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Elisha Dolphus Simmons 1886–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 June 1886

Birth Location: Georgia, United States

Death Date: 25 December 1957

Death Location: Gilmer County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Robert Simmons

Mother: Sarah Simmons

Spouse(s): Dessie Grizzle

Children(s): Henry Simmons, Robert Simmons, Jesse Simmons

In 1886, Elisha Dolphus Simmons entered the world in Georgia, United States, born to Robert Franklin Simmons And Sarah Elizabeth Mcarthur Simmons. In 1900, Elisha Dolphus Simmons resided in Ball Ground, Gilmer, Georgia, USA. In 1910, Elisha Dolphus Simmons resided in Ball Ground, Gilmer, Georgia, USA. Elisha Dolphus Simmons married Dessie Lurvil Grizzle, and had children including Henry Herbert Simmons, Jesse Ward Simmons, Robert Benjamin Simmons. Elisha Dolphus Simmons passed away in 1957 in Gilmer County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1886, Elisha Dolphus Simmons entered the world in Georgia, United States, born to Robert Franklin Simmons And Sarah Elizabeth Mcarthur Simmons.
  • In 1900, Elisha Dolphus Simmons resided in Ball Ground, Gilmer, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1910, Elisha Dolphus Simmons resided in Ball Ground, Gilmer, Georgia, USA.
  • Elisha Dolphus Simmons married Dessie Lurvil Grizzle, and had children including Henry Herbert Simmons, Jesse Ward Simmons, Robert Benjamin Simmons.
  • Elisha Dolphus Simmons passed away in 1957 in Gilmer County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Elisha Simmons's Ancestors

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Elisha Simmons
1886–1957
Birth Place: Georgia, United States
Parents
Robert Franklin Simmons
1854–1924
, South Carolina, United States
Sarah (Elizabeth McArthur) Simmons
1856–1923
Jasper, Pickens, Georgia
Grandparents
John (Franklin Simmons) *
1802–1901
Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
Annie Medlin
1810–1875
Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Simmons
1770–1851
Nancy **
1775–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elisha Simmons's Descendants

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Elisha (Dolphus) Simmons (22 June 1886–25 December 1957) m. Dessie (Lurvil) Grizzle (5 July 1897–5 April 1974)
  1. 1. Henry (Herbert) Simmons 1920–1985
  2. 2. Robert (Benjamin) Simmons 1922–1937
  3. 3. Jesse (Ward) Simmons 1924–2007

Elisha Simmons's Timeline

4 Records

1886
22 June 1886
Birth of Elisha Dolphus Simmons in Georgia, United States
Georgia, United States
1900
1900
Age 14
Elisha Dolphus Simmons resided here in Ball Ground, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
Ball Ground, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
1910
1910
Age 24
Elisha Dolphus Simmons resided here in Ball Ground, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
Ball Ground, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
1957
25 December 1957
Age 71
Death of Elisha Dolphus Simmons in Gilmer, Georgia, United States
Gilmer, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 June 1886
    Event Place: Georgia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Ball Ground, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Ball Ground, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 December 1957
    Event Place: Gilmer, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gilmer County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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