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Joy Simmons 1921–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 January 1921

Birth Location: Alabama, USA

Death Date: 3 November 1980

Death Location: Fairfax County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Walter Simmons

Mother: Myrtle Gamble

Spouse(s): Bernard Harvey

Children(s):

In 1921, Joy Simmons entered the world in Alabama, USA, born to Walter Pinkney Simmons And Myrtle Hixie Gamble. Joy Simmons married Bernard Spencer Harvey. Joy Simmons passed away in 1980 in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1921, Joy Simmons entered the world in Alabama, USA, born to Walter Pinkney Simmons And Myrtle Hixie Gamble.
  • Joy Simmons married Bernard Spencer Harvey.
  • Joy Simmons passed away in 1980 in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joy Simmons's Ancestors

Self
Joy Simmons
1921–1980
Birth Place: Alabama, USA
Parents
Walter Pinkney Simmons
1889–1973
AL
Myrtle (Hixie) Gamble
1891–1981
Alabama
Grandparents
Henry (Garland) Simmons
1848–1917
Molena, Pike, Georgia, USA
Sarah (Francis (Sallie)) Minter
1851–1914
Upson Co, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Simmons
1826–1851
Frances Beckham
1824–1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
x Beckham
1780–1840
Sarah Hawkins
1790–1860

Joy Simmons's Timeline

2 Records

1921
12 January 1921
Birth of Joy Simmons in Alabama, USA
Alabama, USA
1980
3 November 1980
Age 59
Death of Joy Simmons in Springfield, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Springfield, Fairfax, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 January 1921
    Event Place: Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 November 1980
    Event Place: Springfield, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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