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Rufus (Crazy Horse) Simmons 1944 – 2021 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Sep 1944

Birth Location: Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 8 Jan 2021

Death Location: Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA

Father: Rufus Simmons

Mother: Addie Middlebrook

Spouse(s): Willie Carter, Estelle Simmons, Mary Simmons

Children(s): Yolanda Simmons, Rufus Simmons, Vicky Simmons, Nelson Yarbro, Rufus Simmons, Ernestine Simmons, Latonia Doss, Emmanuel Simmons, Charles Simmons

In 1944, Rufus (Crazy Horse) Simmons Jr. entered the world in Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA, born to Rufus H. Simmons and Addie Mae Middlebrook. Rufus (Crazy Horse) Simmons Jr. married Willie Mae Carter, Estelle Simmons, Mary Thomas Simmons, and had children including Yolanda Simmons, Rufus Hazel Simmons, Vicky Simmons, Nelson (PeeWee) Yarbro, Rufus Hazel Simmons, Ernestine Simmons, Latonia Doss, Emmanuel Simmons, Charles Simmons. Rufus (Crazy Horse) Simmons Jr. passed away in 2021 in Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1944, Rufus (Crazy Horse) Simmons Jr. entered the world in Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA, born to Rufus H. Simmons and Addie Mae Middlebrook.
  • Rufus (Crazy Horse) Simmons Jr. married Willie Mae Carter, Estelle Simmons, Mary Thomas Simmons, and had children including Yolanda Simmons, Rufus Hazel Simmons, Vicky Simmons, Nelson (PeeWee) Yarbro, Rufus Hazel Simmons, Ernestine Simmons, Latonia Doss, Emmanuel Simmons, Charles Simmons.
  • Rufus (Crazy Horse) Simmons Jr. passed away in 2021 in Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rufus Simmons's Ancestors

Self
Rufus Simmons
1944 – 2021
Birth Place: Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Rufus H. Simmons
1925 – 1995
Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
Addie (Mae) Middlebrook
1928 – 1992
Stanton Hayw, Tennessee
Grandparents
Charley Simmons
1897 – 1935
Tennessee
Ethel Mimms
1900 – 1974
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Rueben Simmons
1857 – 1939
Annie Bishop
1870 – 1918
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Simmons
1815 –
Corena Davis
1843 – 1918
Anderson Bishop
1839 – 1896
Amanda Smith
1842 –

Rufus Simmons's Descendants

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Rufus ((Crazy Horse)) Simmons (22 Sep 1944 – 8 Jan 2021) m. Willie (Mae) Carter (abt 1946 – ) m. Estelle Simmons (1943 – 6 Jul 2019) m. Mary (Thomas) Simmons
  1. 1. Yolanda Simmons (abt 1965 – )
  2. 2. Rufus (Hazel) Simmons (18 Mar 1973 – 30 Apr 2023)
  3. 3. Vicky Simmons (1966 – )
  4. 4. Nelson ((PeeWee)) Yarbro (Sep 1966 – 1 Mar 2022)
  5. 5. Ernestine Simmons
  6. 6. Latonia Doss
  7. 7. Emmanuel Simmons
  8. 8. Charles Simmons

Rufus Simmons's Timeline

2 Records

1944
22 Sep 1944
Birth of Rufus (Crazy Horse) Simmons Jr. in Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
2021
8 Jan 2021
Age 77
Death of Rufus (Crazy Horse) Simmons Jr. in Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1944
    Event Place: Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
    [2] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dyersburg, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jan 2021
    Event Place: Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dyersburg, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current

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