Burness Genealogy and Family History

Elizabeth Jane Criss¹

#45631, b. 11 June 1888, d. 24 March 1956

Elizabeth Jane Criss was born on 11 June 1888 in Wellsburg, Brooke County, West Virginia, USA.² She was the daughter of John W. Criss and Ida Geneva Carman.^2,1,3 She married Guy Gordon Simon on 12 August 1908 in Huntington County, Indiana, USA.² She died on 24 March 1956 in DeKalb County, Indiana, USA, at age 67.^1,4

Charts: Morgan Family

Children of Elizabeth Jane Criss and Guy Gordon Simon

Galen Russell Simon+^5,2,6,7,8 b. 7 Jul 1909, d. 26 Jan 1999
Virginia Icel Simon+^5,2,1,7,8 b. 17 Aug 1911, d. 28 Oct 1998
Arvan Dale Simon+^1,2,7,8 b. 15 Nov 1915, d. 21 Jul 1943
Charles Herbert Simon^5,7,8
James Edward Simon⁵

Citations

Ancestry.com, Indiana Death Certificates, 1899-2011.
FamilySearch, Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007.
1900 US Census, Indiana.
Find A Grave.
Ancestry.com, Indiana Birth Certificates, 1907-1940.
1910 US Census, Indiana.
1920 US Census, Indiana.
1930 US Census, Indiana.

Guy Gordon Simon¹

#45632, b. 28 March 1888, d. 1 July 1975

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Guy Gordon Simon was born on 28 March 1888 in Huntington County, Indiana, USA.^2,1 He married Elizabeth Jane Criss, daughter of John W. Criss and Ida Geneva Carman, on 12 August 1908 in Huntington County, Indiana, USA.² He died on 1 July 1975 in Garrett, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA, at age 87.¹

Charts: Morgan Family

Children of Guy Gordon Simon and Elizabeth Jane Criss

Galen Russell Simon+^3,2,4,5,6 b. 7 Jul 1909, d. 26 Jan 1999
Virginia Icel Simon+^3,2,1,5,6 b. 17 Aug 1911, d. 28 Oct 1998
Arvan Dale Simon+^1,2,5,6 b. 15 Nov 1915, d. 21 Jul 1943
Charles Herbert Simon^3,5,6
James Edward Simon³

Citations

Ancestry.com, Indiana Death Certificates, 1899-2011.
FamilySearch, Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007.
Ancestry.com, Indiana Birth Certificates, 1907-1940.
1910 US Census, Indiana.
1920 US Census, Indiana.
1930 US Census, Indiana.

Charles Criss¹

#45633, b. August 1890, d. 11 November 1911

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Charles Criss was born in August 1890 in West Virginia, USA.¹ He was the son of John W. Criss and Ida Geneva Carman.^1,2 He died on 11 November 1911 in Iowa, USA, at age 21.¹

Charts: Morgan Family

Citations

FamilySearch, Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990.
1900 US Census, Indiana.

Esther Geneva Fry¹

#45634, b. 29 September 1906, d. 1 March 2002

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Esther Geneva Fry was born on 29 September 1906 in Huntington County, Indiana, USA.² She was the daughter of Robert Ross Fry and Ida Geneva Carman.^2,3,4 She married Wendell M. Towns on 25 December 1924 in Allen County, Indiana, USA.² She died on 1 March 2002 in Lima, Allen County, Ohio, USA, at age 95.¹

Charts: Morgan Family

Children of Esther Geneva Fry and Wendell M. Towns

Robert Eugene Towns^5,6,7
Richard Max Towns^5,6,7

Citations

Ancestry.com, Ohio Death Index 1908-1944.
FamilySearch, Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007.
1910 US Census, Indiana.
1920 US Census, Indiana.
Ancestry.com, Indiana Birth Certificates, 1907-1940.
1930 US Census, Indiana.
1940 US Census, Ohio.

Wendell M. Towns¹

#45635, b. 7 November 1903, d. 29 September 1980

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Wendell M. Towns was born on 7 November 1903 in Elkhart County, Indiana, USA.¹ He married Esther Geneva Fry, daughter of Robert Ross Fry and Ida Geneva Carman, on 25 December 1924 in Allen County, Indiana, USA.¹ He died on 29 September 1980 in Lima, Allen County, Ohio, USA, at age 76.²

Charts: Morgan Family

Children of Wendell M. Towns and Esther Geneva Fry

Robert Eugene Towns^3,4,5
Richard Max Towns^3,4,5

Citations

FamilySearch, Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007.
Ancestry.com, Ohio Death Index 1908-1944.
Ancestry.com, Indiana Birth Certificates, 1907-1940.
1930 US Census, Indiana.
1940 US Census, Ohio.

Arthur Clyde Fry¹

#45636, b. 31 August 1899, d. 17 May 1986

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Arthur Clyde Fry was born on 31 August 1899 in Huntington County, Indiana, USA.^2,3,1,4 He was the son of Robert Ross Fry and Ida Geneva Carman.^2,3,4,5,6 He married Lilly Inez Butcher on 12 March 1921 in Allen County, Indiana, USA.^2,7 He married Winifred Catherine Cavanagh on 11 February 1956 in Lake County, Indiana, USA.² He died on 17 May 1986 in Hammond, Lake County, Indiana, USA, at age 86.³

Charts: Morgan Family

Citations

Ancestry.com, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards 1917-18.
FamilySearch, Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007.
Ancestry.com, Indiana Death Certificates, 1899-2011.
1900 US Census, Indiana.
1910 US Census, Indiana.
1920 US Census, Indiana.
FamilySearch, Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1922.

Edward Ross Fry¹

#45640, b. 2 September 1901, d. 1 November 1988

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Edward Ross Fry was born on 2 September 1901 in Indiana, USA.^1,2 He was the son of Robert Ross Fry and Ida Geneva Carman.^1,2,3 He married Leota Irene Forst.¹ He died on 1 November 1988 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA, at age 87.¹

Charts: Morgan Family

Children of Edward Ross Fry and Leota Irene Forst

Citations

Ancestry.com, Indiana Death Certificates, 1899-2011.
1910 US Census, Indiana.
1920 US Census, Indiana.
Ancestry.com, Indiana Birth Certificates, 1907-1940.
1940 US Census, Indiana.