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Ruth Laverne Simmons 1920 – 2007 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jun 1920

Birth Location: Deer Creek, Tazewell, Illinois

Death Date: 3 Sep 2007

Death Location: Peoria Heights, Peoria, Illinois

Father: Walter Simmons

Mother: Eva Simmons

Spouse(s): Ensign Biddison

Children(s): Ralph Biddison

The birth of Ruth Laverne Simmons took place in 1920 in Deer Creek, Tazewell, Illinois, to Walter Lewis Simmons and Eva Simmons. Ruth Laverne Simmons married Ensign Platt Biddison, and together they had Ralph Leon Biddison. Ruth Laverne Simmons's death occurred in 2007 in Peoria Heights, Peoria, Illinois.

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Parents

Walter Simmons
1893 – 1985
Birth Location: Illinois
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Eva Simmons
1899 –
Birth Location: Illinois
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Spouses(s)

Ensign Biddison
1918 – 2005
Birth Location: Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa
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Children(s)

Ralph Biddison
1942 –
Birth Location: –
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 13 Jun 1920
    Event Place: Deer Creek, Tazewell, Illinois
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1937, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Year: 1940; Census Place: Deer Creek, Tazewell, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00894; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 90-5, Year: 1930; Census Place: Mackinaw, Tazewell, Illinois; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 2340297, Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–1937; Record Type: Marriage

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Mackinaw, Tazewell, Illinois
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Mackinaw, Tazewell, Illinois; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 2340297

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Deer Creek, Tazewell, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Deer Creek, Tazewell, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00894; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 90-5

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Deer Creek, Tazewell, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Deer Creek, Tazewell, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00894; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 90-5

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 3 Sep 2007
    Event Place: Peoria Heights, Peoria, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Peoria, Peoria, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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