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Willis Francis Simmons 1834–1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Mar 1834

Birth Location: Pike County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 21 July 1903

Death Location: Anacoco, Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Father: Mason Simmons

Mother: Anna Lundy

Spouse(s): Orelia Grant

Children(s): Rosana Dowden, George Simmons, James Simmons, Harriet Belsha, Stephen Sr, Sarah Stephens, Willis Simmons, William Simmons, Mary Chandler, Theodocia McInnis

Willis Francis Simmons was born in 1834 in Pike County, Mississippi, USA, the child of Mason Simmons And Anna Lundy. Willis Francis Simmons married Orelia Grant, and had children including George Washington Simmons, Harriet Lenora Belsha, James W Simmons, Mary Elizabeth Chandler, Rosana Jane Simmons Dowden, Sarah Kathryn Stephens, Stephen Grant Simmons Sr, Theodocia Florence Mcinnis, William Mitchell Simmons, Willis Francis Simmons. Willis Francis Simmons passed away in 1903 in Anacoco, Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Willis Francis Simmons was born in 1834 in Pike County, Mississippi, USA, the child of Mason Simmons And Anna Lundy.
  • Willis Francis Simmons married Orelia Grant, and had children including George Washington Simmons, Harriet Lenora Belsha, James W Simmons, Mary Elizabeth Chandler, Rosana Jane Simmons Dowden, Sarah Kathryn Stephens, Stephen Grant Simmons Sr, Theodocia Florence Mcinnis, William Mitchell Simmons, Willis Francis Simmons.
  • Willis Francis Simmons passed away in 1903 in Anacoco, Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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Willis Simmons's Ancestors

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Willis Simmons
1834–1903
Birth Place: Pike County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Mason Simmons
1805–1885
Georgia, United States of America
Anna Lundy
1810–1845
Pike County, Mississippi
Grandparents
William Lundy
1792–1860
Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Scott
1799–
Amite County, Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willis Simmons's Descendants

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Willis (Francis) Simmons (23 Mar 1834–21 July 1903) m. Orelia Grant (23 October 1844–22 February 1915)
  1. 1. Rosana (Jane Simmons) Dowden 1865–1960 m. William (Roland) Dowden 1859–1959
    1. 1. Willis (Foster) Dowden 1883–1982 m. Ida (Slatten) Dowden 1897–1992
      1. 1. James (Carl) Knowles 1928–2007
  2. 2. George (Washington) Simmons 1888–1957
  3. 3. James (W) Simmons 1869–1962
  4. 4. Harriet (Lenora) Belsha 1876–1906
  5. 5. Stephen (Grant Simmons) Sr 1867–1946
  6. 6. Sarah (Kathryn) Stephens 1872–1958
  7. 7. Willis (Francis) Simmons 1886–1976
  8. 8. William (Mitchell) Simmons 1873–1939
  9. 9. Mary (Elizabeth) Chandler 1860–1901
  10. 10. Theodocia (Florence) McInnis 1863–1926

Willis Simmons's Timeline

2 Records

1834
23 Mar 1834
Birth of Willis Francis Simmons in Pike County, Mississippi, USA
Pike County, Mississippi, USA
1903
21 July 1903
Age 69
Death of Willis Francis Simmons in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1834
    Event Place: Pike County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 July 1903
    Event Place: Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Anacoco, Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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