William and Mary Simms

Submitted By Lynn Snyder

William SIMMS was born 24 Jan 1815 in Buckinghamshire, England, and died Dec 1879 in Arrington Twp, Wayne Co., IL. He was the son of John and Elizabeth (???) SIMMS

He immigrated to Canada in 1833. He belonged to the Union Trade Society and was a shoemaker.  He immigrated to Edwards County, IL, in 1836 and then to Wayne County, IL in 1840.

In Nov 1840 he married Mary SIMMS.  She was born 16 May 1819 in England, and died 03 Jul 1893 in Wayne Co., IL. She was the daughter of William and Ann (SEARS) SIMMS.

Mary SIMMS and her husband William SIMMS were first cousins.Their fathers (John and William) were brothers.

Mary's siblings were:

1. James SIMMS 1813-1888;
2. William SIMMS 1815-1879
3. John SIMMS 1817-1818
4. Anne SIMMS 1821-1822
5. George SIMMS 1825-1880
6. Ben SIMMS
7. Joseph SIMMS

To this union were born the following children:

1. Frances Mary "Fanny" SIMMS 1841-1902. She married Henry WALKER
Sarah Ann SIMMS 1843-1845
2. John Francis SIMMS 1845-1911. He married Elizabeth WILLIAMS.
3. Henry Pratten SIMMS 1849-1918. He married Martha Jame SONS.
4. Susannah SIMMS 1852-1892. She married Levi I. HUMPHREY.
5. Edward Newton SIMMS 1853-1927. He married 1. Martha BUCHANNAN and 2. Levina HENTHORN
6. Richard SIMMS 1855-1857. Died in Infancy.
7. George SIMMS 1856-1911. He married Matilda Jane WALTON.
8. Thomas SIMMS 1859-1876.
9. Isabelle SIMMS 1861-1944. She married 1. Posey OVERALL and 2. Levi J. HUMPHREY.

William and Mary rest in Bovee Cemetery, W. of Fairfield, Wayne Co., IL.

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