SOPHIA HILTBOLD, b: 1857

^{1929 The Great Depression begins}
^{1939 - 1945 World War II}
^{1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima)}
^{1950 Korean War begins}
^{1964 - 1973 Vietnam War}

^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}
^{1908 Ford produces Model T}
^{1913 Edison invents movies w/sound}
^{1914 - 1918 World War I}

^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}




			^{RUDOLF SIMMEN}^{b.1846 SWITZERLAND d.1918 HEMSTEAD, TEXAS}

	^{AUGUST J. SIMMEN}^{b.1889 HEMSTED, TEXAS d.1922}

	^{ANNA ELIZABETH SIMMEN}^{b.1890 SAN FELIPE, TEXAS d.1958 AUSTIN, TEXAS}



			^{SOPHIA HILTBOLD}^{b.1857 SWITZERLAND d.1906 HEMSTEAD, TEXAS}