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Rosa Bell Simmons 1891–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jan 1891

Birth Location: Calhoun County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 17 Jan 1957

Death Location: Lepanto, Poinsett County, Arkansas, USA

Father: William Simmons

Mother: Buena Tindall

Spouse(s): Tobias Freshour

Children(s): Johnnie Frazier, Lilian Freshour, Agnes Freshour, Willie Pritchard, Sarah Freshour, Marie Bonds, Lloyd Freshour, James Freshour, Bobbie Freshour

Rosa Bell Simmons was born in 1891 in Calhoun County, Mississippi, USA, the child of William Jasper Bird Simmons And Buena Lee Elizabeth Tindall. In 1900, Rosa Bell Simmons resided in Shelby, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA. In 1910, Rosa Bell Simmons resided in Beat 4, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA. Rosa Bell Simmons married Tobias F Ross Freshour, and had children including Agnes Freshour, Bobbie Freshour, James Arliss Freshour, Johnnie F Frazier, Lilian Freshour, Lloyd Frank Doc Freshour, Marie Helen Freshour Bonds, Mattie L Freshour, Sarah Jean Freshour, Willie Dee Freshour Pritchard. Rosa Bell Simmons passed away in 1957 in Lepanto, Poinsett County, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • Rosa Bell Simmons was born in 1891 in Calhoun County, Mississippi, USA, the child of William Jasper Bird Simmons And Buena Lee Elizabeth Tindall.
  • In 1900, Rosa Bell Simmons resided in Shelby, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1910, Rosa Bell Simmons resided in Beat 4, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA.
  • Rosa Bell Simmons married Tobias F Ross Freshour, and had children including Agnes Freshour, Bobbie Freshour, James Arliss Freshour, Johnnie F Frazier, Lilian Freshour, Lloyd Frank Doc Freshour, Marie Helen Freshour Bonds, Mattie L Freshour, Sarah Jean Freshour, Willie Dee Freshour Pritchard.
  • Rosa Bell Simmons passed away in 1957 in Lepanto, Poinsett County, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Simmons
1863–1939
Birth Location: Calhoun City, Calhoun County, Mississippi
WS
Buena Tindall
1865–1957
Birth Location: Webster County, Mississippi
BT

Spouses(s)

Tobias Freshour
1880–1954
Birth Location: Mississippi
TF

Children(s)

Johnnie Frazier
1919–1968
Birth Location: Sabougla, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
JF
Lilian Freshour
1912–1976
Birth Location: Calhoun County, Mississippi, USA
LF
Agnes Freshour
1922–1978
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States of America
AF
Willie Pritchard
1920–1987
Birth Location: Sabougla, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
WP
Sarah Freshour
1923–1992
Birth Location: Slate Spring, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
SF
Marie Bonds
1924–2007
Birth Location: Slate Spring, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
MB
Lloyd Freshour
1911–1990
Birth Location: Slate Springs, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
LF
James Freshour
1929–1967
Birth Location: Calhoun County, Mississippi, USA
JF
Bobbie Freshour
1926–
Birth Location: Mississippi
BF

Rosa Simmons's Ancestors

Self
Rosa Simmons
1891–1957
Birth Place: Calhoun County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
William Jasper "Bird" Simmons
1863–1939
Calhoun City, Calhoun County, Mississippi
Buena (Lee Elizabeth) Tindall
1865–1957
Webster County, Mississippi
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rosa Simmons's Descendants

