Researching Drury Simmons and mary Ann Land. and all their children. Drury being and old english spelling of the named spelled Drewery or Drury Simmons. Not sure yet who his parents are. They however used the Old English Spelling of his name.

I am researching this line of Simmons Descendants of Daniel Clinton Simmons 1 Daniel Clinton Simmons b: January 01, 1818 in Davidson Co. Tennessee d: January 14, 1867 in Simmons Cemetery Tunnel Hill Johnson County Ill . +Sarah Boyles b: 1814 in Tennessee m: July 18, 1833 in Davidson County Tennessee d: ...... 2 Rebecca Simmons b: Abt. April 1834 in Tennessee d: .......... +Issac L. Johns b: m: January 27, 1853 in Johnson County Illinois d: ...... 2 James P Simmons b: 1836 in Illinois d: .......... +Surena Hall b: 1838 m: May 18, 1856 in Johnson County Illinois d: ...... 2 Marilla Simmons b: Abt. 1837 d: ...... 2 [1] Samuel Harrison Simmons b: August 29, 1840 in Williamson Co. Illinois d: January 04, 1907 in Tunnel Hill , Johnson County, Illinois .......... +Delia Unknown b: 1842 in Illinois m: d: ...... *2nd Wife of [1] Samuel Harrison Simmons: .......... +Nancy Jane Webb b: September 15, 1841 in Overton County Tennessee m: January 11, 1860 in Johnson Co. Illinois d: January 11, 1893 in Johnson Co. Illinois Mother: Polly Ann Webb ...... *3rd Wife of [1] Samuel Harrison Simmons: .......... +Jennie Dalton b: m: June 04, 1893 in Johnson Co. Illinois d: ...... 2 Wiley P. Simmons b: Abt. 1842 d: ...... 2 Enoch Ephraim Simmons b: 1844 d: ...... 2 Mary Nancy Simmons b: 1845 d: .......... +Charles Wright b: m: December 31, 1865 d: ...... 2 Clementime Simmons b: Bet. 1846 - 1847 in Illinois d: March 09, 1905 in Johnson Co. Illinois .......... +Alan Nimrod Webb b: Bet. 1841 - 1842 in Tennessee m: January 03, 1867 in Johnson County Illinois d: Father: Frank Webb Mother: Martha Myatt ...... 2 Sarah Frances Simmons b: Abt. 1851 d: .......... +Irvin J. Burrlow b: m: November 24, 1871 in Johnson Co. Illinois d: ...... 2 Andrew Simmons b: 1853 d: ...... 2 Susan Simmons b: Abt. 1857 d: ...... 2 Daniel C. Simmons b: 1858 in Illinois d: Bet. 1906 - 1920 in Johnson County Illinois .......... +Surilda A. Johnson b: 1861 in Illinois m: November 29, 1877 in Johnson County Illinois d:

