Wilcher Ellis Simmons

Brief Life History of Wilcher Ellis

When Wilcher Ellis Simmons was born on 26 February 1884, in Westfield, Surry, North Carolina, United States, his father, Joseph Hasten Simmons, was 30 and his mother, Mary Ellen Jessup, was 32. He married Ida Mae Adams on 26 July 1905. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Pilot Mountain, Morgan, Tennessee, United States in 1950 and Westfield MM, Surry, North Carolina, United States in 1950. He died on 22 March 1956, in Surry, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Pilot Township, Surry, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Wilcher Ellis Simmons
1884–1956
Ida Mae Adams
1883–1942
Marriage: 26 July 1905
Mary Lee Simmons
1906–1958
Berti Mae Simmons
1908–1948
Wiley Dillard Simmons
1910–1987
Nora Stella Simmons
1912–2005
Aldie Foster Simmons
1914–1998
Lois Ilene Simmons Taylor
1916–2006
Nonnie Belle Simmons
1919–2012
Lillie Geneva Simmons
1922–2012
Hobert Lester Simmons
1924–2007
Orene Simmons
1930–1930
Olene Simmons
1930–1930

Sources (52)

  • Ellis E Simons, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Ellis Simmons, "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988"
  • Wilcher Ellis Simmons, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1897 · First Bill for Women Suffrage

In 1897, Senator J.L. Hyatt introduced the woman suffrage bill in North Carolina. The bill did not make it past the committee.

1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor

A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.

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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