Born in Atlantic, Cass, Iowa, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Charles Raymond Asay
and Avis Alma (Petty) Asay
Sister of
Graydon Newton Asay, George Raymond Asay, Esther Elizabeth (Asay) Oliver, Burton Baker Asay, Dorothy Darlene (Asay) Bates, Helen Maude (Asay) Salmon and John Wesley Asay
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 85
in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Jan 2019
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Biography
Avis was born in 1924 in Atlantic, Cass, Iowa.[1] She was the daughter of Charles Asay and Avis Petty. She moved with her family to Saskatchewan, Canada when she was young.
She married Ray Simmons in April 1953 at Grace Methodist church in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.[2] They had children.
She passed away in 2009. She was buried in Colonsay cemetery in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.[3]
Sources
- ↑ "Iowa Births and Christenings, 1830-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVKR-YPP : 10 February 2018), Avis Jean Asay, ; citing Atlantic, Cass, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,548,720.
- ↑ Wedding article, Star-Phoenix (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada), Tuesday, Apr 14, 1953, page 9.
- ↑ * Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #142586438 (accessed 25 February 2023)
Memorial page for Avis Jean Asay Simmons (1 Feb 1924-7 Apr 2009), citing Colonsay Cemetery, Colonsay, Saskatoon Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada; Maintained by Tracy Anne (contributor 47809886).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Avis by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Avis:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Avis by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Avis:
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~0.78%
Cindy Brekke
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A500638 [compare], Ancestry member Cindy_Lee_I_Be
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~0.78%
Linda (Asay) Nielsen :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member lknielsen
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Pam (Dillon) Currie :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member PDCurrie70
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~0.78%
April Coleman :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Bill Shafer :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A330902 [compare], Ancestry member BillShafer611
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~0.78%
Riley Asay :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Richard Neves :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T307337 [compare], FTDNA kit #300009
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