Simmons-Truax-Godbout-Ames Family Tree
Peter Rouse Simmons
1859 - 1936 (76 years)
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Name Peter Rouse Simmons Nickname P.R. Birth 17 July 1859 Waukegan, IL 
Gender Male Death 2 Mar 1936 Waukegan, IL Burial Lake Mound Cemetery, Zion, IL Person ID I8 Simmons/Truax Family Trees Last Modified 6 Jul 2020
Father Elijah Thomas Simmons, b. 30 Jul 1820, Fulton, Euphrates Co, NY d. 29 Dec 1900, Waukegan, IL (Age 80 years) Mother Sally Lowry, b. 8 Aug 1823, Fulton, Euphrates Co, NY d. 13 Oct 1888, Benton, Lake County, IL (Age 65 years) Marriage 3 May 1846 Benton, Lake County, IL Family ID F5 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Carrie Amelia Parker, b. 2 May 1861, Waukegan, IL d. 2 Jan 1941, Waukegan, IL (Age 79 years) Marriage 2 April 1885 Waukegan, IL Children 1. Loren Thomas Simmons, b. 24 May 1890, Waukegan, IL d. Aug 1978, Waukegan, IL (Age 88 years)2. Roscoe Elijah Simmons, b. 15 Mar 1897 d. 18 June 1980 (Age 83 years) 3. Chester Simmons, b. 2 Aug 1887, Waukegan, IL d. 30 May 1920, Waukegan, IL (Age 32 years)4. Ethel E. Simmons, b. 7 March 1886, Waukegan, IL d. 13 Oct 1929, Waukegan, IL (Age 43 years)5. Milton B. Simmons, b. 22 Sep 1894, Waukegan, IL d. 4 Sep 1895, Waukegan, IL (Age 0 years)Family ID F6 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 3 Jul 2017
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Notes - Peter Rouse was commonly known as "P.R." Simmons, which was the name of his Flour and Feed business in Waukegan in the early part of the 1900s. Based on 1900 U.S. Census records, the Simmons family home was at 422 Ash Street in Waukegan. In middle age, P.R. and his wife Carrie would move to 514 Ridgeland Avenue, Waukegan, which would eventually be passed on to my grandparents. This is the residence where my grandmother would take me up into her attic and show me all her treasures, and tell me the stories of her youth. And this home still stands today.
P.R. isn’t in many photos, but when he is, his image is very confident and striking. He almost always sported a beard or mustache in his earlier years and I can see where my Uncle Roscoe got that famous gleam in his eye!
P.R. and Carrie celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary in 1935, at the Genesee Theater in Waukegan. Before the theater was built, Carrie’s childhood home stood there, and this was where they were married. So they had a special anniversary party to celebrate at the Genesee theater, where they were featured in the local newspaper to honor their milestone year in marriage. My father Loren Albert and sister Virginia were in attendance at this special occasion.
P.R. owned and operated the Simmons Flour and Feed business at 20 Water Street, in Waukegan, from 1900 until the time of his death. His son Roscoe Simmons was his main partner in the family business, and his oldest son Chester (Chet) was also involved until Chet's untimely death in 1920. Prior to opening his business, P.R. operated a small farm in what was once known as North Prairie, Illinois.
- Peter Rouse was commonly known as "P.R." Simmons, which was the name of his Flour and Feed business in Waukegan in the early part of the 1900s. Based on 1900 U.S. Census records, the Simmons family home was at 422 Ash Street in Waukegan. In middle age, P.R. and his wife Carrie would move to 514 Ridgeland Avenue, Waukegan, which would eventually be passed on to my grandparents. This is the residence where my grandmother would take me up into her attic and show me all her treasures, and tell me the stories of her youth. And this home still stands today.
