Joseph Harrison Simmons

Brief Life History of Joseph Harrison

When Joseph Harrison Simmons was born on 6 March 1889, in Fayette, Fayette, West Virginia, United States, his father, Henry Eagan Simmons, was 29 and his mother, Emeline "Elvira" Frances Tingler, was 23. He married Espie Elizabeth Jones in 1911, in Raleigh, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Fayette, West Virginia, United States in 1920. He died on 18 March 1940, in Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 51, and was buried in Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia, United States.

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Joseph Harrison Simmons
1889–1940
Espie Elizabeth Jones
1891–1956
Marriage: 1911
Joseph Richard Simmons
1912–1929
Van Egan Simmons
1914–1915
Mary Elizabeth Simmons
1917–2002
Margaret Eugenia Simmons
1919–2012
Nellie Madeline Simmons
1921–1990
Rexford Daniel Simmons
1923–1993

Sources (17)

  • Joe H Simmons, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Joseph Harrison Simmons, "West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928"
  • Joseph Simmons, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"

World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1890 · Woman's Suffrage

An organization formed in favor of women's suffrages. By combining the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association, the NAWSA eventually increased in membership up to two million people. It is still one of the largest voluntary organizations in the nation today and held a major role in passing the Nineteenth Amendment.

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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