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Benjamin Preston Simmons 1906–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1906

Birth Location: Kenton, Delaware

Death Date: 1974

Death Location: Clairton, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: William Simmons

Mother: Mary Demby

Spouse(s): Agnes Simmons

Children(s):

Benjamin Preston Simmons was born in 1906 in Kenton, Delaware, the child of William Oscar Simmons And Mary E Demby. In 1920, Benjamin Preston Simmons resided in Representative District 3, Kent, Delaware, USA. Benjamin Preston Simmons married Agnes Simmons, and had children including Alice Thomas. Benjamin Preston Simmons passed away in 1974 in Clairton, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Preston Simmons was born in 1906 in Kenton, Delaware, the child of William Oscar Simmons And Mary E Demby.
  • In 1920, Benjamin Preston Simmons resided in Representative District 3, Kent, Delaware, USA.
  • Benjamin Preston Simmons married Agnes Simmons, and had children including Alice Thomas.
  • Benjamin Preston Simmons passed away in 1974 in Clairton, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin Simmons's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Simmons
1906–1974
Birth Place: Kenton, Delaware
Parents
William Oscar Simmons
1886–1961
Delaware
Mary (E) Demby
1887–1955
Delaware
Grandparents
Risden Simmons
1862–1918
Delaware, USA
Susan Evans
1865–1929
Delaware
Benjamin (Thomas) Demby
1860–
Kenton Hundred, Kenton, Kent, Delaware, USA
Mary (Ellen) Wix
1862–1931
Delaware, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Simmons
1824–
Hannah Carpenter
1830–
James Evans
1835–
Elizabeth Jones
1828–
John Demby
1837–
William Backus
1831–1893
Sarah Backus
1840–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Carpenter
1809–

Benjamin Simmons's Timeline

3 Records

1906
1906
Birth of Benjamin Preston Simmons in Kenton, Delaware
Kenton, Delaware
1920
1920
Age 14
Benjamin Preston Simmons resided here in Representative District 3, Kent, Delaware, USA
Representative District 3, Kent, Delaware, USA
1974
1974
Age 68
Death of Benjamin Preston Simmons in Clairton, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Clairton, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1906
    Event Place: Kenton, Delaware
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Representative District 3, Kent, Delaware; Roll: T625_200; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 6
    [2] Delaware, Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Representative District 3, Kent, Delaware, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Representative District 3, Kent, Delaware; Roll: T625_200; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 6

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1974
    Event Place: Clairton, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

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