The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and
Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 156

ERWIN S. SIMON.

Erwin S. Simon, identified with the horticultural interests of Yakima county,
was born in Renville county, Minnesota, August 17, 1879, a son of John B. and
Mary L. (Linse) Simon, who were early settlers of Minnesota. In the year 1915
they came to Yakima county, Washington, and began ranching on the Tieton.

Spending his youthful days under the parental roof, Erwin S. Simon acquired a
high school education, supplemented by further study in a normal school. At the
outbreak of the Spanish-American war he enlisted for active service as a member
of Company C, Twelfth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, in 1898 and was mustered out
in 1899. He afterward learned the machinist's -trade, which he continued to
follow for fourteen years at Brainerd, Minnesota, but attracted by the by the
opportunities of the rapidly developing northwest, he made his way to this
section of the country and purchased four acres of land two and a half miles
from the city of Yakima. Upon this place he is engaged in raising apples,
peaches, pears and cherries and is meeting with good success in his
undertakings.

In 1902 Mr. Simon was married to Miss Elizabeth Fisher, of Minnesota, a daughter
of C. M. B. Fisher, and she passed away in 1910, leaving three children:
Clifford, Russell and Dorothy. In June, 1915, Mr. Simon was again married, his
second union being with Miss Luella A. Reeck, of Minnesota, daughter of Rev. A.
Reeck, and they have one child, Marcelle Gladys.

Mr. Simon is a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, also of the
Brotherhood of American Yeomen and the International Association of Machinists.
The family attend the German Evangelical church. Politically Mr. Simon casts an
independent ballot, not caring to ally himself with any party or to subject
himself to the dictates of party leaders. He has worked diligently for the
attainment of his success and is now the owner of a valuable property devoted to
horticulture.

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Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in December 2007 by Jeffrey L. Elmer.
Submitter has no additional information about the subject of this article.