Searching All Simmons Families in Johnson and Pope Counties. Data obtained from 1) Wayne County TN Census 1820-1840 2) Chatham County North carolina 3) Wayne County Tennessee deeds 4) Johnson County Illinois Census and marriage records Surnames married into were many some were; Allard, Morris, Kerley, and many other minor surnames. Descendants of Thomas Simmons 1 Thomas Simmons b: Bet. 1766 - 1767 in Franklin County North Carolina d: Bet. 1850 - 1855 in Johnson County Illinois . +Elizabeth Walker b: in Franklin County North Carolina m: February 12, 1789 in Franklin County North Carolina d: Bet. 1850 - 1855 in Johnson County Illinois ...... 2 Nacy Simmons b: Bet. 1790 - 1791 in Chatham County North Carolina d: ...... 2 Mary Polly Simmons b: October 26, 1792 in North Carolina d: Abt. 1879 in Simpson, Johnson County, Illinois .......... +Lewis Kerley b: December 08, 1788 in Burke County North Carolina m: April 24, 1816 in Burke County North Carolina d: Abt. 1864 in Simpson, Johnson County, Illinois Father: Henry Kerley Mother: Sarah Garrett ...... 2 Wiley Simmons b: September 24, 1801 in North Carolina d: .......... +Mary Ann Ervin b: December 11, 1801 m: Bet. 1818 - 1820 in Wayne County Tennessee d: Father: Hezekiah Ervin Mother: Mary Polly Simmons ...... 2 [1] Peter Simmons b: December 24, 1804 d: .......... +Cynthia Harvey b: m: d: Father: Thomas G. Harvey Mother: Susannah Aldridge ...... *2nd Wife of [1] Peter Simmons: .......... +Elizabeth Tucker b: m: June 06, 1859 in Johnson County Illinois d: ...... *3rd Wife of [1] Peter Simmons: .......... +Sarah Allard b: m: February 09, 1871 in Johnson County Illinois d: ...... 2 Female Simmons b: Bet. 1805 - 1809 d: ...... 2 [2] Lewis Simmons b: Abt. 1808 in North Carolina d: .......... +Sarah Ann Ervin b: m: d: Father: Hezekiah Ervin Mother: Mary Polly Simmons ...... *2nd Wife of [2] Lewis Simmons: .......... +Jemima Abbott b: August 26, 1832 in Rowan County North carolina m: July 17, 1852 in Johnson County Illinois d: July 05, 1911 in Johnson Co. Illinois Father: Sterling Abbott Mother: Nancy Merrill ...... 2 Female Simmons b: Bet. 1811 - 1820 d: ...... 2 John Calvin Simmons b: d: .......... +Amy Unknown b: m: d:

Hi. Which RICE are you researching? I have Arista Clayton, b.1877, marrying George Wesley Rice. Arista is the daugter of Sarah A. Gray and Thomas J. Clayton. Penny Koch ----- Original Message ----- From: "James R. Brown" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2004 1:31 PM Subject: [ILJOHNSO] BROWNING - DUNCAN - McGINNIS - RICE - SHELTON - SOPER > BROWNING - DUNCAN - McGINNIS - RICE - SHELTON - SOPER > > Thanks, > Harlene Soper Brown > > > ==== ILJOHNSO Mailing List ==== > Visit the Official Johnson Co IL ILGenWeb Site! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~iljohnso/ > >

Other surnames related to these lines, as Mara has indicated. Our lines cross back and forth. Penny Koch, North Platte, Nebraska

Brown, Ferguson

Simpson, Jones, Huffman, Carter, Harvick, Clay, Fisher, Shearer I also collect collateral lines I can tie in by marriage. Mara Harris

I am researching the following families Ramay, Ramey, Sanders, Walker, Escue, and Wiggins Lisa Hudgens

Louvano Prudence Hale b. 1836 married John M. Brooks. looking for their descendants. Hans Jacob Beringer/Barringer b. abt 1550 d. abt 1619 in Schwigern, Germany, married Barbara. looking for any of his descendant in Johnson/Union County. his descendant in the USA , came from John Peter Barringer b. abt 1730, in Germany, d. March 05, 1802 in NC. married Anna Margaret, b. abt. 1749 and d. 1801 in NC. Thomas Quitman Ballard was born in Mississippi 1854, died 1928, He married Susan Cartwright Glasco. His father was James Jesse Ballard b. abt 1830 in GA. looking for any information on Thomas's siblings.

