Sarah Silcott1

b. 4 December 1794, d. 24 March 1874
Family
Relationship3rd great-granddaughter of Robert Heaton
ChartsDescendants of Robert Heaton of Yorkshire, The Immigrant
Father*Jacob Silcott1 b. 28 Jan 1770, d. 14 Oct 1845
Mother*Jane Heaton1 b. 30 Jun 1775, d. 1 Oct 1809
Birth*4 December 1794Sarah Silcott was born on 4 December 1794 in Loudoun County, Virginia,1,2 
Death*24 March 1874 and died on 24 March 1874 at age 79.1,2 

Citations

  1. [S1539] Ethel Silcott Blackburn, Silcott Family History, 1735-1992, second edition. Contains Silcott families, many from Pennsylvania, who lived in Virginia, at the end of the 1700s and early 1800s. Most of the families lived in the vicinity of Silcott Springs, Loudon County, Virginia. Many descendants later migrated west to Ohio, Illinois, Iowa, and elsewhere. Includes the Edenfield, Tavenner, and other related families. (Pleasantville, Ohio: E.S. Blackburn, 1993). Hereinafter cited as Silcott Family History, 1735-1992.
  2. [S1540] Jacob Silcott Family of Loudon Co., VA, submitted on 01 September 2000 by Andy Miller, Columbus, Ohio, a Silcott cousin descending from Jacob through his daughter Sarah (Silcott) Tomlinson, online at http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/silcott/11/. Hereinafter cited as Jacob Silcott Family of Loudon Co., VA.

William Silcott1

Family

Family
Child 1.Jacob Silcott+1 b. 28 Jan 1770, d. 14 Oct 1845

Citations

  1. [S1539] Ethel Silcott Blackburn, Silcott Family History, 1735-1992, second edition. Contains Silcott families, many from Pennsylvania, who lived in Virginia, at the end of the 1700s and early 1800s. Most of the families lived in the vicinity of Silcott Springs, Loudon County, Virginia. Many descendants later migrated west to Ohio, Illinois, Iowa, and elsewhere. Includes the Edenfield, Tavenner, and other related families. (Pleasantville, Ohio: E.S. Blackburn, 1993). Hereinafter cited as Silcott Family History, 1735-1992.

Alexander Sill1

b. 30 August 1834, d. 1 May 1912
Family
Birth*30 August 1834Alexander Sill was born on 30 August 1834 in Franklinville, Cattaraugus County, New York.1,2 
Marriage*25 December 1884He married Martha Emily Blackwood on 25 December 1884.3,1,4,5 
Death*1 May 1912He died of pneumonia on 1 May 1912 in Gentry County, Missouri, at age 771,2 
Burial* and was buried in High Ridge Cemetery, Stanberry, Gentry County.1 

Family

 Martha Emily Blackwood b. 22 Feb 1856, d. 19 Jul 1930
Child 1.Samantha Blackwood Sill1,6 b. 4 Apr 1891, d. 13 Jan 1970

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Alexander Sill, Memorial# 154580226. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S2354] Alexander Sill 1912 Obituary, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Stanberry Owl-Headlight, (Stanberry, Missouri), Thursday, 09 May 1912, page 1, born in Franklinville, New York on August 30, 1834, Alexander Sill died at his home in Stanberry, Missouri on May 1, 1912 at age 77, immediate cause of death was pneumonia although had been in bad health for two years; married his wife and companion, Martha Emily Blackwood on 27 December 1884, four children, Martha Mabel, Samantha, Robert Alexander and Winifred, the last who died in infancy, his wife and the three survive, was the youngest of ten children, only one who survives him. Hereinafter cited as Alexander Sill 1912 Obituary.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Martha Emily (Blackwood) Sill, Memorial# 162063898.
  4. [S2342] Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1880-1904, 1921-1952, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Martha Emily Blackwood on 19 July 1930 in Ireton, Sioux County, Iowa, USA, age 74, widow of Alexander Sill, born on 22 February 1856 in Missouri to Willliam A Blackwood and Martha A Merchant, informant Mrs. A. M. Richardson, Ireton, burial in Stanberry, Missouri, referencing State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa, Iowa Death Records, 1888-1904. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1880-1904, 1921-1952.
  5. [S2349] Martha Emily (Blackwood) Sill 1930 Obituary, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Stanberry Herald - Headlight, (Stanberry, Missouri), Thursday, 24 Jul 1930, page 1, mother of Mrs. M. M. Chapman of Stanberry, Mrs. Alexander Sill, died Saturday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ira Richardson, at Ireton, Iowa, Mrs. Sill had been an invalid for several years and her death was due to a complication of diseases; born in Matkins, Missouri on 22 February 1856 and died 19 July 1930, married to Alexander Sill on 25 December 1884, four children born, Martha Mabel Richardson, Ireton, Iowa, Samantha B. Chapman, Stanberry, Missouri, Robert Alexander, Lincoln, Nebraska, and Winifred, who died in infancy, burial in High Ridge cemetery. Hereinafter cited as Martha Emily (Blackwood) Sill 1930 Obituary.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Samantha Blackwood (Sill) Chapman, Memorial# 53943237.

Carrie Viola Sill1

b. 11 June 1892, d. 20 May 1954
Family
Birth*11 June 1892Carrie Viola Sill was born on 11 June 1892 in Kansas.1 
Marriage*4 April 1919She married Lewis Hunter on 4 April 1919 in Crawford County, Arkansas.2,3,1,4 
Divorce Filing*18 April 1947Lewis filed for divorce from Carrie, citing Cruel Treatment, on 18 April 1947 in Sebastian County, Arkansas.5 
Divorce Dismissed4 August 1947Less than four months after he filed for divorce, on 4 August 1947, the divorce case of Lewis Hunter vs. Carrie V. Hunter was dismissed.5 
Census US 1950*3 May 1950Carrie V. and Lewis Hunter were enumerated on the 1950 census taken on 3 May 1950 at 154 West Vince Street, Ventura, Ventura County, California. Lewis was 51 years of age and worked as a laborer in a privately owned Cement Block Factory. He had worked 40 hours the week before the census was taken. Carrie was 58 years of age and worked doing her home housework. Johnny L. and Charlotte S. Hunter, the two children of the couple's divorced son, John Alvin Hunter, and daughter-in-law, Allie Maoni (Olinger) Hunter Wibbing, were enumerated with their paternal grandparents in 1950. Johnny was 8 years old and Charlotte was age 7.6 
Death*20 May 1954She died on 20 May 1954 in Ventura County, California, at age 611,4 
Burial* and was buried in Section D, Lot 10, Grave 299, of Ivy Lawn Memorial Park, Ventura, Ventura County.1 

Family

 Lewis Hunter b. 17 May 1898, d. 9 Aug 1971
Child 1.John Alvin Hunter+1,7,8 b. 15 Jan 1921, d. 11 Mar 1993

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Carrie Viola (Sill) Hunter, Memorial# 132519089. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Lewis and Carrie Hunter, (her name spelled "Curry" by the census taker), Year: 1940; Census Place: Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00129; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 17-35A. Hereinafter cited as 1940 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S2177] Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 4 April 1919 in Crawford County, Arkansas of Louis Hunter of Mountainburg, Crawford, Arkansas, age 21, born about 1898, and Carrie Sill of Mountainburg, Crawford, Arkansas, age 21; marriage license dated 4 April 1919, referencing FHL Film# 1028052. Hereinafter cited as Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957.
  4. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, Ventura County Star, (Ventura, California), Thursday, 20 May 1954, page 2, reporting that Mrs. Carrie Viola Hunter, age 61, of 505 S. Ventura Street, Ojai, had died that day in a Ventura hospital, born June 11, 1892 in Lincoln, Kansas, had lived in Ventura for 12 years before moving to Ojai three years before, survived by husband, Lewis, of Ojai, son John of Mira Loma, three daughters, Mrs. Hazel Byrne, Ventura, Mrs. Edna Hanna, Burbank, Mrs. Mary Gregory, Mira Loma, also three brothers, Elmer Sills of Modesto and Harrison and Bird Sills, both of Mountainburg, Arkansas. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current.
  5. [S2212] Arkansas, Divorces, 1923-1969, online at www.ancestry.com, divorce filed on 18 April 1947 in Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA, by Lewis Hunter against Carrie Hunter, for cruel treatment, married in April 1919, citing Certificate# 009229, filing dismissed on 4 August 1947, Arkansas Department of Vital Records, Little Rock, Arkansas, Divorces, Year 1947, Film# 5. Hereinafter cited as Arkansas, Divorces, 1923-1969.
  6. [S2295] 1950 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Lewis and Carrie V. Hunter, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Chrisman, Ventura, California; Roll: 3771; Sheet Number: 44; Enumeration District: 56-112. Hereinafter cited as 1950 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Corp John Alvin Hunter, Memorial# 132518383.
  8. [S112] California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997, online at www.ancestry.com, death of John Alvin Hunter, mother's maiden name Sill, born on 15 January 1921 and died on 11 March 1993 in Ventura County. Hereinafter cited as California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997.

