Elma (Bowman) Simmons was born on September 8, 1862 in Milan Township, Dutchess County, New York USA to Jane (Milroy) Bowman and John S. Bowman, and had siblings Mary (Bowman) Duncan, Otis M. Bowman, and Louisa Bowman. She married Charles Bruce Simmons on January 2, 1884, and they were married until Charles' death on December 26, 1911. She had children Mabel B. (Simmons) Herrick and Dorothy (Simmons) Triebel. Elma Simmons died at age 81 years old on December 20, 1943 in Milan, and was buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Pine Plains. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Elma (Bowman) Simmons.
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