This is a update on all the children of Thomas Simmons and Mary Ann Walker. Thomas Simmons and all his children came to Johnson Co. Ill. as far as we know. Children of Thomas Simmons and Mary Ann Walker 1)Wiley Simmons 2)Peter Simmons 3)Lewis Simmons 4)John Calvin William Simmons Sr. 5)James Potter Simmons 6)Nancy Simmons 7)Drury Simmons 8)Nasa Simmons pronounced or sounds like Lacy 9)Daniel C. Simmons 10)Female Simmons 11)Female Simmons Each one of these children had 5 to 12 or more children who lived in Johnson County. Another item of interest is, there is a book being done on the Simmons, Morris, Kerley lines of Johnson County. Anyone interested in gettting this book is still able to. Contact Faye Bowman at Abowman@accessus.net The book is due to be publish in the Middle of March. Contact Faye and she will tell you what you need to do. Tell her Greg sent you. Another point of interest for those doing research in Johnson county. You need to remember that your ancestors were called by many names and not always their given names. Here are a few example from the Simmons clan. Example 1: Barton Simmons. We known this man as Barton Simmons from birth records of his children. But his real name was Bartlet or Bartley Simmons and is living with Thomas Simmons in the 1850 Census. I just found recently that his name also was John. But in Johnson county he was called and known as Barton. So his real name is John Bartlet Simmons. Example 2:Izora Causida Simmons Her name was spelled many different ways. It was real hard to determine her Real name.The recorders of the documents entered the names as they sounded and not always as they were spelled. Also names were given on what they were called or known by. One needs to be careful when doing research in Johnson county. One final example is the 1840 census of Johnson County. You find the following Simmons living in the same area. 1)Wiley Simmons 2)Lewis Simmons 3)Lacy Simmons suppose to be Nasa Simmons sounds like Lacy 4)Potter Simmons His real name is James Potter Simmons but went by the Potter. Campbell Dotson Simmons was known and called Dot. Records from Johnson County record his name as Uncle Dot Simmons. Greg Simmons