Cunningham Clipper, April 16, 1943:(Some Editing) George G. Simonson, 86, veteran blacksmith and mechanic and pioneer resident of this community, died suddenly at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Vance Baker, Wednesday evening about six o"clock from a heart attack. Mr. Simonson had been in failing health for the past few years, and suffered a heart attack only two weeks ago, but had recovered sufficiently to be able to be up around the house again. The fatal attack came without warning. In the passing of Mr. Simonson, Cunningham has lost a worthwhile citizen, one who had served the city well in many ways, but in an unpretenious manner. One of the first councilmen to serve the city after its incorporation, he was later returned to the office on other occasions. Born in Saginaw, Michigan on Sept. 9, 1856, he began work in early life as a lumberjack, but at an early age showed clearly the inventive mind and mechanical ability which later in life was to prove of great value to manufacturers and others, but which brought him to great pecuniary benefits. He was the son of John B. and Catherine Simonson. The family migrated to Kansas in 1872 and located on a farm in Republic County. On May 3, 1878, he was married to Jennie M. Elder. To this union seven children were born. In 1882 he filed on an 80 acre Homestead in Rice County and relinquished it back to the government in 1884. He and his father then came to Kingman County and each filed on quarters of land in Dresden Twp. He lived on this quarter of land five years, doing farming, blacksmithing and runing the Dresden P. O. when the mail was brought from Wichita to Dodge City by stagecoach. In 1889 the people of Cunningham offered him fair inducements to move his shop here, which he accepted and ran a thriving business until 1927 when he became physically unable to carry on. During his years in the blacksmith shop, Mr. Simonson, being of an inventive mind and nature, turned his hand to inventions and as a result, the farm harrow was equipped with a hand lever for raising and lowerein, a patent which Mr. Simonson sold to the John Deere Implement Co. for the sum of $200.00. He later invented the oscillating washing machine but never took out a patent on his invention. His greastest hobbies were making folding lawn chairs and playing his violin, a 1756 Steiner, from Abson, Germany.
Cunningham Clipper, April 16, 1943:(Some Editing) George G. Simonson, 86, veteran blacksmith and mechanic and pioneer resident of this community, died suddenly at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Vance Baker, Wednesday evening about six o"clock from a heart attack. Mr. Simonson had been in failing health for the past few years, and suffered a heart attack only two weeks ago, but had recovered sufficiently to be able to be up around the house again. The fatal attack came without warning. In the passing of Mr. Simonson, Cunningham has lost a worthwhile citizen, one who had served the city well in many ways, but in an unpretenious manner. One of the first councilmen to serve the city after its incorporation, he was later returned to the office on other occasions. Born in Saginaw, Michigan on Sept. 9, 1856, he began work in early life as a lumberjack, but at an early age showed clearly the inventive mind and mechanical ability which later in life was to prove of great value to manufacturers and others, but which brought him to great pecuniary benefits. He was the son of John B. and Catherine Simonson. The family migrated to Kansas in 1872 and located on a farm in Republic County. On May 3, 1878, he was married to Jennie M. Elder. To this union seven children were born. In 1882 he filed on an 80 acre Homestead in Rice County and relinquished it back to the government in 1884. He and his father then came to Kingman County and each filed on quarters of land in Dresden Twp. He lived on this quarter of land five years, doing farming, blacksmithing and runing the Dresden P. O. when the mail was brought from Wichita to Dodge City by stagecoach. In 1889 the people of Cunningham offered him fair inducements to move his shop here, which he accepted and ran a thriving business until 1927 when he became physically unable to carry on. During his years in the blacksmith shop, Mr. Simonson, being of an inventive mind and nature, turned his hand to inventions and as a result, the farm harrow was equipped with a hand lever for raising and lowerein, a patent which Mr. Simonson sold to the John Deere Implement Co. for the sum of $200.00. He later invented the oscillating washing machine but never took out a patent on his invention. His greastest hobbies were making folding lawn chairs and playing his violin, a 1756 Steiner, from Abson, Germany.
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