1920					w/o John Reid d/o James & Mitilda
SIMMS, Ann SEARS	July 4, 1783	Aug 12, 1845					w/o Wm. Simms
SIMMS, Anna PIKE	1886	1963					w/o Cornelius Simms
SIMMS, C. H. Cornelius	1882	1930					h/o Anna Pike s/o George & Matilda Jane WALTON Simms
SIMMS, Daniel	Oct 18, 1850	Feb 28, 1893			Wayne Co. Record Mar 16, 1893 WC Press Mar 9, 1893		s/o George & Hannah ADES Simms
SIMMS, Earl	1909	1914					s/o Anna PIKE & Cornelius H. SIMMS
SIMMS, George	Dec 13, 1856	Aug 10, 1911					h/o Matilda Jane WALTON
SIMMS, George	Feb 3, 1825 Buckinghamshire, England	Aug 13, 1880	18 May 1847 he married Hannah ADES		Biography		h/o Hannah ADES s/o Wm. & Ann SEARS Simms
SIMMS, Hannah ADES	Jul 18, 1824	Dec 27, 1900					w/o George Simms D/o James Ades
SIMMS, James	Mar 7, 1792	Apr 4, 1884					h/o Matilda WARREN
SIMMS, James E. (Edwin)	Jan 1, 1860	Dec 23, 1930					h/o Olive Gaston & Consadie Sons
SIMMS, John	May 14, 1817	Jan 6, 1818					s/o Wm. & ANN SEARS Simms
SIMMS, John Francis	Nov 26, 1845	14 Jul 11					s/o Wm & Mary SIMMS Simms
SIMMS, Mary E.	Dec 29, 1884	Aug 19, 1918					d/o Geo. & Matilda Jane WALTON Simms
SIMMS, Mary SIMMS	May 16, 1819 England	July 3, 1893 Cancer			Wayne Co., Press/ Record July 6, 1893		w/o Wm. Simms d/o Wm. & Ann SEARS Simms
SIMMS, Matilda WARREN	1813	After 1880 Saturday Night			Wayne Co., Record Mar 12, 1891		w/o James Simms
SIMMS, Olive GASTON	May 27, 1862	Aug 21, 1885					w/o James Edwin Simms
SIMMS, Pauline TRUSKETT	Sept 10, 1855	1903					w/o Daniel Simms
SIMMS, Richard	Feb 1, 1855	Mar 8, 1857					s/o Wm. & Mary SIMMS Simms
SIMMS, Sadie B. SONS	1866	1911					2^nd w/o James E. Simms
SIMMS, Sarah Ann	Oct 2, 1843	May 4, 1845					d/o Wm. & Mary SIMMS Simms
SIMMS, Thomas	Aug 26, 1859	Jun 27, 1876			Biography		s/o Wm. & Mary SIMMS Simms
SIMMS, William	Jan 24, 1815 Buckinghamshire, England	Dec 1879					h/o Mary SIMMS
SIMMS, William	June 25, 1788 England,	Feb 27, 1861	1 Mar 1813 he married Ann SEARS		Biography		h/o Ann SEARS
SIMMS, William Jackson	Dec 18, 1845	Jan 27, 1914					s/o James & Matilda WARREN Simms
TURNER, William	July 27, 1918 Iowa	April 5, 1973 Aurora, IL			Memorial
WALKER, Charles	May 1, 1879 WC, IL.	Jan 12, 1977 Olney Richland Co., Il.			Memorial		h/o Cora Pike
WALKER, Clara F. (Frances)	Oct 19, 1877	Aug 6, 1878					d/o Henry Walker & Frances Simms
WALKER, Cora	Sept 12, 1891 Berry Twp., WC, Il.	Sept 25, 1977			Memorial
WALKER, Frances Mary SIMMS	Aug 23, 1841	Sept 7, 1902					w/o Henry Walker d/o Wm. & Mary Simms
WALKER, George	Nov 1869	1874					s/o Henry & Frances SIMMS Walker
WALKER, Henry	Mar 24, 1836	Apr 25, 1914					h/o Frances SIMMS s/o George & Susannah SIMMS Walker
Walker, infant son	May 8, 1865	May 8, 1865					s/o Henry & Frances SIMMS Walker
WALKER, Martha Ellen	1873	Sept 12, 1873					d/o Henry & Frances SIMMS Walker
WALKER, William T. (Thomas)	Apr 13, 1871 Apr. 17, 1871	Dec 7, 1890			Wayne Co. Press Dec 25, 1890		s/o Henry & Frances SIMMS Walker
YOUNG, Sarah Jane		Oct 1873			Wayne Co Press Oct 30 1873

Biographies from Lynn Snyder

WILLIAM SIMMS & MARY SIMMS

William SIMMS was born 24 Jan 1815 in Buckinghamshire, England, and died
Dec 1879 in Arrington Twp, Wayne Co., IL. He was the son of John SIMMS
and Elizabeth ??? He immigrated to Canada in 1833. He belonged to the
Union Trade Society and was a shoemaker. He immigrated to Edwards
County, IL, in 1836 and then to Wayne County, IL in 1840.

