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Robert Simmons 1906 – 1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Dec 1906

Birth Location: Franklin Co, Tennessee

Death Date: 27 Nov 1977

Death Location: Manchester, Tenn.

Father: Giles Simmons

Mother: Keziah Gann

Spouse(s): Fannie Shetters

Children(s): Catherine Simmons

Robert Simmons was born in 1906 in Franklin Co, Tennessee, the child of Giles A Simmons and Keziah Kizzie Lou Bradford Gann. In 1910, Robert Simmons resided in Civil District 10, Franklin, Tennessee, USA. In 1920, Robert Simmons resided in Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee, USA. Robert Simmons married Fannie Lee "Florence' Shetters, and had children including Catherine Lee Simmons. Robert Simmons passed away in 1977 in Manchester, Tenn..

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Biography

  • Robert Simmons was born in 1906 in Franklin Co, Tennessee, the child of Giles A Simmons and Keziah Kizzie Lou Bradford Gann.
  • In 1910, Robert Simmons resided in Civil District 10, Franklin, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1920, Robert Simmons resided in Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee, USA.
  • Robert Simmons married Fannie Lee "Florence' Shetters, and had children including Catherine Lee Simmons.
  • Robert Simmons passed away in 1977 in Manchester, Tenn..

Immediate Family

Parents

Giles Simmons
1834 – 1929
Birth Location: Alabama
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Keziah Gann
1865 – 1949
Birth Location: Cowan, Franklin County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Fannie Shetters
1908 – 1929
Birth Location: Franklin, Tenn, 10th Dist
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Children(s)

Catherine Simmons
1929 – 2010
Birth Location: Winchester
CS

Robert Simmons's Ancestors

Self
Robert Simmons
1906 – 1977
Birth Place: Franklin Co, Tennessee
Parents
Giles A Simmons
1834 – 1929
Alabama
Keziah (Kizzie Lou Bradford) Gann
1865 – 1949
Cowan, Franklin County, Tennessee, United States of America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Simmons's Descendants

1.
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Robert Simmons (10 Dec 1906 – 27 Nov 1977) m. Fannie (Lee "Florence') Shetters (15 Feb 1908 – 6 Sep 1929)
  1. 1. Catherine (Lee) Simmons (11 Feb 1929 – 21 Oct 2010)

Robert Simmons's Timeline

8 Records

1906
10 Dec 1906
Birth of Robert Simmons in Franklin Co, Tennessee
Franklin Co, Tennessee
1910
1910
Age 4
Robert Simmons resided here in Civil District 10, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 10, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 14
Robert Simmons resided here in Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 24
Robert Simmons resided here in Cowan, Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
Cowan, Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 29
Robert Simmons resided here in Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee
Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 34
Robert Simmons resided here in Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee
Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee
1950
1950
Age 44
Robert Simmons resided here in Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
1977
27 Nov 1977
Age 71
Death of Robert Simmons in Manchester, Tenn.
Manchester, Tenn.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1906
    Event Place: Franklin Co, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For Tennessee, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 266
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03891; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 26-12
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1739; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 29
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 2341980
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 10, Franklin, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1499; Page: 2a; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 1375512
    [6] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Tennessean; Publication Date: 29 Nov 1977; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA; ,0.51201963,0.48692384,0.6229461&xid=3355
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee; Roll: 3561; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 26-20

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 10, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 10, Franklin, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1499; Page: 2a; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 1375512

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1739; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 29

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Cowan, Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 2341980

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03891; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 26-12

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For Tennessee, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 266
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03891; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 26-12

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee; Roll: 3561; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 26-20

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: COWAN, Tenn.-Services
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Tennessean; Publication Date: 29 Nov 1977; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA; ,0.51201963,0.48692384,0.6229461&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1977
    Event Place: Manchester, Tenn.
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Tennessean; Publication Date: 29 Nov 1977; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA; ,0.51201963,0.48692384,0.6229461&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Tennessean; Publication Date: 29 Nov 1977; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA; ,0.51201963,0.48692384,0.6229461&xid=3355
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