THE MISADVENTURES OF ME - My Autobiography and Ancestral Tales

Mary A. Simmons

b. 1857, d. a 12 Sep 1919

Mary A. Simmons|b. 1857\nd. a 12 Sep 1919|p80.htm#i3894|William David Simmons|b. c 1824\nd. Oct 1887|p80.htm#i3893|Susan Emeline Ragains|b. 6 Jul 1836\nd. 12 Sep 1919|p59.htm#i1016|||||||David A. Ragains|b. 6 Dec 1812\nd. 17 Feb 1887|p52.htm#i585|Esther Barnett||p4.htm#i806|

Father: William David Simmons b. circa 1824, d. Oct 1887
Mother: Susan Emeline Ragains b. 6 Jul 1836, d. 12 Sep 1919

Charts: Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

Relationship: 1st cousin 2 times removed of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Mary A. Simmons was born in 1857 at Missourt.
Death*: She died a 12 Sep 1919.

Mary Jane "Mollie" Simmons

b. 5 Feb 1854, d. 9 Mar 1918

Birth*: Mary Jane "Mollie" Simmons was born on 5 Feb 1854.
Marriage*: She married A. J. Morris on 14 Feb 1875.
Marriage*: Mary Jane "Mollie" Simmons married John Vaughn on 9 May 1901.
Marriage*: Mary Jane "Mollie" Simmons married Benjamin Woodworth on 24 Aug 1903.
Marriage*: Mary Jane "Mollie" Simmons married Abraham H. Ragains, son of David Abraham Ragains and Mary Evans, on 30 Apr 1916.
Death*: Mary Jane "Mollie" Simmons died on 9 Mar 1918 at Flatwood, Illinois, at age 64.

Family 1: A. J. Morris d. 1 Jun 1897

Family 2: John Vaughn

Family 3: Benjamin Woodworth

Family 4: Abraham H. Ragains b. 22 Dec 1837, d. 25 Dec 1927

Mary Lou Simmons

b. 15 Sep 1920

Mary Lou Simmons|b. 15 Sep 1920|p80.htm#i558|Anthony Andrew "Bud" Simmons|b. 12 Aug 1889\nd. 29 Aug 1967|p79.htm#i158|Lou Ethel Sterling|b. 26 May 1894\nd. 28 May 1947|p85.htm#i88|Jefferson F. Simmons||p79.htm#i307|Samantha M. Spencer||p83.htm#i308|Thomas E. Sterling|b. 28 Jun 1858\nd. 5 Aug 1916|p86.htm#i77|Sarah J. Oliver|b. 5 Jul 1864\nd. 9 Mar 1898|p46.htm#i78|

Father: Anthony Andrew "Bud" Simmons b. 12 Aug 1889, d. 29 Aug 1967
Mother: Lou Ethel Sterling b. 26 May 1894, d. 28 May 1947

Charts: Descendants OF JESSE STERLING

Relationship: 1st cousin 1 time removed of Charles Edward Sterling.

Marriage: Mary Lou Simmons married (Unknown) Hames.
Birth*: Mary Lou Simmons was born on 15 Sep 1920 at Lewis, Colorado.
Marriage*: She married Reginald Andrew Miller on 20 Apr 1940.

Family: Reginald Andrew Miller b. 22 Oct 1910, d. 19 Oct 1956

Minnie Simmons

Marriage*: Minnie Simmons married Ivory Morris.

Family: Ivory Morris

Murlie Marie Morris+ b. 22 Dec 1905, d. 8 Dec 1994

Rosannah Simmons

Marriage*: Rosannah Simmons married David Allard.