In Nov 1840 he married Mary SIMMS. She was born 16 May 1819 in England,
and died 03 Jul 1893 in Wayne Co., IL. She was the daughter of William
SIMMS and Ann SEARS. Mary SIMMS and her husband William SIMMS were
first cousins. Their fathers were brothers.

Mary's siblings were: James SIMMS 1813-1888; William SIMMS 1815-1879;
John SIMMS 1817-1818; Anne SIMMS 1821-1822; George SIMMS 1825-1880;
Ben SIMMS; Joseph SIMMS.

To this union were born the following children:

1) Frances Mary "Fanny" SIMMS 1841-1902. She married Henry WALKER.
2) Sarah Ann SIMMS 1843-1845.
3) John Francis SIMMS 1845-1911. He married Elizabeth WILLIAMS.
4) Henry Pratten SIMMS 1849-1918. He married Martha Jane SONS.
5) Susannah SIMMS 1852-1892. She married Levi I. HUMPHREY.
6) Edward Newton SIMMS 1853-1927. He married 1. Martha BUCHANNAN and 2.
Levina HENTHORN
7) Richard SIMMS 1855-1857. Died in Infancy.
8) George SIMMS 1856-1911. He married Matilda Jane WALTON.
9) Thomas SIMMS 1859-1876.
10) Isabelle SIMMS 1861-1944. She married 1. Posey OVERALL and 2. Levi
J. HUMPHREY.

William and Mary rest in Bovee Cemetery, W. of Fairfield, Wayne Co., IL.

WILLIAM AND ANN [SEARS] SIMMS

William SIMMS was born 25 Jun 1788 in England, and died 27 Feb 1861 in
Wayne Co., IL. He immigrated in 1830 to Wayne Co., IL. He lived in
Arrington Twp for a short time before moving across the county line to
Edwards Co., IL.

William's siblings were: John SIMMS 1779-1818; Ann SIMMS 1780-?; George
SIMMS 1782-?; Mary SIMMS 1784-?; Elizabeth SIMMS 1787-?; William SIMMS
1788-1861; James SIMMS 1792-1884; Sarah SIMMS 1794-?; Susannah SIMMS
1795-?; Isabel SIMMS 1797-?; Benjamin SIMMS 1798-?; and Lea SIMMS1800-?.

On 1 Mar 1813 he married Ann SEARS. She was the daughter of Richard
SEARS and Ann ??. She was born 04 Jul 1783 in England, and died 12 Aug
1845 in Wayne Co., IL. To this union were born the following children:

1) James SIMMS b. 25 Sep 1813, England; d. 28 Feb 1888, Edwards Co., IL.
He married Mary Ann GILL.

2) William SIMMS b. 11 Sep 1815, England; d. 07 Dec 1879.
3) John SIMMS b. 14 May 1817, England; d. 06 Jan 1818.
4) Mary SIMMS b. 16 May 1819, England; d. 03 Jul 1893, Wayne Co., IL.
She married William SIMMS. [First Cousins]
5) Annie SIMMS b. 05 Nov 1821, England; d. 09 Nov 1822.
6) George SIMMS b. 03 Feb 1825, England; d. 13 Aug 1880, Wayne Co., IL.
He married Hannah ADES.
7) Ben SIMMS
8) Joseph SIMMS

William and Ann are buried in Bovee Cemetery, W. of Fairfield, Wayne
Co., IL. There is a broken stone next to Ann but it is unreadable.
Possibly William's stone.

SUSANNAH [SIMMS] HUMPHREY

Susannah SIMMS was born 10 Jul 1852 in Wayne Co., IL, and died 27 Apr
1892 in Wayne Co., IL. She was the daughter of William SIMMS and Mary
SIMMS. Granddaughter of John & Elizabeth SIMMS; William SIMMS & Ann
SEARS. Susannah's parents were first cousins. John and William SIMMS
were brothers.

