Benjamin Franklin Simmons1

M, #34779, (1876 - 1940)
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  • Birth of son: 29 Aug 1908, William Clarence Simmons, Delaware Twp, Logan Co, AR.3,4
  • Census1920*: Benjamin Franklin Simmons, Delaware Twp, Logan Co, AR.2
  • Birth of daughter: 6 Feb 1923, Florence Ellen Simmons, Dardanelle, Yell Co, AR.6
  • Obituary (Deceased Father): Of Florence Ellen Simmons, 22 Dec 2000, Shawnee Online, Shawnee, Pottawatomie Co, OK, Florence Ellen Stoker

    Florence Ellen Stoker, Carney, died Wednesday in Ripley, Okla. She was 77.

    Mrs. Stoker was born Feb. 6, 1923, in Dardanelle, Ark., to Benjamin Franklin and Julia Ann (Scroggins) Simmons. She grew up in Oklahoma City and moved to Carney in the late 1950s.

    On March 26, 1948, she married Thomas William Stoker in Oklahoma City.

    She worked at the Oklahoma State office of personnel management and the Oklahoma State University residence halls and library.

    Mrs. Stoker was an active member of the First Baptist Church in Carney and the Carney and Wellston chapters of the Order of the Eastern Star.

    An artist, Mrs. Stoker was past member of the Stillwater Art Guild and the Stillwater Mineral and Gem Society. She also supported the Carney 4-H and Carney Round-Up Club.

    Survivors include her husband, Thomas William Stoker, Carney; daughters and sons-in-law, Pat and Bobby Collins, Ripley; Barbara Beaty-Johnson and Danny Johnson, Moore; son, Herman Lee Price, Newalla; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

    She was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers and two sisters.

    Services will be 2 p.m. today at Carney Cemetery under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Service, Chandler, with the Rev. Joe Merrell officiating.6

Children of Benjamin Franklin Simmons & Julie Ann Scroggins

  • Last Edited: 12 Feb 2005

Citations

  1. 34779.
  2. [S61] Unknown subject Forum message at genforum.genealogy.com, Simmons Family, Message 8925, Louise Hamilton <e-mail address>, "Benjamin Franklin Simmons in IL, AR & OK", 26 Feb 2003
    http://genforum.genealogy.com/simmons/messages/8925.html
  3. [S61] Unknown subject Forum message at genforum.genealogy.com, Oklahoma, Message 15758, Louise Hamilton <e-mail address>, Simmons, Scroggins, Barns; Oklahoma City, OK; HELP!", 21 Aug 2002; http://genforum.genealogy.com/ok/messages/15758.html
  4. [S63] Scroggins Forum message Message 830, Louise Hamilton <e-mail address>, "Simmons & Scroggins!", 9 Aug 2003
    http://genforum.genealogy.com/scroggins/messages/830.html at http://www.genforum.com/scroggins/
  5. [S63] Scroggins Forum message
    Posted By:     Louise Hamilton
    Email:     e-mail address
    Subject:     Re: Lee Scroggins & Elizabeth (Barnes) Smith
    Post Date:     February 11, 2005 at 15:39:05
    Message URL:     http://genforum.genealogy.com/scroggins/messages/906.html
    Forum:     Scroggins Family Genealogy Forum
    Forum URL:     http://genforum.genealogy.com/scroggins/

    Up-date.

    Lee Scroggins is said to be Full Choctaw Indian.
    He married abt April/May 1882 to Elizabeth (Barnes) Smith Jan 10 1859--March 25 1897.

    Dau was Julia Ann Scroggins March 4 1883--May 12 1942 married Benjamin Franklin Simmons Sept 17 1879--Dec 15 1940.

    Elizabeth's first husband was Dr. B. A Smith. She is listed as devorced and living with her parents (Andrew & Rebecca Barnes) in the 1880 census of Conway co., AR.

    Thank You!

    Louise
    at http://www.genforum.com/scroggins/
  6. [S51] Obituary Florence Ellen Stoker
    http://www.news-star.com/stories/122200/obi_obits.shtml.