John Joseph Fitzsimmons

  • Born June 18, 1888 in Kansas, Edgar County, Illinois.

  • Parents were JOHN SAMUEL FITZSIMMONS and NANCY BUSH.

  • Married ELLEN REBECCA COFFELL on August 17, 1911 in Paris, Edgar County, Illinois. She was born October 22, 1889 in Dennison, Clark County, Illinois; died July 14, 1996 in West Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana. Her parents were WILLIAM JAMES COFFELL and MARY REBECCA "mOLLIE" SULLIVAN.

  • Died June 4, 1967 in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana.






CHILDREN

  1. CLAUDE FITZSIMMONS, born May 11, 1912 in Oakland, Cook County, Illinois; died in May, 1982 in Paris, Edgar County, Illinois. Married IMOGENE COFFEL on February 2, 1935 in Vigo County, Indiana.

  2. JOHN W. FITZSIMMONS, born March 31, 1914 in Paris, Edgar County, Illinois; died in February, 1970 in Gary, Lake County, Indiana. Married HELEN JOSEPHINE SUMMERS on January 24, 1936 in Vigo County, Indiana.

  3. JAMES F. FITZSIMMONS, born March 6, 1916 in Illinos; died in March, 1988 in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma.

  4. DOROTHY E. FITZSIMMONS, born about December, 1917 in Illinois.

  5. PAULINE L. FITZSIMMONS, born March 31, 1920 in Illinois; died August 20, 1992 in West Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana. Married VIRGIL KEITH on November 8, 140 in Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana.

  6. MARY KATHERINE FITZSIMMONS, born April 7, 1924 in Effingham County, Illinois; died February 5, 1974. Married CHESTER JOHN DOWDY on September 16, 1944 in Vermillion County, Indiana.