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Bennie Franklin Simmons 1922–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Dec 1922

Birth Location: Madill, Marshall, Oklahoma, USA

Death Date: 1 Nov 1981

Death Location: Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma, USA

Father: Buster Simmons

Mother: Maude Smith

Spouse(s): Mina Guinn, Shirley Thomas

Children(s): Trula Meeks

The story of Bennie Franklin Simmons began in 1922 in Madill, Marshall, Oklahoma, USA. Bennie Franklin Simmons married Mina Agnes Guinn, Shirley Fay Thomas, and had children including Barbara Simmons, Benjamin B Simmons, Bennie Ray Simmons, Buddy Lawrence Simmons, Marshall James Simmons, Trula Faye Meeks. Bennie Franklin Simmons passed away in 1981 in Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Bennie Franklin Simmons began in 1922 in Madill, Marshall, Oklahoma, USA.
  • Bennie Franklin Simmons married Mina Agnes Guinn, Shirley Fay Thomas, and had children including Barbara Simmons, Benjamin B Simmons, Bennie Ray Simmons, Buddy Lawrence Simmons, Marshall James Simmons, Trula Faye Meeks.
  • Bennie Franklin Simmons passed away in 1981 in Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Buster Simmons
1890–1945
Birth Location: Texas, USA
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Maude Smith
1905–1985
Birth Location: Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mina Guinn
1919–2014
Birth Location: Eufaula, McIntosh, Oklahoma, USA
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Shirley Thomas
1936–2021
Birth Location: Williamson County, Texas, USA
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Children(s)

Trula Meeks
1950–2005
Birth Location: Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA
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Bennie Simmons's Ancestors

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Bennie Simmons
1922–1981
Birth Place: Madill, Marshall, Oklahoma, USA
Parents
Buster Simmons
1890–1945
Texas, USA
Maude Smith
1905–1985
Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas, USA
Grandparents
Giles (Cullen) Smith
1871–1950
Calhoun County, Mississippi, USA
Mike Whitten
1871–1976
Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
Giles Smith
1835–1886
Rebecca Bounds
1837–1911
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Smith
1787–1854
Amanda Duke
1787–1878

Bennie Simmons's Descendants

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Bennie (Franklin) Simmons (2 Dec 1922–1 Nov 1981) m. Mina (Agnes) Guinn (13 Sep 1919–30 Nov 2014) m. Shirley (Fay) Thomas (4 Aug 1936–11 Oct 2021)
  1. 1. Trula (Faye) Meeks 1950–2005

Bennie Simmons's Timeline

2 Records

1922
2 Dec 1922
Birth of Bennie Franklin Simmons in Madill, Marshall, Oklahoma, USA
Madill, Marshall, Oklahoma, USA
1981
1 Nov 1981
Age 59
Death of Bennie Franklin Simmons in Moore, Cleveland, Oklahoma, USA
Moore, Cleveland, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1922
    Event Place: Madill, Marshall, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1981
    Event Place: Moore, Cleveland, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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