Jemima Sill1

Family
Marriage*2 December 1687She married John Hall of Medford, son of John Hall and Elizabeth Green, on 2 December 1687.2 

Family

 John Hall b. 13 Oct 1660
Children 1.John Hall+1 b. 19 Sep 1690, d. 8 Aug 1746
 2.Andrew Hall+1 b. 5 May 1698, d. Jun 1750
 3.Stephen Hall Esq.+1 b. 19 Jan 1704, d. 1 Dec 1786

Citations

  1. [S1037] Charles Brooks and James M. Usher, History of the town of Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts: from its first settlement in 1630 to 1855, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. Sources are not provided, and some of the information may not be correct, especially if it was obtained from descendants recalling from family stories and aging memories. (Boston, Massachusetts: Rand, Avery, & Company, The Franklin Press, 1886), Hall, pages 538-549. Hereinafter cited as History of the town of Medford, 1630-1855.
  2. [S1037] Charles Brooks and James M. Usher, History of the town of Medford, 1630-1855, Hall, pages 538-549, her surname spelled "Syll."

Samantha Blackwood Sill1

b. 4 April 1891, d. 13 January 1970
Family
Father*Alexander Sill2,1 b. 30 Aug 1834, d. 1 May 1912
Mother*Martha Emily Blackwood3,1 b. 22 Feb 1856, d. 19 Jul 1930
Birth*4 April 1891Samantha Blackwood Sill was born on 4 April 1891 in South Dakota.1 
Marriage*11 June 1913She married Matthew M. Chapman, son of Thomas J. Chapman and Hannah R. Smith, on 11 June 1913 in Clay County, South Dakota.1,4,5 
(Aunt) Death18 November 1950Samantha's husband's niece, Viola Irene Cooper, younger daughter of Matthew's brother, Price Chapman, shot and killed her husband, Whitney Logan Cooper, during an argument on 18 November 1950 in their home near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri. Price's granddaughter, Dolores J. (Walker) Buck, and her husband, James A. Buck, who had been staying with the Coopers for about six weeks, witnessed the killing. Whitney Logan Cooper was 66 years of age.6,7,8,9 
(Aunt) Murder18 November 1950Coverage of Cooper's murder appeared in newspapers in Stanberry and Albany, Gentry County, Missouri, and as far south as Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, with much of the reporting overlapping with the same information, especially in Gentry County. We've selected two articles that, in spite of some duplicate information, appear to provide as much of the complete story as we've found. Our transcriptions of those two articles follow:


Springfield Leader and Press, Springfield, Missouri, Monday, 20 November 1950, page 11


Woman Faces Murder Charge
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Shoots Her Husband Following Argument


OSCEOLA. November 20 (Special) -- A 46-year old farm wife is being held in St. Clair County jail here today, accused of the gun slaying of her 58-year-old husband during a Saturday night argument in their home seven miles west of Collins.

Prosecuting attorney E. W. Mills said a second degree murder charge had been filed against Mrs. Viola Irene Cooper in connection with the fatal shooting of her husband, Whitney Logan Cooper.

The charge was drawn against Mrs. Cooper, Mills said, after the woman signed a statement admitting the slaying.

An inquest has been scheduled for 2:00 p.m. tomorrow in the courthouse. Mills said Mrs. Cooper won’t be arraigned until after the inquest.
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According to Sheriff Logan Perry, the shooting occurred about 11:15 p.m. Saturday after the Coopers and Mr. and Mrs. James Buck, (James A. Buck and Dolores J. (Walker) Buck), son-in-law and daughter of Mrs. Cooper, returned to their 80-acre hill farm after a drinking party in Humansville and nearby Collins.

Perry said the Coopers and Bucks drove to Humansville early Saturday evening and spent some time in a tavern there. They also stopped in Collins for more drinks, Mrs. Cooper told the sheriff.

Mrs. Cooper, authorities added, said her husband became jealous over a man she was talking to at one of the taverns.
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And after they returned to their farm home, Cooper allegedly threatened to kill his wife. Mrs. Cooper then related she ran into a bedroom to get her husband’s .38 caliber revolver. When Cooper, the woman said “came at her” threateningly she pulled the trigger. The bullet went through the left side of his chest and out his back. Cooper died instantly.

The Bucks, who had lived with the Coopers for the past six weeks, confirmed Mrs. Cooper’s account of the slaying.

Surviving Cooper, who had lived near Collins “for a couple of years”, Perry said, are a daughter, Mrs. Charlotte Lester, of Kansas City, and a sister.

Funeral arrangements are under direction of Goodrich of Osceola.
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The Albany Ledger, Albany, Missouri, Thursday, 30 November 1950, page 1


Whit Cooper Was Buried Here Last Friday Afternoon
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Remains Brought to Albany for Interment Following Inquest
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Funeral services for Whitney Logan Cooper, a former citizen of this community, were held here last Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock from the Brooks Funeral Home. The service was conducted by the Rev. A. Lee Hughes, pastor of the Albany Methodist Church, and interment was in the Grandview cemetery.

The remains reached Albany last Thursday morning from Collins, Missouri, where Mr. Cooper had lived. The body was held there pending an inquest held on Tuesday of last week.

Mr. Cooper was shot in the chest at 11:15 o’clock on Saturday night, November 18. The shooting took place in his home and he was killed instantly. His wife, Mrs. Viola Irene Cooper, who formerly lived near Stanberry, gave herself up to St. Clair County authorities.

Members of the family knew little of the murder. Some of the relatives who were there for the funeral knew that Mrs. Cooper had surrendered but none of them knew the circumstances leading up to the fatal shooting. It was said that Mrs. Cooper refused to testify at the inquest.

Mr. Cooper will be remembered by many persons here. He had lived in this vicinity over a period of several years. He was associated with his brother, Walter V. Cooper, Charles E. Buck and Lewis Deloyd Buck, who now lives in Denver, Colorado.

The two brothers had worked over a period of several years at the time the Cousins Lumber Company was in operation here. Whit Cooper had charge of the construction of the present Gentry County jail here and, as far as his brother knew, it was about his last construction work in this vicinity.

The following obituary was read at the funeral here last Friday:

Whitney Logan Cooper, the son of the late Coleman and Josephine Cooper, was born on December 12, 1883 in Appleton City, Missouri, and departed this life at his home near Collins, Missouri, on November 18, 1950. He was past 65 years of age.

He lived in and near Albany the early part of his life, leaving here about 25 years ago. Most of that time since he has lived in the southern part of Missouri.

He was converted when a young man at a revival at the old Gentryville church and was baptised, taking membership in the Baptist Church.

