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Martha Dorcas Simmons 1866–1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Mar 1866

Birth Location: Lone Tree, Clay, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 20 Jan 1946

Death Location: Parkston, Hutchinson County, South Dakota, United States of America

Father: Joseph Cave

Mother: Elizabeth Meadows

Spouse(s): William Simmons

Children(s): Purley Simmons

Martha Dorcas Simmons was born in 1866 in Lone Tree, Clay, Iowa, USA, the child of Joseph Cave And Elizabeth Meadows. Martha Dorcas Simmons married William Scott Simmons, and had children including Purley Albert Simmons. Martha Dorcas Simmons passed away in 1946 in Parkston, Hutchinson County, South Dakota, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Martha Dorcas Simmons was born in 1866 in Lone Tree, Clay, Iowa, USA, the child of Joseph Cave And Elizabeth Meadows.
  • Martha Dorcas Simmons married William Scott Simmons, and had children including Purley Albert Simmons.
  • Martha Dorcas Simmons passed away in 1946 in Parkston, Hutchinson County, South Dakota, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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Martha Simmons's Ancestors

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Martha Simmons
1866–1946
Birth Place: Lone Tree, Clay, Iowa, USA
Parents
Joseph Cave
1822–1888
Ohio
Elizabeth Meadows
1832–1922
Warren County, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
William (Perry) Meadows
1811–1870
Wayne County, Kentucky, United States of America
Nancy (Ellen) Coffey
1813–1888
Barren, Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Meadows
1757–1838
Elizabeth Hereford
1766–1847
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Hereford
1740–1813

Martha Simmons's Descendants

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Martha (Dorcas) Simmons (12 Mar 1866–20 Jan 1946) m. William (Scott) Simmons (1864–18 September 1934)
  1. 1. Purley (Albert) Simmons 1889–1961 m. Mabel (Alice) Simmons 1893–1990
    1. 1. William (Carroll) Simmons 1913–1990
    2. 2. Alice (June) Simmons 1918–1918

Martha Simmons's Timeline

2 Records

1866
12 Mar 1866
Birth of Martha Dorcas Simmons in Lone Tree, Clay, Iowa, USA
Lone Tree, Clay, Iowa, USA
1946
20 Jan 1946
Age 80
Death of Martha Dorcas Simmons in Parkston, Hutchinson, South Dakota, USA
Parkston, Hutchinson, South Dakota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1866
    Event Place: Lone Tree, Clay, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1946
    Event Place: Parkston, Hutchinson, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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