Nathaniel Taylor Simerly (1824 - 1909)

Born 1824 in Carter, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Died 4 Apr 1909 at about age 85 in Roan Mountain, Carter, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Bio per FAG

Father Jacob Simerly

Mother Elizabeth Grindstaff

Nathaniel had one legal marriage to Mary Jane 'Jennie' Hodge 22 Feb 1873 at Carter County, Tennessee.

He also had two common-law wives, one was Mary Ann Young, the other Nancy Jane Long.

Nathaniel and Mary Ann Young had:

- John Mathes Simerly

- Edward Bartley Young

Nathaniel and Nancy Jane Long had:

- James Taylor Long

- Mary Elizabeth Long

- Robert Long

On the 1860 census Nancy Jane Long and her three children by Nathaniel Taylor Simerly, James Taylor, Mary Elizabeth & Robert Long are listed in the household of her parents Jacob & Mary Long in Blount County, Tennessee.

On the 1870 Census for Blount County, Nancy J. Long and her children Mary Elizabeth Long and Robert A. Long are living next door to older son James Taylor Long.

Nathaniel Simerly was enumerated on the 1870 Census for Carter County, Tennessee with wife, Jennie Hodge and his son by Mary Ann Young, John age 19.

1850 United States Federal Census^[1] Name: Nathaniel Simerly Gender: Male Race: White Age: 24 Birth Year: abt 1826 Home in 1850: District 8, Blount, Tennessee, USA Line Number: 24 Dwelling Number: 625 Family Number: 625 Household Members (Name) Age

• Jacob Simerly 53
• Isabella Simerly 48
• Susan Simerly 20
• Kate Simerly 22
• Nathaniel Simerly 24
• Abram Simerly 14
• Robt Philips 16
• Henry Russell 7
• Jacob Russell 4

1860 United States Federal Census ^[2] Name: Nathaniel T Simmerly Age: 34 Birth Year: abt 1826 Gender: Male Race: White Birth Place: Tennessee Home in 1860: Division 2, Carter, Tennessee Post Office: Doe River Cove Dwelling Number: 751 Family Number: 685 Occupation: Merchant Real Estate Value: 1250 Personal Estate Value: 2000 Household Members (Name) Age

• Nathaniel T Simmerly 34
• Mary J Simmerly 12
• Samuel W Simmerly 10
• Johnson H Simmerly 8
• Eliza M C Simmerly 6
• M G T Simmerly 4
• Louisa C Simmerly 3
• John B Simmerly 1
• Johnson Hampton 54

1870 United States Federal Census^[3] Name: Nathaniel Simerley Age in 1870: 43 Birth Date: abt 1827 Birthplace: Tennessee Dwelling Number: 17 Home in 1870: District 2, Carter, Tennessee Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Roan Mountain Occupation: Dry Goods Merchant (Ret) Male Citizen Over 21: Yes Personal Estate Value: 800 Inferred Children: John Simerley Household Members (Name) Age

• Nathaniel Simerley 43
• John Simerley 19
• James Davis 27
• William Campbell 37
• Jane Hadge 32

Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002

Name: N T Simerly

Gender: Male

Marriage Date: 23 Feb 1873

Marriage Place: Carter, Tennessee, USA

Spouse: Mary J Hodge

1900 United States Federal Census^[4] Name: Nathaniel Simerly [Nathaniel T Simerly] Age: 76 Birth Date: Feb 1824 Birthplace: Tennessee, USA Home in 1900: Civil District 2, Carter, Tennessee Sheet Number: 9 Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 173 Family Number: 174 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Mary J Simerly Marriage Year: 1873 Years Married: 27 Father's Birthplace: Tennessee, USA Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee, USA Can Read: Yes Can Write: Yes Can Speak English: Yes House Owned or Rented: Own Home Free or Mortgaged: F Farm or House: F Neighbors: View others on page Household Members (Name) Age Relationship

• Nathaniel Simerly 76 Head
• Mary J Simerly 62 Wife
• John Stout 23 Nephew
• Mary Rose Stout 12 Niece
• Fred Stout 9 Nephew

Tennessee, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955

Name: Nat Simerly

Birth Date: abt 1824

Age: 85

Death Date: 4 Apr 1909

Death Place: Roan Mountain, Carter, Tennessee

Gender: Male

FHL Film Number: 1308092

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/243709624/nathaniel_taylor-simerly^[5]

Name: Nathaniel Taylor Simerly

Gender: Male

Birth Date: 5 Feb 1824

Birth Place: Blount County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 4 Apr 1909

Death Place: Roan Mountain, Carter County, Tennessee, United States of America

Cemetery: Simerly Cemetery

Burial or Cremation Place: Tiger Valley, Carter County, Tennessee, United States of America

Has Bio?: Y

Father: Jacob Simerly

Children:

Edward Bartley Young

Robert A Long

John Mathes Simerly

James Taylor Long

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 United States Federal CensusThe 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: District 8, Blount, Tennessee; Roll: 871; Page: 45a
2. ↑ 1860 United States Federal Census; The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Division 2, Carter, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1242; Page: 437; Family History Library Film: 805242
3. ↑ 1870 United States Federal Census: Year: 1870; Census Place: District 2, Carter, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1518; Page: 10A
4. ↑ 1900 United States Federal Censusl cYear: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 2, Carter, Tennessee; Roll: 1560; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0127; FHL microfilm: 1241560
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/243709624/nathaniel_taylor-simerly: accessed 04 January 2023), memorial page for Nathaniel Taylor Simerly (5 Feb 1824–4 Apr 1909), Find a Grave Memorial ID 243709624, citing Simerly Cemetery, Tiger Valley, Carter County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Salkeld Genealogy Research (contributor 48113546).

• Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002
• Tennessee, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955

Acknowledgments

• This person was created through the import of 229-Davies.ged on 19 October 2010.