Hercilla Smyth Baldridge (1821 - 1909)

Born 4 Mar 1821 in Mississippi

Ancestors

Wife of John M Simmons — married 11 Oct 1848 in Claiborne County, Mississippi, USA

Descendants

Died 12 Mar 1909 at age 88 in Wesson, Mississippi

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Biography

Hercilla Smyth Baldridge (I've always wondered if whoever wrote her name in the Bible just couldn't spell 'Ursula') was born in Jefferson County, Mississippi on March 4, 1821, one of twelve children of James Baldridge and Mary (Polly) Stampley. ^[1] The Baldridges and Stampleys were among the early settlers of southwestern Mississippi and they frequently intermarried with Youngbloods, Curtises, and each other. Hercilla married John M. Simmons in Claiborne County, MS. on October 11, 1848. ^[2] Almost nothing is known of John, but there were Simmons families among those early settlers so he may have been part of that family. They were parents of six children: Mary Jane (died in infancy), Martha Jane, Lucy, Louisa Ellen (often found as Louellen), John, and Thomas. Father John disappears from records after 1864. Hercilla continued to live in southern Mississippi for most of her life, spending some time in California with her daughters Lucy and Louellen. ^[3]. She died in Wesson, MS, home of her daughter Martha Jane Youngblood, and is buried in Wesson Cemetery.

Sources

1. ↑ Family Bible of Jimerson Liddell
2. ↑ "Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2ZJ-4FT : 14 February 2020), John M. Simmons, 1848.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4LH-4ZY : 4 April 2020), John M Simmons, Claiborne county, part of, Claiborne, Mississippi, United States; citing family 583, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)

• See also:

• U. S. Census: Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 9, Jefferson, Mississippi; Roll: M593 Birth date: abt 1821 Birth place: Mississippi Residence date: 1870 Residence place: Township 9, Jefferson, Mississippi, United States
• U. S. Census: Year: 1900; Census Place: Meadville, Franklin, Mississippi; Roll: T623_807; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 51. Birth date: Mar 1821 Birth place: Mississippi Residence date: 1900 Residence place: Beat 3, Franklin, Mississippi