He is survived by his widow, by one daughter born to that marriage, by one brother, Walter V. Cooper, Charles E. Buck and Lewis Deloyd Buck of Denver, Colorado, and by two sisters, Ida, Merle, Gertrude, Thelma, Docia, Luella and Ethyl, wives of Leslie R. Griffith, Walter E. Smith, John Pleasant Warden, Thomas Arthur Johnson and Fred C. Cox, respectively, of Englewood, Colorado, and Maryville. There are other relatives and friends left to morn his tragic death.
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(Wife) Death21 February 1961Samantha became a widow when Matthew Manford Chapman died on 21 February 1961 at age 77.4,12 
Death*13 January 1970She died on 13 January 1970 in Albany, Gentry County, Missouri, at age 78.1 
Burial*She was buried with her husband in SA 27 SW1/4 of High Ridge Cemetery, Stanberry, Gentry County.1,4 
Research Notes*We noted, in June 2022, discrepancies in the information provided on the Find a Grave memorials for Matthew Manford Chapman and his wife, Samantha Blackwood (Sill) Chapman. Matthew's, memorial page reported that his wife, Samantha, was buried next to him, and also provided the same plot identification as Samantha's, although a different cemetery. His memorial page reported he was buried in King City Cemetery. Our analysis indicates that Matthew's cemetery information is incorrect, and that both Samantha and Matthew were buried in High Ridge Cemetery in the same plot. Matthew's death certificate also identified High Ridge Cemetery as his intended place of burial.1,4 

Family

 Matthew M. Chapman b. 24 Aug 1883, d. 21 Feb 1961

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Samantha Blackwood (Sill) Chapman, Memorial# 53943237. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Alexander Sill, Memorial# 154580226.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Martha Emily (Blackwood) Sill, Memorial# 162063898.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Matthew Manford Chapman, Memorial# 92954678.
  5. [S2348] South Dakota, U.S., Marriages, 1905-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 11 June 1913 in Clay County, South Dakota, USA, of Matthew M Chapman, age 29, born about 1884, resident of Stanberry, Missouri, and Samantha Sill, age 22, born about 1891, resident of Clay County, South Dakota, citing Certificate# 36934, South Dakota Department of Health; Pierre, South Dakota; South Dakota Marriage Records, 1905-2016. Hereinafter cited as South Dakota, U.S., Marriages, 1905-2017.
  6. [S2178] Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1969, online at www.ancestry.com, death on 18 November 1950 in St. Clair County, Missouri, USA, of Whitney Logan Cooper, age 66, carpenter, building industry, married to Irene Cooper, born 12 December 1883 in Missouri to Coleman Cooper and Josephine Logan, autopsy, cause of death homicide in home, rural Collins, Washington Township, St. Clair County, gunshot wound, gun fired by Irene Cooper, informant Merle Smith, Maryville, burial on 24 November 1950 in Albany, referencing Missouri Office of the Secretary of State, Jefferson City, Missouri, Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969, Certificate# 38190. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1969.
  7. [S2312] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Springfield Leader and Press, (Springfield, Greene County, Missouri), Monday, 20 November 1950, page 11, reporting the location of is death as seven miles west of Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri. Hereinafter cited as Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri.
  8. [S2312] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, online at www.newspapers.com, The Albany Ledger, (Albany, Gentry County, Missouri), Thursday, 30 November 1950, page 1, reporting his place of death as near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri.
  9. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Whitney Logan “Leck” Cooper, Memorial# 18233247, reporting his place of death as Osceola, St. Clair County, Missouri.
  10. [S2312] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, online at www.newspapers.com, Springfield Leader and Press, (Springfield, Greene County, Missouri), Monday, 20 November 1950, page 11.
  11. [S2312] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, online at www.newspapers.com, The Albany Ledger, (Albany, Gentry County, Missouri), Thursday, 30 November 1950, page 1.
  12. [S2178] Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1969, online at www.ancestry.com, death on 21 February 1961 in Stanberry, Gentry County, Missouri, USA, of Matthew Manford Chapman, age 77, married to Samantha Chapman, farmer, born on 24 August 1883 in Alanthus, Gentry County, Missouri to Thomas J. Chapman and Hannah R. Smith, informant Mrs. Samantha Chapman, Stanberry, burial in High Ridge Cemetery, Stanberry, referencing Missouri Office of the Secretary of State, Jefferson City, Missouri, Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969, Certificate# 5033.

Vannie Silvers1

Family
Marriage*27 August 1908She married William Schellenbarg on 27 August 1908.1,2,3 

Family

 William Schellenbarg
Child 1.Herbert A. Schellenbarg1 b. 25 Sep 1912

Citations

  1. [S1566] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Clara Hitchen of Jay County, Indiana, age 22, born on 22 September 1912 in St. Marys, Ohio, daughter of William Hitchen and Zella Goodwin, and Herbert A Schellenbarg of St. Marys, Ohio, age 22, born on 25 September 1912 in Shelby, Ohio, son of William Schellenbarg and Vannie Silvers, married on 23 August 1934 in Indiana, United States, citing page 275 and referencing FHL Film# 002168891. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Vannie M (Silvers) Schellenbarg, Memorial# 16665428. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, William Frederick Schellenbarg, Memorial# 16665434.

Griselda Silvester1

Family
Father*Nathaniel Silvester1
Mother*Mary Hobert1
(Daughter) ResidenceGriselda's parents divided their time between their homes in Shelter Island, New York and Newport, Rhode Island. The Silvesters, who had come from Barbados, were Lords of the manor at Shelter Island.1 
Marriage*1 March 1713/14She married first William Sanford of Newport, Rhode Island on 1 March 1713/14.1 
(Wife) Death24 April 1721Griselda became a widow when William Sanford died on 24 April 1721.1 
Marriage*20 January 1721/22She married second Reverend Nathaniel Cotton, son of Reverend Rowland Cotton and Elizabeth Saltonstall, on 20 January 1721/22 in Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode Island.1,2 
(Wife) Death3 July 1729Griselda became a widow for the second time when Reverend Nathaniel Cotton died on 3 July 1729.3,4 

Family 1

 William Sanford b. c 1690, d. 24 Apr 1721

Family 2

 Reverend Nathaniel Cotton d. 3 Jul 1729
Children 1.Roland Cotton5 b. 21 Jan 1722/23
 2.Elizabeth Cotton5 b. 28 Feb 1723/24
 3.Nathaniel Cotton5 b. 15 Feb 1724/25
 4.Elizabeth Cotton5 b. 25 Feb 1725/26
 5.Ann Cotton5 b. 20 Feb 1726/27
 6.John Cotton+5 b. 25 Mar 1728

Citations

  1. [S1032] G. Andrews Moriarty, "President John Sanford of Portsmouth, R.I., and his Family", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, concluded, Volume 103, pages 271-277, (October 1949): pages 276-277. Hereinafter cited as "President John Sanford of Portsmouth."
  2. [S194] James N. Arnold, Vital record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850: a family register for the people, in 21 volumes. Most volumes digitized and online in Library Catalog at familysearch.org; Indexes included in most volumes. Contents: volume 1. Kent County, Volume 2. Providence County (Providence, Cranston, Johnston, North Providence, Glocester, Burrillville), Volume 3. Providence County (Glocester, Burrillville, Scituate, Foster, Cumberland, Smithfield), Volume 4. Newport County, Volume 5. Washington County, Volume 6. Bristol County, Volume 7. Friends and ministers, Volume 8. Episcopal and Congregational, Volume 9. Seekonk, Pawtucket and Newman Congregational Church, Volume 10. Town and church, Volume 11. Church records, Volume 12. Revolutionary rolls and newspapers, including Providence Journal, deaths A-R, Volume 13. Deaths, Providence Journal, S-Z, Providence Gazette, A-J, 1762-1830, Volume 14. Providence Gazette, deaths K-Z, marriages, A-C, 1762-1825, Volume 15. Providence Gazette, marriages D-Z; United States Chronicle, deaths A-Z, Volume 16. United States Chronicle marriages; American Journal, Impartial Observer, Providence Journal, marriages and deaths; Providence Semiweekly Journal, marriages, Volume 17. Providence Phenix, Providence Patriot, Columbian Phenix, marriages A-R, Volume 18. Providence Phenix, Providence Patriot, Columbian Phenix, marriages S-Z, deaths A-M, Volume 19. Providence Phenix, Providence Patriot, Columbian Phenix, deaths N-Z; Rhode Island American, marriages A-G, Volume 20. Rhode Island American, marriages H-Z, deaths A-B, Volume 21. Rhode Island. (Providence, Rhode Island: Narragansett Historical, 1891-1912), Volume 6, Bristol Marriages, page 16. Hereinafter cited as Rhode Island Vital Records 1636-1850 (Arnold).
  3. [S1031] Rhode Island, Deaths, 1630-1930, online at www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Rhode Island, Deaths, 1630-1930.
  4. [S194] James N. Arnold, Rhode Island Vital Records 1636-1850 (Arnold), Volume 6, Bristol Deaths, page 125.
  5. [S194] James N. Arnold, Rhode Island Vital Records 1636-1850 (Arnold), Volume 6, Bristol Births, page 71.

