Person:Thomas Simmons (10)

From Graham- Thomas Simmons, was born in Westmoreland Co. MD (actually PA)., and at an early period of his life removed to Virginia; by occupation he was a farmer; his first wife was Ruth Flahart by whom he had seven children, two dying in infancy; his wife died in 1816; he afterward married Mary Piper, who bore him twelve children. Thomas Simmons came to Richland Co. Jan. 1, 1813, and entered 160 acres of land in Sec. 15; he was in the war of 1812, from which he returned in safety; he had two sons, John and Jacob, who were in the Mexican war; John, Abraham and Otho served in the late war, on the Union side, where Otho died; Jacob was first a Captain, afterward a Colonel in the same war on the rebel side. Thomas Simmons died in 1844; his second wife lived five years after this.

1. ↑ 1820 United States Federal Census.

   Ancestry.com. 1820 U.S. Federal Census [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. Original data: United States. 1820 United States Federal Census. M33, 142 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C. Worthington, Richland, Ohio, roll M33_92, page 207, image 149.

2. ↑ 1820 United States Federal Census.

   Ancestry.com. 1820 U.S. Federal Census [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. Original data: United States. 1820 United States Federal Census. M33, 142 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C. Worthington, Richland, Ohio, roll M33_92, page 207, image 149.