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Lewis Wetzel (Whitt) Simmons 1868–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Oct 1868

Birth Location: Kanawha Co, West Virginia, United States

Death Date: 5 Sep 1943

Death Location: Putnam, West Virginia, United States

Father: William Simmons

Mother: Sarah Spence

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Lewis Wetzel (Whitt) Simmons was born in 1868 in Kanawha Co, West Virginia, United States, the child of William Henry Simmons And Sarah Elizabeth Sallie Spence. In 1870, Lewis Wetzel (Whitt) Simmons resided in Elk, Kanawha Court House, Kanawha, West Virginia, . In 1880, Lewis Wetzel (Whitt) Simmons resided in Union, Putnam, West Virginia, USA. Lewis Wetzel (Whitt) Simmons passed away in 1943 in Putnam, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Lewis Wetzel (Whitt) Simmons was born in 1868 in Kanawha Co, West Virginia, United States, the child of William Henry Simmons And Sarah Elizabeth Sallie Spence.
  • In 1870, Lewis Wetzel (Whitt) Simmons resided in Elk, Kanawha Court House, Kanawha, West Virginia, .
  • In 1880, Lewis Wetzel (Whitt) Simmons resided in Union, Putnam, West Virginia, USA.
  • Lewis Wetzel (Whitt) Simmons passed away in 1943 in Putnam, West Virginia, United States.

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Lewis Simmons's Ancestors

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Lewis Simmons
1868–1943
Birth Place: Kanawha Co, West Virginia, United States
Parents
William Henry Simmons
1845–1913
Randolph, West Virginia, United States
Sarah (Elizabeth Sallie) Spence
1850–1911
VA Now W VA
Grandparents
Jonathan Simmons
1807–1862
Pendleton, West Virginia, USA
Susannah Day
1815–1860
Pendleton County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Michael Jr.
1786–1850
Elizabeth Wimer
1787–1872
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sr.
1754–1835
Catherine Wooten
1746–1833
Philip Wimer
1757–1840
Sarah Simmons
1765–1821

Lewis Simmons's Timeline

4 Records

1868
4 Oct 1868
Birth of Lewis Wetzel (Whitt) Simmons in Kanawha Co, West Virginia, United States
Kanawha Co, West Virginia, United States
1870
1870
Age 2
Lewis Wetzel (Whitt) Simmons resided here in Elk, Kanawha Court House, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Elk, Kanawha Court House, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 12
Lewis Wetzel (Whitt) Simmons resided here in Union, Putnam, West Virginia, USA
Union, Putnam, West Virginia, USA
1943
5 Sep 1943
Age 75
Death of Lewis Wetzel (Whitt) Simmons in Putnam, West Virginia, United States
Putnam, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1868
    Event Place: Kanawha Co, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Elk, Kanawha Court House, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Union, Putnam, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Sep 1943
    Event Place: Putnam, West Virginia, United States

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