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Joseph Perry Simmons 1847 – 1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jan 1847

Birth Location: Attala county Mississippi USA

Death Date: 23 FEB 1923

Death Location: Yazoo City, Yazoo Co., MS, USA Buried Edgefield Cemetery McCool Mississippi usa

Father: Joseph Simmons

Mother: Francis Culpepper

Spouse(s): Minerva Simmons

Children(s): Perry Simmons, Ida Wade, Martin Simmons, Ophelia Downs

1847 marked the beginning of Joseph Perry Simmons's life in Attala county Mississippi USA, to parents Joseph Perry Simmons and Francis Elizabeth Culpepper. Eventually, Joseph Perry Simmons married Minerva J. Simmons, and they welcomed Perry Thomas Simmons, Ida Mae Simmons Wade, Martin Booth Simmons and Ophelia Downs. Joseph Perry Simmons passed in 1923 at Yazoo City, Yazoo Co., MS, USA Buried Edgefield Cemetery McCool Mississippi usa.

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Parents

Joseph Simmons
1812 – 1870
Birth Location: Maury County, Tennessee, USA
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Francis Culpepper
1813 – 1855
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Minerva Simmons
1846 – 1915
Birth Location: –
MS

Children(s)

Perry Simmons
1870 – 1918
Birth Location: McCool, Attala County, Mississippi, United States of America
PS
Ida Wade
1873 – 1960
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
IW
Martin Simmons
1880 – 1961
Birth Location: –
MS
Ophelia Downs
1883 – 1971
Birth Location: –
OD

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 5 Jan 1847
    Event Place: Attala county Mississippi USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 23 FEB 1923
    Event Place: Yazoo City, Yazoo Co., MS, USA Buried Edgefield Cemetery McCool Mississippi usa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: McCool, Attala County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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