Osie was born on 5 May 1893 in Rutherford, North Carolina, the son of Joshua George Simmons and Ida Davis.
Osie Ida Simmons (1893-?)
Joshua George Simmons (1852-1911)
James Overton Simmons (1827-1904)
Moses Simmons (1785-1856)
Mary Lewis (1791-1877)
Sophia Myra Camp (1821-1904)
Ida Davis (1861-1893)