Edson Kurtz1

M, #45766
Pedigree
Last Edited5 May 2022
     Edson married Lavon Ives.1
     In the obituary of Carol Jean Simms who died 23 March 1996 or 24 March 1996, her parents, Edson Kurtz and Lavon Ives were listed or implied as predeceased.2

Family

Lavon Ives
Child

Citations

  1. [S6399] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899 - 2011 , Ancestry.com, Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899 - 2011; "Based upon the Indiana State Board of Health. Death Certificates, 1900–2011. NOTE: this ancestry.com database includes images of the individual death certificates"; cited as "Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899 - 2011., Carol Jean Simms, Death Date: 24 Mar 1996, Paoli, Orange, Indiana, USA, Age: 72, Birth Date: 06 Jan 1924, Mishawaka, Indiana, Father: Edson Kurtz, Mother: Lafon Kurtz, Spouse: Joseph Simms.
  2. [S12715] Area Deaths: Carol Jean Simms, The Daily Reporter, Greenfield, Indiana, 26 Mar 1996, Page 3, columns 3 & 4 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Carol Jean Simms nee Kurtz (Aged 72). Hereinafter cited as Daily Reporter.

Lavon Ives1

F, #45767
Pedigree
Last Edited3 Jul 2022
     Lavon married Edson Kurtz.1
     In the obituary of Carol Jean Simms who died 23 March 1996 or 24 March 1996, her parents, Edson Kurtz and Lavon Ives were listed or implied as predeceased.2

Family

Edson Kurtz
Child

Citations

  1. [S6399] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899 - 2011 , Ancestry.com, Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899 - 2011; "Based upon the Indiana State Board of Health. Death Certificates, 1900–2011. NOTE: this ancestry.com database includes images of the individual death certificates"; cited as "Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899 - 2011., Carol Jean Simms, Death Date: 24 Mar 1996, Paoli, Orange, Indiana, USA, Age: 72, Birth Date: 06 Jan 1924, Mishawaka, Indiana, Father: Edson Kurtz, Mother: Lafon Kurtz, Spouse: Joseph Simms.
  2. [S12715] Area Deaths: Carol Jean Simms, The Daily Reporter, Greenfield, Indiana, 26 Mar 1996, Page 3, columns 3 & 4 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Carol Jean Simms nee Kurtz (Aged 72). Hereinafter cited as Daily Reporter.

Joseph V. Simms1

M, #45774
Pedigree
Last Edited8 May 2022
     Joseph married Elizabeth Davis.1
     Joseph V. Simms, of R.R. 1, Clinton, was listed as next-of-kin/contact on the draft registration of his son, Joseph Ward Simms.2

Family

Elizabeth Davis
Child

Citations

  1. [S7087] Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001 (Publisher: FamilySearch), unknown repository, Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001; "An ancestry.com database based upon one of the same name at FamilySearch, 2013, that also links to images of the documents. This database includes data not found on the actual documents, and may be derived from linked FamilySearch trees"; cited as "Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001., Edward Bryant & Nellie Shallenberg     Edward Bryant & Nellie Shallenberg; Marriage: 24 Apr 1904, Indiana, United States. Reviewed at FamilySearch where images are available.
  2. [S4046] World War I Draft Registration, online http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6482, Joe Ward Simms, Birth Date: 15 Sep 1897, Residence Place: Vermillion County, Indiana, USA, Eye Color: Blue, Hair Color: Light, Height: Medium, Physical Build: Medium. Hereinafter cited as WWI Draft Registration.
  3. [S6399] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899 - 2011 , Ancestry.com, Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899 - 2011; "Based upon the Indiana State Board of Health. Death Certificates, 1900–2011. NOTE: this ancestry.com database includes images of the individual death certificates"; cited as "Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899 - 2011., Joseph Ward Simms, Death Date: 18 Aug 1961, So Bend, St Joseph, Indiana, USA, Age: 62, Birth Date: 15 Sep 1898, Indiana, Father: Joseph V Simms, Mother: Elizabeth Simms, Spouse: Mrs. J W Simms.