Family: David Allard

George W. Allard+

Thomas B. Simmons

b. c 1866, d. a 12 Sep 1919

Thomas B. Simmons|b. c 1866\nd. a 12 Sep 1919|p80.htm#i3898|William David Simmons|b. c 1824\nd. Oct 1887|p80.htm#i3893|Susan Emeline Ragains|b. 6 Jul 1836\nd. 12 Sep 1919|p59.htm#i1016|||||||David A. Ragains|b. 6 Dec 1812\nd. 17 Feb 1887|p52.htm#i585|Esther Barnett||p4.htm#i806|

Father: William David Simmons b. circa 1824, d. Oct 1887
Mother: Susan Emeline Ragains b. 6 Jul 1836, d. 12 Sep 1919

Charts: Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

Relationship: 1st cousin 2 times removed of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Thomas B. Simmons was born c 1866 at Kansas.
Death*: He died a 12 Sep 1919.

Thomas Jefferson Simmons

b. 22 Nov 1914, d. 31 Aug 1916

Thomas Jefferson Simmons|b. 22 Nov 1914\nd. 31 Aug 1916|p80.htm#i161|Anthony Andrew "Bud" Simmons|b. 12 Aug 1889\nd. 29 Aug 1967|p79.htm#i158|Lou Ethel Sterling|b. 26 May 1894\nd. 28 May 1947|p85.htm#i88|Jefferson F. Simmons||p79.htm#i307|Samantha M. Spencer||p83.htm#i308|Thomas E. Sterling|b. 28 Jun 1858\nd. 5 Aug 1916|p86.htm#i77|Sarah J. Oliver|b. 5 Jul 1864\nd. 9 Mar 1898|p46.htm#i78|

Father: Anthony Andrew "Bud" Simmons b. 12 Aug 1889, d. 29 Aug 1967
Mother: Lou Ethel Sterling b. 26 May 1894, d. 28 May 1947

Charts: Descendants OF JESSE STERLING

Relationship: 1st cousin 1 time removed of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Thomas Jefferson Simmons was born on 22 Nov 1914 at Wynnewood, Garvin County, Oklahoma.
Death*: He died on 31 Aug 1916 at age 1.
Burial*: He was buried at Iona Cemetery, Oklahoma.

William Simmons

Marriage*: William Simmons married Mindozia Scott.

Family: Mindozia Scott

Louie Frederick Simmons+ b. 6 Mar 1904, d. 30 Mar 1968

William David Simmons

b. c 1824, d. Oct 1887

Birth*: William David Simmons was born c 1824 at Tennessee.
Marriage*: He married Susan Emeline Ragains, daughter of David Abraham Ragains and Esther Barnett.
Death*: William David Simmons died in Oct 1887.

Family: Susan Emeline Ragains b. 6 Jul 1836, d. 12 Sep 1919

Mary A. Simmons b. 1857, d. a 12 Sep 1919
Josephine "Josie" Simmons b. 1858, d. a 12 Sep 1919
Julia E. Simmons b. 1861, d. young
Catherine "Kate" Simmons+ b. c 1864, d. 1911
Charles Simmons b. ?, d. young
Thomas B. Simmons b. c 1866, d. a 12 Sep 1919
William David Simmons Jr. b. 1869, d. a 12 Sep 1919

William David Simmons Jr.

b. 1869, d. a 12 Sep 1919

William David Simmons Jr.|b. 1869\nd. a 12 Sep 1919|p80.htm#i3899|William David Simmons|b. c 1824\nd. Oct 1887|p80.htm#i3893|Susan Emeline Ragains|b. 6 Jul 1836\nd. 12 Sep 1919|p59.htm#i1016|||||||David A. Ragains|b. 6 Dec 1812\nd. 17 Feb 1887|p52.htm#i585|Esther Barnett||p4.htm#i806|

Father: William David Simmons b. circa 1824, d. Oct 1887
Mother: Susan Emeline Ragains b. 6 Jul 1836, d. 12 Sep 1919

Charts: Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

Relationship: 1st cousin 2 times removed of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: William David Simmons Jr. was born in 1869 at Kansas.
Death*: He died a 12 Sep 1919.

William H. Simmons

Marriage*: William H. Simmons married Martha F. Ragains, daughter of David Abraham Ragains and Mary E. Triplett, on 25 May 1876 at Johnson County, Illinois.

