Benjamin Franklin Simmons, Sr b. 5 Mar 1850 Shelby County, Alabama, USA d. 14 Jul 1912 St Clair County, Alabama, USA: MontyHistNotes

1850 - 1912 (62 years)

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Name	Benjamin Franklin Simmons [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18]
Suffix	Sr
Residence	1850	St Clair County, Alabama, USA [3]
Residence	District 39
Birth	5 Mar 1850	Shelby County, Alabama, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 13, 14, 18]
Gender	Male
Residence	1860	St Clair County, Alabama, USA [4]
Residence	Townships 14 and 15
Residence	1880	Ashville and Old Town, St Clair, Alabama, USA [2]
Residence	1900	Springville, St Clair, Alabama, USA [10]
Residence	1910	Springville, St Clair, Alabama, USA [6]
Burial	1912	Evergreen United Methodist Cemetery, Odenville, St Clair, Alabama, USA [1, 5, 13, 14, 18]
Death	14 Jul 1912	St Clair County, Alabama, USA [1, 5, 13, 14, 18]
Person ID	I13893	MontyHistNotes_III \| William Alexander Montgomery and Agnes _____
Last Modified	4 Jul 2025

Father	James A Simmons, ¶, b. 1799 d. 1860 (Age 61 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Margaret Furbert, ¶, b. 1798 d. 1870 (Age 72 years)
Relationship	natural
Family ID	F7812	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Sarah Elizabeth Peoples, b. 24 Oct 1845, St Clair County, Alabama, USA d. 1 Sep 1923, St Clair County, Alabama, USA (Age 77 years)

Marriage 1870 Alabama, USA [10]

Children

>	1. Thenie Medora Simmons, b. 7 Oct 1869, St Clair County, Alabama, USA d. 10 Dec 1947, Pell City, St Clair, Alabama, USA (Age 78 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
>	2. Henry Abner Simmons, b. 28 Feb 1871, St Clair County, Alabama, USA d. 27 Dec 1966, Etowah County, Alabama, USA (Age 95 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
>	3. Sylvester Edward Simmons, b. 10 Mar 1873, Springville, St Clair, Alabama, USA d. 18 Nov 1948, West Frankfort, Franklin, Illinois, USA (Age 75 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
>	4. Arthur Simmons, b. 18 Dec 1874, St Clair County, Alabama, USA d. 21 Feb 1947, St Clair County, Alabama, USA (Age 72 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
>	5. Oscar Simmons, b. 18 Dec 1874, St Clair County, Alabama, USA d. 27 Apr 1886, St Clair County, Alabama, USA (Age 11 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
>	6. Ella Simmons, b. 17 Feb 1876, St Clair County, Alabama, USA d. 26 Jan 1945, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA (Age 68 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
>	7. Hensley Simmons, b. 19 Dec 1879, St Clair County, Alabama, USA d. 24 Sep 1947, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA (Age 67 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
>	8. Benjamin Franklin Simmons, Jr, b. 16 May 1882, St Clair County, Alabama, USA d. 31 Jul 1945, Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, USA (Age 63 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
>	9. James Danley Simmons, b. 2 Mar 1886, St Clair County, Alabama, USA d. 16 Feb 1955, St Clair County, Alabama, USA (Age 68 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
>	10. Otis Ophelia Simmons, b. 7 Nov 1888, St Clair County, Alabama, USA d. 12 Oct 1964, Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA (Age 75 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	11. Atha Simmons, b. Abt 1890, Alabama, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F6827 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 4 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Residence - District 39 - 1850 - St Clair County, Alabama, USA
	Birth - 5 Mar 1850 - Shelby County, Alabama, USA
	Residence - Townships 14 and 15 - 1860 - St Clair County, Alabama, USA
	Marriage - 1870 - Alabama, USA
	Residence - 1900 - Springville, St Clair, Alabama, USA
	Residence - 1910 - Springville, St Clair, Alabama, USA
	Death - 14 Jul 1912 - St Clair County, Alabama, USA

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Sources

[S1304] Evergreen United Methodist Cemetery, (Name: Findagrave; Location: Odenville, St Clair, Alabama, USA;), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GSsr=161&GScid=2193944&GRid=16312462&CRid=2193944&.
[S21] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Ashville and Old Town, St Clair, Alabama.
Record for B. G. Simmons
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=8241707&indiv=try
[S679] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2005;;), Year: 1850; Census Place: District 39, St Clair, Alabama; Roll: M432_14; Page: 166B; Image: 597.
Record for Franklin Simmons
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=16776108&indiv=try
[S237] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Townships 14 and 15, St Clair, Alabama; Roll: M653_23; Page: 62; Image: 62; Family History Library Film: 803023.
Record for Franklin Simmons
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=12602377&indiv=try
[S906] Ancestry.com, Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1755-2012, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
Record for Benjamin Franklin Simmons Sr
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=websearch-3899&h=106262&indiv=try
[S70] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Springville, Saint Clair, Alabama; Roll: T624_32; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0117; FHL microfilm: 1374045.
Record for B F Sammons
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910uscenindex&h=206069&indiv=try
[S802] Ancestry.com, Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
Record for Saraha E Simmons
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=fsalabamadeath&h=403237&indiv=try
[S802] Ancestry.com, Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
Record for Thenie Simmons Lovell
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=fsalabamadeath&h=522276&indiv=try
[S802] Ancestry.com, Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
Record for Benjamin Franklin Simmons
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=fsalabamadeath&h=1024406&indiv=try
[S266] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2004;;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Springville, St Clair, Alabama; Roll: 38; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0102; FHL microfilm: 1240038.
Record for Benjiman Simmons
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=1367805&indiv=try
[S802] Ancestry.com, Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
Record for Ella Peoples
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=fsalabamadeath&h=1012748&indiv=try
[S802] Ancestry.com, Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
Record for Mr Hensley Simmons
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=fsalabamadeath&h=863323&indiv=try
[S4] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
Record for Arthur Simmons
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=70957600&indiv=try
[S4] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
Record for James Danley Simmons
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=126020690&indiv=try
[S802] Ancestry.com, Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
Record for James Danley Simmons
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2543&h=1230344&indiv=try
[S927] Ancestry.com, Alabama, County Marriages, 1805-1967, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;).
Record for Ella Buttram
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61365&h=900249785&indiv=try
[S802] Ancestry.com, Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
Record for Ottis Opheleia Payne
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2543&h=1341808&indiv=try
[S4] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
Record for Ottis Ophelia Payne
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=116875291&indiv=try