David Nevius Simonson was also known as D. N. Simonson. David Nevius Simonson was born on 14. Mar. 1828 at Raritan, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. He was the son of
Dennis Simonson and
Ellen Nevius. David Nevius Simonson married
Catherine Craig, daughter of
John Craig, on 8. Mar. 1855 at Illinois.
David Nevius Simonson was shown in the census on 1. Aug. 1870 as a farmer.
David Nevius Simonson and
Catherine Craig appeared on the census of 1. Aug. 1870 at Bushnell Twp., McDonough County, Illinois,
; real estate value 9,000.00.
David Nevius Simonson was shown in the census on 16. Jun. 1880 as a farmer.
David Nevius Simonson and
Catherine Craig appeared on the census of 16. Jun. 1880 at Bushnell Twp., McDonough County, Illinois.
By his hand "I left New Jersey Feby., 1849, for California; July 1st landed at San Francisco; rmeined in California working mines until Fall of '51, when I returned to N. J. Went to Cal. by way of Panama; returning crossed Central America by way of Lake Nicaraugua and San Juan River; cam to Illinois January, 1852, located at Canton, remained there until April, 1865; engaged in selling goods and buying grain, etc; moved the to Port Byron, Ill; stayed there until 1868, engaged in merchadizing; then came to Bushnell, Ill., moving upon a farm near there; three years ago moved to town of Bushnell and since have not been in any business." On 1. Jan. 1895.
David Nevius Simonson died on 21. Mar. 1919 at Bushnell, McDonough County, Illinois, at age 91.