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John Murray Simmons 1916 – 1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 July 1916

Birth Location: Richlands, Onslow, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 23 October 1991

Death Location: Salisbury, Wicomico, Maryland, USA

Father: John Simmons

Mother: Beatrice Basden

Spouse(s): Martha Simmons

Children(s): Barbara Simmons, Walter Walter, Bernard Walter

According to available records, John Murray Simmons was born in 1916 in Richlands, Onslow, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Leon Simmons and Beatrice Inez Basden. Following those early years, John Murray Simmons married Martha Sarah Simmons, and their family grew to include Barbara Carol Simmons, Walter Walter and Bernard P. Walter. In the later years of life, John Murray Simmons died in 1991 in Salisbury, Wicomico, Maryland, USA.

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Parents

John Simmons
1872 – 1965
Birth Location: Onslow County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Beatrice Basden
1886 – 1951
Birth Location: city, Onslow, NC, USA
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Spouses(s)

Martha Simmons
1924 – 2013
Birth Location: Craven, North Carolina
MS

Children(s)

Barbara Simmons
1942 –
Birth Location: Cumberland, North Carolina
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Walter Walter
Birth Location: –
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Bernard Walter
Birth Location: –
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 3 July 1916
    Event Place: Richlands, Onslow, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, North Carolina, U.S., Birth Indexes, 1800-2000, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1, U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kinston, Lenoir, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02936; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 54-14, Year: 1920; Census Place: Richlands, Onslow, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1311; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 55, Year: 1930; Census Place: Richlands, Onslow, North Carolina; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2341445, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; B, The Daily Times; Publication Date: 25 Oct 1991; Publication Place: Salisbury, Maryland, USA; ,0.40783566,0.50790215,0.664533&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Richlands, Onslow, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Richlands, Onslow, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1311; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 55

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Richlands, Onslow, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Richlands, Onslow, North Carolina; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2341445

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Rickland, Onslow, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kinston, Lenoir, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02936; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 54-14

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1937
    Event Place: New Bern, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Kinston, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kinston, Lenoir, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02936; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 54-14

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Abt 1941
    Event Place: Fayetteville
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, The Charlotte Observer; Publication Date: 22/ May/ 1941; Publication Place: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; ,0.34220248,0.2579193,0.393063

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1979
    Event Place: Salisbury, MD
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1985
    Event Place: Salisbury, MD
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Fort Bragg
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, The Charlotte Observer; Publication Date: 22/ May/ 1941; Publication Place: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; ,0.34220248,0.2579193,0.393063

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Salisbury
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Times; Publication Date: 25 Oct 1991; Publication Place: Salisbury, Maryland, USA; ,0.40783566,0.50790215,0.664533&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Salisbury, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wyoming, West Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; B

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 23 October 1991
    Event Place: Salisbury, Wicomico, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, The Daily Times; Publication Date: 25 Oct 1991; Publication Place: Salisbury, Maryland, USA; ,0.40783566,0.50790215,0.664533&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hurlock, Dorchester, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, The Daily Times; Publication Date: 25 Oct 1991; Publication Place: Salisbury, Maryland, USA; ,0.40783566,0.50790215,0.664533&xid=3355

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