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John Daniel Simmons 1875 – 1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Mar 1875

Birth Location: Umatilla, Umatilla, Oregon

Death Date: 16 Jan 1959

Death Location: LaGrande, Union, Oregon

Father: Daniel Simmons

Mother: Mary Simmons

Spouse(s): Bessie Halsey, Asenath Simmons

Children(s): William Simmons, Lewis Simmons, Daniel Simmons, Margaret Simmons, Oral Simmons, Marie Simmons, Lillian Simmons, Edna Simmons

John Daniel Simmons was born in 1875 in Umatilla, Umatilla, Oregon, the child of Daniel Simmons and Mary Simmons. In 1880, John Daniel Simmons resided in Prairie Creek, Union, Oregon. In 1900, John Daniel Simmons resided in Divide, Imnaha, Pine Creek, Park, and Prairie Cree. John Daniel Simmons married Bessie Mae Halsey, Asenath Simmons, and had children including William Wellington Simmons, Lewis LeRoy Simmons, Daniel Edwin Simmons, Margaret Simmons, Oral Vernon Simmons, Marie Alice Simmons, Lillian Melissa Simmons, Edna Mae Simmons. John Daniel Simmons passed away in 1959 in LaGrande, Union, Oregon.

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Biography

  • John Daniel Simmons was born in 1875 in Umatilla, Umatilla, Oregon, the child of Daniel Simmons and Mary Simmons.
  • In 1880, John Daniel Simmons resided in Prairie Creek, Union, Oregon.
  • In 1900, John Daniel Simmons resided in Divide, Imnaha, Pine Creek, Park, and Prairie Cree.
  • John Daniel Simmons married Bessie Mae Halsey, Asenath Simmons, and had children including William Wellington Simmons, Lewis LeRoy Simmons, Daniel Edwin Simmons, Margaret Simmons, Oral Vernon Simmons, Marie Alice Simmons, Lillian Melissa Simmons, Edna Mae Simmons.
  • John Daniel Simmons passed away in 1959 in LaGrande, Union, Oregon.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel Simmons
1830 –
Birth Location: Iowa
DS
Mary Simmons
1846 –
Birth Location: Missouri
MS

Spouses(s)

Bessie Halsey
1868 – 1917
Birth Location: Saxville, Waushara, Wisconsin
BH
Asenath Simmons
1875 – 1953
Birth Location: Kansas
AS

Children(s)

William Simmons
1887 – 1952
Birth Location: Oregon
WS
Lewis Simmons
1889 –
Birth Location: Oregon
LS
Daniel Simmons
1894 – 1968
Birth Location: Oregon
DS
Margaret Simmons
1896 – 1980
Birth Location: Joseph, Wallowa, Oregon
MS
Oral Simmons
1898 – 1910
Birth Location: –
OS
Marie Simmons
1900 – 1972
Birth Location: Joseph, Wallowa, Oregon
MS
Lillian Simmons
1904 – 1989
Birth Location: Oregon
LS
Edna Simmons
1908 –
Birth Location: Joseph, Wallowa Co, Oregon
ES

John Simmons's Ancestors

Self
John Simmons
1875 – 1959
Birth Place: Umatilla, Umatilla, Oregon
Parents
Daniel Simmons
1830 –
Iowa
Mary Simmons
1846 –
Missouri
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Simmons's Descendants

