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Retired Aristocrat Reaches The Century Mark Today
J Lee Simmons of Buckeystown Frederick County Maryland is celebrated on his 100th birthday as the last of the old Frederick County aristocrats. He recalls the Civil War era and meeting Ulysses Grant at a Frederick Fair while keeping peace with northern and southern factions. He plans to vote Democratic this year and remains a resident of Frederick County. He is known for rifle and pistol skill and for his friendship with Jake Kilrain, and he spends his days on the Buckeystown front porch counting passing cars while smoking a corn cob pipe.
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J. Lee Simmons
Butown
Frederick County
Mr. Simmons
Monocacy River
James Lee Simmons
Greys
Simmons
Grant
Frederick Fair
Mrc. Simmons
Adamstown
Voile
Bueckeystown
Clarence Shipley
Robert Alexander
Balmore
Edgar L. Thomas
Buckeystown
Melton
Alpha Portland Cement Company
Thomas
Jake Kilrain
John L. Sulkan
Monocacy
Potomac
Jake
U.S. 15
Momocacy River
Bennett's Creek
Frederick