Letter to Mrs. Sam Bruno by Harriet Hannig, 24 February, 1969

Transcribed by Claude Simon March 25, 2013

The Simon family tree to the best of my knowledge

Father Name Louis Simon Mothers name Jeanette
Simon (nee) Hart

THere were eight children

Joseph Simon single a soldier in Spanish War

William Simon single also soldier in Spanish War

Flora Simon married twice no family married to
Joseph Webb

Bella Simon married Wm L Brown had three
children. Jeannette pass on when a baby Frank
died several years ago.

William L. Brown Jr. married to Dorothy Judd no 
family live in New York.

James Simon married had a family live in 
Canada pass on years ago.


Frieda Simon married to Al. Noye no children
past on years ago.

Samuel Simon married to Elizabeth had 5 children

Hattie Harriet Simon married Edward Paul Hannig
he pass on in 1959 would be 80 years had one 
child Helen (?) Marie Hannig pass on Dec 18 (?)
1917(?) at the age of ten.

Our father Simon pass on when I was two
years old Mother when I was 9 years old
When father pass on the four oldes care 
for there self.  The four youngest three
of them James Frieda and Samuel were 
place and raise in a jewish orphan home (?)

My mother kept me till I was five then I 
was put in an orphan home when ten
years old was send to a family in Iowa on a
farm stay there till was 15 was under the care 
of and (?) Illinois Home and Aid Company 
Work for a family in chicago till I was married.