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Billy J Simmons 1925 – 2008 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1925

Birth Location: Oklahoma

Death Date: 18 Dec 2008

Death Location: Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico, USA

Father: Joseph Simmons

Mother: Ferne Rayfield

Spouse(s): Jewel Shipman

Children(s):

The story of Billy J Simmons began in 1925 in Oklahoma. In 1930, Billy J Simmons resided in Walters, Cotton, Oklahoma, USA. Billy J Simmons married Jewel Dean Shipman. Billy J Simmons passed away in 2008 in Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Billy J Simmons began in 1925 in Oklahoma.
  • In 1930, Billy J Simmons resided in Walters, Cotton, Oklahoma, USA.
  • Billy J Simmons married Jewel Dean Shipman.
  • Billy J Simmons passed away in 2008 in Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Simmons
1897 – 1971
Birth Location: Grayson County, Texas, USA
JS
Ferne Rayfield
1898 – 1988
Birth Location: Elk City Bec, Oklahoma
FR

Spouses(s)

Jewel Shipman
1922 – 1994
Birth Location: Walnut Ridge, Arkansas
JS

Children(s)

Billy Simmons's Ancestors

Self
Billy Simmons
1925 – 2008
Birth Place: Oklahoma
Parents
Joseph Cloyd Simmons
1897 – 1971
Grayson County, Texas, USA
Ferne (Olivia "Tommy") Rayfield
1898 – 1988
Elk City Bec, Oklahoma
Grandparents
Andrew (Jackson) Rayfield
1853 – 1936
Piedmont, Wayne Co. Missouri, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Parkhill
1858 – 1939
Montague County, Texas, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Rayfield
1816 – 1903
Mary Mann
1820 – 1860
David Parkhill
1816 – 1881
Amanda Smith
1820 – 1907
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Rayfield
1786 –
Sarah Mansfield
1797 – 1816
Arnold Mann
1798 – 1872
Lucinda Biggers
1804 – 1851
David Parkhill
1774 – 1844
Martha Worsham
1783 – 1856
James Smith
1783 –
Nancy O'Neal
1792 –

Billy Simmons's Timeline

6 Records

1924
22 Jun 1924
Birth of Billy J Simmons in Oklahoma
Oklahoma
1925
abt 1925
Birth of Billy J Simmons in Oklahoma
Oklahoma
1930
1930
Age 5
Billy J Simmons resided here in Walters, Cotton, Oklahoma, USA
Walters, Cotton, Oklahoma, USA
1935
1935
Age 10
Billy J Simmons resided here in Okmulgee, Okmulgee, Oklahoma
Okmulgee, Okmulgee, Oklahoma
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 15
Billy J Simmons resided here in Okmulgee, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA
Okmulgee, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA
2008
18 Dec 2008
Age 83
Death of Billy J Simmons in Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico, USA
Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1924
    Event Place: Oklahoma
    Record Source:
    [1] Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Oklahoma; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Walters, Cotton, Oklahoma; Roll: 1896; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0015; Image: 1165.0; FHL microfilm: 2341630

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1925
    Event Place: Oklahoma

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Walters, Cotton, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Walters, Cotton, Oklahoma; Roll: 1896; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0015; Image: 1165.0; FHL microfilm: 2341630

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Okmulgee, Okmulgee, Oklahoma

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Okmulgee, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Hoxie, Lawrence, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Dec 2008
    Event Place: Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Oklahoma; Issue Date: Before 1951
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