Asa Alva Simmons

18 August 1879–1971 (Age 91)
Cisne, Wayne, Illinois, United States

The Life Summary of Asa Alva

When Asa Alva Simmons was born on 18 August 1879, in Cisne, Wayne, Illinois, United States, his father, John Thompson Simmons, was 36 and his mother, Rachel Austin, was 32. He married Minnie Molt on 6 September 1900, in Wayne, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Bedford Township, Wayne, Illinois, United States in 1880 and Elm River Township, Wayne, Illinois, United States for about 10 years. He died in 1971, in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Asa Alva Simmons
1879–1971
Minnie Molt
1883–1940
Marriage: 6 September 1900
Lowell George Simmons
1902–1976
Nellie Louise Simmons
1905–1990
Loretta Myrtle Simmons
1910–2004
Frona LaVerne Simmons
1913–2004
Monia Simmons
1914–
Robert Hancock Simmons
1918–1998
Margaret Simmons
1921–

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    6 September 1900Wayne, Illinois, United States
    • Children

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (10)

    +5 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
    Age 2
    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.
    1885 · The First Skyscraper
    Age 6
    The Home Insurance Building is considered to be the first skyscraper in the world. It was supported both inside and outside by steel and metal that were deemed fireproof and also it was reinforced with concrete. It originally had ten stories but in 1891 two more were added.
    1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor
    Age 24
    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

    (1997: 63923;2007: 149693; 2010: 210182)English (southeastern): variant of Simon , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

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

    Possible Related Names

    Simmonds
    Simones
    Simon
    Symonds
    Summons

    Sources (19)

    • Asa A Simmons, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
    • Asa Simmons, "United States Census, 1940"
    • Asa Simmons in entry for Robert Hancock Simmons and Dorothy Jean Graff, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"

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