BROWNING - DUNCAN - McGINNIS - RICE - SHELTON - SOPER Thanks, Harlene Soper Brown

Bird, Breeden, Casey, Moore, Sutton, Taylor, Toler, Tripp, Turner Tim Casey

Roll Call is a good idea thanks Donnell for bringing it up. As the administrator of the list I would like the following followed. 1. Type in your surnames example: CASEY, SUTTON, WEBB instead of Roll Call, you may have to do more than one email if you have to many for the subject line. You ask why do it this way two reasons. The subject line of the list is archived so Roll Call would be archived that does not do anygood if you type CASEY into the Search engine for the archives it may not find CASEY in Roll Call. Myself I don't want to open every roll call but will open those that I research it just makes researching easier. If you have any suggestions or complaints or a better idea email me at [email protected] and I will address them. Happy researching and Happy Holidays Tim Casey Johnson Co IL mail list administrator

Ted Stout

It's been a while, hasn't it? I hope that everyone had a great Thanksgiving! Instead of shopping, I decided to enter and document anything I missed on my grandchildren's line: SHOWMAKER/SHOEMAKER/SHAWMAKER SCOTT BRUMITT I also found, while researching at the library in Vienna, that I have very distant relations in that county: BONDURANT/BUNDREN VEACH/VIETCH If you think there may be a connection, please contact me at [email protected] I also have the librarians file on Bundren and a two-page list of burials in Casey Springs Cemetery, Bloomfield Township. Donnell Redlingshafer Wisniewski

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gillihans Stantons Goodmans and Simpsons Wells Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2g.2ADE/916.1.2 Message Board Post: Thanks for your reply

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: SIMPSON Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2g.2ADE/916.1.1.1 Message Board Post: You are most welcome, Melba. Happy Thanksgiving! Harlene

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gillihans Stantons Goodmans and Simpsons Wells Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2g.2ADE/916.1.1 Message Board Post: Thanks so much for your reply and the info i printed it out so i can add it to what i already have and again thanks a million Melba

