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William Benjamin Simms 1857–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 May 1857

Birth Location: AL

Death Date: 27 Nov 1937

Death Location: Simms-Land Cemetery

Father: George Simms

Mother: Martha Land

Spouse(s): Peggy Pruitt, Sara Giles

Children(s): Roy Simms, Harvey Simms, Erie Simms, Gemella Simms, Tina Simms, George Simms

William Benjamin Simms was born in 1857 in AL, the child of George Washington Simms And Martha Jane Land. William Benjamin Simms married Peggy Jane Pruitt, Sara Eliza Giles, and had children including Erie Simms, Gemella Simms, George Melvin Simms, Harvey Simms, Roy Emmett Simms, Tina Mae Simms, Tiny Mae Simms. William Benjamin Simms passed away in 1937 in Simms-Land Cemetery.

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Biography

  • William Benjamin Simms was born in 1857 in AL, the child of George Washington Simms And Martha Jane Land.
  • William Benjamin Simms married Peggy Jane Pruitt, Sara Eliza Giles, and had children including Erie Simms, Gemella Simms, George Melvin Simms, Harvey Simms, Roy Emmett Simms, Tina Mae Simms, Tiny Mae Simms.
  • William Benjamin Simms passed away in 1937 in Simms-Land Cemetery.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Simms
1827–1893
Birth Location: TN
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Martha Land
1831–1900
Birth Location: Lincoln Co, Tn
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Spouses(s)

Peggy Pruitt
1860–1896
Birth Location: –
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Sara Giles
1869–1931
Birth Location: –
SG

Children(s)

Roy Simms
1882–1913
Birth Location: –
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Harvey Simms
1892–1967
Birth Location: –
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Erie Simms
1894–1948
Birth Location: –
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Gemella Simms
1885–1957
Birth Location: –
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Tina Simms
1906–
Birth Location: –
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George Simms
1905–1905
Birth Location: –
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William Simms's Ancestors

Self
William Simms
1857–1937
Birth Place: AL
Parents
George Washington Simms
1827–1893
TN
Martha (Jane) Land
1831–1900
Lincoln Co, Tn
Grandparents
William (“Billy” Daniel Holland) Land
1796–1865
Pendleton District, Sc
DeLana Beard
1803–1884
North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
William Land
1755–1820
John Jr
1786–1851
Anne Lnu
1788–1863
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Sr.
1721–1803
Sarah Land
1713–

William Simms's Descendants

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William (Benjamin) Simms (14 May 1857–27 Nov 1937) m. Peggy (Jane) Pruitt (09 Oct 1860–16 Feb 1896) m. Sara (Eliza) Giles (13 Oct 1869–27 Aug 1931)
  1. 1. Roy (Emmett) Simms 1882–1913
  2. 2. Harvey Simms 1892–1967
  3. 3. Erie Simms 1894–1948
  4. 4. Gemella Simms 1885–1957
  5. 5. Tina (Mae) Simms 1906–
  6. 6. George (Melvin) Simms 1905–1905

William Simms's Timeline

2 Records

1857
14 May 1857
Birth of William Benjamin Simms in AL
AL
1937
27 Nov 1937
Age 80
Death of William Benjamin Simms
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 May 1857
    Event Place: AL
    Record Source: 142047.ftw

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1937
    Record Source: 142047.ftw

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Simms-Land Cemetery
    Record Source: 142047.ftw
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