1.
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Rosa (Bell) Simmons (27 Jan 1891–17 Jan 1957) m. Tobias (F "Ross") Freshour (16 Feb 1880–1 Sep 1954)
  1. 1. Johnnie (F) Frazier 1919–1968 m. Robert (Lavender) Frazier 1910–1972 m. Wm (J) Warren 1917–1990
    1. 1. Jake Freshour 1935–2003 m. Betty (Beatrice Lee) Freshour 1939–2018
    2. 2. William (Robert "Billy") Warren 1949–2010
  2. 2. Lilian Freshour 1912–1976 m. George (Leon) Ray 1908–1969
    1. 1. James (Rufus) Ray 1941–1997
    2. 2. Dora (Jane) Ray 1932–2015
    3. 3. Raymond Ray 1935–1996 m. Joan (L.) Weir 1934–2014
    4. 4. George (Leon) Ray 1934–1970 m. Dorothy (Jean) Guin 1940–2010
    5. 5. Katie (Lee) Ray 1929–2007 m. Charles (Edwin) Rodgers 1921–1972
  3. 3. Agnes Freshour 1922–1978 m. James (Cecil) Burch 1918–2006
  4. 4. Willie (Dee Freshour) Pritchard 1920–1987 m. Robert (William) Pritchard 1919–2001
  5. 5. Sarah (Jean) Freshour 1923–1992 m. Carl (Lee) Moorman 1925–2003
  6. 6. Marie (Helen Freshour) Bonds 1924–2007 m. Harry (Heylon) Bonds 1922–2006
    1. 1. Donald (Jesse) Bonds 1946–2014
  7. 7. Lloyd (Frank "Doc") Freshour 1911–1990 m. Mary (Magdalene) Shinall 1912–2010
    1. 1. Minnie (Bell) Freshour 1931–2007
    2. 2. James (Arliss) Freshour 1929–1967
  8. 8. James (Arliss) Freshour 1929–1967 m. Georgia (Eva) Hall 1929–2021
  9. 9. Bobbie Freshour 1926–

Rosa Simmons's Timeline

8 Records

1891
27 Jan 1891
Birth of Rosa Bell Simmons in Calhoun County, Mississippi, USA
Calhoun County, Mississippi, USA
1900
1900
Age 9
Rosa Bell Simmons resided here in Shelby, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
Shelby, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
1910
1910
Age 19
Rosa Bell Simmons resided here in Beat 4, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
Beat 4, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
1920
1920
Age 29
Rosa Bell Simmons resided here in Sabougla, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
Sabougla, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
1930
1930
Age 39
Rosa Bell Simmons resided here in Beat 4, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
Beat 4, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
1935
1935
Age 44
Rosa Bell Simmons resided here in Rural, Calhoun, Mississippi
Rural, Calhoun, Mississippi
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 49
Rosa Bell Simmons resided here in Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
1957
17 Jan 1957
Age 66
Death of Rosa Bell Simmons in Marked Tree, Poinsett, Arkansas, USA
Marked Tree, Poinsett, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1891
    Event Place: Calhoun County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Calhoun, Mississippi; Roll: T627_2011; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 7-14
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 4, Calhoun, Mississippi; Roll: 1140; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 0014; Image: 637.0; FHL microfilm: 2340875
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Shelby, Bolivar, Mississippi; Roll: 801; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 1240801
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Beat 4, Calhoun, Mississippi; Roll: 802; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 1240802
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 4, Calhoun, Mississippi; Roll: T624_734; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 1374747
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Clarion-Ledger; Publication Date: 19 Jan 1957; Publication Place: Jackson, Mississippi, USA; ,0.7415797,0.6259597,0.95544535&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Shelby, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Shelby, Bolivar, Mississippi; Roll: 801; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 1240801
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Beat 4, Calhoun, Mississippi; Roll: 802; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 1240802

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Beat 4, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 4, Calhoun, Mississippi; Roll: T624_734; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 1374747

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Sabougla, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Beat 4, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 4, Calhoun, Mississippi; Roll: 1140; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 0014; Image: 637.0; FHL microfilm: 2340875

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Calhoun, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Calhoun, Mississippi; Roll: T627_2011; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 7-14

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Calhoun, Mississippi; Roll: T627_2011; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 7-14

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Frid
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Clarion-Ledger; Publication Date: 19 Jan 1957; Publication Place: Jackson, Mississippi, USA; ,0.7415797,0.6259597,0.95544535&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1957
    Event Place: Marked Tree, Poinsett, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Clarion-Ledger; Publication Date: 19 Jan 1957; Publication Place: Jackson, Mississippi, USA; ,0.7415797,0.6259597,0.95544535&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lepanto, Poinsett County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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