Will/Braffitt/Johnson/Cook genealogy - Person Sheet
Will/Braffitt/Johnson/Cook genealogy - Person Sheet
Misc. Notes
!BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL: Harmony Grove Cemetery, McDowell, NC1,840, J. M. Simons, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29048244
!CENSUS: 1850 McDowell, NC, J. M. Simmons
!CENSUS: 1860 McDowell, NC, J. M. Simons
!REFERENCE: Richard Bird Maffitt 1870s letter to his children446, "Elvira married a Simmons (I think his name was james) residence McDowell NC"
!CENSUS: 1900 Finley, McDowell, NC, 77/77, James M. Simmons, 3 children, 1 granddaughter
!CENSUS: 1910 Nebo, McDowell, NC, James M. Simmons
!OCCUPATION: Farmer
!REFERENCE: 09-Feb-1997 Asheville Citizen-Times, Asheville, NC, page D9, "SEARCHING FOR SIMMONS: Loy M. Toney, Route 3, Box 181, Nebo, NC 28761, would like information about Cora Simmons, born January 1889 in McDowell County. She was the daughter of Martha Simmons who died in Buncombe County on Nov. 13, 1934. Martha was the daughter of James Marion Simmons and Elvira Moffitt Simmons of Nebo."
!REFERENCE: Craig & Tracie's Family Tree - RootsWeb WorldConnect475, James Simmons, 7 children
!REFERENCE: Ancestry.com196, James Marion Simmons, parents Israel Leander Simmons (1784-1871) and Elizabeth Hunter (1790-1853), 7 children, tombstone picture
!CENSUS: 1850 McDowell, NC, J. M. Simmons
!CENSUS: 1860 McDowell, NC, J. M. Simons
!REFERENCE: Richard Bird Maffitt 1870s letter to his children446, "Elvira married a Simmons (I think his name was james) residence McDowell NC"
!CENSUS: 1900 Finley, McDowell, NC, 77/77, James M. Simmons, 3 children, 1 granddaughter
!CENSUS: 1910 Nebo, McDowell, NC, James M. Simmons
!OCCUPATION: Farmer
!REFERENCE: 09-Feb-1997 Asheville Citizen-Times, Asheville, NC, page D9, "SEARCHING FOR SIMMONS: Loy M. Toney, Route 3, Box 181, Nebo, NC 28761, would like information about Cora Simmons, born January 1889 in McDowell County. She was the daughter of Martha Simmons who died in Buncombe County on Nov. 13, 1934. Martha was the daughter of James Marion Simmons and Elvira Moffitt Simmons of Nebo."
!REFERENCE: Craig & Tracie's Family Tree - RootsWeb WorldConnect475, James Simmons, 7 children
!REFERENCE: Ancestry.com196, James Marion Simmons, parents Israel Leander Simmons (1784-1871) and Elizabeth Hunter (1790-1853), 7 children, tombstone picture
Spouses
Birth2 Jan 1834, Burke, NC1
Death12 Dec 1911, McDowell, NC1
BurialHarmony Grove Cemetery, McDowell, NC1
FatherJohn Moffitt (1792-1878)
MotherMatilda Bird (1798-1861)
Misc. Notes
!BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL: Harmony Grove Cemetery, McDowell, NC1,840, Elvira Simmons, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29048284
!CENSUS: 1850 McDowell, NC, 461/461, Elvira Maffitt
!CENSUS: 1860 McDowell, NC, Elvira Simons
!REFERENCE: Richard Bird Maffitt 1870s letter to his children446, "Elvira married a Simmons (I think his name was james) residence McDowell NC"
!CENSUS: 1900 Finley, McDowell, NC, 77/77, Elvyra Simmons, 6 children 5 living, 3 children, 1 granddaughter
!CENSUS: 1910 Nebo, McDowell, NC, Elvira Simmons
!REFERENCE: 09-Feb-1997 Asheville Citizen-Times, Asheville, NC, page D9, "SEARCHING FOR SIMMONS: Loy M. Toney, Route 3, Box 181, Nebo, NC 28761, would like information about Cora Simmons, born January 1889 in McDowell County. She was the daughter of Martha Simmons who died in Buncombe County on Nov. 13, 1934. Martha was the daughter of James Marion Simmons and Elvira Moffitt Simmons of Nebo."
!REFERENCE: Craig & Tracie's Family Tree - RootsWeb WorldConnect475, Elvira Moffitt, 7 children
!REFERENCE: John Moffitt and Matilda Bird - Ancestral File521, Elvira Moffitt
!REFERENCE: Ancestry.com196, Elvira Moffit, 7 children, tombstone picture
!CENSUS: 1850 McDowell, NC, 461/461, Elvira Maffitt
!CENSUS: 1860 McDowell, NC, Elvira Simons
!REFERENCE: Richard Bird Maffitt 1870s letter to his children446, "Elvira married a Simmons (I think his name was james) residence McDowell NC"
!CENSUS: 1900 Finley, McDowell, NC, 77/77, Elvyra Simmons, 6 children 5 living, 3 children, 1 granddaughter
!CENSUS: 1910 Nebo, McDowell, NC, Elvira Simmons
!REFERENCE: 09-Feb-1997 Asheville Citizen-Times, Asheville, NC, page D9, "SEARCHING FOR SIMMONS: Loy M. Toney, Route 3, Box 181, Nebo, NC 28761, would like information about Cora Simmons, born January 1889 in McDowell County. She was the daughter of Martha Simmons who died in Buncombe County on Nov. 13, 1934. Martha was the daughter of James Marion Simmons and Elvira Moffitt Simmons of Nebo."
!REFERENCE: Craig & Tracie's Family Tree - RootsWeb WorldConnect475, Elvira Moffitt, 7 children
!REFERENCE: John Moffitt and Matilda Bird - Ancestral File521, Elvira Moffitt
!REFERENCE: Ancestry.com196, Elvira Moffit, 7 children, tombstone picture
Marriageabt 1857