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Mary (Polly) Simmons 1827–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Oct 1827

Birth Location: Pickens County, South Carolina

Death Date: 16 Sep 1923

Death Location: Dacusville, Dacusville, Pickens, South Carolina, USA

Father: George *

Mother: Naomi *

Spouse(s): John Boyd

Children(s): Josephine May, Adaline Boyd, David Boyd, John Boyd, William Boyd, Mary Landreth, Isaiah Boyd, Samuel Boyd, Elizabeth Boyd, Amanda Boyd, Bill Boyd

The story of Mary (Polly) Simmons began in 1827 in Pickens County, South Carolina. Mary (Polly) Simmons married John Henry Boyd, and had children including Adaline Boyd, Amanda Boyd, Bill Boyd, David Daniel Boyd, Elizabeth Boyd, Isaiah Boyd, John Boyd, Josephine F Josie Boyd May, Mary Ann Boyd Landreth, Samuel Walker Boyd, William M Boyd. Mary (Polly) Simmons passed away in 1923 in Dacusville, Dacusville, Pickens, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary (Polly) Simmons began in 1827 in Pickens County, South Carolina.
  • Mary (Polly) Simmons married John Henry Boyd, and had children including Adaline Boyd, Amanda Boyd, Bill Boyd, David Daniel Boyd, Elizabeth Boyd, Isaiah Boyd, John Boyd, Josephine F Josie Boyd May, Mary Ann Boyd Landreth, Samuel Walker Boyd, William M Boyd.
  • Mary (Polly) Simmons passed away in 1923 in Dacusville, Dacusville, Pickens, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George *
1790–1848
Birth Location: Charleston, South Carolina
G*
Naomi *
1795–1850
Birth Location: Dacusville, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
N*

Spouses(s)

John Boyd
1826–1886
Birth Location: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
JB

Children(s)

Josephine May
1858–1941
Birth Location: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
JM
Adaline Boyd
1857–
Birth Location: South Carolina
AB
David Boyd
1865–
Birth Location: South Carolina
DB
John Boyd
1864–
Birth Location: South Carolina
JB
William Boyd
1866–
Birth Location: South Carolina
WB
Mary Landreth
1869–1937
Birth Location: Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
ML
Isaiah Boyd
1872–1947
Birth Location: South Carolina
IB
Samuel Boyd
1875–1944
Birth Location: Dacusville, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
SB
Elizabeth Boyd
1852–1935
Birth Location: Pickens, South Carolina, USA
EB
Amanda Boyd
1856–
Birth Location: South Carolina
AB
Bill Boyd
1870–
Birth Location: South Carolina
BB

Mary Simmons's Ancestors

Self
Mary Simmons
1827–1923
Birth Place: Pickens County, South Carolina
Parents
George Simmons *
1790–1848
Charleston, South Carolina
Naomi (Crane Crain) *
1795–1850
Dacusville, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Isaac Simmons
1770–1851
South Carolina, USA
Nancy **
1775–
South Carolina, USA
Philemon (Patrick Crane Sr.) *
1757–1840
Amelia, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Bean) *
1760–
Granville County, North, Carolina, Colony, Laurel, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ambrose (Crain)
1734–1793
Elizabeth Head
1737–1815
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Simmons's Descendants

