Alice Elizabeth Simmons

Brief Life History of Alice Elizabeth

When Alice Elizabeth Simmons was born on 16 March 1865, in Brownsville, Cameron, Texas, United States, her father, Rev William Jefferson Simmons, was 28 and her mother, Amanda E. "Mandy" Vest, was 26. She married Froam Strang on 7 November 1880, in Johnson, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died on 9 July 1920, in Lavaca, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in Hickory Ridge Cemetery, Lavaca, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Sophronius Adelbert Strang
1853–1935
Alice Elizabeth Simmons
1865–1920
Marriage: 7 November 1880
Infant Boy Strang
1882–1882
Edith Margaret Strang
1883–1987
Bertha Maud Strang
1884–1980
Elbrige Arthur Strang
1886–1975
William Denzil Strang
1888–1888
Charles Franklin Strang
1889–1947
Adelia Clara Strange
1891–1972
Earnest Edgar Strang
1893–1994
Vanda Ellen Strang
1895–1974
Archie Lee Bevans
1899–1991
Minnie Mae Smith Carden
1902–1981

Sources (13)

  • Froan Strong in the Arkansas, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1914
  • Alice Simmons, "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1989"
  • Alice S. Simmons Strang, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

1870 · Texas Is Restored to the Union

Congress restored Texas to the Union on March 30, 1870, despite not yet meeting all of the requirements established for re-admittance.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

English (southeastern): variant of Simon , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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