Clara Bruce Simms

1905 - 1993  (87 years)

• Name	Clara Bruce Simms  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	11 Dec 1905	Oklahoma, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  	(Ora's twin)
  Gender	Female
  Census	1910	Allen, Murray, Oklahoma, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Granddaughter of Eltheda and Amaerican Tracy
  Census	1920	Allen, Murray, Oklahoma, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Niece of Maggie and MG Tracy
  Census	1930	Allen, Murray, Oklahoma, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
  Census	1940	Davis, Murray, Oklahoma, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
  Death	18 Nov 1993	Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA   [4, 6]
  Burial	White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA   [6]
  Person ID	I30743	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Joel Byron 'Joe' Simms,   b. Abt 1873   d. 25 Dec 1911, Exchange Hotel, Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA (Age 38 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Emma Lee Tracy,   b. 25 Dec 1873, Tennessee, USA d. 29 Oct 1910, Murray County, Oklahoma, USA (Age 36 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1905
  Family ID	F1220	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Isaac E Gargis,   b. 7 Jun 1900, Alabama, USA d. 30 Jan 1977, Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA (Age 76 years)
  Children	1. Virginia J Gargis,   b. Abt 1929, Oklahoma, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F4692	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Dec 1905 - Oklahoma, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Granddaughter of Eltheda and Amaerican Tracy - 1910 - Allen, Murray, Oklahoma, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Niece of Maggie and MG Tracy - 1920 - Allen, Murray, Oklahoma, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - 1930 - Allen, Murray, Oklahoma, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - 1940 - Davis, Murray, Oklahoma, USA Death - 18 Nov 1993 - Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Allen, Murray, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1475; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 86; Image: 576. 1920 United States Federal Census Year: 1920; Census Place: Allen, Murray, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1475; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 86; Image: 576 [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Allen, Murray, Oklahoma; Roll: 1914; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0001; Image: 843.0; FHL microfilm: 2341648. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Allen, Murray, Oklahoma; Roll: 1914; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0001; Image: 843.0; FHL microfilm: 2341648 [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Davis, Murray, Oklahoma; Roll: T627_3312; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 50-3. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Davis, Murray, Oklahoma; Roll: T627_3312; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 50-3 [S238] U.S. Social Security Administration, Number: 444-22-4283; Issue State: Oklahoma; Issue Date: Before 1951. [S11466] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Allen, Murray, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1262; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0200; FHL microfilm: 1375275. 1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Allen, Murray, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1262; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0200; FHL microfilm: 1375275 [S7542] Find a Grave: SIMMS Clara Gargis 1905-1993, Clara Bruce Simms Gargis. BIRTH 11 Dec 1905 DEATH 18 Nov 1993 (aged 87) BURIAL White Chapel Memorial Gardens Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas PLOT Masonic Garden MEMORIAL ID 58134332 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58134332