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Ruben Simmons 1912 - 1976

Ruben Simmons of East Saint Louis, Saint Clair County, IL was born on December 12, 1912, and died at age 63 years old on October 6, 1976. Ruben Simmons was buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Section L Site 1140 2900 Sheridan Road, in St. Louis, Mo.
Ruben Simmons
East Saint Louis, Saint Clair County, IL 62204
December 12, 1912
October 6, 1976
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  • 12/12
    1912

    Birthday

    December 12, 1912
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PVT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 10/6
    1976

    Death

    October 6, 1976
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Section L Site 1140 2900 Sheridan Road, in St. Louis, Mo 63125
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In 1912, in the year that Ruben Simmons was born, New Mexico became the 47th state of the Union in January. Previously a province of Mexico, then a territory of the United States and mostly populated by Native Americans and Mexicans, once it became a U.S. territory it was increasingly colonized by European-American settlers. Its population was over 327,000 when it became a state.
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In 1924, he was merely 12 years old when in May, wealthy college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed 14 year old Robert Franks "in the interest of science". Leopold and Loeb thought that they were intellectually superior and that they could commit the perfect crime and not be caught. They were brought in for questioning within 8 days and quickly confessed. Clarence Darrow was hired as their defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of a death sentence. Loeb was eventually killed in prison - Leopold was released after 33 years, dying of a heart attack at age 66.
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