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Solomon Samuel Simmons I (1842 - abt. 1900)

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Solomon Samuel "Sol" Simmons I
Born in , , Louisana, USAmap
Son of and
Brother of , , and
Husband of — married in Connnor Station, Wyandotte, Kansas, USAmap
Father of , , , , , , , , , , , and
Died about in McComb, Pike, Mississippi, USAmap [uncertain]
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Biography

Solomon Samuel Simmons was born Jan. 15, 1842in Louisiana. According to records at Hollywood Cemetery in McComb MS Solomon died in 1900

This Solomon is the son of Willis Simmons Jr. who is the son of Willis Simmons and Jane Goslen Simmons of the Silver Creek (Pike Co. Ms) Simmons'."[1]

His mother was Matilda Bond . The Bond's moved to Mississippi with the Willis Simmons Sr. family circa 1810.

Solomon's father died in Louisiana before he was eight years and he, his mother and siblings are found in the home of his grandparents, Willis Simmons and Jane Goslen Simmons at Simmonsville, Pike County, MS. in the 1850 census.

He served in Army of the Confederate States of America, probably in Co. K, 39th, with his brothers. Family records only say, "Served with the Confederate Army."

After the Civil War Solomon Samuel moved to Kansas where he met and married Zilpha Jane Bell (not Anna Lee Bell as erroneously recorded in the "Silver Creek Simmons' ")"[2]

He and Zilpha married April 1st 1869 in Connor Station, Wyandotte County, Kansas. [3] Their first child, a boy, Frank, appears to be born in 1870 in KS. The next child Willis, b. 1871 in KS, then Grace in 1874, then Mary Alice in 1876, James in 1878, Leroy in 1879 and then Harry in 1880. Little Clara was born after their move to Paloma CA in 1885. Presently only Clara, James A. and Harry are the only children of Solomon and Zilpha Jane accounted for. They are buried in McComb MS.

Thanks to the research of Joe Sneed we find that that "Sol" and Zelpha purchased property in Union, Washington County, KS, April 25, 1877, December 12, 1876, and homesteaded in Concordia, Cloud, Kansas July 19, 1879.

Marriage 1 Zilpha Jane Bell

Children

  1. Frank, 1870 in KS
  2. Willis, 1871 in KS
  3. Grace, 1874
  4. Mary Alice, 1876
  5. James Albert Simmons b: 10 JUN 1878- 1907[4]"Jim" was married to Emily E. Fisher.[5] After his death she married C. E. Taylor of Fernwood
  6. Leroy in 1879
  7. Harry Simmons b: 1882-1952[6][7]
  8. Clara (Bell) Simmons, 21 JAN 1885, Paloma CA.

Solomon S Simmons was registered to vote according to the County Clerks Office, Pomona, Los Angeles, California 04 Sep 1884 and 22 Jun 1888[8]

Bell family oral history has "Aunt Dippy" (Zelpha Jane) deceased in 1891.[9] Presently it is unclear whether Zelpha moved back to Mississippi with "Sol" or if he returned home with his three surviving children a widower.

Little Clara died shortly after his return, "Died, SIMMONS, Saturday, July 9, 1892, at the home of her father, Clara, youngest daughter of S. S. and Z. J. Simmons, aged 7 years, 5 months and 12 days. She was born in Pamona California, and died in McComb City, Miss. Clara was a sweet, loving little girl and 'twas hard to give her up. "Thy will, oh Lord, not ours, be done. MAMMA

During his travels "Sol" had acquired the occupation as a contractor/carpenter. Many of the post-Civil War homes in McComb, MS, were built by him. His two sons "Jim" and Harry worked with him. Mississippi Gov. Hugh White, of McComb, is quoted as saying Sol and his two sons were "good builders"[10]

He married Mae Stevenson in about 1892 in Pike County Ms (?) and had five children with her.

Marriage 2 Mae Stevenson

Children

  1. Bessie Leona Simmons b: 28 AUG 1893, died young.[11]
  2. Maude (Stevenson) Simmons b: 12 AUG 1898 died young.[12]
  3. Margaret (Maggie) Mae Simmons, b. 1895, d. 1953[13] married Dewey Lang[14]
  4. Annie Bell Simmons, married Clifton Page[15]
  5. Solomon Samuel Simmons , Jr. b: 4 SEP 1900 died 4 days later. [16][17]

He was living in Pike Co, MS age 58 - 1900 census - birth state is listed as MS, wife Martha is listed as age 50 and 2 daughters are listed Maude -2, and (Maggie) May - 4 (2 of 3 children living) - occupation carpenter.

According to records at Hollywood Cemetery in McComb, MS Solomon died in 1900

MILITARY SERVICE: Civil War

Organization: Army of the Confederate States of America
Unit: Probably in Co. K, 39th, with his brothers. Family records only say, ::"Served with the Confederate Army."

