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William Alexander Simms 1905–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Feb 1905

Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 15 September, 1996

Death Location: Kettering, Montgomery, Ohio, United States

Father: Charles Simms

Mother: Buda Peck

Spouse(s): Dorothy Valentine

Children(s): Budagail "Budsy"

In 1905, William Alexander Simms entered the world in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, born to Charles Harries Simms And Buda Mae Pecki Peck. In 1910, William Alexander Simms resided in Bath, Greene, Ohio, USA. In 1930, William Alexander Simms resided in Van Buren, Van Buren, Montgomery, Ohio, USA. William Alexander Simms married Dorothy Jane Valentine, and had children including Budagail Simms Budsy. William Alexander Simms passed away in 1996 in Kettering, Montgomery, Ohio, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1905, William Alexander Simms entered the world in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, born to Charles Harries Simms And Buda Mae Pecki Peck.
  • In 1910, William Alexander Simms resided in Bath, Greene, Ohio, USA.
  • In 1930, William Alexander Simms resided in Van Buren, Van Buren, Montgomery, Ohio, USA.
  • William Alexander Simms married Dorothy Jane Valentine, and had children including Budagail Simms Budsy.
  • William Alexander Simms passed away in 1996 in Kettering, Montgomery, Ohio, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Simms's Ancestors

Self
William Simms
1905–1996
Birth Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Parents
Charles Harries Simms
1867–1941
Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States
Buda (Mae "Pecki") Peck
1873–1978
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Grandparents
Commodore (Ferdinand Wythe "Fred" Peck was a wealthy Chicago, Illinois, businessman and philanthropist, best known for financing Chicago's Auditorium) Building
1848–1924
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
Johanna (Mathilde "Tilla" C) Kress
1848–1944
Lahr, Offenburg, Baden, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Philip √
1809–1871
Mary Wythe
1811–1899
Wilhelm Kress
1813–1850
Theresia (Laÿith?)
1802–1878
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Phillip √
1771–1824
Abigail Chace
1777–1834

William Simms's Descendants

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William (Alexander) Simms (8 Feb 1905–15 September, 1996) m. Dorothy (Jane) Valentine (1907–4 March 1966)
  1. 1. Budagail (Simms) "Budsy" 1935–1999

William Simms's Timeline

4 Records

1905
8 Feb 1905
Birth of William Alexander Simms in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
1910
1910
Age 5
William Alexander Simms resided here in Bath, Greene, Ohio, USA
Bath, Greene, Ohio, USA
1930
1930
Age 25
William Alexander Simms resided here in Van Buren, Van Buren, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
Van Buren, Van Buren, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
1996
15 September, 1996
Age 91
Death of William Alexander Simms in Kettering, Montgomery, Ohio, United States
Kettering, Montgomery, Ohio, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1905
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Bath, Greene, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Bath, Greene, Ohio; Roll: T624_1185; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0082; FHL microfilm: 1375198

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Van Buren, Van Buren, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Van Buren, Montgomery, Ohio; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0200; FHL microfilm: 2341591

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 September, 1996
    Event Place: Kettering, Montgomery, Ohio, United States

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