1.
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Mary ((Polly)) Simmons (16 Oct 1827–16 Sep 1923) m. John (Henry) Boyd (25 May 1826–2 Dec 1886)
  1. 1. Josephine (F (Josie) Boyd) May 1858–1941 m. Warren (D.) Landreth\Landers 1863–1934
    1. 1. Zero (Ezekial) Landreth\Landers 1890–1941 m. Cannie (Angeline) Medlin 1896–1988
      1. 1. Robert Landers 1928–2005
      2. 2. Leola Landers 1930–1992
      3. 3. Warren (D.) Landreth 1921–1984
      4. 4. Frances (Elizabeth) Landreth 1925–2002
      5. 5. William (W.) Landers 1923–2005 m. Evelyn Mack 1924–
      6. 6. JoAnn Landers 1940–1941
      7. 7. Carl Landers 1918–1985
      8. 8. Lula (Mae) Landers 1919–2002
    2. 2. Cassie Landreth\Landers 1894–
    3. 3. Fannie Landreth\Landers 1898–
    4. 4. Luanna Landreth\Landers 1901–
    5. 5. Mary (Emmaline Landreth\Landers) Crane 1888–1938 m. Frank Crane 1876–1930
      1. 1. Eva Marie 1921–1992
      2. 2. Ples Crane 1907–1919
      3. 3. James (Robert) Crane 1910–1918
      4. 4. Elsie (Jane Crane) Medlin 1911–1987
      5. 5. Louis Crane 1914–1918
      6. 6. Rufus Crane 1906–1925
    6. 6. Leon Landreth\Landers 1900–
    7. 7. Will Landreth\Landers 1887–
    8. 8. Martha (Elizabeth) Landers 1888–1926 m. Henry (Allen) Medlin 1888–1932
      1. 1. Warren (Sidney James) Medlin 1911–1990 m. Nannie (Mae) Landers 1914–2006 m. Evelyn (Durham) Hart 1911–
        1. 1. William (Oscar) Medlin 1935–2016
        2. 2. Dorothy (Lee) Medlin 1937–2016
        3. 3. James (Albert) Medlin 1939–2020
      2. 2. Folger (Russell) Medlin 1913–1973
      3. 3. Marilee Medlin 1916–1978
      4. 4. Hubert (William) Medlin 1918–1989
      5. 5. Hattie (Karouth) Medlin 1918–2013 m. Andrew (Columbus) Cater 1924–1996
        1. 1. James (Calvin) Cater 1948–2020
      6. 6. Lottie (Lou) Medlin 1920–2003 m. Andrew (Woodrow) Carson 1916–1979 m. Cleo (Jacob) Jones 1922–1993
        1. 1. Charles (Allen) Carson 1940–2020
        2. 2. Bernard (Vance) Carson 1945–1989
      7. 7. Clarence (Ellison) Medlin 1923–1945
    9. 9. Berthena Landreth 1898–1980
  2. 2. Adaline Boyd 1857–
  3. 3. David (Daniel) Boyd 1865–
  4. 4. John Boyd 1864–
  5. 5. William (M.) Boyd 1866–
  6. 6. Mary (Ann Boyd) Landreth 1869–1937 m. James (Franklin “Jim”) Landreth 1872–1940
    1. 1. Minnie (Lee) Landreth 1891–1930
    2. 2. Hammond Landreth 1890–
    3. 3. Vardry (Edward) Landreth 1895–1963
    4. 4. Maude Landreth 1896–1977 m. William (Henry Franklin "Frank") Floyd 1896–1966
      1. 1. Margeurite (Georgia) Floyd 1917–1986
      2. 2. Lois Floyd 1918–1921
    5. 5. Lowell (George) Landreth 1899–1952
    6. 6. Myrtle (Elizabeth) Landreth 1902–1994
    7. 7. Irene Landreth 1904–1906
    8. 8. Herman (Albert) Landreth 1905–1980
    9. 9. Hubert (N.) Landreth 1914–1991
    10. 10. Herbert (William) Landreth 1916–1977
    11. 11. Jordan Landers 1895–
    12. 12. Mandie Landers 1897–
  7. 7. Isaiah Boyd 1872–1947
  8. 8. Samuel (Walker) Boyd 1875–1944 m. Sarah (Ann) Crane\Craine 1891–1991
    1. 1. Mary (Canaszadia) Boyd 1911–1976
    2. 2. Camelia (Qumillia) Boyd 1913–2007
    3. 3. William (Walker) Boyd 1915–1986
    4. 4. Lewis Boyd 1918–
    5. 5. Lonnie Boyd 1920–
    6. 6. Glydes (Mae) Boyd 1922–1973
    7. 7. Samuel (Mckinley Boyd) * 1930–2010
  9. 9. Elizabeth Boyd 1852–1935
  10. 10. Amanda Boyd 1856–
  11. 11. Bill Boyd 1870–

Mary Simmons's Timeline

2 Records

1827
16 Oct 1827
Birth of Mary (Polly) Simmons in Pickens County, South Carolina
Pickens County, South Carolina
1923
16 Sep 1923
Age 96
Death of Mary (Polly) Simmons in Dacusville, Dacusville, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Dacusville, Dacusville, Pickens, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1827
    Event Place: Pickens County, South Carolina
    Record Source: South Carolina, U.S., Death Records, 1821-1971

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1923
    Event Place: Dacusville, Dacusville, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: South Carolina, U.S., Death Records, 1821-1971
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