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Anton Shimkus

Lithuanian: Antanas Šimkus
Also Known As: "Anthony Simkus"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Vaiguva Parish, Šiauliai county, Kelmė district municipality, Lithuania
Death: January 25, 1940 (51-59)
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
Place of Burial: 4401 West 111th Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL, 60655, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Joseph Shimkus and Magdaline Shimkus
Husband of Stella Shimkus
Father of Harriet Kaminskas (Kamin) and Magdelena Teresa / Sylvia Nekrosius

Occupation: Laborer, Stock Yards; Kitchen helper
US Immigration: 1903 based on 1930 US Census
Managed by: Ann Marie Yelmokas McDermott
Last Updated:

About Anton Shimkus

Anthony Shimkus • Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947
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Marriage of Stanislava Vaicekauskaite and Antanas Simkus: Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1968 -
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Birth of daughter - Magdelena Teresa Simkus Birth • Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1949 - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ12-N66


United States Census, 1920 - https://www.familysearch.org/search/ark:/61903/1:1:MJ74-WHD
United States Census, 1930 - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSLZ-Z3H
United States Census, 1940 - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWYY-WFQ


Stella Shimkus Death • Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998 - Lists her parent's names, including mother's maiden name. Informant is Stella Kamin - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9N-BLPH


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Anton Shimkus's Timeline

1884
March 7, 1884
Vaiguva Parish, Šiauliai county, Kelmė district municipality, Lithuania
1913
April 3, 1913
1915
October 15, 1915
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
1940
January 25, 1940
Age 55
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
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St Casimir Cemetery, 4401 West 111th Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL, 60655, United States