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: SIMPSON Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2g.2ADE/916.1 Message Board Post: I have a remote connection to a Simpson, so I have some basic info. I'll be out-of-town, so may not get a chance to recheck your posting. Descendants of Daniel Simpson Generation No. 1 1. DANIEL3 SIMPSON (WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born 1780, and died 1832. He married MARY REED Jan 18, 1810. She was born 1788. Children of DANIEL SIMPSON and MARY REED are: i. ADELINE4 SIMPSON, m. SAMUEL BRAUR. ii. ELIZA SIMPSON. iii. MARY C. SIMPSON, m. THOMAS M. EUBANKS. 2. iv. WILLIAM M. SIMPSON, b. 1818; d. 1869. 3. v. LEWIS DEE SIMPSON, b. 1821; d. 1863. 4. vi. NARCISSA SIMPSON, b. 1822. 5. vii. DANIEL SIMPSON, JR., b. 1823. 6. viii. CATHERINE SIMPSON, b. 1824; d. 1929. ix. JOHN REED SIMPSON, b. 1826; m. LOUISA WIFE OF JOHN REED SIMPSON. Generation No. 2 2. WILLIAM M.4 SIMPSON (DANIEL3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born 1818, and died 1869. He married PATSY MARTHA JONES Dec 23, 1838. She was born 1823, and died 1890. Children of WILLIAM SIMPSON and PATSY JONES are: i. MARY M.5 SIMPSON, b. 1841; m. THOMAS ELKINS. ii. NARCISSA A. SIMPSON, b. 1843; d. 1909; m. WILLIAM AUGUSTINE SPANN, Dec 24, 1862; b. 1840; d. 1922. 3. LEWIS DEE4 SIMPSON (DANIEL3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born 1821, and died 1863. He married ELIZABETH M. ANDERSON Aug 13, 1850. She was born 1827. Children of LEWIS SIMPSON and ELIZABETH ANDERSON are: i. JOHN REED5 SIMPSON, b. 1851. ii. MARTHA J. SIMPSON, b. 1853. iii. WILLIAM SIMPSON, b. 1855. iv. MARY CATHERINE SIMPSON, b. 1857; m. JASPER M. PRIMM; b. 1953. v. MARANDA A. SIMPSON, b. 1859. vi. DANIEL SIMPSON, b. 1861; m. MARY ELLEN GORE, Jan 10, 1883, Johnson County, Illinois; b. 1865. vii. LEWIS DEE SIMPSON, JR., b. 1863; d. 1938; m. IDA BELL COX; b. 1882; d. 1971. 4. NARCISSA4 SIMPSON (DANIEL3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born 1822. She married (1) JOHN W. RUSSELL. She married (2) URIAH S. JOHNSON Jun 18, 1840. Children of NARCISSA SIMPSON and JOHN RUSSELL are: i. THOMAS5 RUSSELL. ii. CATHERINE RUSSELL, b. 1848; m. JAMES BEGGS. Child of NARCISSA SIMPSON and URIAH JOHNSON is: 7. iii. MARY ELIZABETH5 JOHNSON, b. Feb 1843, Illinois; d. 1925. 5. DANIEL4 SIMPSON, JR. (DANIEL3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born 1823. He married JANE SHELBY Feb 21, 1850 in Johnson County, Illinois. She was born 1826. More About JANE SHELBY: Name 2: Jane Shelton Children of DANIEL SIMPSON and JANE SHELBY are: i. JANE5 SIMPSON. ii. JOHN M. SIMPSON, b. 1851; d. 1891; m. MARTHA ANN ROBINSON, Mar 22, 1882, Johnson County, Illinois; b. 1864. More About MARTHA ANN ROBINSON: Name 2: Martha E. Robinson iii. THOMAS M. SIMPSON, b. 1854; m. LIDA MOORE. iv. MARY 'ADELINE' SIMPSON, b. 1859; d. 1913; m. THOMAS JEFFERSON VEACH, Jul 19, 1882; b. 1849; d. 1925. v. MARTHA 'MATTIE' CATHERINE SIMPSON, b. 1859; d. 1934; m. JOSEPH EDWARD TAYLOR. vi. ANNA E. SIMPSON, b. 1864; d. 1902; m. CHARLES MONROE MURRIE, Dec 08, 1881; b. 1863; d. 1902. vii. MALISSA 'JANE' SIMPSON, b. 1865. 6. CATHERINE4 SIMPSON (DANIEL3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born 1824, and died 1929. She married (1) JAMES WALKER. She married (2) JOHN D. ELKINS Jul 01, 1843. Children of CATHERINE SIMPSON and JAMES WALKER are: i. JOHN5 WALKER, m. ELLEN PEELER. ii. MARGARET WALKER, m. ELI BALLOW. Children of CATHERINE SIMPSON and JOHN ELKINS are: iii. KISIAH 'KIZZIE'5 ELKINS, m. JAMES W. 'NED' STEWART, Aug 09, 1866. iv. MARY ELKINS, m. TOBIAS SCOTT. v. ANN ELKINS, m. FRANK HALL. Generation No. 3 7. MARY ELIZABETH5 JOHNSON (NARCISSA4 SIMPSON, DANIEL3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born Feb 1843 in Illinois, and died 1925. She married GILBERT BARNETT Aug 02, 1860. He was born Feb 1840 in Illinois, and died 1911. Children of MARY JOHNSON and GILBERT BARNETT are: i. FRANK6 BARNETT, b. Jun 1878, Illinois. ii. ROBERT BARNETT, b. Sep 1885, Illinois.

