Roscoe SimmonsAge: 72 years1904–1977
- Name
- Roscoe Simmons
- Given names
- Roscoe
- Surname
- Simmons
 Birth | July 17, 1904 63 35 |
 Death of a mother | Ann C Shemwell 1910 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a father | William Henry Harrison Simmons November 15, 1916 (Age 12 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 11 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mildred Elizabeth “Millie” Armstrong February 16, 1917 (Age 12 years) Cause: Heart Failure |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 12 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 13 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 25 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Death of a half-brother | Sephus Mansfield Simmons July 14, 1942 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 37 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Death of a half-brother | William Samuel Simmons December 3, 1949 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 45 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 41 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | April 15, 1977 (Age 72 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Green Hill Memorial Gardens |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Henry Harrison Simmons Birth: June 8, 1841 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: November 15, 1916 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Ann C Shemwell Birth: January 15, 1869 68 37 — Kentucky, United States Death: 1910 |
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Marriage: about 1902 — |
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1 year elder sister |
Annie Simmons Birth: January 7, 1903 61 33 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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18 months himself |
Roscoe Simmons Birth: July 17, 1904 63 35 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: April 15, 1977 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| Father’s family with Susan Armstrong |
| father |
William Henry Harrison Simmons Birth: June 8, 1841 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: November 15, 1916 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
Susan Armstrong Death: |
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Marriage: May 17, 1867 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years half-brother |
Sephus Mansfield Simmons Birth: September 4, 1870 29 — Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 14, 1942 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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1 year half-brother |
William Samuel Simmons Birth: September 19, 1871 30 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 3, 1949 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |