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Person ID	I1	WilliamSimmons1796 \| Beckett family line starting with my mother Edna Beckett, Simmons family starting with my father Willard Lyman Simmons, Sr.
Last Modified	25 Sep 2009

Father	Willard Lyman Simmons, Sr., b. 27 Sep 1910, Boon, Wexford, Michigan, USA , d. 04 Jan 1987, Fort Myers, Lee, Florida, USA
Mother	Edna Elizabeth Beckett, b. 31 Jul 1915, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA , d. 6 Nov 1991, Sunfield, Eaton, Michigan, USA
Married	20 Feb 1937	Lowell, Kent, Michigan, USA
Residence	20 Feb 1937	Lowell, Kent, Michigan, USA
Residence	On this date Willard and Edna Simmons started residing with Edna's parents William and Anna Beckett at their farm house located on Bennett Road in Lowell, Michigan. Willard and Edna resided here until late 1939 or early 1940. While residing here their first two children (Verna Mae Edna and Ronald Nelson) were born in this farm house.
Residence	Abt 1940	Zeeland, Ottawa, Michigan, USA
Residence	This is the Zeeland City Directory of 1940. The highlighted entry shows Willard Simmons employed at H L Hubbell Mfg Co. and residing at 276 South Maple Street. This location has been confirmed by Verna (Simmons) Brown and Ronald Simmons children of Willard and Edna Simmons.
Residence	Abt 1941	Lowell, Kent, Michigan, USA
Residence	Before this date Willard and Edna Simmons and family moved to: 130 S. Hudson Street Lowell, Michigan The family resided at this residence until late 1944 or early 1945 and while residing here their next two children were born (Marilyn Anna and Willard Lyman, Jr.).
Residence	Abt Dec 1944	Sunfield, Eaton, Michigan, USA
Residence	At about this date Willard and Edna moved their family to: 314 First Street Sunfield, Michigan They resided here until about the mid 1970's
Photos		Willard & Edna Simmons, 25th. Picture of Willard and Edna Simmons at their 25th wedding anniversary party.
		Simmons Family Reunion 1976 Reunion photo of Willard Lyman and Edna Elizabeth (Beckett) Simmons' sons and daughters in the summer of 1976. Place of the photo is the beach front on the Credderman (private) lake of Willard L. Simmons, Jr. in Mulliken, Michigan. Individuals identified in the photo are: from left to right standing front row; Willard L., Sr. and wife Edna E. (Beckett), their daughter Cheryl holding her first daughter Shawn Marie, peeking over Cheryl's sholder is sister Lucy, next to her is Josey Rios (wife of Wayne), daughter Verna M., son Willard L., Jr. (straw hat), Hazel (wife of Ron), grand daughter Dawn Marie (Verna's daughter) holding her first son Chad. Standing in the back row from right to left are: son Kenyon, Gay DeWitt(wife of Kenyon), grandson Robert O. Brown (son of Verna), son Ronald Nelson, peeking from behind the straw hat is daughter Marilyn E., Christine Smith(wife of Willard L. Jr.), son Wayne T., Jeff Miller (husband of Lucy), Bill VanDerholf (husband of Cheryl)and then back to Willard L. Simmons, Sr.. Seated and kneeling are the grand children of Willard and Edna Simmons, from left to right they are: unidentified child hidding his face, Wayne R. (son of Wayne T.), Randy (red hair, son of Ronald), seated in front of Randy is Tina (son of Willard L. Jr.), Christina (daughter of Willard L. Sr.)wrapped in towel, behind her is an unidentified white haired boy, next to him is Sue Brown (daughter of Verna), and next to Sue is an unidentified child, to the right of the girl wrapped in towel is Linda Simmons (daughter of Ronald), Angela Miller (daughter of Lucy), next is Derrick Simmons (son of Kenyon), next to him is Ronnie Simmons (son of Ronald), the three kneeling behind Ronnie are Mike, Johanna and Joe Phiefer (children of Marilyn)and the boy in the blue shirt on the end is Tommy Brown (son of Verna). Photographer was Joseph Phiefer, Sr. (husband of Marilyn).
		Willard and Edna Simmons Willard L. Simmons and his wife Edna E. (Beckett) Simmons Date is 1965.
		Willard, Edna and Verna This is Willard L. Simmons with his wife Edna (Beckett) Simmons and their first daughter Verna. Year is about 1938 and location is unknown.
		25th Wedding Anniversary Willard L. Simmons, Sr. and wife Edna E. (Beckett) enjoying their 25th Wedding Anniversary celibration at a rented hall in Portland, Michigan in 1962.
		Willard L. Simmons and wife Edna E. Willard L. Simmons and wife Edna E. posing in their living room of their home in Mulliken, Michigan (next door to their son Ronald's home). Date is probably the late 1970's.
		How Mom met Dad This note was found between two pages of this album. The note reads: "Mr Wm Beckett. May 31 Truck work 8 hours June 2 Truck work 3 hours two men work" "Mr Wm Beckett work 4 hours on 5th Dec 1934" The two men work must be referring to Oscar Simmons and his son Willard. So, is this how Dad (Willard Simmons) met Mom (Edna Beckett, daughter of Wm Beckett)?
		Family of Willard and Edna Simmons This picture was constructed from the High School Senior photos of Willard and Edna's children and anniversary photos for the parents and grandparents.
Albums		Willard & Edna Simmons Memories (47) The photos in this album were found in the personal files of Willard L. and Edna E. Simmons. They were loose photos not part of any book. Most photos in this album have been partially restored.
		z-Old Negatives - Family Home Sunfield Michigan (33) This is one album in a series titled "Old Negatives -. . ." that contain recovered photos from old negatives found in Mom and Dad's old personal files. These photos were developed electronically with my scanner and enhanced/repaired with photo editing software. I have made a modest attempt to identify the individuals in the photos and sorted them accordingly to separate albums. If you believe that I have mis-identified a photo please email me with the correction and the file name.
		z-Old Negatives - Mom and Dad (65) This is one album in a series titled "Old Negatives -. . ." that contain recovered photos from old negatives found in Mom and Dad's old personal files. These photos were developed electronically with my scanner and enhanced/repaired with photo editing software. I have made a modest attempt to identify the individuals in the photos and sorted them accordingly to separate albums. If you believe that I have mis-identified a photo please email me with the correction and the file name.
Family ID	F2	Group Sheet

