flag male ancestor  James Preston  SIMONS

  (b. abt. 1868 ,  Tennessee, USA   d. abt. 1899 ,  Texas, USA )  

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James Preston SIMONS was born abt. 1868 in Tennessee, USA

James Preston SIMONS was the child of ?   and   ?

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James Preston  married  Lura Annie MATHEWS .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Lura Annie MATHEWS  was born 8 September 1870 in Alabama, USA.  Lura Annie died 17 December 1961 in Baird, Callahan, Texas, USA. 

James Preston SIMONS died abt. 1899 in Texas, USA.
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World War I Soldier flag photo of Gus Mabry SIMONS  Gus Mabry SIMONS (b.20 March 1895, , Texas, USA  d. 24 December 1990, Cross Plains, Callahan, Texas, USA)
m. Lula Mae SMART 19 March 1927



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U.S. President1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
Invention 1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.
U.S. President1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States
Invention 1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.
Invention 1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)
News1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.
U.S. President1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
U.S. President1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
News1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled
Invention 1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)
U.S. President1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States
Invention 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
U.S. President1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
1895 Birth of Child
Gus Mabry SIMONS was born 20 March 1895, , Texas, USA
Invention 1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)
U.S. President1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States
News1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain
News1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.
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