Grandma's Candy Dish: Jean & Catherine Simons Reunion

The Jean and Catherine Simons Reunion

2013

What a fun time we had gathering together as a family to celebrate the Jean and Catherine Simons Family! Hard to believe that all of these people came from the union of Jean and Catherine. It's even more amazing when you think that they only had two children that lived long enough to have families of their own! By our counts, the descendants from Jean and Catherine are as follows:

-71 direct descendants

(Budd: 35, Jerry: 34, Kathleen, Carol)

-95 total family members

(Budd: 47, Jerry: 46, Kathleen, Carol)

We are so grateful to all who took the time from their busy lives by supporting the gathering. Everyone has so much going on in their lives, yet it was such a treat to take a break for a few hours and spend it enjoying each other and becoming reacquainted. We also appreciate Budd sharing his sweet memories of his father. What a treasure it was to be able to listen to him! (Budd, that needs to be written down so all of us have those words to read and re-read through the years!) And Jeana, Lori, and Jan, we love that we are all able to reap the benefits from your many hours of family history work. (to see some of Jeana's material that she shared at the reunion, go to https://www.dropbox.com/sh/bkb25ifxdgic04r/3seH0Y3JSN)

And thanks to those who brought delicious food and helped with the events of the day! Though the sprinkly skies may have sidelined a few events, it was a perfect day!