Individual Details

Vincent Henry SIMON

(1 May 1915 - 30 Mar 1959)

1 Apr 1930, 506 B Street , Porterville, Tulare Co., CA, ED 44 Sh 7B, ;
George N. Brown, head, 63 (1866-67), 33 at first marriage, born VT both parents born VT, laborer at odd jobs, owns home of $3, 000, no radio
Opal Brown, wife, 46 (1883-84), 24 at first marriage, born IA father born PA mother born IA
Vincent Simon, step-son, 14 (1915-16), born MT, father born MO mother born IA
LeRoy Dray, head, but at same address as George and Opal Brown, 33 (1896-97), 28 at first marriage, born WA both parents born WA. Auto mechanic, rents, no radio
Agnes Dray, wife, 23 (1896-97), 20 at first marriage, born MT father born VT mother born IA.

1 Apr 1940, 200 South H Street, Porterville, Tulare Co., CA, ED 54-45 Sh 7A:
Vincent H. Simon, head, 24 (1915-16), born Montana, completed 3 yr high school, rents for $8; lived same place 5 years earlier, cook - short order house. He answered the supplementary questions: father born Missoura [sic] mother born Iowa, does have a social security number and deductions were made the prior year from wages.
Edyth M. Simon, wife, 23 (1916-17), born CA, completed 3 yr high school, lived Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 5 years earlier, she answered the questions
Loretta G. Simon, daughter, 10/12 (Abt Mar 1939), born CA.

Obituary obtained from Bessie Brown does not have a date, but is from Porterville Recorder. "Former Resident Dies Suddenly In Compton: Vincent Simon, 43, passed away suddenly Monday morning at a hospital in Compton. A native of Montana, Mr. Simon was a former resident of Porterville having lived here for 35 years, prior to moving to Compton where he had lived the past two years.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Edythe Simon of Compton; a daughter, Mrs. Loretta Chavez, and three sons, William, Lee and James Simon all of Compton, his mother, Mrs. Opal Brown of Porterville; a sister, Mrs. Bessie Duncan, and a step-brother, Carl Brown, both of Porterville. Funeral services and interment were held Thursday in Compton." According to the Tulare Co. USGENWEB page for obituary index, it appeared on April 3, 1959 in the Porterville Evening Recorder.

Per CADI, social security # 566-10-2988.

Events

Birth1 May 1915Montana
Census1 Jan 1920Union Twp., Madison Co., MT. ED 142, pg 3B. Vincent H., 4-7/12 (1915), born MT, father born MO, mother born IA.
Census1 Apr 1930Porterville, Tulare Co., California
MarriageBef 1939Living
Census1 Apr 1940Porterville, Tulare Co., California
Death30 Mar 1959Los Angeles Co., California
Burial2 Apr 1959Sunnyside Memorial Park, Compton, Los Angeles Co., CA
Reference No1180

Families

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FatherWilliam August SIMON (1876 - 1920)
MotherOpal Mae VINCENT (1883 - 1964)

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