Edith Mary SIM-FOLEY (1895-1968)

Edith - Photo courtesy of cousin Mary Ellen F.

 George SIM's sister

Early years- Edith was the 2nd child of John Wm and Mary Ann SIM.  She was born on 22 September 1895 in Sarawak Township, Grey, Ontario, Canada.  In 1898, the family immigrated to the US.  Edith had a 9^th grade education. 

SIM Siblings Alice, George and Edith, about 1900, Buffalo

Photo courtesy cousin Mary Ellen F.

 

Work history- In the 1920 census, Edith was listed as a hotel maid. 

Immigration and Citizenship- John Wm immigrated the family to the US about 1898.  Edith became a naturalized citizen in 1915. 

Family- In 1919, at age 24, Edith married 24 year old Eli Eugene "Gene" FOLEY (1895-1960) of Buffalo.  They had one daughter, Dorothy, who later married Edward “Ted” F. KUMROW of Buffalo. 

Gene was the son of Joseph FOLEY and Christina JAUME of Buffalo.  Gene's grandfather Miles FOLEY (1818-1894) had immigrated to Buffalo from Ireland.  Miles' wife Susannae JAMES (1831-1811) was born in Wales. 

In the 1920 census, Gene was a street car conductor.  In 1925, he was a transportation clerk.  In 1930, he was a proprietor of a restaurant.  In 1940, he performed air conditioner maintenance.  Gene died 17 February 1960. 

 

Obit from Buffalo Courier Express

Found on Old Fulton NY Postcards website

 

Edith and Gene FOLEY and Aunt Rose

Photo courtesy of cousin Mary Ellen F.

They live at the following Buffalo locations:

In 1920, they lived in John Wm’s household at 500 Niagara Street

1925-1930, they lived at 98 Fern Hill Avenue

1935-1940, they lived at 100 Potomac Avenue

We know from Dorothy’s correspondences during WWII that the family temporarily lived in John Wm’s household about 1945.  They later lived at 121 Crestwood Avenue

Death- Edith died 13 October 1968 in Buffalo.  Her remains are interred at Ridgelawn Cemetery in Cheektowaga, NY.

From the Buffalo Courier Express

Found on the Old Fulton NY Postcards website

 

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Alice Elizabeth SIM-MCCALL (1894-1966)

Alice and her grandchildren Peter and Judy

Photo courtesy cousin Judy B.

George SIM's sister

Early years- Alice was the eldest child of John Wm and Mary Ann SIM.  She was born on 5 February 1894 in Sarawak Township, Grey, Ontario, Canada.  In 1898, the family immigrated to the US.  Alice began grade school in Batavia, NY and finished in Buffalo’s School No. 24.  After graduation, she joined the school’s alumni association as an elected official.  Alice was the first SIM in our family to graduate from high school.

 

Alice and little brother George and their dog Sparky

Work history- After high school, Alice moved into an apartment and worked in an office.  She did not work when her children were young, but in the 1930 census, she was working in her husband’s lunch room.   In 1940, after her husband’s death, she was a seamstress. Later, she was a companion to the elderly.

Immigration and Citizenship- John Wm immigrated the family to the US about 1898.  Alice became a naturalized citizen in 1915.

Family- At age 22, Alice married 26 year old Ronald Beebe MCCALL (1890-1938) on 6 June 1916 in Tonawanda, Erie, NY.  They initially settled in the Buffalo area.

They had at least 3 children (all born in Buffalo):

Etta MCCALL (1917-1949) who married Charles A. WOOD

Doris MCCALL (1918-2001) who married Charles P. CHAPIN

Ronald B. MCCALL, Jr. (1922-1975) who married Joy Lee REED

Ronald was the eldest child of Archibald C. MCCALL and Etta A. BEEBE of Arcade, Wyoming Co., NY.  Ronald attended Cornell University.  In the marriage registry, he was listed as a superintendent.  In the 1920 census, he worked in a shipyard.  In 1925 he was a restaurateur.  In 1930, he was a proprietor of a lunch room.  Ronald died suddenly on 3 August 1938.  He was interred in the MCCALL family plot in Arcade.

 

Ronald with Doris and Etta

Photo courtesy of cousin Mary Ellen F.

 

From the Buffalo Courier Express

Found on Old Fulton NY Postcards website

In the 1920 census, the MCCALLs were living in Philadelphia, PA.  By the 1925 New York Census, they had returned to Buffalo.  They remained in Buffalo at the following locations:

In 1925, they lived at 777 Amherst Place in Buffalo.

In 1930, they lived at 86 Virgil Avenue in Buffalo.

In 1935-40, Alice and her children lived with her mother-in-law at 307 Bedford Avenue in Buffalo.  Her mother-in-law died in 1940.

Later, Alice lived at 277 Norwalk Avenue in Buffalo.  Nearby was John Wm and Mary Ann, the HOFMARs and the FOLEYs. 

Interesting Notes-

·         Alice was the matron of honor for Joyce CAMPBELL in her wedding to Donald HOFMAR (Alice’s nephew).

·         The daughters of John Wm and Mary Ann were known as “The Simple Sim Sisters”.

• Alice had colon cancer in the late 1950s and had a colonoscopy.

 

 

Alice and her sister Edith - 2 of the Simple Sim Sisters

Photo courtesy of cousin Judy B.

Death- Alice died 18 May 1966 in Buffalo.  Her remains are interred at Elm Lawn Cemetery in Kenmore, NY.

From the Buffalo Courier Express

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Mary Ann WALLACE-SIM (1870-1945)

John William and Mary Ann, 1941, Buffalo

50th Wedding Anniversary

Photo courtesy of cousin Mary Ellen F.

George SIM>Mary Ann WALLACE-SIM

Early years- Mary Ann was born in 1869 in Sarawak Township, Grey, Ontario, Canada to Irish immigrants William WALLACE and Mary HUSTON.   (This area was also known as Owen Sound and today, it's part of Georgian Bluffs ).  She had an 8^th grade education.

Immigration and Citizenship- The family immigrated to the US about 1898.  In 1915, Mary Ann became a US citizen.

Religion- Mary Ann was Presbyterian.

Work History- prior to marriage to John William SIM  in 1891, she was a waitress in Toronto, York, Ontario.  As was common, she did not work outside of the home during marriage.

4 Generations: Judy & Doris CHAPIN, Alice MCCALL and Mary Ann, 1944, Buffalo

Photo courtesy of cousin Judy B.

She was the mother of Alice, Edith, George, Bertha and Esther Sim.

Death- Mary Ann died 2 May 1945 in Buffalo.  She was 75 years old and the causes of death were pernicious anemia and cerebral hemorrhage.  Her remains are interred at Ridge Lawn Cemetery in Cheektowaga.

Clipping from the SIM Scrapbook
Courtesy cousin Wendy P.

From the Buffalo Courier Express

found on Old Fulton NY Postcards website

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See the SIM Family Bible with Mary Ann's hand written notes