Matilda Ann Simmons

Female29 November 1879–4 March 1921

Brief Life History of Matilda Ann

When Matilda Ann Simmons was born on 29 November 1879, in New York City, New York, United States, her father, Edward Simmons, was 42 and her mother, Hannah Miner, was 40. She married Charles H. Gorman on 29 June 1894, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 8 daughters. She lived in Whitesburg, Madison, Alabama, United States in 1910 and Vinemont, Cullman, Alabama, United States in 1920. She died on 4 March 1921, in Cullman, Cullman, Alabama, United States, at the age of 41, and was buried in Mount Zion Methodist Church Cemetery, Cullman, Cullman, Alabama, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles H. Gorman
1864–1957
Matilda Ann Simmons
1879–1921
Marriage: 29 June 1894
Matilda Adaline Howard
1894–1976
Elsie C. Gorman
1902–1915
Clarice Charlotte Gorman
1903–1975
Emma Bernice Gorham
1905–1942
Beniece Gorman
1906–
Alice A Gorman
1907–
Estie Irene Garman
1909–1972
Marion Gorman
1911–
Nola Gorman
1913–1945

Sources (9)

  • Minnie Gorman in household of Charley H Gorman, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Matilda Simmons, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940"
  • Minnie S. Gorman, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    29 June 1894Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
  • Children (9)

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    Siblings (5)

    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.

    1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

    Age 3

    A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 17

    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

    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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