Seventh Generation

2825. Vincey Louisa ACKLEY was born on 24 Nov 1823 in East Haddam, Middlesex , Connecticut.^{5,20,26,333,717,719} She was living in 1900 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga , Ohio.⁷¹⁷ living with daughter and son-in-law Edwin Booth 1900 She appeared in the census 1880 & 1900 in Ohio.

Vincey Louisa ACKLEY and William P SIMMONS were married on 19 Apr 1855 in Morgan, Ashtabula , Ohio.^{5,333,719,1318,2335} William P SIMMONS was born about 1820 in Lincolnshire, England.^719,1318 He was living in 1880 in Geneva, Ashtabula , Ohio.⁷¹⁹ He died on 9 Feb 1898 in Geneva, Ashtabula , Ohio.^1318,2325 R W Tuckerman has death as 9 April 1897
Biography of¹³¹⁸ Born and bred in Lincolnshire, England, William P. Simmons was reared to horticul­tural pursuits, and as a youth worked in the famous gardens at Kew, and at Eton Hall, be­coming skilled as a florist. Emigrating to this country when young, he lived for a number of years in Rome, Ohio, from there coming, in 1864, to Geneva, where, as a landscape gard­ener, he laid out Mount Pleasant Cemetery, of which he was afterwards superintendent for thirty years. About 1874 he opened a whole­sale florist's establishment, and shipped the products of his greenhouses all over the county, building up an excellent business, in which he continued until his death, February 9, 1898. at the age of eighty-one years. He was a stanch Republican in politics, although never an office seeker, and was an enthusiastic anti-slavery man, his home in Rome having been one of the stations on the underground railway. He was an Episcopalian in his relig­ious beliefs, and both he and his wife were charter members of Christ's church, in Geneva. The maiden name of his wife was Vincy L. Ackley. She was born in East Haddam, Con­necticut, and moved with her parents to Me­dina County, Ohio where they were married. Three children were born of their union, namely: William H., a merchant in Bath, New York; Lydia, wife of Edwin Booth, of Cleve­land. Ohio; and A. T. Vincey Louisa ACKLEY and William P SIMMONS had the following children:

4329	i.	William H SIMMONS was born on 8 Feb 1856 in Ohio.333,719,1318 He appeared in the census in 1880 in Ohio. He died on 16 Jan 1926 in Ashtabula , Ohio.2325
+4330	ii.	Lydia Ackley SIMMONS was born on 3 Sep 1857 in Rome, Ashtabula, Ohio.333,717,719,1318,2336 She died of cancer on 4 Apr 1944 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga , Ohio.2325,2336,2337 She has Death Cert # 23196 She was buried in Apr 1944 in Mount Pleasant, Geneva, Ashtabula , Ohio.2336 She appeared in the census 1880, 1900 & 1910 in Ohio. Her Obituary appeared in the2337 Lydia Ackley (nee Simmons), wife of the late Edwin, beloved mother of Grace E. and Harold Simmons Booth; late residence, 7107 Clinton ave. Friends received at Leimkuehler Funeral Home, 6722 Franklin blvd. Service at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Lake ave. and W. 78th st., Friday, April 7, at 1 p. m. Burial Geneva, Lidia may have had two additional children that died young, one by each of her husbands
+4331	iii.	Ansel Thomas SIMMONS was born on 16 Dec 1854 in Rome, Ashtabula, Ohio.333,719,1318,2338 He appeared in the census in 1880 in Ohio. He died (Illegible) on 8 Apr 1917 in Painesville, Lake , Ohio.2338 He was buried on 11 Apr 1917 in Geneva, Ashtabula , Ohio.2338 He has Death Cert # 26914 Biography of1318 ANSEL T. SIMMONS.-A man of marked ability and worth, A. T. Simmons, now serving his third term as postmaster at Geneva, is de­voting his time and energies to the duties of his position, being a most popular and efficient public official A son of the late William P. Simmons, he was born, December i6, 1859, in Rome, Asbtabula county, of English ancestry Learning the florist's art and trade while working with his father, A. T. Simmons was subsequently foreman for two years of a large plant on Long Island, after which he assisted in the management of his father's greenhouses in Geneva for many years. On May 31, 1898, Mr. Simmons was appointed postmaster of Geneva, a position of much importance. the office, under his administration of affairs, hav­ing developed from a third class office to a second class office, with both city and rural free deliveries. In 1898, when be assumed charge of the office, but $90 was allowed for a clerk, but this sum has been increased by the addition of $7,383 to the former amount. In the man­agement of the work now devolving upon him, Mr. Simmons has eight assistants, including mail carriers and clerks, four being employed in rural free delivery service. An earnest sup­porter of the principles of the Republican party, while his brother is an equally strong supporter of the Democratic platform, Mr. Simmons was for eight years a member of the city council, resigning to accept his present official position under the Government. For the past twenty years he has been a member of the Geneva school board, which is not a politi­cal position, being now president of the board. • On July 12, 1882, Mr. Simmons married Lillian Down, who was born in Maidstone, County Kent, England, but was brought up and educated in Queens county. Long Island, New York, and they have one child, James W., a substitute clerk in the Geneva post. office. Fraternally Mr. Simmons is a member, and an officer, of the Knights of Pythias, and of the Royal Arcanum. Mrs. Simmons is a valued member of the Congregational church.