Willson B Simmons (1812 - 1849)

Born 4 Mar 1812 in South Carolina

Husband of Elizabeth (Thompson) Simmons — married 14 Jun 1831 in ,Avoyelles, La

Descendants

Died 22 Mar 1849 at age 37 in Banks of the Sabine, Louisiana

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Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Birth

Birth:

Date: 04 MAR 1812

Place: South Carolina^[2]

Birth:

Date: 12 MAR 1812

Place: South Carolina

Found multiple copies of BIRT DATE. Using 04 MAR 1812

Note

Note: #N824

Marriage

Husband: Willson B Simmons

Wife: Elizabeth Thompson

Child: Mary Vashave Simmons

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 14 JUN 1831

Place: ,Avoyelles, La^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Simmons-4259 was created by Patrick Spreng through the import of spreng_2014-06-14.ged on Jun 14, 2014. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
2. ↑ Source: #S221 Data: Text: Date of Import: Sep 6, 2000 Simmons Family Bible
3. ↑ Source: #S221 Data: Text: Date of Import: Sep 6, 2000

• Source: S221 Title: Simmons2.ged from Marianna Ritter mritter at gs.verio [dot] net NOTESource Medium: Other CONT

Notes

Note N8241850 US Census, De Soto County, Louisiana, 23 Nov 1850:

Mrs R E Thompson 51

Joseph Simmons 11 LA

Thos P 4 LA

Mary 4 LA

1850 US Census, Newton County, Texas:

Jesse Thompson 30 M Farmer MS

Mary Jane 28 F LA

Thomas Israel 4 M LA

Mary Elizabeth 2 F LA

Oran Simmons 12 M LA

William Simmons 8 M LA

These children were orphaned. Eli (aged 2 1/2) died two days before Thos & Mary [twins] were born. Elizabeth [wife of Wilson] died Mar 1847, a month after Thos & Mary were born. Wilson died two years later, 22 Mar 1849. The children were split up. Oran and Wm grew up in east Texas; Joe, Thos & Mary in LA [Simmons2.ged]

MOST OF THE INFORMATION ON THIS FAMILY CAME FROM PAGES OF FAMILY BIBLE, IN

NENA'S POSSESSION 1990. ADDITIONAL INFO FROM CENSUSES.

MARRIAGE INFO, COMPUTER INDEXED, AVOYELLES PARISH, LA

In 1770 Thomas Simmons was born, and later married Laney Wilson of Scotch descent, and to this union was born Wilson B simmons in 1812. Wilson later married Elizabeth Thompson, also born in 1812. To this unionwas born the following 5 sons and a daughter. Thomas and Laney Simmons moved to Louisiana about 1800 so that the children of Wilson and Elizabeth Simmons together with their parents, were all natives of Louisiana. Wilson B Simmons made several trips into Texas, before and during the days of the Republic of Texas, and died on the east bank of theSabine River while enroute to Texas to establish a home in 1847. Records show that his brother Joseph, had taken a grant of land in what isnow Coryell County in 1838. The children of Wilson B. Simmons were reared in Trinity and Liberty counties Texas, but upon the outbreak of the Civil War enlisted with Louisiana volunteers to serve the Confederacy.

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Jesse Thompson in 1870 US Census, Texas, Trinity County, Roll 1606 Book 1, Page 343b, image 48/96 - no mention of Simmons kids.