ALBERT LEON SIMMONS BIBLE

American Bible Society, New York, 1829, by D. and G. Bruce, D. Fanshaw, Printer. Copied Feb. 20, 1954 by Mrs. J. P. Morris, Jr., Kentwood. Mr. Albert Leon Simmons, now deceased, was the son of Mason Cornelius Simmons and Cahterine E. Easley, and the grandson of Willis Simmons and Matilda Bond. Willis Simmons was the son of Willis Simmons I and Jane Goslin. The original order of entry is changed here. RECORD

In front, very dim: Nearcissa?--Simmons was born--31, 1833
Grandfather Simmons died May 31, 1862 or 7
Inside back cover: Rosa Elver Easley born July 16, 1900
Willis Simmons born December 17, 1810
Joel Jackson Simmons born Nov 25, 1836
George Washington Simmons born Nov. 25, 1836 (killed in Civil War)
Solomon Simmons born Jan. 15, 1842
Matilda Luticia Simmons born May 29, 1844
Mason Cornelius Simmons born Nov. 15, 1848

Census

1850 census in Pike Co, MS with his grandparents, his mother Matilda and his siblings. In 1850 Matilda went to live with the elder Willis Simmons when her husband, Willis Jr., died.
Willis Simmons M 66 Georgia
Jane Simmons F 65 Georgia
Matilda Simmons F 35 Mississippi
George W Simmons M 14 Mississippi
Jackson J Simmons M 14 Mississippi
Solomon Simmons M 8 Louisiana
Letitia M Simmons F 6 Louisiana
Mason Simmons M 1 Louisiana
Wily Hughes M 21 Mississippi
1860 census in Pike Co, MS with mother and siblings
Matilda Simons F 42 Georgia
George W Simons M 23 Mississippi
Solomon Simons M 18 Louisiana
Letisha Simons F 16 Louisiana
Mason Simons M 12 Louisiana
1880 census in Kansas
S S Simmons Self M 38 Louisiana, United States
F B Simmons Son M 10 Kansas, United States
M A Simmons Daughter F 4 Kansas, United States
James Simmons Son M 2 Kansas, United States
Harry Simmons Son M 0 Kansas, United States
David Adams Other M 20 Iowa, United States
Willis Simmons Son M 8 Kansas, United States
Z J Simmons Wife F 27 Missouri, United States
Grace Simmons Daughter F 6 Kansas, United States
He was living in Pike Co, MS age 58 - 1900 census - birth state is listed as MS wife Martha is listed as age 50 and 2 daughters are listed Maude -2, May - 4 (2 of 3 children living) - occupation carpenter. Maudie b 8/12/1898 d 9/9/1904 buried in Hollywood Cemetery, McComb, Pike Co, MS

Note

The "biography" above represents the current state of our knowledge. It was arrived at after some discussion. This discussion and a summary of remaining problems appear in S. S. Simmons Notes.

Sources

Zilpha J. Bell mentioned in the record of Solomon S. Simmons and Zilpha J. Bell, 01 Apr 1869, Connor Station, Wyandotte, Kansas
S S Simmons United States Census, 1880, Union, Washington, Kansas, United States

"California, Great Registers, 1866-1910," index, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VT6M-G9X] : accessed 22 February 2015), Solomon S Simmons, 04 Sep 1884 and 22 Jun 1888; citing Voter Registration, Pomona, Los Angeles, California, United States, county clerk offices, California; FHL microfilm 976,928 and 977,994.

Flanigan-Simmons Family Tree
Bell, 1977
Smith, 2004
[1]
Simmons' of Pike County MS


Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Silver Creek Simmons Family, pg 122
  2. ↑ The Silver Creek Simmons Family, pg 122
  3. ↑ "Kansas, Marriages, 1840-1935," Solomon S. Simmons and Zilpha J. Bell, 01 Apr 1869; citing Connor Station, Wyandotte, Kansas, reference p83; FHL microfilm 1,601,506.
  4. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Simmons&GSiman=1&GSsr=41&GScid=59954&GRid=89290127&
  5. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Taylor&GSiman=1&GScid=59954&GRid=89289933&
  6. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Simmons&GSiman=1&GSsr=41&GScid=59954&GRid=86904867&
  7. ↑ http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=cal%2Dgal&id=I4988
  8. ↑ Voter Registration, Pomona, Los Angeles, California, United States, county clerk offices, California; FHL microfilm 976,928 and 977,994.
  9. ↑ http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.simmons/7308.1/mb.ashx
  10. ↑ The Silver Creek Simmons Family, pg 122
  11. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Simmons&GSfn=Bessie&GSiman=1&GScid=59954&GRid=110427280&
  12. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Simmons&GSiman=1&GSsr=41&GScid=59954&GRid=110544936&
  13. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Lang&GSiman=1&GScid=2309309&GRid=114332967&
  14. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Lang&GSiman=1&GScid=2309309&GRid=114331288&
  15. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Page&GSiman=1&GScid=60639&GRid=42775210&
  16. ↑ Burial:Hollywood Cemetery , McComb Pike County Mississippi, USA Plot: C-Old Cemeteryhttp://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Simmons&GSiman=1&GSsr=41&GScid=59954&GRid=110545046&
  17. ↑ "Silver Creek Simmons," Campbell and Simmons, ed., 1966 Publication: 1960 Book Page: pg. 84


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On February 17, 2015 at 15:44GMT Teresa Fortenberry wrote:

WOW... thanks guys, for working on this part of the family. I have wondered which unit Solomon Simmons served in during the Civil War. The "best" evidence I have for his actual service is through Aunt Edna (Simmons) Campbell's book, The Silver Creek Simmons Family! Solomon had two other brothers that served during the Civil War, but I can't find actual proof of Solomon's time in. It's awesome to see other family members working on the family tree!

Teresa Fortenberry (descendant of George Washington Simmons, son of Willis and Jane (Goslin) Simmons).



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