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John Wesley Simmons 1871–1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: November 17, 1871

Birth Location: Cedar Springs, Kent, Michigan, USA

Death Date: October 20, 1945

Death Location: Berlin Center, Ionia County, Michigan, USA

Father: Simeon Simmons

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Children(s): Helen Simmons

John Wesley Simmons was born in 1871 in Cedar Springs, Kent, Michigan, USA, the child of Simeon S Simmons And Helen M Manley. In 1935, John Wesley Simmons resided in Ionia, Ionia, Michigan. In 1940, John Wesley Simmons resided in Ronald, Ionia, Michigan, USA. John Wesley Simmons married Charlotte E Lottie Wilkinson, and had children including Helen E Simmons. John Wesley Simmons passed away in 1945 in Berlin Center, Ionia County, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • John Wesley Simmons was born in 1871 in Cedar Springs, Kent, Michigan, USA, the child of Simeon S Simmons And Helen M Manley.
  • In 1935, John Wesley Simmons resided in Ionia, Ionia, Michigan.
  • In 1940, John Wesley Simmons resided in Ronald, Ionia, Michigan, USA.
  • John Wesley Simmons married Charlotte E Lottie Wilkinson, and had children including Helen E Simmons.
  • John Wesley Simmons passed away in 1945 in Berlin Center, Ionia County, Michigan, USA.

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John Simmons's Ancestors

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John Simmons
1871–1945
Birth Place: Cedar Springs, Kent, Michigan, USA
Parents
Simeon S. Simmons
1838–1912
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John Simmons's Descendants

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John (Wesley) Simmons (November 17, 1871–October 20, 1945)
  1. 1. Helen (E.) Simmons 1904–1990 m. Clinton (Eugene "Clint") Ries 1890–1967
    1. 1. Virginia (Marie) Ries 1922–2002 m. Sherwood (Roland) Breining 1922–2003 m. Victor (D.) Feehan 1919–

John Simmons's Timeline

4 Records

1871
November 17, 1871
Birth of John Wesley Simmons in Cedar Springs, Kent, Michigan, USA
Cedar Springs, Kent, Michigan, USA
1935
1935
Age 64
John Wesley Simmons resided here in Ionia, Ionia, Michigan
Ionia, Ionia, Michigan
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 69
John Wesley Simmons resided here in Ronald, Ionia, Michigan, USA
Ronald, Ionia, Michigan, USA
1945
October 20, 1945
Age 74
Death of John Wesley Simmons in Ionia, Ionia County, Michigan, USA
Ionia, Ionia County, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: November 17, 1871
    Event Place: Cedar Springs, Kent, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ronald, Ionia, Michigan; Roll: T627_1764; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 34-35
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Ionia, Ionia, Michigan
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ronald, Ionia, Michigan; Roll: T627_1764; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 34-35

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Ronald, Ionia, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ronald, Ionia, Michigan; Roll: T627_1764; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 34-35

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: October 20, 1945
    Event Place: Ionia, Ionia County, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Berlin Center, Ionia County, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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