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William Leonard Simmonds 1828–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 February 1828

Birth Location: Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 20 September 1889

Death Location: White Cloud, Doniphan County, Kansas, United States of America

Father: Nicholas Simmonds

Mother:

Spouse(s): Rosanna Middleton

Children(s): Emma Simmonds, Albert Simmonds, Edward Semmons, Ellie Simmonds, William Simmonds, Ida Simmonds, Minnie Simmonds, George Simmonds

In 1828, William Leonard Simmonds entered the world in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, born to Nicholas Simmonds And Polly Odell. In 1870, William Leonard Simmonds resided in White Cloud, White Cloud, Doniphan, Kansas, USA. William Leonard Simmonds married Rosanna Middleton, and had children including Albert A Simmonds, Edward Semmons, Ellie A Simmonds, Emma Lina Simmonds, George Cyrus Simmonds, Ida M Simmonds, Minnie Elvira Simmonds, William Charles Simmonds. William Leonard Simmonds passed away in 1889 in White Cloud, Doniphan County, Kansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1828, William Leonard Simmonds entered the world in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, born to Nicholas Simmonds And Polly Odell.
  • In 1870, William Leonard Simmonds resided in White Cloud, White Cloud, Doniphan, Kansas, USA.
  • William Leonard Simmonds married Rosanna Middleton, and had children including Albert A Simmonds, Edward Semmons, Ellie A Simmonds, Emma Lina Simmonds, George Cyrus Simmonds, Ida M Simmonds, Minnie Elvira Simmonds, William Charles Simmonds.
  • William Leonard Simmonds passed away in 1889 in White Cloud, Doniphan County, Kansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nicholas Simmonds
1799–1875
Birth Location: New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

Rosanna Middleton
1842–1916
Birth Location: Ashland, Schuyler, Illinois, USA
RM

Children(s)

Emma Simmonds
1875–1949
Birth Location: Doniphan County, Kansas, USA
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Albert Simmonds
1860–1895
Birth Location: Kansas
AS
Edward Semmons
1862–1943
Birth Location: Iowa
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Ellie Simmonds
1864–
Birth Location: Iowa
ES
William Simmonds
1867–1932
Birth Location: Quincy, Adams, Illinois, USA
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Ida Simmonds
1871–1905
Birth Location: Kansas
IS
Minnie Simmonds
1879–1903
Birth Location: Kansas
MS
George Simmonds
1881–1952
Birth Location: White Cloud, Kansas
GS

William Simmonds's Ancestors

Self
William Simmonds
1828–1889
Birth Place: Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
Nicholas Simmonds
1799–1875
New York, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Simmonds's Descendants

