Hi Daniel and list,
Your great grandfather Abram Simmons must be the same one who was in law
partnership with my great grandfather Frank C. Dailey. They joined up in
Wells County in 1894 and later Frank's brother Charles Gutelius Dailey joined
the firm: Dailey, Simmons and Dailey. Do I have the same Abram Simmons?
Frank C. Dailey left Bluffton about 1914 for Indianapolis, but he always
called Bluffton home. Their friends and family were very important to Frank
and his wife Edna Field. They had 3 sons who were named for family and
friends:
Field Tribolet Dailey: Field: his mother's maiden name. Tribolet: In 1892,
Frank and his friend Harry Tribolet started the newspaper Bluffton Evening
News which they later sold.
George Simmons Dailey: I don't know where the name George comes from, but
his middle name is for Frank's partner Abram Simmons.
Joseph Leonard Dailey: My grandfather. Joseph is after his grandfather
Joseph S. Dailey and Leonard must be after his other grandfather Leonard S.
Field.
I look forward to seeing more of your website as you add to it.
Janis