Simmons, Benjamin C

Male 1822 - 1877  (54 years)


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    SIMMONS, Benjamin
    SIMMONS, Benjamin
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    1870 - SIMMONS, Benjamin
    1870 - SIMMONS, Benjamin
    1860 - FOUZER, William J
    1860 - FOUZER, William J
    1840 - SIMMONS, Elisha - Coles, ILL
    1840 - SIMMONS, Elisha - Coles, ILL
    1830 - SIMMONS, Elisha - Mercer, PA
    1830 - SIMMONS, Elisha - Mercer, PA

  • Name Simmons, Benjamin C  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Birth 8 Jul 1822  Delaware Township, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5
    Gender Male 
    _MDCL Hair - Brown, Eyes - Brown, Complexion - Fair 
    Military Captain Murphy's Company, 5th Regiment Missouri State Miliita Cavalry, Union 
    Physical Description 6 ft. 0 in. 
    Alternate Birth 22 Jul 1822  Delaware Township, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation Farmer 
    Residence 1830  Delaware Township, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Residence 1840  Coles, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 1850  Boonville Township, Cooper, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 1860  Boonville Township, Cooper, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 1870  Boonville Township, Cooper, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Death 23 Jan 1877  Cooper, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Burial Aft 23 Jan 1877  Jones Chapel Cemetery, Boonville Township, Cooper, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Jones Chapel Cemetery, Cooper County, MO
    Jones Chapel Cemetery, Cooper County, MO
    Person ID I23244  The Thoma Family
    Last Modified 20 Sep 2023 

    Father Simmons, Elisha Douglas,   b. 1803, Lincoln, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Apr 1868, Jefferson Township, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Potter, Mary Ann,   b. 1804, Canaan, Columbia, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Mar 1868, Jefferson Township, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 14 Dec 1822  Trumbull, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Family ID F6243  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Dinsmore, Sarah Ann,   b. 1826, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1851, Boonville Township, Cooper, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 25 years) 
    Marriage 15 Oct 1843  Benton, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Simmons, William M,   b. 1848, Boonville Township, Cooper, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     2. Simmons, Martha Ann,   b. 1848, Boonville Township, Cooper, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Sep 1925, Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)  [natural]
     3. Simmons, Thomas Benjamin,   b. Dec 1850, Boonville Township, Cooper, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Dec 1921, Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)  [natural]
    Family ID F3199  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Sep 2023 

    Family 2 Densman, Anna Catherine,   b. Jan 1833, Boonville Township, Cooper, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jul 1913, Nelson, Saline, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 4 Dec 1853  Cole Township, Benton, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Simmons, M. Benjamin,   b. 1854, Boonville Township, Cooper, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     2. Simmons, Joseph N,   b. 19 Sep 1856, Boonville Township, Cooper, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Oct 1944, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)  [natural]
     3. Simmons, Elisha Douglas,   b. 24 Sep 1858, Boonville Township, Cooper, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Oct 1928, Weaubleau, Hickory, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)  [natural]
     4. Simmons, George W,   b. 6 Feb 1860, Boonville Township, Cooper, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Mar 1948, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)  [natural]
     5. Simmons, Catherine "KATE",   b. 6 Jun 1862, Boonville Township, Cooper, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 May 1883, Cooper, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 20 years)  [natural]
     6. Simmons, John McNeal,   b. 21 Sep 1864, Boonville Township, Cooper, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Feb 1951, Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)  [natural]
     7. Simmons, Henry John,   b. 12 Feb 1866, Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Sep 1955, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)  [natural]
     8. Simmons, Christopher Columbus,   b. 17 Jun 1869, Boonville Township, Cooper, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jun 1947, Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)  [natural]
     9. Simmons, Mary,   b. 9 May 1872, Boonville Township, Cooper, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1910 (Age > 39 years)  [natural]
    Family ID F6551  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Sep 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 8 Jul 1822 - Delaware Township, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsAlternate Birth - 22 Jul 1822 - Delaware Township, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1830 - Delaware Township, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1840 - Coles, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 15 Oct 1843 - Benton, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1850 - Boonville Township, Cooper, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 4 Dec 1853 - Cole Township, Benton, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1860 - Boonville Township, Cooper, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1870 - Boonville Township, Cooper, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 23 Jan 1877 - Cooper, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Aft 23 Jan 1877 - Jones Chapel Cemetery, Boonville Township, Cooper, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Came to benton County, Missouri by way of Illinois and maybe Kentucky were he lived for several years.

      Served in the Union Army in the Civil War, enlisting on 02 Feb 1862.

  • Sources 
    1. [S3153] USA: Census 1840.
      https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1786457

    2. [S1310] USA: Census 1850.
      https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1401638

    3. [S1207] USA: Census 1870.
      https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1438024

    4. [S1206] USA: Census 1860.
      https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1473181

    5. [S1397] USA: Census 1830.
      https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1803958

    6. [S1839] USA: Civil War and Later Pension Index 1861-1917.
      https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1471019

    7. [S433] CONTRIBUTORS:.
      Laylin, Helen: Deceased