Family: Martha F. Ragains b. 1857

Laura Ann Simpson

b. 16 Sep 1896

Marriage*: Laura Ann Simpson married Elbert Lee McClendon, son of Clarence Lee McClendon and James Etta Huddleston.
Birth*: Laura Ann Simpson was born on 16 Sep 1896 at Alton, Oregon County, Missouri.

Family: Elbert Lee McClendon b. 8 Jan 1901

Margaret Simpson

b. 11 Nov 1837

Birth*: Margaret Simpson was born on 11 Nov 1837 at Sangamon County, Illinois.
Marriage*: She married Richard Robinson Ragan, son of Joshua Ragan and Jane Husky, on 28 Mar 1858 at Macoupin County, Illinois.

Family: Richard Robinson Ragan b. 3 Sep 1828, d. 8 Apr 1916

Clara Rosa Belle Ragan b. 31 Mar 1859

Artimus Sims

b. c 1814

Artimus Sims|b. c 1814|p80.htm#i1812|Mathias Sims|b. c 1776|p81.htm#i1810|Sally Wilson|b. c 1775|p93.htm#i1811|Sherwood Sims||p81.htm#i2819||||||||||

Father: Mathias Sims b. circa 1776
Mother: Sally Wilson b. circa 1775

Relationship: 2nd great-granduncle of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Artimus Sims was born c 1814.
Marriage*: He married Sarah (Surname Unknown) c 1836.

Family: Sarah (Surname Unknown) b. c 1814

Sarah Sims b. c 1837
Martha Sims b. c 1838
Martha Sims b. c 1838
Ellin Sims b. c 1839
Mathew Sims b. c 1840
Shelton Sims b. c 1841
John Sims b. c 1843
Loucindy Sims b. c 1845
Susan Sims b. c 1846
Tennessee Sims b. 1850

Belle Mattie (Margaret) Sims

b. 9 Jan 1870, d. 3 May 1894

Belle Mattie (Sims) Roberts

Father: Thomas Jefferson "T.J." Sims b. 1 Apr 1840, d. 14 Nov 1915
Mother: Martha Custus McWilliams b. 4 Nov 1846, d. 16 Dec 1923

Relationship: Grandaunt of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Belle Mattie (Margaret) Sims was born on 9 Jan 1870 at Keatsville, Chariton County, Missouri.
Marriage*: She married Dr. Charles Harry Roberts on 20 Sep 1891 at Hunt County, Texas.
Death*: Belle Mattie (Margaret) Sims died on 3 May 1894 at age 24 in childbirth. Her parents, T. J. and Martha, raised her son, Harry.
Name Variation: As of 1880, Belle Mattie (Margaret) Sims was also known as Margaret Sims.

Family: Dr. Charles Harry Roberts b. Jan 1852

Roy M. Roberts b. Jun 1892
Harry Bell Roberts b. Apr 1894

Benjamin Sims

b. c 1780, d. 28 Mar 1831

Benjamin Sims|b. c 1780\nd. 28 Mar 1831|p80.htm#i2821|Sherwood Sims||p81.htm#i2819||||||||||||||||

Father: Sherwood Sims

Relationship: 3rd great-granduncle of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Benjamin Sims was born c 1780.
Death*: He died on 28 Mar 1831.

Family:

Grandison (Grannison) L. Sims+ b. 1810

Beverly Howard Sims

b. 7 Dec 1886, d. 29 Jan 1973

Beverly Howard Sims|b. 7 Dec 1886\nd. 29 Jan 1973|p80.htm#i2837|Josephus Lafayette Sims|b. c 1846\nd. 26 Jan 1926|p81.htm#i2835|Eliza Ann Hannah Peebles||p46.htm#i2836|Grandison (Grannison) L. Sims|b. 1810|p80.htm#i2833|Easter (Cenith) Flannigan|b. 1815|p19.htm#i2834|||||||

Father: Josephus Lafayette Sims b. circa 1846, d. 26 Jan 1926
Mother: Eliza Ann Hannah Peebles

Relationship: 3rd cousin 2 times removed of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Beverly Howard Sims was born on 7 Dec 1886 at Shady Grove, Tennessee.
Marriage*: He married Cora Lee Ellis on 5 Mar 1910 at Benton County, Tennessee.
Death*: Beverly Howard Sims died on 29 Jan 1973 at Missouri at age 86.
Burial*: He was buried at Sikeston Memoral Gardens, Sikeston, Missouri.

