Rachel Clarissa Vance ^{1 3 5 6 7}

   Another name for Rachel was "Clara" Vance.^{2 4 7 8}

  Death Notes:

Name: Rachel Clarissa Simmons
Sex: Female
Age: 85
Death Date: 20 Oct 1938
Death Place: Troy Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States (Troy, Ashland, Ohio)
Marital Status: Widowed
Occupation: housewife
Race: W
Father's Name: Solomon Vance
Mother's Name: Eliza Richards
Residence Place: Nova, OH
Birth Date: 18 Jun 1853
Birth Year (Estimated): 1853
Birthplace: Orange Twp, Ashland Co, Ohio
Burial Date: 22 Oct 1938
Cemetery: Nankin
Father's Birthplace: Harrisburg, PA
Mother's Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio
Spouse's Name: James Wilson Simmons
Record Number: 28

Citing this Record
"Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZ85-7TZ : 30 May 2021), Rachel Clarissa Simmons, 20 Oct 1938; citing Troy, Ashland, Ohio, reference fn 55528; FHL microfilm 2,023,615.
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  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Orange Township, Ashland, OH on 17 July 1860. ⁸

1860 US Census
Page 100, Family 766, Roll 930
Orange Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States
Clara Vance..8..Ohio

(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 18 Jun 1853, then her age should have been 6 instead of 8.
.

• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Orange Township, Ashland, OH on 21 July 1870. ⁶

1870 US Census
Page 1, Family 3
Orange Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States
Rachel Vance..17..Ohio

(Living with parents.)
.

• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH on 11 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Sheet 235C, District 93, Family 117, Roll 991
Troy Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States
Clara R. Simmons..Wife..26..Ohio..Keeping House

(Living with husband and 3 daughters.)
.

• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH on 12 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 5A, District 16, Family 127
Troy Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States
Farm owned, with mortgage
Married 26 years
Rachel C. Simmons..Wife..Jun 1853..46..Ohio..5/3

(Living with husband and 3 daughters.)
.

• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH on 19 April 1910. ⁴

1910 US Census
Sheet 2A, District 18, Family 26, Roll 1151
Troy Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 36 years
Clara Simmons..Wife..56..Ohio

(Living with husband.)
.

• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Nova, OH on 26 January 1920. ⁵

1920 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 18, Family 160, Roll 1347
Nova, Ashland, Ohio, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Clara R. Simmons..Wife..64..Ohio

(Living with wife.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 18 Jun 1853, then her age should have been 66 instead of 64.
.

• Death Image: 20 October 1938, in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH. ⁷

• She was buried on 22 October 1938 in the Nankin Cemetery in Nankin, OH.

Find a Grave Memorial 22482120
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Rachel married James Wilson Simmons, son of Jesse Simmons and Jemima Fast, on 12 November 1874 in Ashland County, OH.^{1 2 3 4 5} (James Wilson Simmons was born in March 1849 in Nova, OH,^{2 3 4 5 10 11 12 13 14} died on 10 April 1923 in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH ^{13 14} and was buried on 23 April 1923 in Nankin Cemetery, Nankin, OH ^{13 14}.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 12 November 1874, in Ashland County, OH. ¹

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH on 11 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Sheet 235C, District 93, Family 117, Roll 991
Troy Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States
Wilson Simmons..Head..31..Ohio..Farmer
Clara R. Simmons..Wife..26..Ohio..Keeping House
Lena M. Simmons..Daughter..4..Ohio
Dora B. Simmons..Daughter..2..Ohio
Ethel Simmons..Daughter..2m..Ohio..Mar
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH on 12 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 5A, District 16, Family 127
Troy Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States
Farm owned, with mortgage
Married 26 years
James W. Simmons..Head..Mar 1849..51..Ohio..Farmer
Rachel C. Simmons..Wife..Jun 1853..46..Ohio..5/3
Lena M. Simmons..Daughter..Jul 1875..24..Ohio..School Teacher
Ethel E. Simmons..Daughter..Mar 1880..20..Ohio..School Teacher
Lola E. Simmons..Daughter..May 1883..17..Ohio..At School
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH on 19 April 1910. ⁴

1910 US Census
Sheet 2A, District 18, Family 26, Roll 1151
Troy Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 36 years
Wilson Simmons..Head..61..Ohio..Farmer
Clara Simmons..Wife..56..Ohio
Richard Kintner..Laborer..37..Ohio..Widowed..Farm Laborer
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Nova, OH on 26 January 1920. ⁵

1920 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 18, Family 160, Roll 1347
Nova, Ashland, Ohio, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
James W. Simmons..Head..70..Ohio..Farmer, General Farm
Clara R. Simmons..Wife..64..Ohio
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  Marriage Notes:

Name: James W. Simmons
Sex: Male
Marriage Date: 12 Nov 1874
Marriage Place: Ashland, Ohio, United States
Source County: Ashland
Spouse's Name: Rachel C. Vance
Spouse's Sex: Female
Spouse's Marital Status: Single
Record Number: 72
Reference ID: v 4 p 327 rn 5940

Citing this Record
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZHH-GVF : 8 March 2021), James W. Simmons and Rachel C. Vance, 12 Nov 1874; citing Marriage, Ashland, Ohio, United States, v 4 p 327 rn 5940, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
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