Nathaniel Silvester1

Family
Marriage*He married Mary Hobert.1 
Residence*Nathaniel and Mary Silvester divided their time between their homes in Shelter Island, New York and Newport, Rhode Island. The Silvesters, who had come from Barbados, were Lords of the manor at Shelter Island.1 

Family

 Mary Hobert
Child 1.Griselda Silvester+1

Citations

  1. [S1032] G. Andrews Moriarty, "President John Sanford of Portsmouth, R.I., and his Family", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, concluded, Volume 103, pages 271-277, (October 1949): pages 276-277. Hereinafter cited as "President John Sanford of Portsmouth."

George Clyde Simmerman1

b. 17 May 1877, d. 1942
Family
Father*Leander Simmerman1 b. 4 Jun 1854, d. 1 Jun 1910
Mother*Armina Godfrey1 b. 18 Dec 1852, d. 11 Feb 1931
Birth*17 May 1877George Clyde Simmerman was born on 17 May 1877 in Stark County, Illinois.1 
Name VariationHe was called Clyde.2 
Marriage*5 March 1900He married Cora Bell Faubion, daughter of John Henry Faubion and Alice May Gilbert, on 5 March 1900 in Walnut, Phillips County, Kansas. They were married at the residence of Cora's parents by the Reverend H. P. Mann.2,3,1,4 
(Son) Marriage1 January 1923Clyde's mother, Minnie (Godfrey) Simmerman, married his wife's father, John Henry Faubion, on 1 January 1923 in Bassett, Rock County, Nebraska. John had been divorced for four years after 41 years of marriage, and was 66 years of age; and Minnie had been a widow for 13 years and was 70 years of age.5,6,7,8 
Death*1942He died in 1942 in Bassett, Rock County, Nebraska, at about age 651 
Burial* and was buried in Bassett Memorial Park, Bassett.1 

Family

 Cora Bell Faubion b. 3 Jan 1883, d. 1953

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, George Clyde Simmerman, Memorial# 24636359. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S2368] Clyde Simmerman and Cora B. Faubion 1900 Kansas Marriage, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Phillipsburg Dispatch, (Phillipsburg, Kansas), Thursday, 22 March 1900, page 1, marriage on 5 March 1900 of Clyde Simmerman and Cora B. Faubion at the residence of the bride's father, J. H. Faubion, at high noon, Reverend H. P. Mann officiating. Hereinafter cited as Clyde Simmerman and Cora B. Faubion 1900 Kansas Marriage.
  3. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John H. and Allie M. Faubion, Year: 1900; Census Place: Walnut, Phillips, Kansas; Roll: 495; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0121; FHL microfilm: 1240495. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Cora Bell (Faubion) Simmerman, Memorial# 24636360.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John Henry Faubion, Memorial# 71909194.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Armina “Minnie” (Godfrey) Faubion, Memorial# 205951158.
  7. [S2371] Armina "Minnie" (Godfrey) Simmerman Faubion 1931 Obituary, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Nebraska Signal, (Geneva, Nebraska), Thursday, 19 February 1931, page 2, death of Mrs. Minnie Faubion of Strang, born 15 December 1852 in Toulon, Illinois, died 11 February 1931 at the home of her son, Fred, in Plankinton, South Dakota; married Leander Simmerman in 1872, he died in 1910, eight children, five sons, Ernest and Will, died before their mother, Fred of Plankinton, South Dakota, Clyde of Bassett, Nebraska, and Hugh of Carleton, three daughters, Mrs. Charles McConnell of Sheridan, Wyoming, Mrs. Lizzie Ernst and Mrs. Charles Nichols of Strang, married J. H. Faubion at Bassett in 1923, burial in Harmony Cemetery. Hereinafter cited as Armina "Minnie" (Godfrey) Simmerman Faubion 1931 Obituary.
  8. [S2374] John Henry Faubion (1856-1931) Nebraska Obituary, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Valentine Newspaper, (Valentine, Nebraska), Friday, 24 July 1931, page 1, born August 16, 1856 at Rock Port, Atchison County, Missouri, died July 17, 1931 at his home in Bassett, Nebraska, age 74, married Allie Gilbert on November 12, 1878, six children, four living in Cody, Nebraska, Cora Simmerman living in Bassett, and daughter Mae died in 1920, married Mrs. Minnie Simmerman at Bassett on January 1, 1923, mother died when he was a small boy, when his father was in the army, father died in 1918, stepmother survives, one sister in Missouri and three half-sisters and three half-brothers, all living in Kansas. Hereinafter cited as John Henry Faubion (1856-1931) Nebraska Obituary.

Henry Fred Simmerman1

b. 30 July 1873, d. 26 January 1948
Family
Father*Leander Simmerman1 b. 4 Jun 1854, d. 1 Jun 1910
Mother*Armina Godfrey1 b. 18 Dec 1852, d. 11 Feb 1931
Birth*30 July 1873Henry Fred Simmerman was born on 30 July 1873 in Illinois.1,2 
Marriage*25 December 1893He married Mary Emma Elizabeth Jacoba, daughter of Edward Jacoba and Dora Ledura, on 25 December 1893 in Clarke County, Iowa.2,3 
(Son) StrokeJanuary 1931During a visit in January 1931 with her son and daughter-in-law, Emma and Fred Simmerman, in Plankinton, Aurora County, South Dakota, Fred's mother, Minnie (Godfrey) Simmerman Faubion, suffered a stroke of paralysis.4 
(Son) Death11 February 1931His mother died in their home in Plankinton on 11 February 1931.5,6,4 
(Husband) Death1933Fred became a widower when Emma (Jacoba) Simmerman died in 1933 at about age 58.7 
Death*26 January 1948He died on 26 January 1948 in Yakima, Yakima County, Washington, at age 741 
Burial* and was buried in Section 13, Block 19, of Terrace Heights Memorial Park, Yakima.1 

Family

 Mary Emma Jacoba b. 1875, d. 1933

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Henry Fred Simmerman, Memorial# 194447970. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of H. Fred and Emma Simmerman, Year: 1930; Census Place: Plankinton, Aurora, South Dakota; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 2341951. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S1700] Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1947, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Henry Fred Simmerman of Madison Township, Clarke County, farmer, age 21, his 2nd marriage, born in Stark County, Illinois, son of Leander Simmerman and Armina Godfrey, married Mary Emma Elizabeth Jacoba of Madison Township, Clarke County, age 21, her 1st marriage, born in Des Moines County, Iowa, daughter of Edward Jacoba and Dora Ledura on 25 December 1893 in Clarke County, Iowa, USA, witnesses Lee Simmerman and Albert Gilbert, married by H. H. Riggs, J.P., referencing Iowa Department of Public Health, Des Moines, Iowa, Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1947.
  4. [S2373] Minnie Faubion January 1931 Stroke, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Nebraska Signal, (Geneva, Nebraska), Thursday, 29 January 1931, page 2, message sent from her son, Fred Simmerman, to his sister, Lottie Nichols, about the middle of January 1931 that their mother, Mrs. Minnie Faubion, had suffered a stroke of paralysis; she had been visiting her son Fred in Plankinton, South Dakota. Hereinafter cited as Minnie Faubion January 1931 Stroke.
  5. [S2371] Armina "Minnie" (Godfrey) Simmerman Faubion 1931 Obituary, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Nebraska Signal, (Geneva, Nebraska), Thursday, 19 February 1931, page 2, death of Mrs. Minnie Faubion of Strang, born 15 December 1852 in Toulon, Illinois, died 11 February 1931 at the home of her son, Fred, in Plankinton, South Dakota; married Leander Simmerman in 1872, he died in 1910, eight children, five sons, Ernest and Will, died before their mother, Fred of Plankinton, South Dakota, Clyde of Bassett, Nebraska, and Hugh of Carleton, three daughters, Mrs. Charles McConnell of Sheridan, Wyoming, Mrs. Lizzie Ernst and Mrs. Charles Nichols of Strang, married J. H. Faubion at Bassett in 1923, burial in Harmony Cemetery. Hereinafter cited as Armina "Minnie" (Godfrey) Simmerman Faubion 1931 Obituary.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Armina “Minnie” (Godfrey) Faubion, Memorial# 205951158.
  7. [S2372] Web: South Dakota, U.S., Cemetery Index, 1831-2008, online at www.ancestry.com, burial of Emma Simmerman, died in 1933, buried in Plankinton Cemetery, Plankinton, Aurora, South Dakota, USA, referencing South Dakota State Historical Society; Pierre, South Dakota; WPA Cemetery Project (pre-1940s), URL: https://apps.sd.gov/dt58cemetery/. Hereinafter cited as Web: South Dakota, U.S., Cemetery Index, 1831-2008.

