John Simmons Jr.

Hi

US Southern Colonies project is now inactive. We have split the teams and moved those who were in the Province of South Carolina over to the South Carolina state page, including you. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:South_Carolina

Darlene Athey is the leader of this great state project. We are just creating it and wanted to let you know how excited to have you as one of the members.

You have been receiving emails from Darlene already on the Southern Colonies Google group,

The South Carolina Google Group has been created just for this project. We both want you to use this link to join the Google group. As that will soon become the discussion group of the State of South Carolina. You must join us here https://groups.google.com/g/wtsouthcarolina When you apply to the google group, be sure to go to the Google group settings to edit your name to not only have your name, but add your WikiTree number to the end of your name so it shows such as Mary Richardspn-7161

Please reply to me with a WikiTree private email with your email address. Be sure you include your full name, wikitree number and the email address,

Mary Richardson-7161 Project Coordinator

It is time for the annual check in with members of the US Civil War Project. Have you been active during the last six months in the US Civil War Project? Note that it is a requirement to respond to the US Civil War Check-ins. Please respond to this message by clicking the reply button below this message, to post your answer.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Mary ~ Project Coordinator, US Civil War

Tartan Trail checking in with you - please reply here if you haven’t received our messages. I actually can not see your reply.

Thank you! Tina - Scotland Project Membership Team Leader

Hi John, I hope 2024 has been a good year for you :) Here is the link to the newest G2G question: US Civil War December 2024/January 2025 Newletter. You'll find several links there. Also, just for fun, you might like to share a family tradition or favorite recipe with the group :)

May you have a wonderful Christmas and New Year.

Willis Richard Simmons is my third great grand father. He was married to Sarah Patience Braun then changed to Brown. My roots start with my mother Kathryn Louise Brumfield Mineo- 1920 Magnolia , Pike , Miss. died 1996 Pennsylvania. Her parents were Albert Oliver Brumfield Sr. & Ruby Rachel Simmons. Ruby is a different line of Simmons. There were the Silver Creek Simmons and the Bala Chitto Simmons. They both are my family. My grandfather Albert Brumfield , Sr. Parents were Joseph Warren Brumfield and Courtney Jane Simmons . Courtney Jane’s parents -my 2nd gr. Grandparents were John Richard Simmons 1816-1885 & Margaret Rimes (Rhymes) 1821-1889 then my 3 rd great grandparents- Willis Richard Simmons -1784. & Ruth Jane Goslin 1785 - 1851- then my 4 th gr. Grandparents- William Harrison Simmons 1748-1819 & spouse Sarah “Patience “ Braun/ Brown 1754-1825.

Hi John, the US Civil War Project is conducting a Check-in for 2024 to see if your still interested/active in the Project.

I'm looking forward to hearing from you. You can click the reply button or message me with your answer. Thank you. Pam Kreutzer, leader of the US Civil War Project

Hi John,

This is the time for the 2023 annual check in with members of the US Southern Colonies Project. Have you been active during the last six months in this Project? Note that it is a Wikitree requirement to respond to the US Southern Colonies Check-ins. Please reply to this message by clicking the reply button below this message, to post your answer. I look forward to hearing from you..

Many thanks,

Mary~ Project Coordinator, Membership, US Southern Colonies

Hello John, you wrote to me on Ancestry and left me this link. This is my Great Grandmother and I’m trying to add to my tree... Not sure how. I look forward to seeing your research on my family ancestors.

Hello John

It is time for the semi-annual check in for June, 2022 with members of the US Southern Colonies Project. Have you been active during the last six months? Note that it is a requirement to respond to the US Southern Colonies Check-ins. Please respond to this message by clicking the reply button below this message, to post your answer. I look forward to hearing from you..

Many thanks,

Mary~ Project Coordinator, Membership, US Southern Colonies

OK, John, I added you as a manager for William Simmons..... YEAH!! Thanks for working on the Simmons family profiles!!

Teresa

Hi John

Thank you for the response. I marked you as active.. This is a link to the listing of identified South Carolina colonists.. Some have no biography, some will need a little, some are fine.. Browse through it.. And thank you for offering.. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:South_Carolina_Colonists You may need more sources, than are on the profile...

Be sure to post all changes as you write the bio on that horizonital line above where the Biography header starts.. Save frequently to avoid losing any infor you have written.

Mary ~ Project Coordinator, Membership

Hi John

I sent you a check-in message a week ago about the US Southern Colonies Project to ask you about your continued involvement but have no yet heard back from you. Do you still want to be in the project? You were going to work on Biographies. (I sent you a link of Biographies needed).

If I don’t hear from you by the same time next week I’ll assume that you’ve moved on to other things but you’re most welcome to re-join the project at any time.

