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Riley "Pete" Leander Lee Simmons 1893–1975 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Feb 1893

Birth Location: Pike County, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 8 Dec 1975

Death Location: Daisy, Pike County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: Riley Simmons

Mother: Lurena Perry

Spouse(s): Josie McLaughlin

Children(s): Thelma Simmons, Pearlie Knight, Bertha Blackburn, Clifton Simmons, Simmons None, Aryse Simmons

Riley "Pete" Leander Lee Simmons was born in 1893 in Pike County, Arkansas, USA, the child of Riley Kin Simmons And Lurena Tennie Tennessee Perry. In 1930, Riley "Pete" Leander Lee Simmons resided in Richland, Little River, Arkansas, USA. Riley "Pete" Leander Lee Simmons married Josie A Mclaughlin, and had children including Aryse Cays Simmons, Bertha L Simmons Blackburn, Clifton Lincoln Simmons, Pearlie Mae Simmons Knight, Simmons, Thelma Simmons. Riley "Pete" Leander Lee Simmons passed away in 1975 in Daisy, Pike County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Riley "Pete" Leander Lee Simmons was born in 1893 in Pike County, Arkansas, USA, the child of Riley Kin Simmons And Lurena Tennie Tennessee Perry.
  • In 1930, Riley "Pete" Leander Lee Simmons resided in Richland, Little River, Arkansas, USA.
  • Riley "Pete" Leander Lee Simmons married Josie A Mclaughlin, and had children including Aryse Cays Simmons, Bertha L Simmons Blackburn, Clifton Lincoln Simmons, Pearlie Mae Simmons Knight, Simmons, Thelma Simmons.
  • Riley "Pete" Leander Lee Simmons passed away in 1975 in Daisy, Pike County, Arkansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Riley Simmons's Ancestors

Self
Riley Simmons
1893–1975
Birth Place: Pike County, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Riley Kin Simmons
1865–1933
Wayne County, Tennessee, USA
Lurena ("Tennie" Tennessee) Perry
1867–1955
Alabama, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Riley Simmons's Descendants

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Riley ("Pete" Leander Lee) Simmons (8 Feb 1893–8 Dec 1975) m. Josie (A) McLaughlin (2 Mar 1899–1 Dec 1981)
  1. 1. Thelma Simmons 1920–1971 m. vereamse cook 1923–2012
  2. 2. Pearlie (Mae Simmons) Knight 1931–1979
  3. 3. Bertha (L Simmons) Blackburn 1916–2001
  4. 4. Clifton (Lincoln) Simmons 1917–1984
  5. 5. Simmons 1925–
  6. 6. Aryse (Cays) Simmons 1926–

Riley Simmons's Timeline

3 Records

1893
8 Feb 1893
Birth of Riley "Pete" Leander Lee Simmons in Pike County, Arkansas, USA
Pike County, Arkansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 37
Riley "Pete" Leander Lee Simmons resided here in Richland, Little River, Arkansas, USA
Richland, Little River, Arkansas, USA
1975
8 Dec 1975
Age 82
Death of Riley "Pete" Leander Lee Simmons in Lockesburg, Sevier, Arkansas, USA
Lockesburg, Sevier, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1893
    Event Place: Pike County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Arkansas, County Marriages Index
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Richland, Little River, Arkansas; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 2339817
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Richland, Little River, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Richland, Little River, Arkansas; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 2339817

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Daisy, Pike, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas, County Marriages Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1975
    Event Place: Lockesburg, Sevier, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Daisy, Pike County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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