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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 story of Gladys (Big Sister) Simmons began in 1923 in Tennessee. Gladys (Big Sister) Simmons married Elders Martin Fowlkes, and had children including Alma R. Fowlkes. Gladys (Big Sister) Simmons passed away in 1976 in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Gladys (Big Sister) Simmons began in 1923 in Tennessee.
  • Gladys (Big Sister) Simmons married Elders Martin Fowlkes, and had children including Alma R. Fowlkes.
  • Gladys (Big Sister) Simmons passed away in 1976 in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

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

Gladys Simmons's Ancestors

Self
Gladys Simmons
1923 – 1976
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Charley Simmons
1897 – 1935
Tennessee
Ethel Mimms
1900 – 1974
Tennessee
Grandparents
Rueben Simmons
1857 – 1939
Gibson, USA
Annie Bishop
1870 – 1918
Dyer County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Simmons
1815 –
Corena Davis
1843 – 1918
Anderson Bishop
1839 – 1896
Amanda Smith
1842 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Smith
Cherry smith
1826 –
A Bishop
1810 –
Lafayett Smith
1813 – 1888
Sophia (Sofy)
1815 – 1895

Gladys Simmons's Descendants

1.
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Gladys ((Big Sister)) Simmons (abt 1923 – 1976) m. Elders (Martin) Fowlkes (19 Aug 1922 – Aug 1959)
  1. 1. Alma (R.) Fowlkes (Oct 1951 – 4 Mar 1991)

Gladys Simmons's Timeline

8 Records

1923
Oct 1923
Birth of Gladys (Big Sister) Simmons in Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
1923
1923
Birth of Gladys (Big Sister) Simmons
None
1923
abt 1923
Birth of Gladys (Big Sister) Simmons in Tennessee
Tennessee
1930
1930
Age 7
Gladys (Big Sister) Simmons resided here in District 5, District 5, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
District 5, District 5, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 12
Gladys (Big Sister) Simmons resided here in Rural, Dyer, Tennessee
Rural, Dyer, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 17
Gladys (Big Sister) Simmons resided here in Civil District 5, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 5, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
1976
Aug 1976
Age 53
Death of Gladys (Big Sister) Simmons in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA
Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA
1976
1976
Age 53
Death of Gladys (Big Sister) Simmons
None

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1923

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

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

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

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

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

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1976
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