{"id":1831,"date":"2009-02-11T00:33:25","date_gmt":"2009-02-11T07:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evermore.imagedjinn.com\/blg\/?p=1831"},"modified":"2013-02-10T13:49:54","modified_gmt":"2013-02-10T13:49:54","slug":"james-madison-simmons-and-mary-elizabeth-phelps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evermore.imagedjinn.com\/blg\/1831\/james-madison-simmons-and-mary-elizabeth-phelps\/","title":{"rendered":"James Madison Simmons and Mary Elizabeth Phelps"},"content":{"rendered":"
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James Madison and Mary Simmons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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James Madison and Mary Simmons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

James Madison SIMMONS (1845-1913) and Mary Elizabeth PHELPS (1841-1925).<\/p>\n

A multiple generations xerox that has been “cleaned up”.<\/p>\n

James Madison was a son of Robert Reuben SIMMONS.<\/p>\n

James M. Simmons, also known as “Red Jim” was born in Alabama
\nJuly 20, 1845 and died in Pike County, Miss. Feb. 18, 1913. He
\nmarried Mary E. Phelps, born Nov. 9, 1841 in Coffee County, Ala.
\nand died Dec. 8, 1925 in Mississippi. She was the daughter of
\nMarshall and Caroline (Parker) Phelps. (See reference to Phelps
\nfamily in Lang family history) James and Mary were married Dec.
\n22, 1864 and James is buried in the Union Baptist Church
\nCemetery. Mary’s burial site is not known for sure.<\/p>\n

James M.
\nSimmons served in the Civil War in Forrest Calvary, 4th
\nMississippi Regiment. <\/p>\n

Children of Mary E. and James M. Simmons include the
\nfollowing:
\nA. – James Simmons, born 1865, according to census.
\nIt could be that this James died before 1880 and later another
\nchild was named James. This happened in many families.
\nB. \u2013 John Simmons, born 1868, according to census data. No information as
\nto this one in 1870 census.
\nC. – William F. Simmons was born
\nDec. 19, 1865 according to descendants. Census gives his birth
\nas 1886. This William F. was known in Pike County as “Blow Gun
\nBill” to distinguish him from all the other Bills and because he
\nwas always ready to talk on any subject. William F. Simmons died
\nOct. 30, 1930 and is buried in Union Cemetery, in Pike County,
\nwhere he and his wife, Julia A. Brown Simmons always lived.
\nJulia, born April 15, 1871, died Dec. 4, 1923, was a sister to
\nthe wife of her husband’s Uncle, John B. Simmons.<\/p>\n

SOURCE: Bob Ann BRELAND<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The internet provides information on these two following 4th Cavalries in Mississippi: <\/p>\n

4th Cav. Bn. Organized fall 1861, Lt. Col. Charles Baskerville; also known as 2nd Cav. Bn.; probably disbanded spring 1862.<\/p>\n

4th Cav. Regt. Organized by consolidation Nov. 1863 of Hughes’s Cav. Bn., Partisan Rangers and Stockdale’s Cav. Bn., Col. Christopher C. Wilbourn; surrendered May 4, 1865.<\/p>\n

Mary applied for a pension in 1923 when she was 81 years old. In the archives at Jackson, Mississippi is the following data on the pension application by Mary E. Simmons:<\/p>\n

“Mary E. Simmons, Pike County, Miss. Wife of J. M. Simmons made application for pension on her husband’s Civil War record. She and J.M. Simmons were married in Pike County on Dec. 22, 1864. Her husband enlisted in Pike County in Forrest’s Calvary, Miss. Regiment.”<\/p>\n

This was a follow-up of an earlier application, as shown below.<\/p>\n

Application filed in 1916. “At the time, Mary E. Simmons was 64 years old. She says she was born in Mississippi and now lives in Pike County; is the widow of J.M. Simmons whom she married Dec. 22, 1864. He resided in Newton County, Miss. When he enlisted in Forrest’s 4th Mississippi Regiment. He died in Magnolia, Miss., Pike County on February 18, 1913. He was living with his youngest son when he died.”<\/p>\n

James M. and Mary Simmons were members of the Bala Chitto Baptist Church, uniting with that church in 1873.<\/p>\n