Family: Cora Lee Ellis b. 11 Mar 1892

Dortothea Sims

b. c 1853

Dortothea Sims|b. c 1853|p80.htm#i2832|Mathias Sims|b. c 1776|p81.htm#i1810|Sally Robeson|b. c 1814|p75.htm#i2822|Sherwood Sims||p81.htm#i2819||||||||||

Father: Mathias Sims b. circa 1776
Mother: Sally Robeson b. circa 1814

Relationship: 2nd great-grandaunt of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Dortothea Sims was born c 1853.

Eliza Sims

b. c 1836

Father: William Wilson Sims b. 1802, d. 1848
Mother: Margaret " Peggy K." Bone b. 28 Oct 1800

Relationship: Great-grandaunt of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Eliza Sims was born c 1836 at Tennessee.

Ellen Sims

b. c 1839

Ellen Sims|b. c 1839|p80.htm#i2825|Mathias Sims|b. c 1776|p81.htm#i1810|Sally Robeson|b. c 1814|p75.htm#i2822|Sherwood Sims||p81.htm#i2819||||||||||

Father: Mathias Sims b. circa 1776
Mother: Sally Robeson b. circa 1814

Relationship: 2nd great-grandaunt of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Ellen Sims was born c 1839.

Ellin Sims

b. c 1839

Ellin Sims|b. c 1839|p80.htm#i1817|Artimus Sims|b. c 1814|p80.htm#i1812|Sarah (Surname Unknown)|b. c 1814|p3.htm#i1813|Mathias Sims|b. c 1776|p81.htm#i1810|Sally Wilson|b. c 1775|p93.htm#i1811|||||||

Father: Artimus Sims b. circa 1814
Mother: Sarah (Surname Unknown) b. circa 1814

Relationship: 1st cousin 3 times removed of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Ellin Sims was born c 1839 at Tennessee.

Emma Zazelle Sims

b. 8 Dec 1885, d. 15 Sep 1974

Emma Zazelle Sims

Father: Thomas Jefferson "T.J." Sims b. 1 Apr 1840, d. 14 Nov 1915
Mother: Martha Custus McWilliams b. 4 Nov 1846, d. 16 Dec 1923

Relationship: Grandaunt of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Emma Zazelle Sims was born on 8 Dec 1885 at Texas.
Death*: She died on 15 Sep 1974 at age 88.
Note*: She was a school teacher. She had a romance with Governor of New Mexico but never married.

Eugenia Sims

b. c 1851

Eugenia Sims|b. c 1851|p80.htm#i2831|Mathias Sims|b. c 1776|p81.htm#i1810|Sally Robeson|b. c 1814|p75.htm#i2822|Sherwood Sims||p81.htm#i2819||||||||||

Father: Mathias Sims b. circa 1776
Mother: Sally Robeson b. circa 1814

Relationship: 2nd great-grandaunt of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Eugenia Sims was born c 1851.

Grandison (Grannison) L. Sims

b. 1810

Grandison (Grannison) L. Sims|b. 1810|p80.htm#i2833|Benjamin Sims|b. c 1780\nd. 28 Mar 1831|p80.htm#i2821||||Sherwood Sims||p81.htm#i2819||||||||||

Father: Benjamin Sims b. circa 1780, d. 28 Mar 1831

Relationship: 1st cousin 4 times removed of Charles Edward Sterling.

Marriage*: Grandison (Grannison) L. Sims married Easter (Cenith) Flannigan.
Birth*: Grandison (Grannison) L. Sims was born in 1810 at North Carolina.