Little Egypt Heritage Articles Stories of Southern Illinois © Bill Oliver 25 November 2004 Vol 3 Issue: #35, Thanksgiving Special Edition ISBN: pending Osiyo, Good Evening Ladies and Gentlemen of Little Egypt, Tradition may or nor have a relationship to fact. From childhood Thanksgiving was celebrated with school pageants and huge dinners. The picture of the first Thanksgiving with Pilgrims in Puritan costume and Native American in loin cloth and buckskin. The dinner table was set up outside in the cold snow with white linen tablecloths. In pictures of the event, food set upon the table was bounty indeed – ham, turkey, corn on the cob, yams and sweet potatoes, pumpkin pies, cranberry sauce, etc. This morning’s newspaper carried a picture of a person playing a pilgrim preparing “the sausage” for stuffing at Plymouth Plantation in Plymouth, Massachuesetts. The Plantation is a living history museum that depicts life in the early 17th century settlement. Well, this tradition of the Pilgrims first Thanksgiving is heaped full of legend and myth. There are actually two accounts of a fall feast in October of 1621. The first is by Edward Winslow dated December 12, 1621 and the other was in William Bradford’s “History of Plymouth Plantation” written about 1641, or twenty years after the first celebration. This second account was taken by British looters during the Revolutionary War and rediscovered in 1854. Its discovery prompted Abraham Lincoln to make Thanksgiving a national holiday. The first account mentions Indian corn and barley, and a failed pea crop. The governor decreed that there should be a gathering to give thanks for the harvest. He sent four hunters out for “fowling”. Enough was gathered to “serve the company almost a week”. The Indian king Massasoit and ninety braves were invited and they brought venison. The feast lasted for three days. Bradford’s account adds fist and wild turkey to the menu. This was the first mention of the almost “national bird”. (You recall that Benjamin Franklin wanted it named so.) The bountiful menu could have included fish such as cod, bass, herring and bluefish. Eel was plentiful. Other sea foods included clams, lobster, mussels, and maybe some oysters. There was waterfowl. The possibilities included wild turkey, duck, swan, goose, and crane. Also, there were partridges. In 1823, Edward Winslow mentioned eagle as tasting like mutton. Other meat was probably limited to deer. Pumpkins and squashes were available, and eventually peas and beans. Fruits, such as, raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, gooseberries, cherries, grapes, and plums were out of season, but probably there as dried fruits. There were walnuts, chestnuts, hickory nuts, and acorns available. Maple syrup and honey were available, as well as cheese and eggs. Missing items included ham. There is no mention of pigs in the Plantation and the Pilgrims probably didn’t bring them on board the Mayflower. It is doubtful that there was cranberry sauce, for there was no sugar available. Pumpkin pudding is likely, much like our pie filling today. However, there would have been no crust, as corn was ground into cornmeal. Indian corn doesn’t make good corn on the cob, nor does it pop well, thus, there would not be those items on the table. Any type of potato had not yet been introduced on the continent. Well, the first Thanksgiving celebration was in October 1821, followed in two years with another day to give thanks. This second one was not for a bountiful harvest but thanks for the end of a drought. Native Americans were invited to this second Thanksgiving feast also. A gathering for Thanksgiving wasn’t celebrated again until 1676 on June 29. Then a century and a year later, the Thirteen Colonies did join in a Thanksgiving celebration. It was a one time affair and only to commemorate victory at Saratoga. In 1789, George Washington, the Father of His County, proclaimed a National Day of Thanksgiving. It was met with much resistence. Not again was a national day of Thanksgiving proclaimed until President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a National Thanksgiving Day celebration. Every President following him proclaimed a National Holiday of Thanksgiving, until in 1941, the Congress of the United States made it a legal holiday to be celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. As you, your family and friends gather this Thanksgiving Day, may you enjoy good companionship. With this issue, I welcome my Grandson, Blake, to the list of readers. Happy Thanksgiving, y’all! e-la-di-e-das-di ha-wi nv-wa-do-hi-ya nv-wa-to-hi-ya-da. (May you walk in peace and harmony) Wado, Bill -=- PostScript: = = = = http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/SOIL http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ILMASSAC http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/state/BillsArticles/LittleEgypt/intro.html

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2g.2ADE/917 Message Board Post: I purchased this very nice book this summer. Unfortunately,it did not say on the outside it did not include Hamilton County,and I do not need it,cause I have no family in these counties listed in this book. These are Revolutionary War Soldiers of: Johnson,Alexander,Union,Hardin,Pope,Pulaski,and Union. It also includes a list of the Officers and Soldiers of the Illinois Regiment. I will sell for what I paid,$25.00 + Shipping $ 5.00. Email me if interested. Thanks.