Hugh Simmerman1

b. 1886
Family
Father*Leander Simmerman1 b. 4 Jun 1854, d. 1 Jun 1910
Mother*Armina Godfrey1 b. 18 Dec 1852, d. 11 Feb 1931
Birth*1886Hugh Simmerman was born about 1886.1 

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Hugh Simmerman, Memorial# 205951694. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.

Leander Simmerman1

b. 4 June 1854, d. 1 June 1910
Family
Birth*4 June 1854Leander Simmerman was born on 4 June 1854.2 
Name VariationHe was called Lee.2 
Marriage*4 July 1872He married, as her first husband, Minnie Godfrey, daughter of Henry S. Godfrey and Armina Godfrey, on 4 July 1872 in Stark County, Illinois.1,2,3 
Children*Lee and Minnie had eight children together, five sons and three daughters.3 
Death*1 June 1910He died on 1 June 1910 at age 552 
Burial* and was buried in Harmony Cemetery, Strang, Fillmore County, Nebraska.2 

Family

 Armina Godfrey b. 18 Dec 1852, d. 11 Feb 1931
Children 1.Henry Fred Simmerman4 b. 30 Jul 1873, d. 26 Jan 1948
 2.George Clyde Simmerman5 b. 17 May 1877, d. 1942
 3.Lottie Simmerman6 b. 1879
 4.William Ray Simmerman7 b. 23 Oct 1880
 5.Hugh Simmerman8 b. 1886

Citations

  1. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 4 July 1872 in Stark County, Illinois, USA, of Leander Simmerman and Minnie Godfrey, referencing Various Illinois County Courthouses, Marriage Records. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Leander “Lee” Simmerman, Memorial# 143768545. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Armina “Minnie” (Godfrey) Faubion, Memorial# 205951158.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Henry Fred Simmerman, Memorial# 194447970.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, George Clyde Simmerman, Memorial# 24636359.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Lottie (Simmerman) Hepburn, Memorial# 17940566.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, William Ray “Will” Simmerman, Memorial# 143768640.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Hugh Simmerman, Memorial# 205951694.

Lottie Simmerman1

b. 1879
Family
Father*Leander Simmerman1 b. 4 Jun 1854, d. 1 Jun 1910
Mother*Armina Godfrey1 b. 18 Dec 1852, d. 11 Feb 1931
Birth*1879Lottie Simmerman was born about 1879.1 

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Lottie (Simmerman) Hepburn, Memorial# 17940566. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.

William Ray Simmerman1

b. 23 October 1880
Family
Father*Leander Simmerman1 b. 4 Jun 1854, d. 1 Jun 1910
Mother*Armina Godfrey1 b. 18 Dec 1852, d. 11 Feb 1931
Birth*23 October 1880William Ray Simmerman was born on 23 October 1880 in West Jersey Township, Stark County, Illinois.1 
Name VariationHe was called Will.1 

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, William Ray “Will” Simmerman, Memorial# 143768640. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.

Abraham Simmons1

b. 1815
Family
Birth*1815Abraham Simmons was born about 1815 in Virginia.1 
Marriage*15 November 1834He married Nancy Thompson on 15 November 1834 in Pendleton County, Virginia.2,1,3 

Family

 Nancy Thompson b. 1816
Child 1.Leah V. Simmons+2,1 b. 1839

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Abraham and Nancy Simmons, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Branch Hills and North Fork, Pendleton, Virginia; Roll: 968; Page: 24b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S1387] West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of John Simmons, age 23, born about 1836, son of Frederick Simmons and Elizabeth, and Leah V Simmons, daughter of A. Simmons and N. Simmons, on 1 December 1859 in Pendleton County, West Virginia. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia Marriages Index 1785-1971.
  3. [S1387] West Virginia Marriages Index 1785-1971, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Abraham Simmons and Nancy Thompson on 15 November 1834 in Pendleton County, West Virginia.

Frederick Simmons1

b. 1790
Family
Birth*1790Frederick Simmons was born about 1790 in Virginia.2 
Marriage*He married Elizabeth Rexroad.3,4 

Family

 Elizabeth Rexroad b. 1796
Child 1.John S. Simmons+2,5,3 b. 1834

Citations

  1. [S2467] 1870 Denmark Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Frederick Simmons, Year: 1870; Census Place: Bethel, Pendleton, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1697; Page: 374A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 Denmark Census.
  2. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Frederick Simmons, Year: 1870; Census Place: Bethel, Pendleton, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1697; Page: 374A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Frederick and Elizabeth Simmons, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: South Fork, Pendleton, Virginia; Roll: 968; Page: 1b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S1386] West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Elizabeth Simmons in 1869 in Pendleton County, West Virginia, age 74, born about 1795, daughter of George Rexroad and M., referencing FHL Film# 818557. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973.
  5. [S1387] West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of John Simmons, age 23, born about 1836, son of Frederick Simmons and Elizabeth, and Leah V Simmons, daughter of A. Simmons and N. Simmons, on 1 December 1859 in Pendleton County, West Virginia. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia Marriages Index 1785-1971.

John G. Simmons1

b. 1828
Family
Father*Jordan H. Simmons1,2 b. 1797, d. 1880
Mother*Susanah Edna Rush1,3
Birth*1828John G. Simmons was born about 1828 in Kentucky.1 
Marriage*17 August 1856He married Ann Eliza Britt, daughter of Benjamin Britt and Mary __?__, on 17 August 1856 in Barren County, Kentucky.1,4 

Family

 Ann Eliza Britt b. 1828

Citations

  1. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/… .Caution: This is a beautifully presented collection of "Person Pages" containing a variety of information about specific ancestors submitted by individual contributors -- often, unfortunately, with no sources. If the information we have chosen to pass along here is accurate, we are extremely grateful to the contributor(s) who have shared it. Without documentation, however, we researchers are always forced to question the validity of information. We hope what we have selected to include was originally obtained from family Bible records, or other reliable sources, and is accurate. Although, even when we have found contributed information to be unreliable, inaccurate or incomplete, we consider the information useful as possible clues as we research, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K28Y-C8B. Hereinafter cited as Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog.
  2. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/…, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZD6-2WP
  3. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/…, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LVDC-QDD
  4. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/…, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K28Y-C8T

John S. Simmons1,2

b. 1834
Family
Father*Frederick Simmons1,3,4 b. 1790
Mother*Elizabeth Rexroad4,3,5 b. 1796
Birth*1834John S. Simmons was born about 1834 in Virginia.1 
Marriage*1 December 1859He married Leah V. Simmons, daughter of Abraham Simmons and Nancy Thompson, on 1 December 1859 in Pendleton County, Virginia.3 

Family

 Leah V. Simmons b. 1839
Child 1.William Albert Simmons6 b. 22 Apr 1865, d. 11 Sep 1947

Citations

  1. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Frederick Simmons, Year: 1870; Census Place: Bethel, Pendleton, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1697; Page: 374A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John S. and Virginia Simmons, Year: 1880; Census Place: Otter, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: 1400; Page: 450D; Enumeration District: 009. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S1387] West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of John Simmons, age 23, born about 1836, son of Frederick Simmons and Elizabeth, and Leah V Simmons, daughter of A. Simmons and N. Simmons, on 1 December 1859 in Pendleton County, West Virginia. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia Marriages Index 1785-1971.
  4. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Frederick and Elizabeth Simmons, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: South Fork, Pendleton, Virginia; Roll: 968; Page: 1b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S1386] West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Elizabeth Simmons in 1869 in Pendleton County, West Virginia, age 74, born about 1795, daughter of George Rexroad and M., referencing FHL Film# 818557. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973.
  6. [S2467] 1870 Denmark Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Frederick Simmons, Year: 1870; Census Place: Bethel, Pendleton, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1697; Page: 374A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 Denmark Census.