1.
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William (Leonard) Simmonds (2 February 1828–20 September 1889) m. Rosanna Middleton (12 Dec 1842–3 May 1916)
  1. 1. Emma (Lina) Simmonds 1875–1949 m. Joseph Griffin 1862–1948
    1. 1. Otis (Claude) Griffin 1911–1991 m. Martha (I) Griffin 1906–2007 m. Neva Lister 1917–2004
      1. 1. Specialist (Dale Eugene) Griffin 1936–1988 m. Lois (Jean) Henninger 1931–2001 m. Mary (Margaret) Celaya 1937–2018
      2. 2. Joseph Griffin 1942–1942
      3. 3. Karen (Ann) Griffin 1948–2012
      4. 4. David (Dean) Griffin 1949–2008
      5. 5. Daniel (Otis) Griffin 1943–1978 m. Susie (chavez) Griffin 1947–2013
      6. 6. Mitchell (Gordon) Griffin 1951–1990
    2. 2. Shirley (Elizabeth) Linderman 1900–1956
      1. 1. Dorothy (Alice) Linderman 1921–2000
      2. 2. Shirley (Carol) Linderman 1938–1938
      3. 3. Leo (Mervin) Lindermann 1924–
    3. 3. George (Robert) Griffin 1906–1984 m. Gertrude ("Trudy" Helen) Patz 1908–1985
      1. 1. Georgia (M) Griffin 1933–2015
      2. 2. Dorothy (Ann) Griffin 1932–2015
    4. 4. Opal (Rozanne) Griffin 1908–1993
    5. 5. Raymond (Joseph) Griffin 1916–1993
    6. 6. Ray Griffin 1919–1983 m. Eva (Belle) Rittel 1925–1997
    7. 7. Bessie (Francis) Griffin 1893–1991 m. William (Edmond) Fitzgerald 1891–1969
      1. 1. Velma (Maureen Fitzgerald) ford 1913–2004
      2. 2. La (Versa) Fitzgerald 1920–2010
      3. 3. Robert (Jean) Fitzgerald 1926–1995
  2. 2. Albert (A.) Simmonds 1860–1895
  3. 3. Edward Semmons 1862–1943 m. Lucina Walter 1869–1915 m. Elvira Bledsoe 1871–1948
    1. 1. Elsie Simmonds 1900–1933
    2. 2. Kitten (Teresa) Simmonds 1903–1982
    3. 3. Floyd (M) Simmonds 1890–1927
  4. 4. Ellie (A.) Simmonds 1864– m. William (V) Jones 1862–1919
  5. 5. William (Charles) Simmonds 1867–1932 m. Anna (Dell) Marston 1877–1931 m. Susie (E.) Miller 1877–
    1. 1. Grace (Ester) Jamison 1896–1941
    2. 2. Charles (Vincent) Simmonds 1894–1940
    3. 3. Rosetta (Mae Simmons) Guilliams 1891–1938
    4. 4. Albert (G) Simmons 1898–
    5. 5. Clifford Simmonds 1916–2007
  6. 6. Ida (M.) Simmonds 1871–1905
  7. 7. Minnie (Elvira) Simmonds 1879–1903 m. Edward (T) Chase 1873–
    1. 1. Harold Chase 1900–1903
    2. 2. Loyd (Thurston) Chase 1903–1977
  8. 8. George (Cyrus) Simmonds 1881–1952

William Simmonds's Timeline

6 Records

1828
2 February 1828
Birth of William Leonard Simmonds in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1853
1853
Age 25
William Leonard Simmonds was married
None
1870
1870
Age 42
William Leonard Simmonds resided here in White Cloud, White Cloud, Doniphan, Kansas, USA
White Cloud, White Cloud, Doniphan, Kansas, USA
1880
1880
Age 52
William Leonard Simmonds resided here in Iowa, Doniphan, Kansas, USA
Iowa, Doniphan, Kansas, USA
1889
20 September 1889
Age 61
Death of William Leonard Simmonds in White Cloud, Doniphan County, Kansas, United States of America
White Cloud, Doniphan County, Kansas, United States of America
1889
5 Apr 1889
Age 61
William Leonard Simmonds - Probate in Kansas, USA
Kansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 February 1828
    Event Place: Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Iowa, Doniphan, Kansas; Roll: 379; Page: 479b; Enumeration District: 074
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: White Cloud, Doniphan, Kansas; Roll: M593_432; Page: 127B
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1853

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: White Cloud, White Cloud, Doniphan, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: White Cloud, Doniphan, Kansas; Roll: M593_432; Page: 127B

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Iowa, Doniphan, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Iowa, Doniphan, Kansas; Roll: 379; Page: 479b; Enumeration District: 074

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 September 1889
    Event Place: White Cloud, Doniphan County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1861-1904, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Card Records of Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, ca. 1879-ca. 1903; Record Group: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General; Record Group Number: 92; Series Num
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: White Cloud, Doniphan County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1861-1904, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Card Records of Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, ca. 1879-ca. 1903; Record Group: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General; Record Group Number: 92; Series Num
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1889
    Event Place: Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
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