Dorcas Angeline (Shockley) Simmons (1870 - 1957)

Born 7 May 1870 in Van Buren, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Louis Simmons — married 1 Dec 1889 in Van Buren, Tennessee, United States

Died 19 Jun 1957 at age 87 in Indiana, United States

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Biography

Dorcas (Shockley) Simmons was born in Appalachia, in Tennessee.

Dorcas Angeline (Shockley) Simmons was born on 7 May 1870 in Van Buren, Tennessee, United States, daughter of Lewis David Shockley (1828 - 1919) and Rachel (Stipe) Shockley (1836 - 1932).

Dorcas married Joseph Louis Simmons (1868 - 1917) on 1 Dec 1889 in Van Buren.^[1]

Children:

Nora Simmons (1890–1980)

Lynville Parker Simmons (1892–1971)

Lee L Simmons (1895–1976)

Lewis Knox Simmons (1898–1979)

Thula Simmons (1900–1941)

Minnie Kathryn Simmons (1903–1965)

Lester Marion Simmons (1905–1924)

Ernest Brady Simmons (1910–1951)

Frank J Simmons (1913–2007)

In the 1900 census Dorthy (age 30) was the wife of Joseph Simmons in Civil District 5, Van Buren, Tennessee, United States.^[2]

In the 1910 census Dorotha (age 39) was the wife of Joe Simmons in Civil District 7, Van Buren, Tennessee, United States.^[3]

In the 1920 census Dorotha (age 50) was the widowed head of household in Monticello, Union Township, White, Indiana, United States.^[4]

In the 1930 census Dorothy (age 59) was the widowed head of household in Monticello, White, Indiana, United States.^[5]

Dorcas died on 19 Jun 1957 in Indiana aged 87.^[6]

Census Tables

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950"
   citing FHL microfilm: 583166; Record number: 4946836;
   FamilySearch Record: XD9Q-4PK (accessed 16 November 2022)
   Dorothy Shockley marriage to J. L. Simmons on 1 Dec 1889 in Van Buren, Tennessee, United States.
2. ↑ 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 84; FHL microfilm: 1241603; Record number: 2841;
   FamilySearch Record: MSZF-1LP (accessed 16 November 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6657-ZBX Image number 00062
   Dorthy Simmons (30), wife, in household of Joseph Simmons (32) in Civil District 5, Van Buren, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.
3. ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910"
   citing enumeration district (ED) ED 172, sheet 6A, family 112, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1524; FHL microfilm 1,375,537.
   FamilySearch Record: MGNF-CRF (accessed 16 November 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYY2-3HX1 Image number 00066
   Dorotha Simmons (39), wife, in household of Joe Simmons (42) in Civil District 7, Van Buren, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.
4. ↑ 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Affiliate Film Number: 475; Line: 8; FHL microfilm: 1820475; Record number: 24870;
   FamilySearch Record: MFH8-VHM (accessed 16 November 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9R6Q-4XP Image number 00523
   Dorotha Simmons (50), widowed head of household in Monticello, Union Township, White, Indiana, United States. Born in Tennessee.
5. ↑ 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930"
   citing enumeration district (ED) ED 17, sheet 9A, line 21, family 252, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 639; FHL microfilm 2,340,374.
   FamilySearch Record: X41Z-J3M (accessed 16 November 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9R48-X96 Image number 00134
   Dorothy Simmons (59), widowed head of household in Monticello, White, Indiana, United States. Born in Tennessee.
6. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #185247591 (accessed 16 November 2022)
   Memorial page for Dorcas Angeline “Dorothy” Shockley Simmons (7 May 1870-19 Jun 1957), citing Hickory Grove Cemetery, Jefferson Township, Carroll County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Lauren O (contributor 49379927).