User:Martywomacksimon

Biography:
My name is legally Martha Simon but I have went by the nickname Marty since I was in grade school. I am currently serving a Part-time Church Service Mission in the Worldwide Patron Support of the Family and History Department at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building in Salt Lake City, Utah.

I was born in Ohio and raised in Southern Oregon. I am a convert to the LDS Church and was baptized in 1978 while living in Happy Camp in Northern California. I have always been interested in Ancient Civilizations, especially in North America, and my curiosity about them helped to lead me to the Church.

Education and Work Experience:
I am a High School Graduate of Medford High School in Oregon. Some College classes I have taken include graduating from Basic Police Training and EMT Training while volunteering on a local ambulance service in Eagle Pt., Oregon.

I was a single parent for many years and supported my children and myself by working as a Data Entry Operator for over 20 years. I worked for the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing in the State of Utah for about 18 years, retiring in 2005.

Church Service Experience:
My husband and I served as Church Service Missionaries for three years at the Magna Bishop's Storehouse and loved that. We are currently serving as ward missionaries at our Ward. I am also serving as the Ward Family History Consultant.

Family History Background:
Thanks to my parents, I was raised on stories of my ancestors so it created an interest and love of my ancestors at an early age. I know I was born with the spirit of Elijah with my heart turned to my ancestors and my main mission in this life is to research and find them. I have been coninuously researching my family history since joining the Church. I am currently trying to write histories of some of my ancestors so that my grandchildren will know about them, not having met them here on Earth.

Areas of Interest:
I have found many of my ancestors but for years my brick walls have been and still are:

Agnes Galeon and her father Joseph Galeon who I think lived in Tennessee;

Hannah Daugherty from Ireland who lived in Pennsylvania &amp; Kentucky,who were her ancestors; and

Henry Miller who lived in Ohio and who are his ancestors and where they came from.