Her siblings were: Frances SIMMS [WALKER]1841-1902; Sarah SIMMS
1843-1845; John SIMMS 1845-1911; Henry SIMMS 1849-1918; Edward SIMMS,
1853-1927; Richard SIMMS 1855-1857; George SIMMS 1856-1911; Thomas
SIMMS, 1859-1876 and Isabelle SIMMS [OVERALL-HUMPHREY] 1861-1944.

In 1870 she married Levi HUMPHREY in Wayne Co., IL. He was born Nov
1845 in MI, and died 01 Feb 1920 in Wayne Co., IL. He was the son of
Isaac HUMPHREY and Elizabeth SIMMS. After Susannah's death Levi
married her sister Isabelle [SIMMS] OVERALL.
To this union were born the following children:

1) William Isaac HUMPHREY, b. 1871; d. 1946. He married Florence LAROE,
21 Oct 1896, Wayne Co., IL.
2) Wesley HUMPHREY, b. 10 Jun 1876, Wayne Co., IL; d. 28 Oct 1878, Wayne
Co., IL. He rests in Bovee Cemetery, W. of Fairfield, Wayne Co., IL
3) John HUMPHREY, b. Oct 1879, Wayne Co., IL; d. 1932, Wayne Co., IL.
He married Dollie WELLS.
Susannah and Levi rest in Bovee Cemetery, W. of Fairfield, Wayne Co., IL

GEORGE SIMMS

George SIMMS was born 03 Feb 1825 in Buckinghamshire, England, and died
13 Aug 1880 in Wayne Co., IL. He was the son of William SIMMS and Ann
SEARS.

George's siblings were: James SIMMS 1813-1888; William SIMMS 1815-1879;
John SIMMS 1817-1818; Mary SIMMS1819-1893; Anne SIMMS 1821-1822; Ben
SIMMS; Joseph SIMMS.

On 18 May 1847 he married Hannah ADES. She was born 16 May 1819 in
England, and died 03 Jul 1893 in Wayne Co., IL. She was the daughter
of James ADES. She was born 18 Jul 1824 in Carroll Co., OH, and died 27
Dec 1900 in Wayne Co., IL

To this union were born the following children:

1) Cornelius SIMMS, b. 12 Sep 1848, Wayne Co., IL; d. 05 May 1930. He
married Mary Ann BRINER
2) Daniel SIMMS, b. 18 Oct 1850, Wayne Co., IL; d. 28 Feb 1893. He
married Pauline TRUSKETT
3) Alford SIMMS, b. 28 Oct 1852, Wayne Co., IL; d. 31 Jan 1924.
4) James Edwin SIMMS, b. 01 Jan 1860, Wayne Co., IL; d. 23 Dec 1930. He
married 1. Olive GASTON; and 2. Consadie B. SONS.

George and Hannah rest in Bovee Cemetery, W. of Fairfield, Wayne Co.,
IL.

Wayne County Illinois Death Records 1910-1916 by Betty Ann Butler Beeson

Memorial Cards Collection of Burl &Virginia Shaw Index
by Marlene Olson, genealogy800@yahoo.com

CHARLES H. WALKER
born: 1 May 1879 in Wayne Co, IL
died: 9 Jan 1977 in Olney, Richland Co, IL
services conducted from Dixon & Johnson Chapel
on Wed, 12 Jan 1977 at 1:30 P.M.
minister: Russell Blackford
concluding services: Bovee Cemetery
services conducted by Dixon & Johnson Funeral Home

CORA E. WALKER
born: 12 Sept 1891 in Berry Twp, Wayne Co, IL
died: 25 Sept 1977 in Fairfield, Wayne Co, IL
services conducted from RLDS Church on
Wed, 28 Sept 1977 at 1:30 P.M.
minister : Elder Russel Blackford
concluding services: Bovee Cemetery
services conducted by Dixon and Johnson Funeral Home

Lula(Shaw)Grubb, dec'd and L.A.(Grubb)Bankston Wayne County Collection of Memorial Cards and obit. Typed by Marlene Olson. genealogy800@yahoo.com

Memorial Card
GLEN E. LEGG
b.8 Feb 1911 in Wayne Co, IL
d. 9 Dec 1985 in Champaign, IL
services conducted from:
Johnson Chapel on Thursday, 12
Dec. 1985 at 2 p.m.
ministers : Elder Dale Warren
Elder Russell Blackford
concluding service: Bovee Cemetery.
services conducted by:
Johnson Funeral Home

