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Leroy Simmons 1920 – 2006 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jan 1920

Birth Location: Greenfield

Death Date: 25 November 2006

Death Location: Greenfield, Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Arthur Simmons

Mother: Sarah Simmons

Spouse(s): Ruth Simmons, Eunice Simmons

Children(s): Jeanette Caldwell, Leroy Simmons, Wilahemenia Martin, Jamie Farris, Dexter Shane

In 1920, Leroy Simmons Sr entered the world in Greenfield, born to Arthur Simmons and Sarah Belew Simmons. In 1930, Leroy Simmons Sr resided in Greenfield, Weakley, Tennessee, USA. Leroy Simmons Sr married Ruth Mosley Simmons, Eunice Higgs Simmons, and had children including Jeanette Simmons Caldwell, Leroy Simmons, Wilahemenia Martin, Jamie Farris, Dexter Shane. Leroy Simmons Sr passed away in 2006 in Greenfield, Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1920, Leroy Simmons Sr entered the world in Greenfield, born to Arthur Simmons and Sarah Belew Simmons.
  • In 1930, Leroy Simmons Sr resided in Greenfield, Weakley, Tennessee, USA.
  • Leroy Simmons Sr married Ruth Mosley Simmons, Eunice Higgs Simmons, and had children including Jeanette Simmons Caldwell, Leroy Simmons, Wilahemenia Martin, Jamie Farris, Dexter Shane.
  • Leroy Simmons Sr passed away in 2006 in Greenfield, Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Leroy Simmons's Ancestors

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Leroy Simmons
1920 – 2006
Birth Place: Greenfield
Parents
Arthur Simmons
1879 – 1946
Carroll County, Tennessee, USA
Sarah (Belew) Simmons
1880 – 1946
Greenfield, Weakley, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Albert (“Dump”) Simmons
1856 – 1948
Tennessee, USA
Lilly ("Lettie") Stewart
1852 – 1915
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Simmons
1815 –
Corena Davis
1843 – 1918
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Smith
Cherry smith
1826 –

Leroy Simmons's Descendants

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Leroy Simmons (7 Jan 1920 – 25 November 2006) m. Ruth (Mosley) Simmons (03 Mar 1922 – Dec 1982) m. Eunice (Higgs) Simmons (24 July 1922 – 16 Jan 2014)
  1. 1. Jeanette (Simmons) Caldwell (15 Sep 1940 – 27 January 2009) m. Granville (Lewis) Caldwell (27 December 1936 – 8 August 2009)
    1. 1. Deborah (M) Caldwell
  2. 2. Leroy Simmons (abt 1944 – )
  3. 3. Wilahemenia Martin
  4. 4. Jamie Farris
  5. 5. Dexter Shane

Leroy Simmons's Timeline

6 Records

1920
7 Jan 1920
Birth of Leroy Simmons Sr in Greenfield
Greenfield
1930
1930
Age 10
Leroy Simmons Sr resided here in Greenfield, Weakley, Tennessee, USA
Greenfield, Weakley, Tennessee, USA
1940
21 Apr 1940
Age 20
Leroy Simmons Sr was married in Weakley, Tennessee, USA
Weakley, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 30
Leroy Simmons Sr resided here in Greenfield, Weakley, Tennessee, USA
Greenfield, Weakley, Tennessee, USA
2006
25 November 2006
Age 86
Death of Leroy Simmons Sr in Greenfield, Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America
Greenfield, Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America
2006
1 Dec 2006
Age 86
Burial of Leroy Simmons Sr in Greenfield
Greenfield

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1920
    Event Place: Greenfield
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Weakley County Press; Publication Place: Martin, Tennessee, USA
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Greenfield, Weakley, Tennessee; Roll: 2689; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 92-21
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Weakley, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Greenfield, Weakley, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Greenfield, Weakley, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Greenfield, Weakley, Tennessee; Roll: 2689; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 92-21

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Greenfield
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Weakley County Press; Publication Place: Martin, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 November 2006
    Event Place: Greenfield, Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Weakley County Press; Publication Place: Martin, Tennessee, USA
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1 Dec 2006
    Event Place: Greenfield
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Weakley County Press; Publication Place: Martin, Tennessee, USA

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