Abijah P. 'Bige' Simmons & Lodema Jane Grissom 
Abijah P. 'Bige' and Lodema Jane were married in a religious ceremony on August 15th, 1886 in Van Buren Co, TN. They had a son and four daughters, named James Williams, Effie May, Ethel Amanda, Ova Elizabeth and Mary Ann.
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Personal Details
Abijah P. 'Bige' Simmons
Abijah P. 'Bige' was born in October 1861 in White Co, TN and his baptism took place in Census 1900. He died at the age of 41 in 1902 in Van Buren Co, TN. He was buried in Friendship Cemetery, Campaign, Warren Co, TN.
Lodema Jane Grissom
Lodema Jane was born on August 1st, 1867 in Warren Co, TN and her baptism took place in Parents Fact. She died at the age of 78 on January 26th, 1946 in Van Buren Co, TN. She was buried in Friendship Cemetery, Campaign, Warren Co, TN.
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Children
Effie May Simmons
Effie May was born on July 13th, 1887 in Van Buren Co, TN. She died at just 11 days old on July 24th, 1887 in Van Buren Co, TN.
Ethel Amanda Simmons
Ethel Amanda was born on April 28th, 1889 in Van Buren Co, TN and her baptism took place in Census 1910. She died at the age of 82 on May 15th, 1971 in Van Buren Co, TN. She was buried in Spencer Cemetery, Van Buren Co, TN.
James Williams Simmons
James Williams was born on February 3rd, 1892 in Bone Cave, Van Buren Co, TN and his baptism took place in Draft Info. He died at the age of 81 in October 1973 in Bloomington Springs, Putnam Co, TN. He was buried in Laurel Creek Cemetery, Van Buren Co, TN.
Ova Elizabeth Simmons
Ova Elizabeth was born on December 9th, 1894 in Van Buren Co, TN and her baptism took place in Census 1930. She died at the age of 82 on September 25th, 1977 in McMinnville, Warren Co, TN. She was buried in Laurel Creek Cemetery, Van Buren Co, TN.
Mary Ann Simmons
Mary Ann was born on June 21st, 1900 in Van Buren Co, TN. She died at the age of 2 on September 25th, 1902 in Van Buren Co, TN. She was buried in Friendship Cemetery, Campaign, Warren Co, TN.