1870 Census, Pike County:
\nJames Simmons, 26, born Alabama
\nMary E., 22, born Alabama
\nJames, 5, born Miss.
\nJohn, 2, born Miss.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

1880 Census Pike County
\nJames Simmons, 36, born Alabama; father born North Carolina, mother born Ala.
\nMary E., wife, 38, born Ala.; father born Ala.; mother born La.?
\nWilliam F., 14, born Miss.
\nAndrew A., 11, born Miss.
\nRobert T., 8 born Miss. (Babe)
\nJames M., 6, born Miss.
\nDavid, 4, born Miss.
\nDudley J., 2, born Miss.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Note that the above census gives a John born 1868 and no John in the 1880 census. Note also that the above gives one James born 1865 and in 1880 there was a James M. born 1874. Since James M and Mary were married Dec. 22, 1864 the confusion is difficult to work out.<\/p>\n

I finally have their children as:<\/p>\n

    \n
  • William F. Simmons b. 1865 Dec 19 in Mississippi, died 1930 Oct 30 in Pike County, Mississippi married on 1888 Jan 24 to Julia A. Brown b. 1871 April 15, died 1923 Dec 4.<\/li>\n
  • Austin (Andrew A.) Simmons b. 1869 Jan 9, died 1915 May 27 at Pike County, Mississippi, married 1911 May 3 to Luise Richtor.<\/li>\n
  • Robert T. “Babe” Simmons b. 1871 July 16, died 1924 Sep 15 in Pike County, Mississippi, married 1892 Dec 1 to Lula Simmons b. 1872 Oct 15, died 1960.<\/li>\n
  • James Marshall Simmons b. 1873 Sep 6 in Magnolia, Pike, Mississippi, died 1932 March 3 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, married 1909 Dec 19 in Pike County, Mississippi to Lucy Eliza Page.<\/li>\n
  • David M. Simmons b. 1876 June 16 in Mississippi, died 1943 April 12, Magnolia, Pike, Mississippi, married 1894 Dec 13 to Ophelia (Feelie) Simmons.<\/li>\n
  • Dudley Simmons b. 1878 May 19, die, 1962 Dec 31, married 1899 Dec 31 to Sophie Reabold then 1933 Nov 28 to Mamie Robinson Price<\/li>\n
  • Samuel Tildon Simmons b. 1880 Jan 22 in Mississippi, died 1962 Feb 2, married 1910 April 17 to Vert Lang<\/li>\n
  • Emma Simmons b. 1882 Sep 11, died 1958 Nov 27, married 1901 Dec 15 to Amon Lang<\/li>\n
  • Mary Elizabeth Simmons b. 1885 Jan 24, died 1966 Nov 12, married 1916 April 25 to Barney Page<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    The photo is from about 1905 to 1911.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    James Madison SIMMONS (1845-1913) and Mary Elizabeth PHELPS (1841-1925). A multiple generations xerox that has been “cleaned up”. James Madison was a son of Robert Reuben SIMMONS. James M. Simmons, also known as “Red Jim” was born in Alabama July 20, 1845 and died in Pike County, Miss. Feb. 18, 1913. He married Mary E. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8913,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,1],"tags":[1352,1345,1351,1347,1348,1350,1320,1342,1343,1355,1356,1353,1275,1354,1346,1349,711,1344],"class_list":["post-1831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hennesy-line","category-uncategorized","tag-amon-lang","tag-andrew-austin-simmons","tag-barney-page","tag-david-m-simmons","tag-dudley-simmons","tag-emma-simmons","tag-james-madison-simmons","tag-james-simmons","tag-john-simmons","tag-lucy-eliza-page","tag-lula-simmons","tag-mamie-robinson-price","tag-mary-elizabeth-simmons","tag-ophelia-simmons","tag-robert-t-simmons","tag-samuel-tildon-simmons","tag-simmons","tag-william-f-simmons"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/evermore.imagedjinn.com\/blg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1831","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/evermore.imagedjinn.com\/blg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/evermore.imagedjinn.com\/blg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evermore.imagedjinn.com\/blg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evermore.imagedjinn.com\/blg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1831"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/evermore.imagedjinn.com\/blg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1831\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evermore.imagedjinn.com\/blg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8913"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/evermore.imagedjinn.com\/blg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evermore.imagedjinn.com\/blg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evermore.imagedjinn.com\/blg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}