Becky (Thames) Thames-Simmons
Honor Code SignatorySigned 6 Jun 2022 | 4,523 contributions | 182 thank-yous | 1,233 connections
Signed 6 Jun 2022 | 4,523 contributions | 182 thank-yous | 1,233 connections
Communication Preferences:
I am interested in communicating 
with
anyone who shares the same ancestors.
Here is my family tree.
I'm an avid genie interested in filling in details about my ancestors' lives and, most importantly, getting it correct. I have a blog where I record my adventures in genealogy and posts dedicated to individual ancestors. I also hang out on the Thames Family Genealogists Facebook page.
with
anyone who shares the same ancestors.
Here is my family tree.
I'm an avid genie interested in filling in details about my ancestors' lives and, most importantly, getting it correct. I have a blog where I record my adventures in genealogy and posts dedicated to individual ancestors. I also hang out on the Thames Family Genealogists Facebook page.
You might catch me in different places on WikiTree:
- As a WikiTree Ranger, helping protect our tree from mayhem
- On the Thames One Name Study
- And working on my lineage
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Becky S. Thames-Simmons formerly Thames
Born 1960s.
Ancestors 
Daughter of Charles William Thames
and Donna Marie (Peters) Thames
[sibling(s) unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Feb 2013
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Becky (Thames) Thames-Simmons is a member of the Thames Name Study Project.
Becky (Thames) Thames-Simmons is a member of the Flanagan Name Study Project.
Descendant of Robert Bracewell, a Jamestowne Society Qualifying Ancestor.
Becky (Thames) Thames-Simmons is a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
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About Me
After spending 42+ years working in administration in one form or another, I retired at the end of 2019 and moved to Costa Rica with my husband, where we live on the Pacific Coast in the province of Guanacaste, in the little beach village of Ostional. Instead of squeezing in genealogy research evenings and weekends, at last I have lots time to pursue my ancestors.
On Being a Genie
When I was a kid and teenager, I loved reading mystery novels and I wanted to be either an archaeologist or a private investigator (remember all those 1970's PI's on television, like Cannon, The Rockford Files, Mannix, Columbo, and Barnaby Jones?). Well, neither career happened, but the urge to track down evidence and solve mysteries segued perfectly into genealogy.
I first became interested in my family history research in 1988, at age 27, while attending a family reunion where my uncle Malcom Thames displayed a Civil War era rifle and told us about an ancestor who fought for the Confederacy. This was back when there was no Internet and work had to be done at archives, libraries and courthouses. I jumped right in, and there's been no going back.
I love taking deep dives into records to hunt down elusive ancestors and break down brick walls. Going down all those rabbit holes can be very enlightening!
As a member of DAR, I was my chapter's Registrar from the beginning of my membership in DAR through the entire time I was in the States, with a 3-year hiatus to serve as Chapter Regent. I also served on the America 250! Membership Task Force at the national level, part of a team formed to resolve difficult lineages for prospective members; I served on the task force for five years.
Now that I'm retired, I spend my time documenting my lineage, exploring those elusive ancestors and helping others with their research.
Biography
I was born at Peoria Methodist Hospital in 1961. I attended grade school and high school in Libertyville IL (1966-1972), Houston MN (1972-1975) and Fairbury IL (1975-1980), and attended Chicago city colleges, College of DuPage and Kaplan University throughout the years during my career. Working toward my degree in Finance and Accounting, I stopped pursuing it the minute the chairman of the board of trustees, to whom I reported directly, told me, "You don't need it." Yay!
My work career was primarily administrative, last working as Fund Administrator for 20 years and 9 months at IBEW9-MSECA Fringe Benefits Trust Funds at Tinley Park, IL.
I retired at the end of 2019 and moved with my husband Mark to Ostional, Guanacaste, Costa Rica in January 2020.
Sources
- First-hand information. Entered by Rebecca Thames-Simmons at registration.
Only the Trusted List can access the following:
- Becky's formal name
- full middle name (S.)
- e-mail address
- exact birthdate
- birth location
- images (3)
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Maternal line mitochondrial DNA test-takers:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Maternal line mitochondrial DNA test-takers:
- Becky (Thames) Thames-Simmons: Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A214688 [compare], Ancestry member Rebecca
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Rejected matches › Rebecca (Simmons) Southworth (1685-1761)
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