Moses Waters Simmons

Personal and Family Information

Moses was born on 11 Mar 1823 in Rutherford, North Carolina, the son of Moses Simmons and Mary Lewis.

He died on 15 Apr 1904 in Rutherford, North Carolina.

His wife was Myra Jane Thorne, who he married on 4 MAR 1878 in North Carolina. Their four known children were Mary J (1874-?), Robert R (1876-?), Ethel M (1878-?) and Estella T (1881-?).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)

Events

Event	Date	Details	Source	Multimedia	Notes
Birth	11 MAR 1823	Place: Rutherford, North Carolina
Death	15 APR 1904	Place: Rutherford, North Carolina
Census	21 JUL 1870	Place: Rutherford, North Carolina Age: 47 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
Census	14 JUN 1880	Place: Rutherford, North Carolina Age: 57 born NC Address: High Shoal dwelling 109 family 109 Simmons, Moses W wm 57 NC,__Myra J wf 37 wife SC, __Mary J 6 daughter NC, __Robert R wm3 son NC, __Ethel M wf 1 daughter NC, and 3 black servants Simmons Mary 78. Cleve 53, Newton 9
Census	20 JUN 1900	Place: Rutherford, North Carolina Age: 77 born NC Address: High Shoal dwelling 387 family 388 Simmons Moses, wm March 1823 77 widower, born NC, __ Mary J daughter wf March 1874 26 single NC, __Robert R son wm June 1876 23 single NC, Ethel M daughter wf Dec 1878 21 single NC, __ Estella T daughter wf March 1881 19 single born NC
Burial	APR 1904	Place: Rutherford, North Carolina Address: Providence United Methodist Church Cemetery, Forest City Find A Grave Memorial# 81016669 Moses Waters Simmons with wife Myra Jane Thorn
Will	30 NOV 1877	Place: Rutherford County, North Carolina Address: Last will and Testament of Mary Simmons names sons Moses W Simmons, James O Simmons and daughter E Jane Campbell		Will-Simmons, Mary1877

Multimedia

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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