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Christopher "Bud" Columbus Simmons 1906 – 1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Oct 1906

Birth Location: Clay, Marion County, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 6 Jan 1956

Death Location: Lewistown, Fergus, Montana, USA

Father: Jeremiah Simmons

Mother: Lucy Simmons)

Spouse(s): Clara Olson)

Children(s): Forrest Simmons, Lillian (Barnard), Betty Sparks), Virginia Simmons

Christopher "Bud" Columbus Simmons was born in 1906 in Clay, Marion County, Iowa, USA, the child of Jeremiah "Jerrie" M Simmons and Lucy May Nickell \ Nickols \ (Bixler \ Simmons). In 1910, Christopher "Bud" Columbus Simmons resided in Clay, Marion, Iowa, USA. In 1925, Christopher "Bud" Columbus Simmons resided in Indiana, Marion, Iowa, USA. Christopher "Bud" Columbus Simmons married Clara Lucille Lanphier (Simmons \ Olson), and had children including Forrest Jay Simmons, Lillian Janet "Jan" Simmons (Barnard), Betty Jean Simmons (Donahoe \ Sparks), Virginia J Simmons. Christopher "Bud" Columbus Simmons passed away in 1956 in Lewistown, Fergus, Montana, USA.

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Biography

  • Christopher "Bud" Columbus Simmons was born in 1906 in Clay, Marion County, Iowa, USA, the child of Jeremiah "Jerrie" M Simmons and Lucy May Nickell \ Nickols \ (Bixler \ Simmons).
  • In 1910, Christopher "Bud" Columbus Simmons resided in Clay, Marion, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1925, Christopher "Bud" Columbus Simmons resided in Indiana, Marion, Iowa, USA.
  • Christopher "Bud" Columbus Simmons married Clara Lucille Lanphier (Simmons \ Olson), and had children including Forrest Jay Simmons, Lillian Janet "Jan" Simmons (Barnard), Betty Jean Simmons (Donahoe \ Sparks), Virginia J Simmons.
  • Christopher "Bud" Columbus Simmons passed away in 1956 in Lewistown, Fergus, Montana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jeremiah Simmons
1867 – 1940
Birth Location: Marion County, Iowa, USA
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Lucy Simmons)
1863 – 1938
Birth Location: Iowa, USA
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Spouses(s)

Clara Olson)
1915 – 2007
Birth Location: New Sharon, Mahaska County, Iowa, United States of America
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Children(s)

Forrest Simmons
1933 – 1963
Birth Location: Tracy, Marion, Iowa, USA
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Lillian (Barnard)
1934 – 2015
Birth Location: Clay, Marion, Iowa
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Betty Sparks)
1935 – 2004
Birth Location: Tracy, Marion, Iowa, USA
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Virginia Simmons
1939 –
Birth Location: Iowa
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Christopher Simmons's Ancestors

Self
Christopher Simmons
1906 – 1956
Birth Place: Clay, Marion County, Iowa, USA
Parents
Jeremiah "Jerrie" M Simmons
1867 – 1940
Marion County, Iowa, USA
Lucy (May Nickell \ Nickols \ (Bixler \) Simmons)
1863 – 1938
Iowa, USA
Grandparents
Jesse (S.) Simmons
1842 – 1917
Logan, Illinois, United States
Rebecca ("Becka" Catherine (Gullion)) Simmons
1846 – 1920
Iowa, USA
Thomas (N. Nickell \ Nichols \) Nickle
1840 – 1891
Wayne, Wayne, Ohio, USA
Lydia ("Letta \ Lettie" Lee (Nickell \ Nickel \) Nichols)
1841 – 1903
Putnam County, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
Smith Simmons
1808 – 1894
Nancy Simmons
1818 – 1859
Jeremiah Gullion
1825 – 1914
Hannah (Gullion)
1822 – 1898
James Nichols
1804 – 1860
Margaret Nichols)
1803 – 1862
Charles Lee
1813 – 1881
Mariah Lee
1820 – 1867
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Simmons
1767 – 1843
Anna Simmons
1768 – 1823
Peter Stroud
1788 – 1863
Rebecca Stroud
1794 – 1871
Jeremiah Gullion
1793 – 1863
Rebecca (Gullion)
1794 – 1869
John Pearson
1776 – 1860
Catherine Pierson
1783 – 1856
John Nichols
1774 – 1849
Mary Nichols)
1776 – 1865
James Corby
1770 – 1805
Anne Lewis
1778 – 1841
Charles Lee
1783 – 1857
Violette (Lee)
1785 – 1865
Thomas Hutchinson
1757 –
Elizabeth Hutchinson
1768 – 1848