Looking forward to hearing from you,

Best wishes,

Mary, Membership Coordinator, US Southern Colonies Project

Hi again, John

On behalf of the US Southern Colonies Project Leaders, I am doing a check-in with members to see if you were Active in the US_Southern_Colonies (US SoCOL) in the last two months. (If you do not know which team you are on, then contact me for clarification)

Examples of activity for Southern Colonies might be Teams, Bio Builders, Quality Assurance, Sourcing, Profiles, Stickers for Southern Colonies, Categories for Southern Colonies, Managed Profiles, PPP profiles, Arborists, Data Doctors for Southern Colonies

Please notify me of this activity by clicking reply or you can post a message on my page here: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Richardson-7161

Thanks for your help.

Mary ~ Project Coordinator, Membership

Hi John, I know you sent a message about biographies. Here is the WikiTree for biographies needed for Southern Colonies. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:US_Southern_Colonies_Project_Needs_Biography. I am about out tonight. But tomorrow, if you will look tomorrow, and see if any profiles there interest you for working up a biography. You may have to find sources also, if the ones on the profile are insufficient. Have no fear, I did look at the last link for a profile that was in the French and Indian War. The profile for Dollar is also good.

Thank you for offering to help.

If you have questions, just ask

Mary

John you are now added to the Province of South Carolina(1712-1776) Team.

John I still do not see an entry for you about what you are working on, that you feel are your strong points... HINT: I see you write Biographies, with researched sources?

Thanks

Mary Team Leader - Carolinas

Hi John

We now have a large membership for Province of Carolina Team. As previously discussed in the leadership Team, I have split the Province of Carolina Team https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:US_Southern_Colonies_Province_of_Carolina_Team into the following :

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:US_Southern_Colonies_Province_of_North_Carolina_%281712-1776%29_Team

And

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:US_Southern_Colonies_Province_of_South_Carolina_%281712-1776%29_Team

Please reply to me with your answer of which team you want to work on (this may be multiples)

A) All three teams

B) This Province of Carolina Team https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:US_Southern_Colonies_Province_of_Carolina_Team

C) This Province of North Carolina Team https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:US_Southern_Colonies_Province_of_North_Carolina_%281712-1776%29_Team

D) this Province of South Carolina Team https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:US_Southern_Colonies_Province_of_South_Carolina_%281712-1776%29_Team

Of note there is A Quality Assurance subteam listed on the Province of Carolina Team page which you may be interested in also.

Be sure you fill in your strong points and interests next to your name on the Carolina team page

(I will continue as Team Leader of all three)

Mary ~ Team Leader

Hi John

Welcome to US SoCOL Province of Carolina Team. Will you add a bit about yourself and your strong points on this team page. Also there is a lot to read on the page... https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:US_Southern_Colonies_Province_of_Carolina_Team

Mary ~Province of Carolina Team Leader

Hi John,

As you may have seen, we have been doing some restructuring in the US Southern Colonies Project and are now organising ourselves into different teams. We have also changed the criteria for membership. Please have a look at the new project pages, and let me know whether you would like to remain in the project and, if so, which team(s) you would like to be in.

Please can you also send me your e-mail address. I can then make sure you are introduced to your Team Leaders and are in the Google Group.

Please note that it is a requirement for membership in the US Southern Colonies Project that you respond to these check-ins. We’re really excited for the future of the project and hope that you decide to be a part of it with us moving forwards.

Many thanks,

Susie, US Southern Colonies Project Co-Leader

Welcome to Project Virginia!

Hey John, T. Fortenberry sent you lots of Wlm Simmons Docs but your mailbox at hushmail is full!

John,

I have a lot of information on this group of Dollars. I am descended from William Dollar who married Mary Wilson who is the youngest Dollar. Contact me directly at [email address removed] and we can see what we can share. Here is a blog I wrote about William several years ago - https://genheirlooms.blogspot.com/2012/03/tracing-william-henry-dollar.html

On the 1860 Census, Althea Caroline Harris, yes I do have it in my offline information. I am looking into Richard West maybe being family. The only Harris info I have looked into is that her father was Samuel and mother Margaret (no maidenname). On the census dwelling numbers 623 would be Althea with the West family,but they are surrounded by McKissick/McKissack family dweling #'s 624,627 and 628, dwelling 625 is another West.

Thanks for the merging suggestion for the two Horace M. Jenkins. The death dates are so wildly different that I'd like to nail down the death date first. For all I know (right now) there may be a second Horace Jenkins who died in 1850 and who is linked to the incorrect parents.

I was missing the 1860 Census as I was searching for Althea Caroline Harris. I will get with the lady who posted R. McKissick in Polk Co, TN cemetery and see how she came up with it being Abrahams first wife. I will show her the link to Rosa as well. I am a member of the First Family of Polk County, TN, they have information on the Nave Family so will also get back with them and see what other info they may have as well.

Thank you for the message about Salathiel Dollar. I think you are right. With the youngest son Joseph being born 1858 in Georgia. I think Salathiel had to be still living about 1857? The profile was adopted by me. I am interested in the line because of the mother Hannah Prater. I am related to the Prater line.

Hi John,

If you have additions to make to John Pemberton's profile, please go ahead!