Joshua Sylvanus Simmons

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Personal and Family Information

Joshua was born on 22 Dec 1838 in North Carolina, the son of Moses Simmons and Mary Lewis.

He died before 1920. The place is not known.

He had two marriages/partners. His first wife was Mary Clinton Armstrong, who he married on 29 JUL 1860 in York, South Carolina. They had no known children.

His second wife was Margaret Wilson, who he married in 1869 in South Carolina. Their seven known children were William Romeo (1870-1898), Mary E (1874-?), James Otis (1876-?), Lenora O. (1878-?), Benjamin S (1884-?), Helena (1889-?) and Bernice (1901-?).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)


 

Joshua Sylvanus Simmons
(1838-<1920)

 

Moses Simmons
(1785-1856)

 

James Simmons
(1733-1823)

   
 
 
     
 
 
   

Assume Mary Waters
(c1735-c1830)

   
 
 
     
 
 
   

Mary Lewis
(1791-1877)

 

Charles Crawford Lewis
(1761-1833)

   
 
 
     
 
 
   

Elizabeth Russell
(1770-1851)

   
 
 
     
 
 

Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Birth22 DEC 1838
Place: North Carolina
Bible - Simmons Family from 1733 to 1923 Transcribed by Sallie Taylor Simmons, 1869-1934, Gaffney, South Carolina wife of Joshua George Simmons 1827-1904
Source: Bible - Simmons Family from 1733 to 1923 Transcribed by Sallie Taylor Simmons, 1869-1934, Gaffney, South Carolina wife of Joshua George Simmons 1827-1904
Authors: Moses Simmons 1785-1856
Date: 18 SEP 1925
Publisher: Collection of Simmons Papers, Tampa, Florida Library

DeathBEF 1920
Census3 SEP 1850
Place: Rutherford, North Carolina
Age: 11
Address: Broad River dwelling 1087 family 1114 Moses Simmons 64 m farmer, $3000 VA, Mary " 58 f NC, R.L " 24 m school teacher NC, Elisha " 20 m NC, E.J. " 18 f, NC, W.S ", 16 m NC, J.G. " 11 m NC.
Census21 JUL 1870
Place: Rutherford, North Carolina
Age: 31
Address: High Shoal dwelling 101 family 101 Simmons, MW 47 mw farming NC, __ Mary 79 fw keeping house NC, __ JS 31 mw farmiing NC, __ Margret 20 fw at home Scotland, __ Mary 65 fB virginia, __ Sarah 40 f B at home NC , ___ Glenn 42 m B NC, __Charity 13, fB NC, __James 11 mB NC, __ Newton 9 m B NC
Census19 JUN 1880
Place: Hall County, Georgia
Age: 41 born NC
Address: Gainesville, family 469? Simmons, Joshua S wm 41 married Harness Maker born NC father Va mother NC, __ Margaret wf 27 wife born Scotland father Ireland mother Scotland, __ Willam R wm 10 son born NC, __ Mary E wf 6 daughter born Georgia, __James Otis wm 4 son born Georgia, __ Lenora O wf 2 daughter born Georgia
Census1 JUN 1900
Place: Berrien, Georgia
Age: 61 born NC
Address: Sparks, Dist 1487, dwelling 306 family 306 Simmons John S mw Dec 1838 61 married 30, NC, __Maragaret wife wf Oct Oct 1849, 50 married 30 mother of 6, 5 living, born Scotland father and mother Scotland, ___ Odosie daughter wf may 1878 22 single, mother of 1, 1 living, Georgia., __ BenjaminS son wm June 1884 15 Georgia, ___ Helena daughter wf Sept 1889 10 Georgia
Census19 MAY 1910
Place: Colquitt, Georgia
Age: 72 born NC
Address: Norman Park, dwelling 99 family 101 Simmons, Joshua S head mw 72 married 1, 40 years NC, __ Margret wife wf 60 married 1, mother of 8 5 living, born Scotland father Ireland, mother Scotland. __ Bernice daughter fw 9 born Georgia

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Notes

Note 1

page 266 Genealogy of the Lewis Family : F12 Joshua S., son of Moses Simmons born in 1834; married Miss Armstrong, of York County, South Carolina in 1860. He lost a leg in the Confederate war and resides in Rutherford county, North Carolina.

Sources

  1. Genealogy of the Lewis Family in America: From the Middle of the of the seventeeth century down to the present time Volume 1
    Source: Genealogy of the Lewis Family in America: From the Middle of the of the seventeeth century down to the present time Volume 1
    Authors: William Terrell Lewis of Perryville, Winston County, Miss
    Date: 1893
    Publisher: The courier Journal Job Printing Co 1893 Louisville, KY https://archive.org/details/genealogyoflewis00loui
  2. Bible - Simmons Family from 1733 to 1923 Transcribed by Sallie Taylor Simmons, 1869-1934, Gaffney, South Carolina wife of Joshua George Simmons 1827-1904
    Source: Bible - Simmons Family from 1733 to 1923 Transcribed by Sallie Taylor Simmons, 1869-1934, Gaffney, South Carolina wife of Joshua George Simmons 1827-1904
    Authors: Moses Simmons 1785-1856
    Date: 18 SEP 1925
    Publisher: Collection of Simmons Papers, Tampa, Florida Library
  3. Genealogy of the Lewis Family in America: From the Middle of the of the seventeeth century down to the present time Volume 1
    Source: Genealogy of the Lewis Family in America: From the Middle of the of the seventeeth century down to the present time Volume 1
    Authors: William Terrell Lewis of Perryville, Winston County, Miss
    Date: 1893
    Publisher: The courier Journal Job Printing Co 1893 Louisville, KY https://archive.org/details/genealogyoflewis00loui
  4. Bible - Simmons Family from 1733 to 1923 Transcribed by Sallie Taylor Simmons, 1869-1934, Gaffney, South Carolina wife of Joshua George Simmons 1827-1904
    Source: Bible - Simmons Family from 1733 to 1923 Transcribed by Sallie Taylor Simmons, 1869-1934, Gaffney, South Carolina wife of Joshua George Simmons 1827-1904
    Authors: Moses Simmons 1785-1856
    Date: 18 SEP 1925
    Publisher: Collection of Simmons Papers, Tampa, Florida Library