ALBERT SIMMS, farmer, P. O. Elery. Among the most prominent and influential of the citizens in Massillon Township may be classd the gentleman whose name is at the head of this sketch. He is the son of James and Mary A. P. (Gill) Simms, and was born in Edwards County, Ill., October 15, 1837; removed with his parents to Wayne County in 1842, where he has resided until the present time. His educational advantages were such as the common schools of the country afforded in his youth, but he has improved his opportunities to the best of his ability, reading many good books, and keeping posted in the current literature of the day.
Subject was married, November 11, 1860, to Miss Eliza J. Stinet, and to them were
May 20, 1880, Eliza died and subject was again married, June 8, 1881, to Mrs. Katie A. Virgin, to whom was born Clarence H., July 16, 1883.
James , our subject's father, was born in Buckinghamshire, England, September 25, 1813; came to United States and first settled in Edwards County, Ill. James' father, William Simms, settled in Wayne County, Ill., in an early day.
Mary A. P. Gill, the first English child born in Edwards County, first saw the light of day in 1818, and died September 19, 1875.Subject was reared to the occupation of a farmer, which profession he is following at the present time. His home is on the north half of the northwest quarter of Section 36, and he is the owner of 240 acres of valuable land; 115 are in a high state of cultivation producing abundantly the various crops grown in Southern Illinois. He has always taken a deep interest in education, having held school offices ever since he was twenty-one years old.
In politics, he is a Republican, and is a member of the Christian Church.
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