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John Simon
John Simon, farmer, Sec. 21, P. O. Hartford; has 99 acres of land; he is a native of Loraine, Germany; he is the son of John and Christine Simon, and was born Jan. 1, 1826; he emigrated to America in 1840; made his home in the town of Collins, Erie Co., N. Y., where he remained about eight years; in February, 1848, he moved to Wisconsin, and settled in the wilds of the town of Hartford, near the village of Hartford; he was engaged in farming; has served as Chairman of the town of Hartford six years, four of which were in succession. He was married in the town of West Bend, Sept. 14, 1851, to Miss Elizabeth Weber, daughter of Jacob Weber. Mrs. Simon was born in Lorraine, Germany. They have had nine children, seven of whom are living-the oldest, John; Peter is married to Gertrude Scheidinger, is a blacksmith by trade and lives in Dakota; Catharine died in childhood; Frank; Nicholas; Stephen died in childhood; Jacob, Mathias and Joseph.
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"History of Washington and Ozaukee Counties, Wisconsin," published in 1881 by Western Historical Company.