Ben was born on 18 Jul 1899 in Tupelo, Jackson County, Arkansas, the son of Benjamin Fletcher Simmons and Lucy James Rotenberry.[Note 3]
He died on 13 Sep 1963 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee.[Note 4]
His wife was Dove Jane Hopkins, who he married on 3 OCT 1925 in Newport, Jackson County, Arkansas. Their only known child was James Robert (1926-2005).
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Birth | 18 JUL 1899 |
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Death | 13 SEP 1963 |
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Obit - Ben Simmons jr +SS Card
Obit - Ben F Simmons Jr 1963 Death Cert, Simmons, Ben Jr |
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Census | 1 JUN 1900 |
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Census 1900 Arkansas, Jackson County, Breckenridge,ED 53 Union ED 61
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Census | 22 APR 1910 |
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Census 1910 Arkansas, Jackson Cty
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Census | 3 APR 1930 |
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Census 1930 Arkansas, Jackson Cty, Tupelo, Breckenridge Twp
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Census | 3 APR 1940 |
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Burial | 15 SEP 1963 |
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Obit - Ben Simmons jr +SS Card
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Residence | 13 SEP 1963 |
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Other Event | FROM 12 SEP 1918 TO 1 DEC 1918 |
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Military Rec-Simmons,BenF Jr
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Other Event | FROM 22 DEC 1920 TO 22 DEC 1922 |
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Military Rec-Simmons,BenF Jr
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Occupation | Chief Inspector for Tenn Highway Dept |
Obit - Ben F Simmons Jr 1963
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Note 1
Memorial Obituary: A tribute published in the pages of the Jaskson Sun, Jackson, Tenn. Sep 15, 1963.
Entered into enternal rest Friday, Sept, 16, 1963; B.F, Simmons Rites Said at Brownsville.
Brownsville, Tenn.-Ben Fletcher Simmons, 64, who died Friday in Shelby County will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Brownsville, Funeral Home with the Rev. W.T. Call officiating.
Bural will be in Tabernacle Cemetery near Brownsville.
Mr. Simmons had lived at 1035 Goodman Road in Memphis and had been a resident there for 20 years. He was chief inspector for the Tennesse Highway Department since 1951. He was a member of the American Legion and also a vetern of World War 1. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Ben F Simmons, one son, James R.Simmons of Brownsville;two brothers, Felix Simmons, and Lon Simmons of Tupelo, Ark; two sisters, Mrs Arthur Snow of Tupelo Ark, and Mrs Cora Bowie of Newport, Ark, and three grandchildren.
Note 2
Ben Jr was in Detroit Mich in 1918 for draft register and enter service.
Note 3
certificate signed by sister Cora-- Mrs A Bowie, 9 Sept 1943
Note 4
Inspector for Tenn Highway Dept. Deceased was walking up hill when he tripped and fell down hill under wheels of a road grader
Immediate cause of death: crushing injury to abdomen
7:59 AM, 9/13/63 on a road in Memphis, Shelby, Tenn.
Note 5
Sept 12, 1918 Detroit Mich
tall, slender build, brown eyes, black hair
serial number 6724, order number 1064
Ben Fletcher Simmons
266 Lycaste , Detroit, Mich
age 19, DOB July 18, 1899, white, native born
Occupation:Auto Mechanic, employed by Hudson Motor Car Co
Jefferson Ave, Detroit, Mich
nearest Relative:Ben F Simmons (Father)
Tupelo, Jackson County Ark
signed Ben Fletcher Simmons
From Index to Arkansas World War I Soldiers
compiled by DesomondWalls Allen
Simmons, Ben F Jr, # 5348288, race W
residence: Tupelo, Jack Co
Entered Detroit, MI on 10/21/1918
Born Tupelo dob July 1899
two periods of service
Co B 334 Battation Tank Corps, US Army from 21 Oct 1918 to 1 Dec 1918
enlisted in US Navy at Oklahoma City on 22 Dec 1920 as Seaman second Class.
Service included receiving ship, San Francisco USS Eagle #14 Naval Hosp
and Pearl Harbor T.H. USS Chicago.
Discharged after 2 yrs and 1 day on 22 Dec 1922 at San Francisco.
Copies of both discharge records in hand, A Bowie 24 Aug 2009
Source: | Census 1900 Arkansas, Jackson County, Breckenridge,ED 53 Union ED 61 |
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Publisher: | Twelfth Census of the US |
Source: | Census 1910 Arkansas, Jackson Cty Breckendridge ED 63 and Union ED 73 |
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Publisher: | US Department of Commerence |
Source: | Census 1930 Arkansas, Jackson Cty, Tupelo, Breckenridge Twp ED 34 -6 and 34 -8 |
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