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Oscar Monroe Simmons 1895–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jan 1895

Birth Location: Cherokee County, Texas, USA

Death Date: 17 May 1982

Death Location: Jacksonville, Cherokee, Texas, USA

Father: Asa Simmons

Mother: Penelope Henry

Spouse(s): Lynda Reed

Children(s): Oscar Simmons, Farris Waller

Oscar Monroe Simmons was born in 1895 in Cherokee County, Texas, USA, the child of Asa Marion Simmons And Penelope A Henry. Oscar Monroe Simmons married Lynda Annette Reed, and had children including Farris Bernice Waller, Oscar Monroe Simmons. Oscar Monroe Simmons passed away in 1982 in Jacksonville, Cherokee, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Oscar Monroe Simmons was born in 1895 in Cherokee County, Texas, USA, the child of Asa Marion Simmons And Penelope A Henry.
  • Oscar Monroe Simmons married Lynda Annette Reed, and had children including Farris Bernice Waller, Oscar Monroe Simmons.
  • Oscar Monroe Simmons passed away in 1982 in Jacksonville, Cherokee, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Asa Simmons
1856–1908
Birth Location: Texas, USA
AS
Penelope Henry
1856–1924
Birth Location: St. Francis County, Arkansas, USA
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Spouses(s)

Lynda Reed
1900–1939
Birth Location: Cherokee County, Texas, USA
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Children(s)

Oscar Simmons
1930–2018
Birth Location: Jacksonville, Cherokee, Texas, USA
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Farris Waller
1924–2021
Birth Location: Cherokee County, Texas, USA
FW

Oscar Simmons's Ancestors

Self
Oscar Simmons
1895–1982
Birth Place: Cherokee County, Texas, USA
Parents
Asa Marion Simmons
1856–1908
Texas, USA
Penelope (A.) Henry
1856–1924
St. Francis County, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
Alfred (H.) Henry
1825–1885
Tennessee, USA
Tabitha Speer
1822–1859
Cumberland County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Speer
1791–1865
Penelope Jacks
1793–1885
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Jacks
1770–1851
Sarah Keen
1771–1849

Oscar Simmons's Descendants

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Oscar (Monroe) Simmons (22 Jan 1895–17 May 1982) m. Lynda (Annette) Reed (6 Mar 1900–3 Apr 1939)
  1. 1. Oscar (Monroe) Simmons 1930–2018 m. Betty (Kathryn) Pruitt 1930–2022
  2. 2. Farris (Bernice) Waller 1924–2021

Oscar Simmons's Timeline

2 Records

1895
22 Jan 1895
Birth of Oscar Monroe Simmons in Cherokee County, Texas, USA
Cherokee County, Texas, USA
1982
17 May 1982
Age 87
Death of Oscar Monroe Simmons in Bridge City, Orange, Texas, USA
Bridge City, Orange, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1895
    Event Place: Cherokee County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 May 1982
    Event Place: Bridge City, Orange, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jacksonville, Cherokee, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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