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James Fitzgerald Simmons 1921 – 2006 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 September 1921

Birth Location: Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 8 Jan 2006

Death Location: Mahomet, Champaign, Illinois, USA

Father: Jim Simmons

Mother: Mary Hodges

Spouse(s): Fannie Hill, Vivian Simmons

Children(s): Margaret Tyler, Nancy Crump, Jamie Simmons, Jimmy Simmons

In 1921, James Fitzgerald Simmons entered the world in Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee, USA, born to Jim Simmons and Mary Zula Hodges. In 1927, James Fitzgerald Simmons resided in Waukegan, Illinois, USA. In 1935, James Fitzgerald Simmons resided in Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee. James Fitzgerald Simmons married Fannie Lee Hill, Vivian Loretta Simmons, and had children including Margaret Jerillene Simmons Tyler, Nancy Ann Simmons Crump, Jamie Simmons, Jimmy Simmons. James Fitzgerald Simmons passed away in 2006 in Mahomet, Champaign, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1921, James Fitzgerald Simmons entered the world in Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee, USA, born to Jim Simmons and Mary Zula Hodges.
  • In 1927, James Fitzgerald Simmons resided in Waukegan, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1935, James Fitzgerald Simmons resided in Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee.
  • James Fitzgerald Simmons married Fannie Lee Hill, Vivian Loretta Simmons, and had children including Margaret Jerillene Simmons Tyler, Nancy Ann Simmons Crump, Jamie Simmons, Jimmy Simmons.
  • James Fitzgerald Simmons passed away in 2006 in Mahomet, Champaign, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jim Simmons
1891 – 1965
Birth Location: Beans Creek, Franklin County, Tennessee, United States
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Mary Hodges
1895 – 1970
Birth Location: Sherwood, Franklin, Tennessee, United States
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Spouses(s)

Fannie Hill
1926 – 1967
Birth Location: Decherd, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
FH
Vivian Simmons
1927 – 1974
Birth Location: Perrysville, Vermillion, Indiana, USA
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Children(s)

Margaret Tyler
1942 –
Birth Location: Winchester, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
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Nancy Crump
1943 –
Birth Location: Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
NC
Jamie Simmons
Birth Location: –
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Jimmy Simmons
Birth Location: –
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James Simmons's Ancestors

Self
James Simmons
1921 – 2006
Birth Place: Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Jim Simmons
1891 – 1965
Beans Creek, Franklin County, Tennessee, United States
Mary (Zula) Hodges
1895 – 1970
Sherwood, Franklin, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
John Simmons
1868 – 1920
Tennessee
Jennie Simmons
1864 – 1936
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Aaron Simmons
1841 – 1917
Mary Trigg
1844 – 1920
Henderson Jones
1855 –
Alice Smith
1859 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Simmons
1825 –
Sarah Baxter
1825 –

James Simmons's Descendants

1.
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James (Fitzgerald) Simmons (2 September 1921 – 8 Jan 2006) m. Fannie (Lee) Hill (1 May 1926 – 3 Mar 1967) m. Vivian (Loretta) Simmons (19 Jan 1927 – 16 Nov 1974)
  1. 1. Margaret (Jerillene Simmons) Tyler (12 May 1942 – ) m. George (Edward) Tyler (15 May 1938 – 25 May 2019)
    1. 1. Micheal Tyler (07 March 1959 – ) m. Jamie Tyler
      1. 1. Lauren Steele
    2. 2. Debra (Tyler) Parrish (30 October 1961 – ) m. James (Scott) Parrish (16 November 1959 – )
      1. 1. Crystal (Marie) Parrish (2 September 1984 – ) m. Jason Harris
        1. 1. Liam (Tyler) Harris
      2. 2. Jonathan (Scott) Parrish (28 May 1987 – ) m. Tiffany Parrish m. Charlene
        1. 1. Lily (Anne) Parrish (6 March 2009 – )
        2. 2. Allison (Nicole) Parrish (24 January 2012 – )
        3. 3. Jackson (Scott) Parrish
        4. 4. Ava (Lynn) Parrish
        5. 5. Layla Parrish (2024 – )
      3. 3. Marcus (Boyd) Parrish (8 February 1989 – ) m. Amanda (Taylor) French (10 Nov 1989 – )
        1. 1. Bradley (Boyd) Parrish (23 May 2010 – )
      4. 4. Hope (Tyler) Parrish (28 February 1997 – )
    3. 3. Dianne (Pauline) Tyler (25 January 1963 – )
      1. 1. Adam (Edward) Hoth ( – 4 May 2025)
    4. 4. Wesley Tyler (6 July 1971 – ) m. Sheri
      1. 1. Edward Tyler
      2. 2. Calian Tyler
    5. 5. Marty (Wayne) Simmons m. Katherine Minaker
  2. 2. Nancy (Ann Simmons) Crump (16 November 1943 – ) m. Stemple Crump
    1. 1. Holly (Leann) Crump (1 Dec 1965 – ) m. Matthew (James) Howe
    2. 2. Carl (Stemple L Crump) Jr.
  3. 3. Jamie Simmons
  4. 4. Jimmy Simmons

James Simmons's Timeline

8 Records

1921
2 September 1921
Birth of James Fitzgerald Simmons in Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
1927
1927
Age 6
James Fitzgerald Simmons resided here in Waukegan, Illinois, USA
Waukegan, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 14
James Fitzgerald Simmons resided here in Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee
Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 19
James Fitzgerald Simmons resided here in , Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
, Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
1942
1942
Age 21
James Fitzgerald Simmons resided here in Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee
Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee
1950
1950
Age 29
James Fitzgerald Simmons resided here in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA
St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 30
James Fitzgerald Simmons resided here in Tennessee
Tennessee
2006
8 Jan 2006
Age 85
Death of James Fitzgerald Simmons in Mahomet, Champaign, Illinois, USA
Mahomet, Champaign, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 September 1921
    Event Place: Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: St Louis, St Louis, Missouri; Roll: 2035; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 96-1135

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1927
    Event Place: Waukegan, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03891; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 26-12

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03891; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 26-12

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Tennessee, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 265

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: St Louis, St Louis, Missouri; Roll: 2035; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 96-1135

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: Social Security Death Index, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: St Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: St Louis, St Louis, Missouri; Roll: 2035; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 96-1135

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Zion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jan 2006
    Event Place: Mahomet, Champaign, Illinois, USA
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