Family: Easter (Cenith) Flannigan b. 1815

Josephus Lafayette Sims+ b. c 1846, d. 26 Jan 1926

infant Sims

infant Sims||p80.htm#i2952|William Leonard Sims|b. 22 Jul 1827\nd. 31 Dec 1893|p82.htm#i857|Elizabeth Duncan|b. Mar 1831\nd. 24 Jan 1906|p17.htm#i2947|William W. Sims|b. 1802\nd. 1848|p82.htm#i596|Margaret " Peggy K." Bone|b. 28 Oct 1800|p6.htm#i855|||||||

Father: William Leonard Sims b. 22 Jul 1827, d. 31 Dec 1893
Mother: Elizabeth Duncan b. Mar 1831, d. 24 Jan 1906

Relationship: 1st cousin 2 times removed of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Infant Sims was born.

James Sims

b. 15 Oct 1859, d. 19 May 1943

James Sims|b. 15 Oct 1859\nd. 19 May 1943|p80.htm#i2944|William Leonard Sims|b. 22 Jul 1827\nd. 31 Dec 1893|p82.htm#i857|Elizabeth Duncan|b. Mar 1831\nd. 24 Jan 1906|p17.htm#i2947|William W. Sims|b. 1802\nd. 1848|p82.htm#i596|Margaret " Peggy K." Bone|b. 28 Oct 1800|p6.htm#i855|||||||

Father: William Leonard Sims b. 22 Jul 1827, d. 31 Dec 1893
Mother: Elizabeth Duncan b. Mar 1831, d. 24 Jan 1906

Relationship: 1st cousin 2 times removed of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: James Sims was born on 15 Oct 1859.
Death*: He died on 19 May 1943 at age 83.

Jefferson Sims

b. c 1810

Jefferson Sims|b. c 1810|p80.htm#i1824|Mathias Sims|b. c 1776|p81.htm#i1810|Sally Wilson|b. c 1775|p93.htm#i1811|Sherwood Sims||p81.htm#i2819||||||||||

Father: Mathias Sims b. circa 1776
Mother: Sally Wilson b. circa 1775

Relationship: 2nd great-granduncle of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Jefferson Sims was born c 1810 at Tennessee.

Jesse Sims

b. 1 Sep 1872, d. 27 Mar 1900

Father: Thomas Jefferson "T.J." Sims b. 1 Apr 1840, d. 14 Nov 1915
Mother: Martha Custus McWilliams b. 4 Nov 1846, d. 16 Dec 1923

Relationship: Grandaunt of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Jesse Sims was born on 1 Sep 1872 at Texas.
Marriage*: She married Morgan Bryant Crow, son of Bryant Good Crow and Mary H. Newberry, on 29 Apr 1894 at Celeste, Hunt County, Texas.
Death*: Jesse Sims died on 27 Mar 1900 at age 27.
Burial*: She was buried at Hunt County Cemetery, Hunt County, Texas.
Name Variation: Jesse Sims was also known as Simms.

Family: Morgan Bryant Crow b. 5 Nov 1882, d. 25 Jun 1937

Arther B. Crow b. Apr 1895
Leon Crow b. Jun 1897
Jesse Crow b. 1 Mar 1900

John Sims

b. c 1843

John Sims|b. c 1843|p80.htm#i1820|Artimus Sims|b. c 1814|p80.htm#i1812|Sarah (Surname Unknown)|b. c 1814|p3.htm#i1813|Mathias Sims|b. c 1776|p81.htm#i1810|Sally Wilson|b. c 1775|p93.htm#i1811|||||||

Father: Artimus Sims b. circa 1814
Mother: Sarah (Surname Unknown) b. circa 1814

Relationship: 1st cousin 3 times removed of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: John Sims was born c 1843 at Tennessee.

John Sims

b. c 1843

John Sims|b. c 1843|p80.htm#i2828|Mathias Sims|b. c 1776|p81.htm#i1810|Sally Robeson|b. c 1814|p75.htm#i2822|Sherwood Sims||p81.htm#i2819||||||||||

Father: Mathias Sims b. circa 1776
Mother: Sally Robeson b. circa 1814

Relationship: 2nd great-granduncle of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: John Sims was born c 1843.