Simmons, Elisha Douglas
1803 - 1868 (65 years)-
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Name Simmons, Elisha Douglas [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] 
SIMMONS, ELisha - Will (1) SIMMONS, Elisha - Will (2) Birth 1803 Lincoln, Maine, USA 
[1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 10, 11] Gender Male Residence 1830 Delaware Township, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA [10] Migration 1832 Ashtabula, Ohio, USA Occupation Laborer and Farmer Possessions 6 May 1835 Kenton, Hardin, Ohio, USA 005S-012E, NE1/4 of NW1/4, Secion 2 Possessions 18 Apr 1837 Kenton, Hardin, Ohio, USA [7] 005S-012E, SE1/4 of SW1/4, Section 3 Residence 1840 Coles, Illinois, USA Residence 1850 Jefferson Township, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA [9] Residence 1860 Jefferson Township, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA [3, 6] Death 15 Apr 1868 Jefferson Township, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA [1, 3, 11] Cause: Scrofnla or TB outside of Lungs Burial Aft 15 Apr 1868 Oakdale Cemetery, Jefferson, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA [1, 3] Person ID I8827 The Thoma Family Last Modified 20 Sep 2023
Father Simmons, Elijah, b. 1775, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. Oct 1851, Delaware Township, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 76 years) Relationship natural Mother Russell, Ruth, b. 1777, Maryland, USA d. 23 Oct 1856, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 79 years) Relationship natural Marriage 25 Aug 1796 Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA [12] Family ID F1836 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Potter, Mary Ann, b. 1804, Canaan, Columbia, New York, USA d. 30 Mar 1868, Jefferson Township, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA (Age 64 years) Marriage 14 Dec 1822 Trumbull, Ohio, USA [11] Children 1. Simmons, Benjamin C, b. 8 Jul 1822, Delaware Township, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA d. 23 Jan 1877, Cooper, Missouri, USA (Age 54 years) [natural]2. Simmons, Elizabeth Sophronia "Betsey", b. 8 Mar 1824, Delaware Township, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA d. 7 May 1897, Jefferson Township, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA (Age 73 years) [natural]3. Simmons, Elisha J, b. 2 Feb 1828, Delaware Township, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA d. 18 May 1891, Jefferson Township, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA (Age 63 years) [natural]4. Simmons, Charlotte, b. 1830, Delaware Township, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA d. 24 Mar 1886, Jefferson Township, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA (Age 56 years) [natural]5. Simmons, John M, b. 11 Oct 1833, Delaware Township, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA d. 3 May 1908, Jefferson Township, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA (Age 74 years) [natural]6. Simmons, Thaddeus Warsaw, b. 4 Aug 1835, Kenton, Hardin, Ohio, USA d. 25 Sep 1920, Jefferson Township, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA (Age 85 years) [natural]7. Simmons, Sophronia, b. Abt 1837, Kenton, Hardin, Ohio, USA d. 1902, Jefferson Township, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA (Age 65 years) [natural]8. Simmons, James, b. 1839, Coles, Illinois, USA d. 2 Apr 1856, Jefferson Township, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA (Age 17 years) [natural]9. Simmons, Nelson W, b. 5 Dec 1842, Cole, Missouri, USA d. 2 Nov 1898, Jefferson Township, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA (Age 55 years) [natural]10. Simmons, Sarah Jane, b. 11 Feb 1845, Jefferson Township, Cole, Missouri, USA d. 3 Apr 1925, Madison, Lake, South Dakota, USA (Age 80 years) [natural]Family ID F6243 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 20 Sep 2023
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Birth - 1803 - Lincoln, Maine, USA 
Marriage - 14 Dec 1822 - Trumbull, Ohio, USA 
Residence - 1830 - Delaware Township, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA 
Migration - 1832 - Ashtabula, Ohio, USA 
Possessions - 005S-012E, NE1/4 of NW1/4, Secion 2 - 6 May 1835 - Kenton, Hardin, Ohio, USA Possessions - 005S-012E, SE1/4 of SW1/4, Section 3 - 18 Apr 1837 - Kenton, Hardin, Ohio, USA 
Residence - 1840 - Coles, Illinois, USA 
Residence - 1850 - Jefferson Township, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA Residence - 1860 - Jefferson Township, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA Death - Cause: Scrofnla or TB outside of Lungs - 15 Apr 1868 - Jefferson Township, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA 
Burial - Aft 15 Apr 1868 - Oakdale Cemetery, Jefferson, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Moved into Ashtabula County, Ohio about 1832. He then moved his family to Hardin County, Ohio. All except Betsey who was left with her mother's sister Phoebe Potter Hart who was married to John Hart and lived in Jefferson. Elisha D. would send for Betsey when they got settled, but he never got settled. He then moved to Cole County, Illinois. Next he moved to Missouri
The 1830 census indicate 3 girls under the age of five. Only one child, Charlotte, has been accounted for.
Based on the 1840 Census there is one boy born 1835 - 1840 that we do not know about; 2 girls 1825-1830 that we do not know about; and 2 girls 1820 - 1825 that we do not know about.
- Moved into Ashtabula County, Ohio about 1832. He then moved his family to Hardin County, Ohio. All except Betsey who was left with her mother's sister Phoebe Potter Hart who was married to John Hart and lived in Jefferson. Elisha D. would send for Betsey when they got settled, but he never got settled. He then moved to Cole County, Illinois. Next he moved to Missouri
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Sources - [S327] WORLD: Find-a-Grave.
https://www.findagrave.com/ - [S1390] USA: OH: Deaths 1908-1953.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1307272 - [S1059] USA: OH: Marriages 1800-1958.
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1681001 - [S1126] USA: OH: County Death Records 1840-2001.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2128172 - [S1060] USA: OH: County Marriages 1789-2013.
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1614804 - [S1206] USA: Census 1860.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1473181 - [S2526] USA: Bureau of Land Management.
https://glorecords.blm.gov/ - [S3153] USA: Census 1840.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1786457 - [S1310] USA: Census 1850.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1401638 - [S1397] USA: Census 1830.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1803958 - [S433] CONTRIBUTORS:.
Laylin, Helen: Deceased - [S433] CONTRIBUTORS:.
Tilson, Carol Page: bobcartilson@cox.net
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