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Jesse Ward Simmons 1924–2007 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 June 1924

Birth Location: Gilmer County, Georgia

Death Date: 7 October 2007

Death Location: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee

Father: Elisha Simmons

Mother: Dessie Grizzle

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In 1924, Jesse Ward Simmons entered the world in Gilmer County, Georgia, born to Elisha Dolphus Simmons And Dessie Lurvil Grizzle. Jesse Ward Simmons passed away in 2007 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • In 1924, Jesse Ward Simmons entered the world in Gilmer County, Georgia, born to Elisha Dolphus Simmons And Dessie Lurvil Grizzle.
  • Jesse Ward Simmons passed away in 2007 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

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Jesse Simmons's Ancestors

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Jesse Simmons
1924–2007
Birth Place: Gilmer County, Georgia
Parents
Elisha Dolphus Simmons
1886–1957
Georgia, United States
Dessie (Lurvil) Grizzle
1897–1974
Gilmer County, Georgia
Grandparents
Robert (Franklin) Simmons
1854–1924
, South Carolina, United States
Sarah (Elizabeth McArthur) Simmons
1856–1923
Jasper, Pickens, Georgia
Great-Grandparents
John *
1802–1901
Annie Medlin
1810–1875
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Simmons
1770–1851
Nancy **
1775–

Jesse Simmons's Timeline

2 Records

1924
10 June 1924
Birth of Jesse Ward Simmons in Gilmer County, Georgia
Gilmer County, Georgia
2007
7 October 2007
Age 83
Death of Jesse Ward Simmons in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 June 1924
    Event Place: Gilmer County, Georgia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 October 2007
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee

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