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Fred "Boss" Simmons 1878 – 1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 May 1878

Birth Location: Indiana Township, Marion, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 26 October 1955

Death Location: Iowa, USA

Father: Jesse Simmons

Mother: Rebecca Simmons

Spouse(s): Clara (Simmons)

Children(s): Phillip Simmons, Elizabeth (Weil)

The story of Fred "Boss" Simmons began in 1878 in Indiana Township, Marion, Iowa, USA, with parents Jesse S. Simmons and Rebecca "Becka" Catherine (Gullion) Simmons. As an adult, Fred "Boss" Simmons wed Clara May Reeves (Simmons). Their household included Phillip Gregory Simmons and Elizabeth Rebecca Simmons (Weil). Fred "Boss" Simmons's life came to an end in 1955 in Iowa, USA.

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Parents

Jesse Simmons
1842 – 1917
Birth Location: Logan, Illinois, United States
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Rebecca Simmons
1846 – 1920
Birth Location: Iowa, USA
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Spouses(s)

Clara (Simmons)
1897 – 1979
Birth Location: Missouri, United States
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Children(s)

Phillip Simmons
1924 – 2008
Birth Location: Iowa
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Elizabeth (Weil)
1928 – 2008
Birth Location: Iowa
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 27 May 1878
    Event Place: Indiana Township, Marion, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, 1950 United States Federal Census, Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999, Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1856-1940, Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925, Iowa, State Census, 1895, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Iowa; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 211, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pershing, Marion, Iowa; Roll: T627_1181; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 63-7, Year: 1920; Census Place: Polk, Marion, Iowa; Roll: T625_501; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 60, Year: 1930; Census Place: Indiana, Marion, Iowa; Roll: 668; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0007; Image: 134.0; FHL microfilm: 2340403, Registration State: Iowa; Registration County: Marion; Roll: 1643153, Year: 1880; Census Place: Indiana, Marion, Iowa; Roll: 354; Family History Film: 1254354; Page: 671B; Enumeration District: 124; Image: 0627, Year: 1900; Census Place: Indiana, Marion, Iowa; Roll: 447; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0041; FHL microfilm: 1240447, Year: 1910; Census Place: Knoxville Ward 3, Marion, Iowa; Roll: T624_412; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0047; FHL microfilm: 1374425, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Knoxville, M

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Indiana, Marion, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Indiana, Marion, Iowa; Roll: 354; Family History Film: 1254354; Page: 671B; Enumeration District: 124; Image: 0627

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1895
    Event Place: Indiana, Marion, Iowa
    Record Source: Iowa, State Census, 1895

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Indiana, Marion, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Indiana, Marion, Iowa; Roll: 447; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0041; FHL microfilm: 1240447

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Knoxville Ward 3, Marion, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Year: 1910; Census Place: Knoxville Ward 3, Marion, Iowa; Roll: T624_412; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0047; FHL microfilm: 1374425

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1915
    Event Place: Polk, Marion, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Polk, Marion, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Polk, Marion, Iowa; Roll: T625_501; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 60

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Jan 1925
    Event Place: Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Indiana, Marion, Iowa
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Indiana, Marion, Iowa; Roll: 668; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0007; Image: 134.0; FHL microfilm: 2340403

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Pershing, Marion, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pershing, Marion, Iowa; Roll: T627_1181; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 63-7

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Pershing, Marion, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pershing, Marion, Iowa; Roll: T627_1181; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 63-7

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1942
    Event Place: Knoxville, Iowa
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Iowa; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 211

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Knoxville, M

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Marion, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Iowa; Registration County: Marion; Roll: 1643153

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 26 October 1955
    Event Place: Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Attica, Marion County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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