Emma Pearl "Shodie" SAXON

1874 - 1962  (88 years)

• Name	Emma Pearl "Shodie" SAXON
  Nickname	Shodie
  Birth	16 Jun 1874	Waverly, Lee County, Alabama, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  _UID	023984890131478198726C71E1E0951E9D21
  Death	29 Aug 1962	Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA   [1]
  Burial	Waverly Cemetery, Waverly, Lee County, Alabama, USA   [1]
  Notes	From findagrave.com: Emma Pearl Saxon was born in 1874 in Lee County, Alabama. Her parents were William James Saxon and Caroline Laura Minter. Her father was a Confederate Veteran, a school teacher, and farmer. Emma met John Henry Simmons from Tallapoosa County. They were married about 1890. Emma was only about 16 years of age. She lived with John and raised a family in Tallapoosa County, Alabama. She had 5 sons and 4 daughters. Her husband died in 1931 and was buried at Waverly Cemetery in Lee County, Alabama. Emma died in 1962 and was buried near her husband in Waverly, Lee County, Alabama. She was known as "Shodie" by members of the Saxon family.
  Person ID	I3410	America
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2019

  
  

  Father	William James SAXON,   b. 28 Feb 1839, Troup County, Georgia, USA d. 23 Feb 1884, Alabama, USA (Age 44 years)
  Mother	Caroline Laura Minter,   b. 26 Nov 1841, Upson County, Georgia, USA d. 1926, Dadeville, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	24 Jun 1862	Harris County, Georgia, USA   [2]
  Family ID	F1472	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Henry SIMMONS,   b. 2 Apr 1869, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA d. 25 May 1931, Lee County, Alabama, USA (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1890	USA
  Children	1. John Eugene SIMMONS,   b. 3 Apr 1893, USA d. 23 Apr 941, USA   2. Annie S SIMMONS,   b. 25 Apr 1895, Alabama, USA d. 9 Feb 1977, USA (Age 81 years)   3. William Raphael SIMMONS,   b. 9 Dec 1897, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA d. 14 Oct 1980, USA (Age 82 years)   4. Emma Cleo SIMMONS,   b. 10 Mar 1901, Alabama, USA d. 28 Jun 1965, Fulton, Georgia, USA (Age 64 years)   5. Murray F SIMMONS, Sr.,   b. 28 Sep 1903, USA d. 24 Oct 1981, Alabama, USA (Age 78 years)   6. George SIMMONS,   b. 10 Oct 1905   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Maggie SIMMONS,   b. 3 Nov 1907   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Edna SIMMONS,   b. 10 Nov 1911   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Clarence SIMMONS,   b. 10 Oct 1914   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1440	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2019

  
  

• Sources

  [S66] findagrave.com, November 2014 and later. [S124] Georgia, Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com, February 2015.