1.
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John (Daniel) Simmons (12 Mar 1875 – 16 Jan 1959) m. Bessie (Mae) Halsey (4 Jul 1868 – 30 May 1917) m. Asenath Simmons (abt 1875 – 1 Nov 1953)
  1. 1. William (Wellington) Simmons (18 Dec 1887 – 5 Jul 1952) m. Gertude Lout (abt 1890 – )
    1. 1. Vina Simmons (abt 1909 – )
    2. 2. Aleilia Simmons (abt 1911 – )
    3. 3. Bessie (Candall) Simmons (8 Sep 1917 – )
  2. 2. Lewis (LeRoy) Simmons (13 Jul 1889 – ) m. Clara (E) Hartshorn (1896 – )
    1. 1. Elsie (E) Simmons (1914 – )
    2. 2. Fred (Lewis) Simmons (1916 – )
    3. 3. Lester (B) Simmons (8 Jan 1919 – 26 Aug 1992)
  3. 3. Daniel (Edwin) Simmons (26 Sep 1894 – 24 Feb 1968) m. Eva (Ray) Campbell (abt 1897 – )
  4. 4. Margaret Simmons (31 Oct 1896 – 10 Nov 1980) m. Lisle (Harley) Makin (3 Dec 1891 – 13 Feb 1920) m. Cloyd (E) Wysong (25 Apr 1893 – Feb 1982)
    1. 1. Edna Makin (abt 1915 – )
    2. 2. William (Melbert) Makin (abt 1917 – 27 Mar 1967) m. Julia Making (abt 1920 – )
    3. 3. Roy (L) Makin (abt 1919 – )
    4. 4. Wilmer (C) Wysong (15 Nov 1922 – 15 May 2008)
    5. 5. Dan Wysong (abt 1927 – )
    6. 6. Fay Wysong (abt 1928 – )
  5. 5. Oral (Vernon) Simmons (20 Jul 1898 – 22 Jun 1910)
  6. 6. Marie (Alice) Simmons (4 Nov 1900 – 3 Nov 1972) m. William (Franklin) Kutch (23 Jun 1891 – 29 Mar 1964) m. Hemingsen
    1. 1. Rita (Frances) Kutch (22 Dec 1916 – 13 Sep 1930)
    2. 2. Ruby (Alice) Kutch (30 May 1919 – 6 May 2004) m. Jerrold (Blandford) Graves (3 Jan 1918 – 5 Dec 1991)
      1. 1. Jeralee (Marie) Graves (31 Dec 1945 – 23 May 2008) m. Paul Treanor
      2. 2. Debra Graves m. Ted Kuhnhausen
  7. 7. Lillian (Melissa) Simmons (22 Apr 1904 – 1 Sep 1989) m. Ernest Quinn (1 Nov 1894 – 31 Dec 1967)
    1. 1. Margaret (Mary) Quinn (21 Apr 1922 – 3 Oct 2006) m. Myron Stein
      1. 1. Richard Stein
      2. 2. Saonni Stein
      3. 3. Ernestine Stein
    2. 2. Cecil (A) Quinn (abt 1924 – ) m. Harold Lay
    3. 3. Lois (E) Quinn (25 Oct 1925 – 27 May 2009)
  8. 8. Edna (Mae) Simmons (25 Sep 1908 – ) m. Radford

John Simmons's Timeline

7 Records

1875
12 Mar 1875
Birth of John Daniel Simmons in Umatilla, Umatilla, Oregon
Umatilla, Umatilla, Oregon
1880
1880
Age 5
John Daniel Simmons resided here in Prairie Creek, Union, Oregon
Prairie Creek, Union, Oregon
1900
1900
Age 25
John Daniel Simmons resided here in Divide, Imnaha, Pine Creek, Park, and Prairie Creek Precincts, Wallowa, Oregon
Divide, Imnaha, Pine Creek, Park, and Prairie Creek Precincts, Wallowa, Oregon
1910
1910
Age 35
John Daniel Simmons resided here in Prairie Creek, Wallowa, Oregon
Prairie Creek, Wallowa, Oregon
1920
1920
Age 45
John Daniel Simmons resided here in Prairie Creek, Wallowa, Oregon
Prairie Creek, Wallowa, Oregon
1930
1930
Age 55
John Daniel Simmons resided here in Enterprise, Wallowa, Oregon
Enterprise, Wallowa, Oregon
1959
16 Jan 1959
Age 84
Death of John Daniel Simmons in LaGrande, Union, Oregon
LaGrande, Union, Oregon

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1875
    Event Place: Umatilla, Umatilla, Oregon
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Prairie Creek, Wallowa, Oregon; Roll: T625_1505; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 206; Image: .
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Enterprise, Wallowa, Oregon; Roll: 1956; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 12; Image: 1097.0.
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Prairie Creek, Union, Oregon; Roll: 1084; Family History Film: 1255084; Page: 117D; Enumeration District: 115; Image: 0232.
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Prairie, Wallowa, Oregon; Roll: T623_1352; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 99.
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Prairie Creek, Wallowa, Oregon; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Prairie Creek, Union, Oregon
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Prairie Creek, Union, Oregon; Roll: 1084; Family History Film: 1255084; Page: 117D; Enumeration District: 115; Image: 0232.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Divide, Imnaha, Pine Creek, Park, and Prairie Creek Precincts, Wallowa, Oregon
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Prairie, Wallowa, Oregon; Roll: T623_1352; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 99.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Prairie Creek, Wallowa, Oregon
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Prairie Creek, Wallowa, Oregon; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Prairie Creek, Wallowa, Oregon
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Prairie Creek, Wallowa, Oregon; Roll: T625_1505; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 206; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Enterprise, Wallowa, Oregon
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Enterprise, Wallowa, Oregon; Roll: 1956; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 12; Image: 1097.0.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1959
    Event Place: LaGrande, Union, Oregon
    Record Source: Oregon Death Index, 1903-98
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