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Nicholas Jacob Fast
(1786-1868)
Barbara Blosser
(1788-1870)
Jesse Simmons
(1815-After 1900)
Jemima Fast
(1829-1862)
James Wilson Simmons
(1849-1923)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Rachel Clarissa Vance

James Wilson Simmons 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

  • Born: March 1849, Nova, OH 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
  • Marriage (1): Rachel Clarissa Vance on 12 November 1874 in Ashland County, OH 1 2 3 4 5
  • Died: 10 April 1923, Troy Township, Ashland County, OH at age 74 9 10
  • Buried: 23 April 1923, Nankin Cemetery, Nankin, OH 9 10
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bullet  Death Notes:


Name: James Wilson Simmons
Sex: Male
Age: 74
Death Date: 10 Apr 1923
Death Place: Troy Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States (Troy, Ashland, Ohio)
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Retired Farmer
Race: White
Father's Name: Jesse Simmons
Birth Year (Estimated): 1849
Birthplace: Nova, Ohio
Burial Date: 23 Apr 1923
Burial Place: Nankin
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Record Number: 273

Citing this Record
"Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8T9-325 : 30 May 2021), James Wilson Simmons, 10 Apr 1923; citing Troy, Ashland, Ohio, reference fn 23604; FHL microfilm 1,992,266.
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH on 6 November 1850. 6

1850 US Census
Page 384A, Roll 658, Dwelling 51, Family 51
Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio
James W. Symons..1..OH
(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH on 12 June 1860. 7

1860 US Census
Page 40, Roll 930, Dwelling 320, Family 307
Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio
James W. Simmons..11..OH
(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH on 29 June 1870. 8

1870 US Census
Page 10, Dwelling 80, Family 79, Roll 1169
Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio
James W. Simmons..21..OH
(Living with father and step-mother.)
.

• He 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

(Living with wife and 3 daughters.)
.

• He 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

(Living with wife and 3 daughters.)
.

• He 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

(Living with wife.)
.

• He 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

(Living with wife.)
.



• Death Image: 10 April 1923, in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH. 9



• He was buried on 23 April 1923 in the Nankin Cemetery in Nankin, OH.

Find a Grave Memorial 22482121
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James married Rachel Clarissa Vance, daughter of Solomon Vance and Eliza Elizabeth Richards, on 12 November 1874 in Ashland County, OH.1 2 3 4 5 (Rachel Clarissa Vance was born on 18 June 1853 in Orange Township, Ashland, OH,2 3 4 11 12 died on 20 October 1938 in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH 12 and was buried on 22 October 1938 in Nankin Cemetery, Nankin, OH 12.)

bullet  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
.

• 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
.

• 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
.

• 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
.


bullet  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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Sources

1 "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 29 May 2021); (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.

2 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Troy Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States, enumeration district (ED) 93, p. 235C, family 117, James Wilson Simmons and Rachel Clarissa Vance; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 29 May 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 991.

3 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Troy Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States, enumeration district (ED) 16, sheet 5A, family 127, James Wilson Simmons and Rachel Clarissa Vance; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 29 May 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

4 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Troy Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States, enumeration district (ED) 18, sheet 2A, family 26, James Wilson Simmons and Rachel Clarissa Vance; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 29 May 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1151.

5 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Nova, Ashland, Ohio, United States, enumeration district (ED) 18, sheet 6A, family 160, James Wilson Simmons and Rachel Clarissa Vance; index and images (accessed 29 May 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1347.

6 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio, p. 384A, dwelling 51, family 51; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 21 Mar 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 658.

7 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio, p. 40, dwelling 320, family 307, Jesse Simmons and Jemima Fast; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 22 Jan 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 930.

8 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio, p. 10, dwelling 80, family 79, Jessie Simmons and Effie J. Andrews; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 21 Mar 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 1169.

9 "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 29 May 2021), (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8T9-325 : 30 May 2021), James Wilson Simmons, 10 Apr 1923; citing Troy, Ashland, Ohio, reference fn 23604; FHL microfilm 1,992,266.

10 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 29 May 2021, memorial page for James Wilson Simmons (1849-1923), Find a Grave Memorial ID 22482121, citing Nankin Cemetery, Nankin, Ashland County, Ohio, USA

11 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Orange Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States, p. 1, family 3, Solomon Vance and Eliza Elizabeth Richards; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 29 May 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

12 "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 29 May 2021), (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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