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Benjamin Franklin Simmons, Jr

Male 1882 - 1945  (63 years)

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  • Name Benjamin Franklin Simmons  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Suffix Jr 
    Birth 16 May 1882  St Clair County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1900  Springville, St Clair, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Residence 1910  Oldtown, Perry, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1930  Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Burial 1945  Odenville, St Clair, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    • Evergreen United Methodist Cemetery
    Death 31 Jul 1945  Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 7] 
    Person ID I13895  MontyHistNotes_III | William Alexander Montgomery and Agnes _____
    Last Modified 4 Jul 2025 

    Father Benjamin Franklin Simmons, Sr,   b. 5 Mar 1850, Shelby County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jul 1912, St Clair County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Sarah Elizabeth Peoples,   b. 24 Oct 1845, St Clair County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Sep 1923, St Clair County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1870  Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Family ID F6827  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ethel Lou Effie Blankenship,   b. 6 Apr 1884, Cherokee County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Apr 1944, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Marriage 7 Dec 1905  St Clair County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    >1. Olivia Mae Simmons,   b. 29 Oct 1906, St Clair County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jan 1986, Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Eva Simmons,   b. 1907, St Clair County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Lester Simmons,   b. 1908, St Clair County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >4. Henry Coston Simmons,   b. 16 May 1908, Montgomery County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Oct 1952, Tucson, Pima, Arizona, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. John P Simmons,   b. 3 Aug 1913, St Clair County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jan 1935, St Clair County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 21 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >6. Benjamin Franklin Simmons, III,   b. 8 Sep 1917, St Clair County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dec 1917, St Clair County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >7. E Ruth Simmons,   b. 18 Jan 1919, St Clair County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 May 1993, Ventura, Ventura, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F7014  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Jul 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 16 May 1882 - St Clair County, Alabama, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1900 - Springville, St Clair, Alabama, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 7 Dec 1905 - St Clair County, Alabama, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1930 - Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1945 - Odenville, St Clair, Alabama, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 31 Jul 1945 - Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S1304] Evergreen United Methodist Cemetery, (Name: Findagrave; Location: Odenville, St Clair, Alabama, USA;), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GSsr=161&GScid=2193944&GRid=16312462&CRid=2193944&.

    2. [S70] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online. Year: 1910; Census Place: Oldtown, Saint Clair,Alabama; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
      Record for Benjamin F Simmons

    3. [S900] Ancestry.com, Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1817-2011, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2012;;), Database online.
      Record for Benjamin F Simmons

    4. [S239] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: 21; Page: 28A; Enumeration District: 0119; Image: 1164.0; FHL microfilm: 2339756.
      Record for B Frank Simmons
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=119668925&indiv=try

    5. [S240] Ancestry.com, California, Death Index, 1940-1997, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;), Date: 1993-05-29.
      Record for Ruth Simmons Bunn
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=cadeath1940&h=960754&indiv=try

    6. [S115] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Registration State: Alabama; Registration County: Jefferson; Roll: 1509359; Draft Board: 6.

    7. [S802] Ancestry.com, Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
      Record for Benjamin Franklin Simmons
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=fsalabamadeath&h=1024406&indiv=try

    8. [S266] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2004;;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Springville, St Clair, Alabama; Roll: 38; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0102; FHL microfilm: 1240038.
      Record for Benjiman Simmons
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=1367805&indiv=try

    9. [S802] Ancestry.com, Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
      Record for Effie Simmons
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2543&h=951757&indiv=try



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