Christopher Simmons's Descendants

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Christopher ("Bud" Columbus) Simmons (19 Oct 1906 – 6 Jan 1956) m. Clara (Lucille Lanphier (Simmons \) Olson) (6 Feb 1915 – 16 October 2007)
  1. 1. Forrest (Jay) Simmons (30 Jan 1933 – 15 July 1963) m. Jean (Marie (Beistel)) Simmons (12 Jan 1933 – 26 Aug 2019)
    1. 1. Debra (Jayne) Simmons (14 Oct 1954 – )
    2. 2. Julie (Marie) Simmons (14 Oct 1954 – )
    3. 3. Forrest (Jay) Simmons (Jan 07 1956 – ) m. Connie (Chloe McCombs (Simmons) (Brown) (Parker)) (Batchelder) (24 Nov 1957 – ) m. Sheryl (Ann Todd) (Simmons) (10 Jul 1956 – )
      1. 1. Becky (Elizabeth) Simmons (16 July 1981 – )
  2. 2. Lillian (Janet "Jan" Simmons) (Barnard) (26 October 1934 – 10 June 2015) m. Dana Barnard
  3. 3. Betty (Jean Simmons (Donahoe \) Sparks) (2 Jul 1935 – 11 March 2004)
  4. 4. Virginia (J) Simmons (abt 1939 – )

Christopher Simmons's Timeline

7 Records

1906
19 Oct 1906
Birth of Christopher "Bud" Columbus Simmons in Clay, Marion County, Iowa, USA
Clay, Marion County, Iowa, USA
1910
1910
Age 4
Christopher "Bud" Columbus Simmons resided here in Clay, Marion, Iowa, USA
Clay, Marion, Iowa, USA
1925
1 Jan 1925
Age 19
Christopher "Bud" Columbus Simmons resided here in Indiana, Marion, Iowa, USA
Indiana, Marion, Iowa, USA
1935
1935
Age 29
Christopher "Bud" Columbus Simmons resided here in Clay, Marion, Iowa
Clay, Marion, Iowa
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 34
Christopher "Bud" Columbus Simmons resided here in Clay, Marion, Iowa, USA
Clay, Marion, Iowa, USA
1956
6 Jan 1956
Age 50
Death of Christopher "Bud" Columbus Simmons in Lewistown, Fergus, Montana, USA
Lewistown, Fergus, Montana, USA
1956
12 Jan 1956
Age 50
Burial of Christopher "Bud" Columbus Simmons in IL
IL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1906
    Event Place: Clay, Marion County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Clay, Marion, Iowa; Roll: T627_1181; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 63-2
    [3] Montana, U.S., State Deaths, 1907-2018
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Clay, Marion, Iowa; Roll: T624_412; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0040; FHL microfilm: 1374425
    [5] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
    [6] Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1937
    [7] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1856-1940
    [9] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Clay, Marion, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Clay, Marion, Iowa; Roll: T624_412; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0040; FHL microfilm: 1374425

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1925
    Event Place: Indiana, Marion, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Clay, Marion, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Clay, Marion, Iowa; Roll: T627_1181; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 63-2

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Clay, Marion, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Clay, Marion, Iowa; Roll: T627_1181; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 63-2

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Grassrange .
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Grassrange, Mont.
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1956
    Event Place: Lewistown, Fergus, Montana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Burial Registers, Military Posts and National Cemeteries, 1862-1960
    [2] Montana, U.S., State Deaths, 1907-2018
    [3] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1956
    Event Place: IL
    Record Source: U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rock Island, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Burial Registers, Military Posts and National Cemeteries, 1862-1960
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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