Jordan H. Simmons1

b. 1797, d. 1880
Family
Birth*1797Jordan H. Simmons was born about 1797 in North Carolina.1 
Marriage*26 September 1820He married Susanah Edna Rush on 26 September 1820 in Allen County, Kentucky.2,1 
Death*1880He died about 1880 in Kentucky at about age 83.1 

Family

 Susanah Edna Rush
Children 1.Nancy N. Simmons+1,3 b. 15 Sep 1822, d. 8 Jan 1916
 2.John G. Simmons4,1 b. 1828

Citations

  1. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/… .Caution: This is a beautifully presented collection of "Person Pages" containing a variety of information about specific ancestors submitted by individual contributors -- often, unfortunately, with no sources. If the information we have chosen to pass along here is accurate, we are extremely grateful to the contributor(s) who have shared it. Without documentation, however, we researchers are always forced to question the validity of information. We hope what we have selected to include was originally obtained from family Bible records, or other reliable sources, and is accurate. Although, even when we have found contributed information to be unreliable, inaccurate or incomplete, we consider the information useful as possible clues as we research, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZD6-2WP. Hereinafter cited as Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog.
  2. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/…, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LVDC-QDD
  3. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/…, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KZ5T-DSD
  4. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/…, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K28Y-C8B

Leah V. Simmons1

b. 1839
Family
Father*Abraham Simmons1,2 b. 1815
Mother*Nancy Thompson1,2,3 b. 1816
Birth*1839Leah V. Simmons was born about 1839 in Virginia.2 
Name VariationHer full name was likely Leah Virginia Simmons1,2 
Name Variation and she was also called Virginia.2 
Marriage*1 December 1859She married John S. Simmons, son of Frederick Simmons and Elizabeth Rexroad, on 1 December 1859 in Pendleton County, Virginia.1 

Family

 John S. Simmons b. 1834
Child 1.William Albert Simmons1 b. 22 Apr 1865, d. 11 Sep 1947

Citations

  1. [S1387] West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of John Simmons, age 23, born about 1836, son of Frederick Simmons and Elizabeth, and Leah V Simmons, daughter of A. Simmons and N. Simmons, on 1 December 1859 in Pendleton County, West Virginia. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia Marriages Index 1785-1971.
  2. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Abraham and Nancy Simmons, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Branch Hills and North Fork, Pendleton, Virginia; Roll: 968; Page: 24b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S1387] West Virginia Marriages Index 1785-1971, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Abraham Simmons and Nancy Thompson on 15 November 1834 in Pendleton County, West Virginia.

Luvina R. Simmons1

b. 11 November 1850, d. 23 November 1929
Family
Birth*11 November 1850Luvina R. Simmons was probably born on 11 November 1850 in Marion County, Illinois.2,3 
Marriage*26 November 1866She married Francis M. Gilmore on 26 November 1866 in Fayette County, Illinois.1,4,5 
Census US 1870*June 1870Luvina and F. M. Gilmore were enumerated on the 1870 census taken in June 1870 in Council Grove, Morris County, Illinois. He was 21 years of age and a farmer, and Luvina was age 19 and keeping house. Their two daughters were enumerated with them. Mary A. was 2 years old and Viola B. was three months old.6 
Census US 1880*18 June 1880Luvina and F. M. Gilmore were enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 18 June 1880 in La Clede, Fayette County, Illinois. Francis M. was 34 years of age and a farmer, and Luvina was 29 years of age and keeping house. They were enumerated with six children in 1880. Mary A., Viola B. and F. A. were ages 12, 10 and 8 years, respectively, and had all attended school within the census year; and Lemuel, who was enumerated as L. S., Sylvia A. and William J. were ages 6 years, 4 years and one year old, respectively.7 
Name Spellings*1900 About the year 1900, the family's surname began to be recorded as GILLMORE in some records and remained Gilmore in others. Either, or both, spellings were used by various family members as time went on. The family also moved from Illinois to Kansas sometime between the years of 1880 and 1900, which may or may not have created the initial change in spelling.7,8 
Census US 1900*5 June 1900Luvina R. and Francis M. Gillmore were enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 5 June 1900 in Grant, Pratt County, Kansas. Francis was 54 years of age and a farmer, and Luvina was 49 years of age. They owned their farm with a mortgage, had been married for 34 years and Luvina had given birth to ten, or possibly eleven, children, and ten were living. Five of their children were enumerated with their parents in 1900. Sylvia was 23 years of age; William J. was 21 years of age and worked as a laborer on the family farm; and the younger children, Gertrude E., John W. and Clyde M. were ages 15, 12 and 9 years, respectively, and had all attended school for 7 months of the census year.8 
(Grandmother) Marriage10 March 1919The marriage ceremony between Luvina and Francis M. Gillmore's granddaughter, Ellen Retta Powers, and Milford C. Banker was held at the Gillmore's home in Pratt County, Kansas, on 10 March 1919.9 
Death*23 November 1929She died on 23 November 1929 in Pratt County, Kansas, at age 791 
Burial* and was buried in Coats Cemetery, Coats, Pratt County.1 

Family

 Marion Francis Gilmore b. 13 Feb 1846, d. 19 Oct 1936
Children 1.Mary A. Gilmore6 b. 1868
 2.Viola B. Gilmore+6 b. Feb 1870
 3.F. A. Gilmore7 b. 1872
 4.Lemuel Sylvester Gillmore7 b. 25 Jan 1874
 5.Sylvia A. Gilmore7 b. Dec 1876
 6.William J. Gilmore7 b. Jan 1879
 7.Gertrude E. Gilmore8 b. Sep 1884
 8.John W. Gilmore8 b. Apr 1888
 9.Clyde M. Gilmore8 b. Feb 1891

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Luvina R. (Simmons) Gillmore, Memorial# 6168191. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Luvina R. (Simmons) Gillmore, Memorial# 6168191, noting her date of birth as 11 November 1848 and her gravestone reporting the year as 1850.
  3. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Francis M. and Luvina R. Gillmore, Year: 1900; Census Place: Grant, Pratt, Kansas; Roll: 495; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0177; FHL microfilm: 1240495, recording her date of birth as November 1850. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Marion Francis Gillmore, Memorial# 6168184.
  5. [S1689] Illinois, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 26 November 1866 in Fayette County, Illinois, of Francis M Gilmore and Luvina Simmons, noting that the record can be found at the County Court Records Office located at Vandalia, Illinois. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900.
  6. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of F. M. and Louvina Gilmore, Year: 1870; Census Place: Council Grove, Morris, Kansas; Roll: M593_439; Page: 692A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of F. M. and Luvina Gilmore, Year: 1880; Census Place: La Clede, Fayette, Illinois; Roll: 206; Page: 246A; Enumeration District: 107. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Francis M. and Luvina R. Gillmore, Year: 1900; Census Place: Grant, Pratt, Kansas; Roll: 495; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0177; FHL microfilm: 1240495.
  9. [S2161] U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Miss Ellen Retta Powers of Coats, Kansas and Millford C. Banker of Plains, Kansas on 10 March 1919 at the home of the bride's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Gilmore, bride the daughter of Mrs. Viola Belle Sterges and was a successful school teacher, groom a prosperous farmer and stock dealer, citing The Coats Courant, published on 13 March 1919 in Coats, Kansas, USA, viewed online at https://www.newspapers.com/image/479293755/,0.11381479,0.78733045,0.28275147&xid=3398. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current.

Mary Simmons1

b. circa 1641, d. after 10 March 1696/97
Family
Birth*circa 1641Mary Simmons was born circa 1641 in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony).1 
Marriage*circa 1660She married Joseph Alden, son of John Alden and Priscilla Mullins, circa 1660 in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony).1 
Death*after 10 March 1696/97She died after 10 March 1696/97 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 

Family

 Joseph Alden b. c 1627, d. 8 Feb 1696/97
Children 1.Sarah Alden+1 b. c 1665, d. b 29 Jun 1713
 2.Isaac Alden1 b. b 1666, d. 24 Jun 1727
 3.Joseph Alden+1 b. 1667, d. 22 Dec 1747
 4.Mercy Alden1 b. c 1669, d. a 28 Jul 1727
 5.Hopestill Alden+1 b. c 1671, d. a 18 Dec 1753
 6.Elizabeth Alden+1 b. 1678, d. 8 May 1705
 7.John Alden1 b. c 1680, d. 29 Sep 1730

Citations

  1. [S416] The Alden Kindred Database, online at www.alden.org. The Alden Organization states that "the Alden Kindred Database is incomplete. It is not yet a complete listing of all Alden descendants; nor of all members of the Kindred. It contains information taken from various sources including Alden Kindred lineage papers, Mayflower Five Generations Project research, published genealogies, and other databases, not all of which has been fully documented." Nevertheless, some information obtained from the Alden Kindred Database has been included in this collection with the knowledge that, even if not accurate, may provide valuable clues. Information provided, unless additional proof has been offered, has not yet been verified and cannot be guaranteed. Hereinafter cited as Alden Kindred Database.

