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Alexander Lester Simmons 1846 – 1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jan 1846

Birth Location: , Randolph, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 15 May 1916

Death Location: Queens, Upshur, West Virginia, USA

Father: Jonas Simmons

Mother: Sarah Cowger

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The story of Alexander Lester Simmons began in 1846 in , Randolph, West Virginia, USA. Alexander Lester Simmons passed away in 1916 in Queens, Upshur, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Lester Simmons began in 1846 in , Randolph, West Virginia, USA.
  • Alexander Lester Simmons passed away in 1916 in Queens, Upshur, West Virginia, USA.

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Alexander Simmons's Ancestors

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Alexander Simmons
1846 – 1916
Birth Place: , Randolph, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Jonas J Simmons
1806 – 1892
Randolph, Virginia, United States
Sarah (Nancy) Cowger
1807 – 1898
, Randolph, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Henry Simmons
1784 – 1838
Pendleton, Virginia, United States
Catherine Snyder
1765 – 1810
Pendleton, Virginia, United States
John Cowger
1788 – 1835
Propstburg, Pendleton, West Virginia, United States
Mary Moyers
1784 – 1859
, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Simmons
1749 – 1837
Anna Simmons
1765 – 1837
John Cowger
1750 – 1836
Maria Propst
1747 – 1829
Peter Moyers
1745 – 1795
Mary Rexrode
1750 – 1795
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John SIMMONS
1707 – 1794
Anna Margaretha
1711 – 1800
SIMMONS
1710 –
Georg Gauger
1680 – 1730
Eva Kramer
1680 – 1708
Johann Propst
1712 – 1789
Catherine Elizabeth
1720 – 1804
John Moyers
1725 – 1789
Dorothy Wagener
1725 –
Johannes Rexrode
1744 – 1791
Catherine Propst
1729 – 1808

Alexander Simmons's Timeline

2 Records

1846
4 Jan 1846
Birth of Alexander Lester Simmons in , Randolph, West Virginia, USA
, Randolph, West Virginia, USA
1916
15 May 1916
Age 70
Death of Alexander Lester Simmons in Queens, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
Queens, Upshur, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1846
    Event Place: , Randolph, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 May 1916
    Event Place: Queens, Upshur, West Virginia, USA

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