Nevada Jackson (Dawson) Simmons (1888 - 1959)

Born 21 Jan 1888 in Trigg, Kentucky, United States

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Descendants

Died 18 Nov 1959 at age 71 in Trigg, Kentucky, United States

Biography

Nevada Jackson (Dawson) Simmons was born on January 21, 1888 in Trigg, Kentucky, USA. Her parents were Elbert Carroll Dawson (1857 - 1923) and Emma J. Jane (Graham) Dawson (1862 - 1932).

Her siblings were...

1. Alma Richardson (Dawson) Simmons (1891 - 1986)
2. Richard Carroll Dawson (1902 - 1967)
3. William Algernon Dawson (1904 - 1987)
4. Samuel Tildon Dawson (1906 - 1964)

Nevada married Isaac Shellie Simmons (1880 - 1967) on October 6, 1903.

Their children were...

1. Herbert Carroll Simmons (1905 - 1974)
2. Amos Vernon Simmons (1911 - 1989)
3. Velma L Simmons (1914-)^[1]
4. Emma Naomi (Simmons) Meacham (1915 - 1997)^[2]
5. Cecil Ray Simmons (1918 - 2002)^[3]
6. Graden Fay Simmons (1920 - 2003)^[4]
7. Rev Hubert Douglas Simmons (1926 - 2011) ^[5]
8. Willodean (Simmons) Wyatt (1930 - 1956).

Nevada died on November 18, 1959 in Trigg aged 71.^[6]

Note

Find A Grave Memorial# 52422376^[7]

Nevada was the daughter of Elbert Carrol and Emma J. Graham Dawson. She married Isaac Shell Simmons 10/6/1903. They had 16 children including triplets and a set of twins.

Sources

1. ↑ "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHL-B669 : 11 February 2018), Nevada Dawson in entry for Velma L Simmons, 16 Mar 1914; citing Birth, Trigg, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
2. ↑ "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHT-28NR : 11 February 2018), Nevada Dawson in entry for Emma N Simmons, 01 Jul 1915; citing Birth, Trigg, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
3. ↑ "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHY-1VL8 : 11 February 2018), Nevada Dawson in entry for Cecil R Simmons, 30 Jul 1918; citing Birth, Trigg, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
4. ↑ "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHK-CDR6 : 11 February 2018), Nevada Dawson in entry for Grady F Simmons, 03 Mar 1920; citing Birth, Trigg, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
5. ↑ "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHY-91F9 : 11 February 2018), Nevada Dawson in entry for Hubert D Simmons, 1926; citing Birth, Trigg, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
6. ↑ "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ5-XP68 : 2 March 2021), Navada Dawson Simmons, 18 Nov 1959; citing Death, Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States, certificate , Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 1,973,394.
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52422376/nevada-jackson-simmons : accessed 03 October 2021), memorial page for Nevada Jackson Dawson Simmons (21 Jan 1888–18 Nov 1959), Find a Grave Memorial ID 52422376, citing Green Hill Memorial Gardens, Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Julia M. (contributor 46842436) .

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9CS-5VT : accessed 4 October 2021), Nevada J Dawson in household of Elvert C Dawson, Magisterial District 2, Trigg, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 79, sheet 15B, family 274, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,552.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M265-1D1 : accessed 4 October 2021), Nevada Simmons in household of Sheley Simmons, Magisterial District 6, Trigg, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 155, sheet 11A, family 220, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 501; FHL microfilm 1,374,514.
• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHPN-TYW : 1 February 2021), Nevada Siemons in entry for Isaac Siemons, 1920.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMFB-JGJ : accessed 4 October 2021), Nevada J Simmons in household of Shellie Simmons, District 5, Trigg, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 10, sheet 1A, line 2, family 1, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 778; FHL microfilm 2,340,513.
• "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DF-S93W : 22 July 2021), Nay Simmons in entry for Wesley Simmons and Bettie Lee Cunningham, 21 Jan 1931; citing Marriage, La Fayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 1,942,946.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7BM-YZQ : 9 January 2021), Nevada Simmons in household of I S Simmons, Magisterial District 5, Trigg, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 111-12, sheet 2B, line 67, family 33, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1358.
• "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DH-FVQL : 22 July 2021), Vade Dawson in entry for Grady Simmons and Eunice Wills, 27 Dec 1945; citing Marriage, Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 1,942,950.
• "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2D8-2HGM : 22 July 2021), Nevada Jackson Dawson in entry for Burnett Wilford Wyatt and Willodean Simmons, 27 Jul 1946; citing Marriage, Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 1,942,951.
• "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2D8-2WQN : 22 July 2021), Vada Dawson in entry for Cecil Simmons and Kathleen Armstrong, 14 Dec 1946; citing Marriage, Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 1,942,951.
• "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DH-XTL3 : 22 July 2021), Nevada Dawson in entry for Hubert Douglas Simmons and Ruth Jannell Rogers, 27 Mar 1947; citing Marriage, Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 1,942,952.

See also

• Family Search Profile

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Terry Duncan for creating WikiTree profile Dawson-1457 through the import of TDuncan.ged on Apr 15, 2013.