Simons, Jessie Vanderbilt.
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Simons, Jessie Vanderbilt.
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Simons, Jessie Vanderbilt.
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Jessie Vanderbilt McNamee was born in 1874 to a wealthy family in Staten Island, New York. In 1901 she married Charles Dewar Simons (1874-1922) and they had one child, Charles Dewar, Jr. The family resided in Staten Island. Ms. Simons served as a volunteer ambulance driver with the Dongan Hills Motor Corps; helped found and served as the ranking member of the Richmond County chapter of the Red Cross Motor Corps during World War I; served as Vice President of the National Federated Workers for Disabled Soldiers; and was an active member of the Veteran Association of Women War Workers.
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World War, 1914-1918
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Richmond County (N.Y.)
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Staten Island (New York, N.Y.)
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