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John William Simmons 1829–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jan 1829

Birth Location: Sampson Co NC

Death Date: 1865

Death Location: Roseboro, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Sanders Simmons

Mother: Mary West

Spouse(s): Martha Fowler

Children(s): Thomas Simmons, Franklin Simmons

The story of John William Simmons began in 1829 in Sampson Co NC. In 1850, John William Simmons resided in Cape Fear North East Side, Bladen, North Carolina. In 1860, John William Simmons resided in Bladen, North Carolina, United States. John William Simmons married Martha Mariah Fowler, and had children including Franklin Pierce Simmons, Thomas Jefferson Simmons. John William Simmons passed away in 1865 in Roseboro, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John William Simmons began in 1829 in Sampson Co NC.
  • In 1850, John William Simmons resided in Cape Fear North East Side, Bladen, North Carolina.
  • In 1860, John William Simmons resided in Bladen, North Carolina, United States.
  • John William Simmons married Martha Mariah Fowler, and had children including Franklin Pierce Simmons, Thomas Jefferson Simmons.
  • John William Simmons passed away in 1865 in Roseboro, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Simmons's Ancestors

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John Simmons
1829–1865
Birth Place: Sampson Co NC
Parents
Sanders Simmons
1801–1895
Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Ann) West
1811–1895
Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Jeremiah Simmons
1761–1840
Sampson, North Carolina, United States
Lucy Sutton
1763–1845
Sampson, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Simmons
1725–1807
Anne Soule
1730–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Simmons
1701–1766

John Simmons's Descendants

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John (William) Simmons (20 Jan 1829–1865) m. Martha (Mariah) Fowler (16 Mar 1838–16 Jul 1914)
  1. 1. Thomas (Jefferson) Simmons 1860–1877
  2. 2. Franklin (Pierce) Simmons 1857–1936

John Simmons's Timeline

4 Records

1829
20 Jan 1829
Birth of John William Simmons in Sampson Co NC
Sampson Co NC
1850
1850
Age 21
John William Simmons resided here in Cape Fear North East Side, Bladen, North Carolina
Cape Fear North East Side, Bladen, North Carolina
1860
1860
Age 31
John William Simmons resided here in Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Bladen, North Carolina, United States
1865
1865
Age 36
Death of John William Simmons in Sampson Co NC
Sampson Co NC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1829
    Event Place: Sampson Co NC
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [3] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [5] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Cape Fear North East Side, Bladen, North Carolina
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Bladen, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Abt. 1865
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: Sampson Co NC
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [3] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [5] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Roseboro, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index

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