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Gladys (Big, Sister) Simmons 1923 – 1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1923

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 1976

Death Location: Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA

Father: Charley Simmons

Mother: Ethel Mimms

Spouse(s): Elders Fowlkes

Children(s): Alma Fowlkes

The birth of Gladys (Big Sister) Simmons took place in 1923 in Tennessee, to Charley Simmons and Ethel Mimms. Gladys (Big Sister) Simmons married Elders Martin Fowlkes, and together they had Alma R. Fowlkes. Gladys (Big Sister) Simmons's death occurred in 1976 in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA.

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Parents

Charley Simmons
1897 – 1935
Birth Location: Tennessee
CS
Ethel Mimms
1900 – 1974
Birth Location: Tennessee
EM

Spouses(s)

Elders Fowlkes
1922 – 1959
Birth Location: Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
EF

Children(s)

Alma Fowlkes
1951 – 1991
Birth Location: Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
AF

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Oct 1923
    Event Place: Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1923

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: abt 1923
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: District 5, District 5, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Dyer, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Civil District 5, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Aug 1976
    Event Place: Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1976
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