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Simmons Cemetery

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Established in 1864, Simmons Cemetery is the burial place for descendants of William F. and Zuleika Simmons and is associated with the Keno community, founded in 1855. In 1889, a post office was established at the Baylis mill. The earliest burial is that of Lucretia Rawls Baylis, wife of mill owner George Baylis.
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