Moses Simmons1

Family
Marriage*23 November 1769He married Lois Hayward, daughter of Josiah Hayward and Mary Perkins, on 23 November 1769 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 

Family

 Lois Hayward

Citations

  1. [S612] Paul Dillon Hayward, Thomas Hayward of Bridgewater (Denver, Colorado: P.D. Hayward, 1985), Author stated in his Preface that this book is his third compilation on the Haywards and that most of the data he obtained from previously published sources. He warned that there are undoubtedly many errors, some of which may invalidate entire sections, page 2. Hereinafter cited as Thomas Hayward of Bridgewater.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Hayward, pages 181-190. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.

Moses Simmons

(Original Proprietor) Land Grant1656Moses Simmons was among the fifty-four Duxbury men listed in 1645 as original proprietors for the development of the town that would become Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony). Two others, Reverend James Keith and Samuel Edson, were added to the group later, and when the town of Bridgewater was actually incorporated in 1656 there were a total of fifty-six. Of these proprietors, only eighteen, about one-third, actually relocated and became residents of the new plantation. Moses Simmons was one of those who never relocated his family and moved to Bridgewater.

The area known as the Bridgewaters was originally inhabited by Wampanoag who called it Saughtuchquett (Satucket). In 1642 when the township of Marshfield was separated from Duxbury and became its own distinct entity, Duxbury petitioned the court for additional land “to the westward” in compensation.

The General Court granted their petition in 1645 and six trustees, Captain Myles Standish, John Alden, George Soule, Constant Southworth, John Rogers, and William Brett were appointed to divide the land. The action by the General Court was primarily an authority to purchase land, and Captain Standish, Samuel Nash, and Constant Southworth were appointed to make the purchase. The deed was signed on 23 Mar 1649.

The Bridgewater lands were divided among the inhabitants “by an agreement among themselves”. Unfortunately, there is no record to tell us how the town proceeded to agree to their division, or how, by whom, or when it was determined what residence or other circumstance should entitle anyone to a share. To view the complete list of Bridgewater's Original Proprietors, click on the PDF icon; the photo icons lead to four early maps of the Bridgewater settlement.1,2,3,4,5
(Grantor) Land Transfer1660George Soule, Moses Simmons and Philip Delano never moved to Bridgewater and in 1660 sold their proprietor shares to Nicholas Byram who settled there soon after.6 

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts). Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S913] Author unidentified, A map identifying the lands of the Original Proprietors of the Bridgewater Settlement, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, c1645-1656, Old Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts: (Hand drawn, not published, creation date unidentified). Hereinafter cited as Bridgewater Original Proprietors Map, c1645-1656.
  3. [S888] Author unidentified (although probably a descendant of David Perkins), A map of Old Bridgewater identifying the lands of the Perkins Family and their neighbors, 1680-1730, Old Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts: (Hand drawn, not published, creation date unidentified), size: 17.995 x 15.555 inches. Hereinafter cited as A map of Old Bridgewater, 1680-1730.
  4. [S889] Author unidentified, A map of the Second Precinct of Bridgewater incorporated June 1, 1716 and called the South Parish, indicating the early highways and paths and the dwelling places of the settlers, at the date of incorporation of the Precinct and before the Census of 1746, Second Precinct, South Parish, Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts: (Hand drawn, not published, creation date unidentified), size: 22.48 x 17.51 inches. Hereinafter cited as A map of the Second Precinct of Bridgewater, 1716-1746.
  5. [S890] Author unidentified, A map of the East Parish of Bridgewater founded from Old Bridgewater December 14, 1723, the Meeting House raised March 14, 1720 and officially incorporated in 1823; the map also includes West Bridgewater, first settled in 1651 from Old Bridgewater and officially incorporated in 1822. The dwelling houses of some of the landowners are identified, c1723, East & West Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts: (Hand drawn, not published, creation date unidentified), size: 22.215 x 17.12 inches. Hereinafter cited as A map of the East and West Parishes of Bridgewater, c1730.
  6. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Byram, pages 127-130.

Nancy N. Simmons1

b. 15 September 1822, d. 8 January 1916
Family
Father*Jordan H. Simmons2,1 b. 1797, d. 1880
Mother*Susanah Edna Rush3,1
Birth*15 September 1822Nancy N. Simmons was born on 15 September 1822 in Kentucky.1,4 
Marriage*10 August 1846She married George W. Britt, son of Benjamin Britt and Mary __?__, on 10 August 1846 in Barren County, Kentucky.1,5 
Land Records*25 June 1854An indenture was made on 25 June 1854 in Barren County, Kentucky, between George W. Britt and his wife Nancy, Rebecca (Britt) Pardue, wife of William Henry Pardue, and William Y. Britt of the first part, and William F. Austin of the second part.

Witnesseth that for the consideration of $100 in hand paid to said George W. Britt, the parties of the first part have bargained and sold and hereby convey to said Austin, a certain tract of land lying in Barren County, Kentucky on the waters of little Glovers Creek containing 25 acres, and being the same that the widow and heirs of Benjamin Britt, deceased, conveyed to Robert Taylor and said Taylor conveyed back to said George W. Britt. The said Rebecca not having joined in said deed to said Taylor as one of the heirs of said Benjamin Britt, and the said William Y. being under 21 years of age, they, for the consideration expressed in said deed to said Taylor, joined in the deed to said Austin, said William Y. being now 21 years of age.

Said 25 acres hereby sold is bounded as follows viz: beginning at a stooping poplar, thence North 56 poles to a poplar and dogwood, South 53 degrees East 88 poles to a white oak, saw wood and dogwood on a hill side, South 47 degrees West 24 poles to a small poplar at Tinsley corner, thence with Tinsley’s line South 83 degrees West 34 poles to a white oak, South 59 degrees West 42 poles to a white oak, South 79 degrees West 42 poles to a hickory and three dogwoods, Tinsley’s corner on road, thence North 49¼ degrees East 72 poles to the beginning, containing 25 acres more or less.

To have and to hold unto said Austin, his heirs and assigns forever, the said parties of the first part convey and agree to forever defend said tract of land to said Austin, his heirs and assigns, forever to be free from and against the claims of all persons whomsoever.

In testimony whereof, the said parties of the first part have hereto set their hands and seals the date above written.

G. W. Brit signed and sealed his name and X marks were made and sealed by Nancy Britt, William Y. Britt and Rebecca Pardue, all on 26 June 1854.

The clerk of Barren County certified that the deed from George W. Britt and his wife Nancy, William Y. Britt and Mrs. Pardue to William F. Austin was produced by them and acknowledged by the said grantors to be their act and deed. Whereupon the deed and certification were recorded on 27 June 1854.6 
Census US 1870*13 September 1870Nancy and George W. Britt were enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 13 September 1870 in Tracy, Barren County, Kentucky.7 
(Wife) Death9 January 1889Nancy became a widow when George W. Britt died on 9 January 1889 at age 64.5,8 
Death*8 January 1916She died on 8 January 1916 in Barren County, Kentucky, at age 931,4 
Burial* and was buried with her husband in the George Britt Graveyard, Barren County.1,4,8 

Family

 George W. Britt b. 4 Jun 1824, d. 9 Jan 1889
Children 1.Susan Jane Britt+9 b. 1847, d. bt 28 Jun 1880 - 8 Dec 1885
 2.Mary I. Britt+7,10,4 b. 1855, d. b 28 Jun 1900

