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James Arthur Simmons 1891 – 1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Feb 1891

Birth Location: Dyer County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 22 Nov 1945

Death Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

Father: Dan Simmons

Mother: Isabell Smith

Spouse(s): Minnie Hayes

Children(s): Bobbie Simmons, Isabella Simons, Bettie Simmons, Sylvester Simmons, Elsibee Simmons, Rubie Simons

James Arthur Simmons was born in Dyer County, Tennessee, USA in 1891, to Dan Simmons and Isabell (Izzie, Ezzie Belle) Esabel Smith. Later in life, James Arthur Simmons married Minnie Hayes; among their children were Bobbie Simmons, Isabella Simons, Bettie Dorris Simmons, Sylvester Simmons, Elsibee Simmons and Rubie L Simons. James Arthur Simmons died in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA, 1945.

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Parents

Dan Simmons
1844 –
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
DS
Isabell Smith
1856 – 1951
Birth Location: Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee
IS

Spouses(s)

Minnie Hayes
1892 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
MH

Children(s)

Bobbie Simmons
1895 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
BS
Isabella Simons
1911 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
IS
Bettie Simmons
1914 – 1994
Birth Location: Tennessee
BS
Sylvester Simmons
1915 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
SS
Elsibee Simmons
1916 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
ES
Rubie Simons
1918 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
RS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 14 Feb 1891
    Event Place: Dyer County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, Tennessee, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dyer, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03889; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 23-14

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 5, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 5, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

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

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dyer, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03889; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 23-14

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Civil District 5, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dyer, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03889; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 23-14

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 22 Nov 1945
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 25 Nov 1945
    Event Place: Byersburg, Dyer, Tennessee
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955
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