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Henry Porterwood Simmons 1904 – 1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Feb 1904

Birth Location: Attala, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: Oct 1977

Death Location: Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA

Father: Lucilious Simmons

Mother: Mary Dodd

Spouse(s): Callie Simmons

Children(s): Henry Simmons, Everlean Simmons, Zenolia Simmons, Lois Simmons, Callie Dulaney, Jerry Simmons

The story of Henry Porterwood Simmons began in 1904 in Attala, Mississippi, USA. In 1920, Henry Porterwood Simmons resided in Beat 2, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA. In 1930, Henry Porterwood Simmons resided in Beat 4, Beat 4, Attala, Mississippi, USA. Henry Porterwood Simmons married Callie Pairee Simmons, and had children including Henry L C Simmons, Everlean Simmons, Zenolia Simmons, Lois Simmons, Callie Jean Dulaney, Jerry Simmons. Henry Porterwood Simmons passed away in 1977 in Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA.

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  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • The story of Henry Porterwood Simmons began in 1904 in Attala, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1920, Henry Porterwood Simmons resided in Beat 2, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1930, Henry Porterwood Simmons resided in Beat 4, Beat 4, Attala, Mississippi, USA.
  • Henry Porterwood Simmons married Callie Pairee Simmons, and had children including Henry L C Simmons, Everlean Simmons, Zenolia Simmons, Lois Simmons, Callie Jean Dulaney, Jerry Simmons.
  • Henry Porterwood Simmons passed away in 1977 in Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lucilious Simmons
1884 – 1932
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Mary Dodd
1871 – 1991
Birth Location: Mississippi
MD

Spouses(s)

Callie Simmons
1905 – 1995
Birth Location: Attala County, Mississippi, United States of America
CS

Children(s)

Henry Simmons
1923 – 2009
Birth Location: Atalla, Mississippi, USA
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Everlean Simmons
1926 –
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Zenolia Simmons
1926 – 2018
Birth Location: Kosciusko, Attala County, Mississippi, United States of America
ZS
Lois Simmons
1930 –
Birth Location: Mississippi
LS
Callie Dulaney
1933 –
Birth Location: Mississippi
CD
Jerry Simmons
1946 –
Birth Location: Mississippi
JS

Henry Simmons's Ancestors

Self
Henry Simmons
1904 – 1977
Birth Place: Attala, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Lucilious Simmons
1884 – 1932
Mississippi
Mary Dodd
1871 – 1991
Mississippi
Grandparents
William (Eli Hugh) Simmons
1856 – 1942
Virginia, United States of America
Catherine (Witt-LeFluer) Simmons
1858 – 1951
Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Sr
Mary Simmons-Snow
1833 –
Witt Lefleur\Leflore
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Simmons's Descendants

1.
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Henry (Porterwood) Simmons (11 Feb 1904 – Oct 1977) m. Callie (Pairee) Simmons (9 January 1905 – 19 June 1995)
  1. 1. Henry (L C) Simmons (15 Aug 1923 – After 14 Jun 2009) m. Lue (Bertha) Simmons
    1. 1. Larry Simmons (15 Dec 1959 – )
    2. 2. Waco Simmons (1965 – )
    3. 3. Tracy Simmons (19 Aug 1966 – )
    4. 4. Ricky Simmons
  2. 2. Everlean Simmons (abt 1926 – )
  3. 3. Zenolia Simmons (9 Dec 1926 – 19 Jan 2018) m. Melvin (Ellon) Murphy (20 Oct 1922 – 20 July 1993)
    1. 1. Zenobia ("Penny") Brown (25 May 1949 – )
    2. 2. Curtis (Verlon) Murphy (10 Aug 1956 – )
      1. 1. Ahmad (Jamal) Murphy (14 July 1985 – )
    3. 3. Darlene Sharpe
    4. 4. Felicia Davis
    5. 5. Carol Young
    6. 6. Murriel Murphy
    7. 7. Sheila Brown
    8. 8. Patricia Harper
    9. 9. Rita McClain
    10. 10. Melvin
    11. 11. Tony
  4. 4. Lois Simmons (abt 1930 – )
  5. 5. Callie (Jean) Dulaney (abt 1933 – )
  6. 6. Jerry Simmons (abt 1946 – )
    1. 1. Latasha Simmons-Windoms (After – )

Henry Simmons's Timeline

8 Records

1904
11 Feb 1904
Birth of Henry Porterwood Simmons in Attala, Mississippi, USA
Attala, Mississippi, USA
1920
1920
Age 16
Henry Porterwood Simmons resided here in Beat 2, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Beat 2, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
1930
1930
Age 26
Henry Porterwood Simmons resided here in Beat 4, Beat 4, Attala, Mississippi, USA
Beat 4, Beat 4, Attala, Mississippi, USA
1935
1935
Age 31
Henry Porterwood Simmons resided here in Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi
Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi
1940
1940
Age 36
Henry Porterwood Simmons resided here in Beat 1, Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA
Beat 1, Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA
1950
1950
Age 46
Henry Porterwood Simmons resided here in Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA
Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 47
Henry Porterwood Simmons resided here in Mississippi
Mississippi
1977
Oct 1977
Age 73
Death of Henry Porterwood Simmons in Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA
Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1904
    Event Place: Attala, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 2, Lauderdale, Mississippi; Roll: T625_883; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 56
    [4] 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: Kosciusko, Attala, M

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Beat 2, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 2, Lauderdale, Mississippi; Roll: T625_883; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 56

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Beat 4, Beat 4, Attala, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Beat 1, Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, 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: Kosciusko, Attala, M

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1977
    Event Place: Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
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