Elizabeth Davis1

F, #45775
Pedigree
Last Edited8 May 2022
     Elizabeth married Joseph V. Simms.1

Family

Joseph V. Simms
Child

Citations

  1. [S7087] Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001 (Publisher: FamilySearch), unknown repository, Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001; "An ancestry.com database based upon one of the same name at FamilySearch, 2013, that also links to images of the documents. This database includes data not found on the actual documents, and may be derived from linked FamilySearch trees"; cited as "Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001., Edward Bryant & Nellie Shallenberg     Edward Bryant & Nellie Shallenberg; Marriage: 24 Apr 1904, Indiana, United States. Reviewed at FamilySearch where images are available.
  2. [S6399] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899 - 2011 , Ancestry.com, Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899 - 2011; "Based upon the Indiana State Board of Health. Death Certificates, 1900–2011. NOTE: this ancestry.com database includes images of the individual death certificates"; cited as "Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899 - 2011., Joseph Ward Simms, Death Date: 18 Aug 1961, So Bend, St Joseph, Indiana, USA, Age: 62, Birth Date: 15 Sep 1898, Indiana, Father: Joseph V Simms, Mother: Elizabeth Simms, Spouse: Mrs. J W Simms.

Anna Belle Blake1,2,3

F, #45776, b. 7 April 1909, d. 15 December 1971
Pedigree
Father*Richard A. Blake1,3 b. 25 Oct 1877, d. 11 Jul 1938
Mother*Anna Belle Bradbury1,3 b. 28 Oct 1879, d. 17 Mar 1958
Last Edited23 Apr 2026
     She was born on 7 April 1909, Chadron, in Dawes County, Nebraska, USA.1 Anna married James Mansel Griffith in 1934, Anthon, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA.2
     Anna Belle Blake died on 15 December 1971 in Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, USA.1 She was buried at Memory Gardens Cemetery, Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, USA.1
     In the obituary of James Mansel Griffith who died 8 July 1955, hiswife, the former Anna Belle Blake, was listed as a survivor.2
     In the obituary of Anna Belle Blake who died 17 March 1958, her daughter, Anna Belle Griffith, was listed as a survivor.3
     Mrs. James M. Griffith, of the same address, was listed as next-of-kin/contact on the draft registration of her son, Donald Blake Griffith.4
     In the obituary of Donald B. Griffith who died 3 July 2022, his parents, James M. Griffith and Anna Belle Blake were listed or implied as predeceased.5

Family

James Mansel Griffith b. 4 Jul 1910, d. 8 Jul 1955
Marriage*Anna married James Mansel Griffith in 1934, Anthon, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA.2 
Child

Citations

  1. [S3862] Find A Grave memorial page , Find A Grave, Find A Grave search page; "A database submitted by individuals supposedly of cemetery interments, often from grave memorials or cemetery records and often supplemented by other information, generally without identification of the sources except when a tombstone photo is included."; cited as "Find A Grave., Memory Gardens Cemetery: Anna Belle Griffith née Blake.
  2. [S12755] Death Takes James Griffith, Iowa City Press-Citizen, Iowa City, Iowa, 09 Jul 1955, Page 10, column 6 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: James Mansel Griffith, 1910 - 1955 (Aged 45). Hereinafter cited as Iowa City Press-Citizen.
  3. [S16517] Deaths: Mrs. Blake Dies; Rites Wednesday, Iowa City Press-Citizen, Iowa City, Iowa, 18 Mar 1958, Page 2, column 1 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Anna Belle Blake. Hereinafter cited as Iowa City Press-Citizen.
  4. [S13233] Unknown subject, Fold3 (n.p.: Fold3, an Ancestry company), US, Korean War Era Draft Registration Cards, 1948 - 1959: Donald Blake Griffith, born may 20, 1940, Storm Lake Iowa, Residence: Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, Contact Person: Mrs. James M. Griffith (mother) of the same address. Description: eyes - brown, hair - brown, complexion - medium, height (approx.) - 5 ft. 11.5 in. and weight (approx.) - 225 , Remarks: Scars on both elbows, Date: 18 Mar 1959. Hereinafter cited as Fold3.
  5. [S16518] Donald B. Griffith, Chapman Funeral Home Inc., Clarence, Iowa, abt 4 Jul 2022, [S3862] "Find A Grave", online Find A Grave search page: Clarence Cemetery: Donald Blake Griffith
    Grave marker transcription:
    Donald B. Griffith
    SP4 US Army     Vietnam
    May 20, 1940 - Jul 3, 2022.