Simmons, Elisha Thadeus
1854 - 1936 (81 years)-
Name Simmons, Elisha Thadeus [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] Birth May 1854 Wisconsin, USA 
[1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] Gender Male Nickname ELISHER FSID LR69-HF8 [1, 3] Occupation Day Laborer Residence 1860 Jefferson Township, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA [8] Residence 1880 Clay Township, Sullivan, Missouri, USA [1, 3] Residence 1900 Dresden, Pettis, Missouri, USA [1, 3] Residence 1920 Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, USA [5] Residence 1930 Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, USA [4] Death 29 Apr 1936 Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, USA [1, 3] Person ID I32755 The Thoma Family Last Modified 20 Sep 2023
Father Simmons, Russell, b. Jun 1816, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA d. 3 Jun 1904, Sedalia Township, Pettis, Missouri, USA (Age 88 years) Relationship natural Mother Berlin, Charlotte, b. 19 Feb 1827, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA d. Between 1863 and 1865, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA (Age 35 years) Relationship natural Family ID F12665 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Crowder, Lucy Jane, b. Jan 1862, Putnam, Missouri, USA d. Yes, date unknown Children 1. Simmons, Gertrude Elizabeth, b. 6 Jul 1896, Missouri, USA d. 10 Jan 1971, Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, USA (Age 74 years) [natural]2. Simmons, Goldie M, b. Mar 1891, Missouri, USA d. Yes, date unknown [natural]3. Simmons, Mabel, b. Apr 1882, Missouri, USA d. Yes, date unknown [natural]4. Simmons, Effie Josephine, b. 16 Apr 1885, Missouri, USA d. 9 Jun 1960, Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, USA (Age 75 years) [natural]5. Simmons, Genevieve, b. 1903, Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, USA d. Yes, date unknown [natural]6. Simmons, Merritt, b. 26 Nov 1881, Clay, Sullivan, Missouri, USA d. 14 Oct 1940, Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA (Age 58 years) [natural]7. Simmons, Fred I, b. Mar 1888, Missouri, USA d. Yes, date unknown [natural]Family ID F12669 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 20 Sep 2023
Family 2 Simmons, Lucille J, b. 1862, Missouri, USA Family ID F12677 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 20 Sep 2023
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Birth - May 1854 - Wisconsin, USA 
Residence - 1860 - Jefferson Township, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA 
Residence - 1880 - Clay Township, Sullivan, Missouri, USA 
Residence - 1900 - Dresden, Pettis, Missouri, USA 
Residence - 1920 - Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, USA Residence - 1930 - Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, USA Death - 29 Apr 1936 - Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, USA = Link to Google Earth
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1860 - SIMMONS, Russell - Ashatubla, Ohio 1930 - SIMMONS, Elisha Thadeus 1920 - SIMMONS, Elisha Thadeus
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Notes - Elisha T. SIMMONS Birth: MAY 1854 in Crawford County, Pennsylvania Note: 1 2 Census: 1880 Sullivan County, Missouri Note: He is listed in Clay Township, 2 June 1880, by William B. Taylor. He is on page 216. Elisha Simmons age 25 born Missouri, both parents born Pennsylvania, a farmer. Wife Lucy J. 18 born Missouri, and child Meriet six months born Missouri Census: 1900 Pettis County, Missouri Note: It appears to me that he is enumerated district 96, Sheet 5. They lived at Dresden Village in Dresden Township. The Census was taken on 14 June 1900. Elisha Simmons born May 1854, said he was born in Wisconsin, and his parents in Pennsylvania. He had been married 22 years. A day laborer, he could read and write, and he owned his own home free and clear. His wife, Lucy was born Jan. 1862. She was the mother of eight children, with six living. She was born in Missouri, her father in Virginia and her mother in Illinois. Children at home were Mabel born April 1882, Effie J. April 1885, Fred I born March 1888,Goldie M born March 1891, and Gertrude E. born July 1896. Census: 1910 Pettis County, Missouri He is found in the city of Sedalia, enumerated on 16 April 1910. ET Simmons 54, married 31 years, said he was born in Pennsylvania and both of his parents in the United States. He was a laborer at the Railroad shops. He owned a mortgaged home. Both he and his wife read and write. His wife, L. J., was 49, born Missouri. She said her father was born in Virginia and her mother in Illinois. She was the mother of eight children, with six of them living. They had two daughters at home, Gertrude age 14, and Genevieve age 7. Event: Living 4 JUN 1904 Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri Note: He is shown in his father's obituary as a resident of Sedalia. Event Living 1935 Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri Note: He was last found in the Sedalia City directories at that time.He was still living on Jan. 27, 1936 when his wife died. A researcher, William B. Claycomb (June 2000) said he had reviewed all cemetery indexes for Pettis County cemeteries of two about 1982. He did not find a listing for Elisha Simmons.
1 Lucy J b: JAN 1862 in Missouri. Married: ABT 1878 Children Meriet SIMMONS b: DEC 1879 in Sullivan County, Missouri Mabel SIMMONS b: APR 1882 in Missouri Effie J. SIMMONS b: MAR 1885 in Missouri Fred I SIMMONS b: MAR 1888 in Missouri Goldie M. SIMMONS b: MAR 1891 in Missouri Gertrude E. SIMMONS b: JUL 1896 in Missouri Genevieve SIMMONS b: 1903 in Pettis County, Missouri
- Elisha T. SIMMONS Birth: MAY 1854 in Crawford County, Pennsylvania Note: 1 2 Census: 1880 Sullivan County, Missouri Note: He is listed in Clay Township, 2 June 1880, by William B. Taylor. He is on page 216. Elisha Simmons age 25 born Missouri, both parents born Pennsylvania, a farmer. Wife Lucy J. 18 born Missouri, and child Meriet six months born Missouri Census: 1900 Pettis County, Missouri Note: It appears to me that he is enumerated district 96, Sheet 5. They lived at Dresden Village in Dresden Township. The Census was taken on 14 June 1900. Elisha Simmons born May 1854, said he was born in Wisconsin, and his parents in Pennsylvania. He had been married 22 years. A day laborer, he could read and write, and he owned his own home free and clear. His wife, Lucy was born Jan. 1862. She was the mother of eight children, with six living. She was born in Missouri, her father in Virginia and her mother in Illinois. Children at home were Mabel born April 1882, Effie J. April 1885, Fred I born March 1888,Goldie M born March 1891, and Gertrude E. born July 1896. Census: 1910 Pettis County, Missouri He is found in the city of Sedalia, enumerated on 16 April 1910. ET Simmons 54, married 31 years, said he was born in Pennsylvania and both of his parents in the United States. He was a laborer at the Railroad shops. He owned a mortgaged home. Both he and his wife read and write. His wife, L. J., was 49, born Missouri. She said her father was born in Virginia and her mother in Illinois. She was the mother of eight children, with six of them living. They had two daughters at home, Gertrude age 14, and Genevieve age 7. Event: Living 4 JUN 1904 Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri Note: He is shown in his father's obituary as a resident of Sedalia. Event Living 1935 Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri Note: He was last found in the Sedalia City directories at that time.He was still living on Jan. 27, 1936 when his wife died. A researcher, William B. Claycomb (June 2000) said he had reviewed all cemetery indexes for Pettis County cemeteries of two about 1982. He did not find a listing for Elisha Simmons.
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