Memorial Card
GENE McCulley
b.23 October 1928 in Wayne Co, IL
d. 22 Sept 1985 in Evansville, IND
services conducted from :
Johnson Chapel on Wednesday, 25
Sept 1985 at 2 p.m.
ministers: Rev. Gary Gelsinger
Rev David Vera
concluding services:
Bovee Cemetery
services conducted by:
Johnson Funeral Home

Memorial Card
WASH McCULLEY
b.1 March 1896 in Stoddard Co, MO
d. 22 Jan 1981 in Fairfield, Wayne Co, IL
Services conducted from:
Johnson Chapel on Saturday, 24 Jan.
1981 at 3 p.m.
minister: Rev. Geraldine Galloway
concluding services: Bovee Cemetery.
services conducted by:
Johnson Funeral Home

Memorial Card
FRANK RICHARD READ
b. 16 Nov 1916 in Wayne Co, IL
d. 3 Jan 1959 in Fairfield, IL
Nale's Funeral Home on Tuesday,
6 Jan. 1959 at 2 p.m.
officiating: Rev. Joe Wallace
assisted by: Kenneth E. Brooks
concluding service at:
Bovee Cemetery

Memorial Card
WILLIAM TURNER
b.27 July 1918 in Iowa
d.5 April 1973 in Aurora, IL
Services held at:
Nale's Funeral Home on
Saturday, 7 April 1973 at 10 a.m.
officiating : Rev. David Dean
concluding services: Bovee Cemetery.

MRS. NELLIE (Young) READ, widow of Frank Read
(daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Clyde Young)

Mrs. Nellie Read dies from Injuries
Crushed between truck and shed at home south
of Boyleston Wednesday Night.

Mrs. Nellie Read, 46 yr, Route 1, Fairfield, died at Memorial hospital at 7:20 Monday morning (today) from injuries suffered in an accident at her home south of Boyleston early Wednesday evening.
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Crushing Injuries
Mrs. Read, widow of the late Frank Read and a daughter-in-law of the Charles Reads, South
West -Seventh Street, sustained crushing injuries when caught between a shed corn crib and a truck driven by her 18 year old son, Howard. Taken to the hospital following the accident, Mrs. Read underwent two major operations, one for removal of a ruptured spleen and one Sunday morning for trachea (breathing) operation. She suffered internal bleeding, crushed pelvic and broken ribs.
Heard Mother Scream
The son was backing the truck, loaded with corn, back toward the shed crib, and did not know that his mother was standing by the shed until he heard her scream. Funeral services will be at Nale's Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Burial at Bovee Cemetery.
Coroner McNeill will hold an inquest. Mrs. Read and family had lived on the Hal Morlan
place south of Boyleston 20 years. She was a native of the Barnhill vicinity, and born 8 June 1916, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Young. Mrs. Read was a member of the New Hope General Baptist church and also attended Richland church, near her home. She was married to Frank Read with three children born to this union. Her husband died in 1959, and
she was also preceded in death by her father.

Surviving are her three children, Herschel, 21 yrs, in school at Lexington, KY; Howard, 18 yrs, and Marjorie, 15 yrs, at home; her mother, Mrs. Clyde Young, of Barnhill; and four brothers, Vernon and Carl Young, of Fairfield; Marion Young, of Clay City; and Delbert Young of Barnhill.
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Second Article
RULE READ DEATH WAS '' ACCIDENTAL''
Son Tells Coroner's Jury of Death Of His Mother In
Farm Accident

A coroner's jury ruled Mrs. Frank Read, Route 1, Fairfield, died an " accidental death" following the inquest held here Monday night. Coroner Robert McNeill presented only one witness, Mrs. Read's 18-year-old son, Howard, who was driving the truck which crushed his mother. Mrs. Read died at Memorial hospital Monday morning, five days after the accident at their farm home south of Boyleston.
Returned with Corn
The son testified that he had brought his truckload of corn to the elevator here Wednesday evening but had to return home with it after finding the elevator closed. Arriving back at the farm barn lot, he asked his mother to open a door to the corn crib. The son believed his mother had done this task and had gotten out of the way. He started backing the truck and then heard her scream. He jumped from the truck to find her pinned between it and the crib. He pulled the truck away and mother fell limp to the ground. Summoning his sister, Marjorie, the two put their mother in the family auto and rushed her to memorial hospital.
Rear View Mirror Broken
Howard, the son, told the jury that the truck's rear view mirror was broken and that he had not been able to see his mother directly back of the truck. Members of the jury were George McDannel, foreman, Allen Baumann, Ed Williams, Mike French, Jere Borders and Marshall McGehee. The inquest was held at Nale's Funeral Home.

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