Margaret (Crouch) Simmons was born in South Carolina.
Margaret was born on January 13, 1871, in Bamberg which was then a part of Barnwell County. She was the oldest child of Rev. John C Calhoun Crouch and Cornelia Elizabeth Sandifer. Her father who was a Baptist minister moved around to different churches. In 1885, according to the Florida State Census, she is living with her family in Marion County, Florida.[1] Her family returned to South Carolina and she married Robert S Simmons in about 1889. She had 5 children; 3 daughters and 2 sons. She moved around the state during her marriage with her husband. They lived in Batesburg, SC, Black Mountain, NC, Chester, SC, Florence, SC, Bamberg, SC and Spartanburg SC. She died at the home of her daughter Mabel on Dec 13, 1938 in McMillan, Florence, SC of heart disease. [2][3][4]
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↑ "Florida State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNJC-M8P : 19 February 2021), M A B Crouch in household of J C Crouch, 8, Marion, Florida; citing p. , sheet letter D, number , line 16, NARA microfilm publication M845 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 888,970.
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 September 2020), memorial page for Margaret Ann Crouch Simmons (13 Jan 1871–13 Dec 1938), Find A Grave: Memorial #71395171, citing Salem Black River Cemetery, Mayesville, Sumter County, South Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Vikki (contributor 47528213) .
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M69Y-MBB : 20 February 2021), Annie Crouch in household of J C Crouch, Bamberg, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 23, sheet 49C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,220.
"Florida State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNJC-M8P : 19 February 2021), M A B Crouch in household of J C Crouch, 8, Marion, Florida; citing p. , sheet letter D, number , line 16, NARA microfilm publication M845 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 888,970.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3R4-CTK : accessed 29 May 2021), Annie M Simmons in household of R S Simmons, Midway Township Midway town, Bamberg, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 7, sheet 4B, family 82, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,517.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLSY-D2T : accessed 29 May 2021), Margaret H Simmons in household of Robert S Simmons, Black Mountain, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 18, sheet 16B, family 12, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1099; FHL microfilm 1,375,112.
"South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N9FX-5WY : 23 February 2021), Mrs S. R. Simmons, 13 Dec 1938; citing , Simmons, Mrs S. R., 1938, Department of Archives and History, State Records Center, Columbia; FHL microfilm 1,943,861.
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Thank you to Kathleen Parker for creating Crouch-863 on 7 Nov 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Kathleen and others.
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