Born in Water Valley, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Allison Morrison
and Mary Eliza (Gilmer) Morrison
Sister of
Robert Cicero Morrison, Mary Eliza Morrison, James Quincy Morrison Sr, Jane Catherine (Morrison) Reece, William Thompson Morrison and Louisa Susanna Morrison
Wife of
John Wesley Simmons
— married
[date unknown] in Mississippi, USA
[children unknown]
Died
at age 75
in Water Valley, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Apr 2011
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Biography
Sarah was born in 1849. She was the daughter of William Allison Morrison and Mary Eliza Gilmer. [1][2] Sarah married John Wesley Simmons. [3] She died 1924. [4]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4LV-QPV : 22 December 2020), Sarah E Morrison in household of W A Morrison, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6G6-WCF : Sat Sep 16 00:41:42 UTC 2023), Entry for Wm A Morrison and Eliza E Morrison, 1860.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:M9FX-H11 : Sat Apr 08 19:43:42 UTC 2023), Entry for Wesley Simmons and Sarah Simmons, 1900.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17321993/sarah-rebecca-simmons: accessed 12 April 2023), memorial page for Sarah Rebecca Morrison Simmons (15 Mar 1849–23 Oct 1924), Find a Grave Memorial ID 17321993, citing Wyatt Chapel Cemetery, Water Valley, Yalobusha County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Peabody (contributor 49067801).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
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~0.78%
Anne-Marie (Niemeck) Miller
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