Citations

  1. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/… .Caution: This is a beautifully presented collection of "Person Pages" containing a variety of information about specific ancestors submitted by individual contributors -- often, unfortunately, with no sources. If the information we have chosen to pass along here is accurate, we are extremely grateful to the contributor(s) who have shared it. Without documentation, however, we researchers are always forced to question the validity of information. We hope what we have selected to include was originally obtained from family Bible records, or other reliable sources, and is accurate. Although, even when we have found contributed information to be unreliable, inaccurate or incomplete, we consider the information useful as possible clues as we research, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KZ5T-DSD. Hereinafter cited as Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog.
  2. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/…, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZD6-2WP
  3. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/…, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LVDC-QDD
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Nancy N. (Simmons) Britt, Memorial# 106968316. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  5. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/…, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KHXX-J1Z
  6. [S2247] Clerk of the County Court, Barren County (Kentucky). Deeds, 1798-1902, 1961; indexes, 1798-1935. Microfilm of original and typescript at the Barren County courthouse in Glasgow, Kentucky; includes general index: Film# 209731, Digital# 8568122, Book W, page 409, image# 209 of 618; George W. Britt, his wife Nancy, Rebecca Pardue, wife of William H. Pardue and late Rebecca Britt, and William Y. Britt, grantors, to William F. Austin, grantee; on 35 microfilm rolls, viewed online at www.familysearch.org, www.familysearch.org, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Deeds, 1798-1902, 1961; indexes, 1798-1935 (Barren County, Kentucky).
  7. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Geo W. and Nancy Britt, Year: 1870; Census Place: Tracy, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: M593_445; Page: 737B. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, George W. Britt, Memorial# 106968098, reporting his birth date as 4 August 1824 and his date of death as 27 Jan 1888.
  9. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of George W. and Nancy Britt, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 1, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: 191; Page: 381a. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  10. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Isabella (Britt) Steenbergen, Memorial# 160810580.

Rebecca Simmons1

Family
ChartsDescendants of Nicholas Boulton, The Immigrant
Marriage*21 October 1742She married Samuel Bolton, son of John Bolton and Sarah Chesebrough, on 21 October 1742 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2,3 
Court Action*31 October 1748 Constable Austin Bearse of Halifax, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England), reported to the General Sessions court of Plymouth County, that by warrant from Selectmen Thomas Croade, Barnabas Tomson and Noah Cushing, he warned Rebecca Bolton, wife of Samuel Bolton, a Bridgewater Labourer, "who came from Bridgewater the fourth day of April Last past and hath Since Resided in Halifax without her Husband, being under Infirmity of Body and without Sufficient Means of Support" was ordered to depart on 31 October 1748.4 

Family

 Samuel Bolton b. 6 Dec 1688, d. 30 May 1753

Citations

  1. [S471] Anna Chesebrough Wildey, Genealogy of the Descendants of William Chesebrough of Boston, Rehoboth, Massachusetts (New York, New York: Press of T.A. Wright, 1903), Part I, Descendants of Samuel, pages 18-301. Hereinafter cited as Descendants of William Chesebrough of Boston, Rehoboth, Massachusetts.
  2. [S471] Anna Chesebrough Wildey, Descendants of William Chesebrough of Boston, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, Part I, Descendants of Samuel, pages 18-301, noted the date of their marriage as 25 Oct 1742.
  3. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  4. [S669] Plymouth Court Records, 1686-1859 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Volume 3, page 14, Warrants to warn persons from Halifax; referencing (2:29-39). Hereinafter cited as Plymouth Court Records 1686-1859 - NEHGS.

Susan Simmons1

Family
Marriage*9 February 1855She married Joseph N. Campbell, son of John Berry Campbell and Cynthia Beard Black, on 9 February 1855 in Morgan County, Illinois.1,2 

Family

 Joseph N. Campbell b. 24 Apr 1831, d. 30 Mar 1924

Citations

  1. [S1681] Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920, online at www.ancestry.com, Joseph N. Campbell and Susan Simmons, Morgan County, 9 February 1855. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920.
  2. [S1727] Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, online at www.ancestry.com, Joseph N. Campbell, father John B. Campbell, mother Cynthia Black, born 24 April 1831 in Illinois (which is believed to be incorrect and should be Kentucky), spouse Susan Simmons, died 30 March 1924 in Scott County and buried 2 April 1924 at North Prairie, age 92. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947.

William Albert Simmons1

b. 22 April 1865, d. 11 September 1947
Family
Father*John S. Simmons2 b. 1834
Mother*Leah V. Simmons3 b. 1839
Birth*22 April 1865William Albert Simmons was born on 22 April 1865 in West Virginia.1,4,5 
Marriage*1886He married first Arminta J. Perkins, daughter of Isaac Lewis Perkins and Susan Hannah Rogers, in 1886 in Braxton County, West Virginia.1,6,7 
(Husband) Death8 July 1907William became a widower when Arminta J. (Perkins) Simmons died on 8 July 1907 at age 45.6 
Marriage*18 March 1908He married second, as her second husband, Laura C. (Edwards) Watson, daughter of Henry T. Edwards and Mary E. Gochenour, on 18 March 1908 in Braxton County.8,9 
(Husband) Death1940William became a widower when Laura C. (Edwards) Watson Simmons died at about age 61.8 
Death*11 September 1947He died on 11 September 1947 in Brooke County, West Virginia, at age 821 
Burial* and was buried with his second wife in Quaker Cemetery, Richmond, Jefferson County, Ohio.1 

Family 1

 Arminta J. Perkins b. 15 Dec 1861, d. 8 Jul 1907

Family 2

 Laura Cecelia Edwards b. 22 Aug 1879, d. 1940

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, William Albert Simmons, Memorial# 42849429. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S2467] 1870 Denmark Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Frederick Simmons, Year: 1870; Census Place: Bethel, Pendleton, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1697; Page: 374A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 Denmark Census.
  3. [S1387] West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of John Simmons, age 23, born about 1836, son of Frederick Simmons and Elizabeth, and Leah V Simmons, daughter of A. Simmons and N. Simmons, on 1 December 1859 in Pendleton County, West Virginia. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia Marriages Index 1785-1971.
  4. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Frederick Simmons, Year: 1870; Census Place: Bethel, Pendleton, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1697; Page: 374A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John S. and Virginia Simmons, Year: 1880; Census Place: Otter, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: 1400; Page: 450D; Enumeration District: 009. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Arminta J (Perkins) Simmons, Memorial# 215088075.
  7. [S1387] West Virginia Marriages Index 1785-1971, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Araminta J Perkins and William A S_____ in 1886 in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Laura Cecelia (Edwards) Simmons, Memorial# 42849466.
  9. [S1387] West Virginia Marriages Index 1785-1971, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Laura Watson, age 28, born in Braxton County, and W A Simmons, age 42, born in Braxton County, on 18 March 1908 in Braxton County, West Virginia.

Elizabeth Simms1

Family
Marriage*29 July 1820She married Ephraim Davidson, son of Thomas George Davidson, on 29 July 1820 in Madison County, Illinois.1,2 

Family

 Ephraim Davidson d. 12 Feb 1850
Children 1.Jane E. Davidson+3
 2.Thomas Alexander Davidson4
 3.John Nelson Davidson5

Citations

  1. [S1602] Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999, online at www.ancestry.com, probate papers for Ephraim Davidson, Madison County, Probate case files, box 21, tray 66, D´s, No. 20-22; box 21, tray 67, D´s, No. 1-12, 1813-1903, images 1092-1100, images 1094-1095; identifying his wife Elizabeth. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999.
  2. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Ephraim Davidson and Elizabeth Simms on 29 July 1820 in Madison County, referencing FHL film# 001306457. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940.
  3. [S1602] Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999, online at www.ancestry.com, probate papers for Ephraim Davidson, Madison County, Probate case files, box 21, tray 66, D´s, No. 20-22; box 21, tray 67, D´s, No. 1-12, 1813-1903, images 1092-1100, image 1095; Ephraim gave and devised seventy dollars to his grandson Westly Laughlin.
  4. [S1602] Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999, online at www.ancestry.com, probate papers for Ephraim Davidson, Madison County, Probate case files, box 21, tray 66, D´s, No. 20-22; box 21, tray 67, D´s, No. 1-12, 1813-1903, images 1092-1100, images 1094-1095; identifying his older son Thomas Alexander Davidson.
  5. [S1602] Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999, online at www.ancestry.com, probate papers for Ephraim Davidson, Madison County, Probate case files, box 21, tray 66, D´s, No. 20-22; box 21, tray 67, D´s, No. 1-12, 1813-1903, images 1092-1100, images 1094-1095; identifying his younger son John Nelson Davidson.