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Simmons Family Reunion 1976
Reunion photo of Willard Lyman and Edna Elizabeth (Beckett) Simmons' sons and daughters in the summer of 1976. Place of the photo is the beach front on the Credderman (private) lake of Willard L. Simmons, Jr. in Mulliken, Michigan. Individuals identified in the photo are:
from left to right standing front row; Willard L., Sr. and wife Edna E. (Beckett), their daughter Cheryl holding her first daughter Shawn Marie, peeking over Cheryl's sholder is sister Lucy, next to her is Josey Rios (wife of Wayne), daughter Verna M., son Willard L., Jr. (straw hat), Hazel (wife of Ron), grand daughter Dawn Marie (Verna's daughter) holding her first son Chad.
Standing in the back row from right to left are:
son Kenyon, Gay DeWitt(wife of Kenyon), grandson Robert O. Brown (son of Verna), son Ronald Nelson, peeking from behind the straw hat is daughter Marilyn E., Christine Smith(wife of Willard L. Jr.), son Wayne T., Jeff Miller (husband of Lucy), Bill VanDerholf (husband of Cheryl)and then back to Willard L. Simmons, Sr..
Seated and kneeling are the grand children of Willard and Edna Simmons, from left to right they are: unidentified child hidding his face, Wayne R. (son of Wayne T.), Randy (red hair, son of Ronald), seated in front of Randy is Tina (son of Willard L. Jr.), Christina (daughter of Willard L. Sr.)wrapped in towel, behind her is an unidentified white haired boy, next to him is Sue Brown (daughter of Verna), and next to Sue is an unidentified child, to the right of the girl wrapped in towel is Linda Simmons (daughter of Ronald), Angela Miller (daughter of Lucy), next is Derrick Simmons (son of Kenyon), next to him is Ronnie Simmons (son of Ronald), the three kneeling behind Ronnie are Mike, Johanna and Joe Phiefer (children of Marilyn)and the boy in the blue shirt on the end is Tommy Brown (son of Verna).
Photographer was Joseph Phiefer, Sr. (husband of Marilyn).

Last Modified 22 Aug 2007

Family ID F1 Group Sheet

Photos		Mother & Wayne T. Baby Wayne T (3-6 mos old) and mother Edna standing by family car with siblings in the car. Location is ???
		Wayne T in yard Wayne T (8-12 mos old) walking in back yard of home. Notice in the back ground the outdoor manual water pump and the outside entrance into the house basement. At this time this house did not have running water or indoor plumbing.
		Wayne T near v. garden Wayne T (4-5 yrs old) dressed for an event (maybe family reunion) walking near family vegetable garden.
		Wayne Simmons Date of picture is about 1950-1952 as Wayne still has his baby teeth.
		2004 Reunion of the Children of Willard L. Simmons and Edna E. Beckett. From left to right: Lucy, Ronald, Marilyn (sitting), Kenyon, Cheryl, Verna, Willard Jr., and Wayne. We all picnicked at the home of Willard L. Simmons, Jr.. Status: Not yet located
		Hayes Greenbeach Hospital Hospital is located in Charlotte, Eaton, Michigan. Date of picture is probably early 1900's.
		Edna Simmons and son Photo of Edna Simmons holding one of her sons Wayne, standing in side yard of Sunfield residence. Estimated date is fall 1946.
		Wayne and Bill Simmons Photo of brothers Wayne (left) and Bill Simmons in front lawn of residence in Sunfield, Michigan. Photo date about 1949.
		Simmons Boys Four brothers enjoying a winter afternoon in their living room. From left to right: Kenyon, Wayne, Ronald, and Bill. Date of photo is about 1952-1954.
		The Simmons Boys Sons of Willard and Edna Simmons, from left to right are: Ronald, Kenyon, Wayne and Willard Jr.. Believe the location at a Roadside Park standing on a bridge over a creek, the year is about 1953.
		Simmons Family Pinic Pinic breakfast somewhere near Grand Rapids, Michigan. Date is spring or summer 1953. Left side: Marilyn, Verna and Ron. Right side: Bill, Wayne, Kenyon and Mom holding Lucy. Obviously, Willard L. Simmons (Dad) took the photo.
		Local Road Trip Mom (Edna Simmons), Verna, Marilyn and the little boy near the car is Wayne. Date of photo is about 1948 at a Roadside Park probably on Route 21.
		Edna (Beckett) Simmons and son This is Edna E. (Beckett) Simmons and her son Wayne. Believe the boy is Wayne from the background of the photo indicates an early photo of the back yard. The year is about 1946 and the location is their Sunfield, Michigan home.
		Simmons Boys at the Beckett Farm The location is the William N. and Anna C. Beckett farm on Bennett Road in Lowell, Michigan. The date is believed to be July 1953 at the Golden Anniversary Celebration of William and Anna Beckett (Grandpa and Grandma). The boy facing the camera is Wayne Simmons and the boy in the foreground is his brother Kenyon Simmons.
		Wayne Timothy Simmons Senior High School portrait of 1965.

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