Born in Illinois, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Calvin Swan Michaux
and Belle Gough
Sister of
Ida (Michaux) Payne, William Owen Michaux, Lawrence Michaux, Finis Michaux, Oscar Devereaux (Michaux) Micheaux, Maude (Michaux) Rambo, Olive (Michaux) Wise, Ethel (Michaux) Wilson, Veatrice Michaux and Swan Emerson Michaux Jr.
Wife of
Gus T Cravens
— married
1914 [location unknown]
Wife of
Britton James Simms
— married
11 Mar 1933 in Maricopa, Arizona, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 67
in Los Angeles County, California, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 21 May 2021
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Gertrude (Michaux) Simms is a part of US Black heritage.
Biography
Gertrude Michaux, daughter of Calvin Michaux and Belle Gough, was born in 1894. In 1914, she married Gus.T. Cravens. [1] Her second husband was J. Britton Simms, whom she married in 1933. [2]
Sources
- ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78100600/gertrude-swan-married-1914/
- ↑ "Arizona, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1865-1972"
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60873 #900279801 (accessed 8 December 2021)
Name: Gertrude Cravens; Gender: Female; Affidavit or License Age: 38; Affidavit or License Date: 11 Mar 1933; License Place: Maricopa, Arizona, USA; Spouse: J. Britton Simms; Description: Marriage Affidavits, 1932 - 1933.
- "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS42-F1G : accessed 21 May 2021), Gertrude Mrecaux in household of Swan Mrecaux, Metropolis Precinct Metropolis city Ward 1-2, Massac, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 54, sheet 1A, family 4, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,329.
- "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KNWG-L52 : 1 February 2021), Gertrude Cravens in entry for Gus Cravens, 1920.
- "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9WS-5HL : 5 January 2021), Gertrude Simms in household of Britton Simms, Pasadena Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 19-447, sheet 4A, line 31, family 99, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 240.
- Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #228757899 (accessed 25 November 2023)
Memorial page for Gertrude Micheaux Simms (1893-22 Feb 1962), citing Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Susie Morris (contributor 48926801).
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