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Willie Gene Simmons 1942–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 June 1942

Birth Location: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 5 Jan 1996

Death Location: Detroit, Michigan, USA

Father: Charley Simmons

Mother: Viola Nelson

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Willie Gene Simmons was born in 1942 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA, the child of Charley Simmons And Viola Nelson. Willie Gene Simmons married Darlene Green, Minnie Lee Warren, and had children including Aimee Laurette Warren, Rhonda Y Simmons. Willie Gene Simmons passed away in 1996 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • Willie Gene Simmons was born in 1942 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA, the child of Charley Simmons And Viola Nelson.
  • Willie Gene Simmons married Darlene Green, Minnie Lee Warren, and had children including Aimee Laurette Warren, Rhonda Y Simmons.
  • Willie Gene Simmons passed away in 1996 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Willie Simmons's Ancestors

Self
Willie Simmons
1942–1996
Birth Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Parents
Charley Simmons
1917–
Alabama
Viola Nelson
1915–1961
Gordonville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Charles (Simmons) Senior
1879–1916
Greensboro, Hale County, Alabama, USA
Julia White
1884–1919
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Oscar Nelson
1892–
Gordonville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
Emma Blackmon
1892–1916
Gordonville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Simmons
1832–1913
Amy\Amie Jones
1834–1923
Benjamin White
1844–1899
Rachael Spencer
1849–1930
Alfred Nelson
1862–1940
Sally Kelly
1865–1902
Wash Blackmon
1856–1937
Ruby Townsend
1861–1953
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Simmons
1811–
Dolly Jones
1800–
J White
1806–
John Spencer
1825–1872
Mary Fields
1825–
Frank Nelson
1832–1917
Rosa Soil\Grant
1835–1902
Noah Blackmon
1839–
James Townsend
1825–
Riner\Rhina\Rhima Townsend
1837–1900

Willie Simmons's Timeline

3 Records

1942
14 June 1942
Birth of Willie Gene Simmons in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1995
28 December 1995
Age 53
Death of Willie Gene Simmons in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1996
5 Jan 1996
Age 54
Burial of Willie Gene Simmons in Detroit, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 June 1942
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] Michigan, Death Index
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 420-50-8404; Issue State: Alabama; Issue Date: 1955
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, Death Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 December 1995
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] Michigan, Death Index
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 420-50-8404; Issue State: Alabama; Issue Date: 1955
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1996
    Event Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA

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