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Minerva Jane Simmons 1853–1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1853

Birth Location: Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: Oct 1936

Death Location: Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, USA

Father: Amer Simmons

Mother: Nancy Armstrong

Spouse(s): Fredrick Shouse

Children(s): Dona Shouse

Minerva Jane Simmons was born in 1853 in Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, USA, the child of Amer Simmons And Nancy Armstrong. Minerva Jane Simmons married Fredrick Larkin Shouse, and had children including Dona Dixie Shouse. Minerva Jane Simmons passed away in 1936 in Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Minerva Jane Simmons was born in 1853 in Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, USA, the child of Amer Simmons And Nancy Armstrong.
  • Minerva Jane Simmons married Fredrick Larkin Shouse, and had children including Dona Dixie Shouse.
  • Minerva Jane Simmons passed away in 1936 in Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Amer Simmons
1820–1863
Birth Location: Stokes, North Carolina, United States
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Nancy Armstrong
1820–1906
Birth Location: Surry, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Fredrick Shouse
1847–1914
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Children(s)

Dona Shouse
1888–1968
Birth Location: Poor Valley, Virginia
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Minerva Simmons's Ancestors

Self
Minerva Simmons
1853–1936
Birth Place: Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Amer Simmons
1820–1863
Stokes, North Carolina, United States
Nancy Armstrong
1820–1906
Surry, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Benjamin (Morris) Simmons
1769–1837
Surry, North Carolina, United States
REBECCA ANDREWS
1772–1855
Westfield, Surry, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
David Andrews
1746–
Mary Scarborough
1750–1789
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Adam PVT.
1716–1792
Margaret Andrews
1730–1813

Minerva Simmons's Descendants

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Minerva (Jane) Simmons (May 1853–Oct 1936) m. Fredrick (Larkin) Shouse (Dec 1847–20 November 1914)
  1. 1. Dona (Dixie) Shouse 1888–1968 m. Arthur (K) Williams 1895–
    1. 1. Juanita Watts 1916–1984 m. Albert (Cecil) Watts 1903–1990
      1. 1. Rufus Watts 1937–2015 m. Alice (Endicott) Watts 1938–2013
      2. 2. Bobby (Eugene) Watts 1940–2000
      3. 3. Lula (Deloris) Watts 1929–2000
      4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Watts 1930–2011
      5. 5. Joann (Lois) Watts 1934–2005
    2. 2. Mandaline Williams 1913–

Minerva Simmons's Timeline

4 Records

1853
May 1853
Birth of Minerva Jane Simmons in Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, USA
Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, USA
1873
1873
Age 20
Minerva Jane Simmons was married in Westfield, Surry, North Carolina
Westfield, Surry, North Carolina
1873
6 Jul 1873
Age 20
Minerva Jane Simmons was married in WestfieldTownship, Surry County, North Carolina, USA
WestfieldTownship, Surry County, North Carolina, USA
1936
Oct 1936
Age 83
Death of Minerva Jane Simmons in Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, USA
Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1853
    Event Place: Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1873
    Event Place: Westfield, Surry, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 6 Jul 1873
    Event Place: WestfieldTownship, Surry County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1936
    Event Place: Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, USA
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