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Richard Burl Simmons 1876 – 1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Aug 1876

Birth Location: Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida, USA

Death Date: 04 Jun 1945

Death Location: Mounteocha, Alachua County, Florida, USA

Father: Henry Simmons

Mother: Rebecca Moore

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Thomas

Children(s): May Simmons, Henry Simmons, Nevin Simmons, Elmer Simmons, Clyde Simmons, Milton Simmons, Jack Simmons, Herbert Simmons

According to available records, Richard Burl Simmons was born in 1876 in Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida, USA, the child of Henry Simmons and Rebecca Ann Matilda Moore. Following those early years, Richard Burl Simmons married Elizabeth Betsey Thomas, and their family grew to include May Simmons, Henry Simmons, Nevin Simmons, Elmer Simmons, Clyde Simmons, Milton Simmons, Jack P Simmons and Herbert Simmons. In the later years of life, Richard Burl Simmons died in 1945 in Mounteocha, Alachua County, Florida, USA.

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Parents

Henry Simmons
1847 – 1930
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Rebecca Moore
1851 – 1930
Birth Location: Alachua County, Florida, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Thomas
1880 – 1938
Birth Location: Alachua, Alachua County, Florida, USA
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Children(s)

May Simmons
1901 – 1990
Birth Location: Alachua County, Florida, USA
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Henry Simmons
1903 –
Birth Location: Florida, USA
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Nevin Simmons
1907 – 2000
Birth Location: Florida, USA
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Elmer Simmons
1909 – 2000
Birth Location: Florida, USA
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Clyde Simmons
1911 – 2000
Birth Location: Florida, USA
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Milton Simmons
1912 – 2000
Birth Location: Florida, USA
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Jack Simmons
1914 – 2010
Birth Location: Alachua County, Florida, USA
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Herbert Simmons
1918 –
Birth Location: Mounteocha, Alachua County, Florida, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 31 Aug 1876
    Event Place: Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, Florida State Census, 1867-1945, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Year: 1940; Census Place: , Alachua, Florida; Roll: T627_573; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 1-44., Year: 1920; Census Place: Mounteocha, Alachua, Florida; Roll: T625_214; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 21; Image: 462., Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 26, Alachua, Florida; Roll: 306; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 37; Image: 711.0; FHL microfilm: 2340041., Registration Location: Alachua County, Florida; Roll: ; Draft Board: ., Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 2, Alachua, Florida; Roll: 125; Family History Film: 1254125; Page: 12C; Enumeration District: 001; Image: 0025., Year: 1910; Census Place: Hague, Alachua, Florida; Roll: T624_156; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0016; Image: ; FHL microfilm: 1374169.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Precinct 2, Alachua, Florida, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 2, Alachua, Florida; Roll: 125; Family History Film: 1254125; Page: 12C; Enumeration District: 001; Image: 0025.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Hague, Alachua County, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Hague, Alachua, Florida; Roll: T624_156; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0016; Image: ; FHL microfilm: 1374169.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1917
    Event Place: Mounteocha, Alachua County, Florida, USA
    Record Source: World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Alachua County, Florida; Roll: ; Draft Board: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Mounteocha, Alachua County, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Mounteocha, Alachua, Florida; Roll: T625_214; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 21; Image: 462.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 26, Alachua, Florida
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 26, Alachua, Florida; Roll: 306; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 37; Image: 711.0; FHL microfilm: 2340041.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 01 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Alachua County, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: , Alachua, Florida; Roll: T627_573; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 1-44.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1945
    Event Place: Alachua County, Florida, USA
    Record Source: Florida State Census, 1867-1945

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 04 Jun 1945
    Event Place: Mounteocha, Alachua County, Florida, USA
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