Résumé

Draftsman, George Wellington Stoddard, Architect, Seattle, WA, 1937; Draftsman, Jessie Warren, Architect, Seattle, WA, 1938. Draftsman, Continental Can Company, Seattle, WA,1939-1941. Principal, A.F. Simonson, Architect, Seattle, WA, c. 1947; Partner, Simonson, [Edgar] Putnam and Associates, Architects, Seattle, WA, 1948-1949; Principal, A.F. Simonson, Architect, Seattle, WA, 1950- ;

High School/College

Diploma, Lincoln High School, Seattle, WA, c. 1935.

B.Arch., University of Washington, Seattle (UW), Seattle, WA, 05/1944. The noted San Diego-based architect J. Robert Mosher (1920-2015) was one of Simonson's seven other classmates in the UW Architecture Class of 1944.

Relocation

Alfred Simonson was born in Los Angeles, CA, but moved to Seattle early in his life. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation, Birthdate: 8 May 1917; Birth County: Los Angeles,accessed 02/02/2016.) In 1919, the family resided in "Sherman, CA," according to naturalization papers, presumably the Los Angeles neighborhood of Sherman Oaks. According to the US Census of 1920, at two years of age, Simonson lived with his parents in a rented apartment at 3615 Woodland Park Avenue in Seattle. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation, Year: 1920; Census Place: Seattle, King, Washington; Roll: T625_1926; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 129; Image: 1049,accessed 02/02/2016.)

Parents

His father, Fenwick William Simonson (born 08/06/1867 in Knoxford, NB, Canada-died 04/19/1948 in Seattle), entered the US on 06/20/1896 at Blaine, ME, and completed US naturalization paperwork in 1919 in Los Angeles. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Naturalization Records of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, 1890-1957; Microfilm Serial: M1542; Microfilm Roll: 48,accessed 02/02/2016.) He worked as a Motorman both in Los Angeles and for the City of Seattle in 1920. His mother, Mary Walsh Simonson (born c. 1878 in MA), worked in the home.

Spouse

He married Barbara Arnold on 08/29/1941 at the Fremont Baptist Church in Seattle. (See Ancestry.com, Source Information, Ancestry.com. Washington, Marriage Records, 1865-2004 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012, accessed 02/02/2016.)

Biographical Notes

He was named for his paternal grandfather, Thomas Alfred Simonson (born c. 1837 in England), and his father, Fenwick. SSN: 532-12-0384.