- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- JAMES F. FITZSIMMONS, born March 6, 1916 in Illinos; died in March, 1988 in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma.
- DOROTHY E. FITZSIMMONS, born about December, 1917 in Illinois.
- 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.
- 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.