- Born Febraury 14, 1877 in Clark County, Illinois.
- Parents were JOHN SAMUEL FITZSIMMONS and NANCY BUSH.
- Married DORA E. CRAIL on October 28, 1896 in Paris, Edgar County, Illinois. She was born June 10, 1872 in Sugar Creek Township, Vigo County, Indiana; died January 19, 1925 in Charleston, Coles County, Illinois. Her parents were JOSEPH L. CRAIL and ELIZA CRAIL.
- Died May 14, 1924.
CHILDREN
- CHARLES JOSEPH FITZSIMMONS, born November 6, 1887 in Peru, LaSalle County, Illinois; died October 8, 1944 in Streator, LaSalle County, Illinois. Married CLARA A. MONHEIN.
- WALTER HERMAN FITZSIMMONS, born July 8, 1897 in Charleston, Coles County, Illinois; died December 31, 1973 in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana. Married MARIE ALBERTA CUTRIGHT. Married SYLVIA MEADE. Married DORA MAE PARSONS. Married ROSETTA MAURER.
- MARIE FITZSIMMONS, born April 22, 1902 in Charlesotn, Coles County, Illinois; died December 16, 1944 in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana. Married RUFUS LEO DECKER on October 15, 1917 in Coles County, Illinois. Married EDGAR ATHAY ROGERS on September 2, 1925 in Vigo, Vigo County, Indiana. Married JOHN O'BRIEN on October 5, 1927 in Coles County, Illinois.
- MERLE ISABELLE FITZSIMMONS, born November 29, 1906 in Coles County, Illinois; died June 16, 1972 in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana. Married HENRY JOHN HERMAN on June 8, 1925 in Indiana. Married ERI LOGAN on July 8, 1933 in Indiana. Married PATSY EDWARD DWYER.
- IONE RUTH FITZSIMMONS, born September 15, 1907 in Charleston, Coles County, Illinois; died December 16, 1944 in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana. Married ollie hubert criss on February 6, 1924 in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana. Married FLOYD E. CHURCH on November 27, 1926 in Indiana. Married NOEL ELMER HENSLEY on October 16, 1942 in Indiana.
- MARIAN ELIZA NANCY FITZSIMMONS, born in 1910 in Coles County, Illinois; died in 1950.