Martha Irene (Houk) Simmons (1857 - 1942)

Born 15 Jul 1857 in Henry County, Missouri, United States

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Died 17 Dec 1942 at age 85 in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States

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Biography

Martha was born in 1856. She passed away in 1942. ^[1]

Martha married Nero Simmons on July 15, 1879. She had eight children: Lucy, Georgia, Ella, Viola, Maggie, Elizabeth, Eva, and Ed.

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1. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial Number: 88289818 --- "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLC-HSQG : 11 July 2016), Martha Irene Catherine Houk Simmons, 1942; Burial, El Dorado Springs, Cedar, Missouri, United States of America, El Dorado Springs Cemetery; citing record ID 88289818, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

1860 --- U. S. Federal Census, Springfield Township, Henry County, Missouri -- Dwelling Number: 34 - Page: 6 - Microfilm Roll: 622. ----- Andrew J. Houk 36 (head/farmer) - Mary J. 35 (wife) - John D. 10 (son) - Edward R. 8 (son) -- William M. 6 (son) - Sarah C. 7/12 (daughter) --- Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. --- Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. --- Year: 1860; Census Place: Springfield, Henry, Missouri; Roll: M653_622; Page: 780; Family History Library Film: 803622. --- * "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZF-CRM : 26 July 2017), Martha R Houk in entry for Andrew J Houk, 1860.

1870 --- U. S. Federal Census, Springfield Township, Henry County, Missouri -- Dwelling Number: 23 - Page: 330 - Microfilm Roll: 778 ----- Andrew Houck 46 (head/farmer) - Mary 45 (wife) - John 20 (son) - Edward 17 (son) - William 15 (son) - Martha 14 (daughter) - Andrew 13 (son) - Sarah 10 (daughter) -- George 8 (son) - Frank 6 (son) - Charlies 4 (son) -- Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. --- Original data: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Minnesota census schedules for 1870. NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. --- Year: 1870; Census Place: Springfield, Henry, Missouri; Roll: M593_778; Page: 330A; Family History Library Film: 552277. --- "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M46W-Q24 : 12 April 2016), Martha Houk in household of Anderson J Houk, Missouri, United States; citing p. 3, family 24, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,277.

"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6X7-YVN : 19 February 2021), Martha Simmons in household of N C A Simmons, Bethlehem, Henry, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district ED 175, sheet 385A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,689.

"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3CQ-34Q : accessed 27 August 2017), Martha I Simmons in household of Nero C Simmons, Linn Township (twps. 34-35 of R. 27), Cedar, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 52, sheet 8A, family 163, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,847.

Obituary of Martha Simmons, The El Dorado Springs Sun, El Dorado Springs, Mo, Thurs, Dec. 24, page 1.