I have a Richard Simmons (b. 1809 in SC, d. 1882 in Louin, Jasper, MS, m. Sarah M. Huff) that I'm looking to find more info about. They had the following children: William Wesley SIMMONS b: Sep 1829 in ,, South Carolina James W. SIMMONS b: 12 Mar 1837 in Montrose, Baldwin, Alabama Marietta SIMMONS b: 1 Mar 1840 in ,, Alabama Henrietta E. N. SIMMONS b: 1843 in ,, Alabama John Towns SIMMONS b: 1846 in ,, Alabama Zachariah T. SIMMONS b: 1848 in ,, Mississippi Susannah Hester SIMMONS b: 7 Mar 1850 in ,,Mississippi Mary J. SIMMONS b: 1853 in ,, Mississippi Richard P. SIMMONS b: 1855 in ,, Mississippi Darius J. SIMMONS b: 1857 in ,, Mississippi Cauzada Elizabeth SIMMONS b: 1859 in ,, Mississippi Sarah Edna SIMMONS b: 1863 in , Jasper, Mississippi His son William Wesley (b. 1829 or 1835 in SC, d. 1916in LA, m. three times: Almyra/Elmira/Elvira Smith (lived in Mississippi); Nancy Jane Mitchum (married and lived in Mississippi); and Amelia Ravencraft (married and lived in Louisiana). William served in the Civil War as a Confederate in the MS 8th Infantry. Marriage 1 Elmira SMITH b: 1837 in ,, Georgia Married: 1856 in Paulding, Jasper, Mississippi Children James Reddock SIMMONS b: 1854 in , Jasper, Mississippi Louisa SIMMONS b: 1857 in , Jasper, Mississippi Elizer SIMMONS b: 22 Nov 1858 in , Jasper, Mississippi Martha SIMMONS b: 1859 in ,, Mississippi Marriage 2 Nancy Jane MITCHUM b: 17 Aug 1843 in , Carroll, Georgia Married: 3 Oct 1864 in , Jackson, Alabama 5 Children Julia Luvenia SIMMONS b: 25 Nov 1865 in Middleton, Hardeman, Tennessee William Bartlett SIMMONS b: 16 Oct 1867 in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi Marriage 3 Amelia RAVENCRAFT b: Feb 1854 in ,, Mississippi Married: 1875 in ,, Louisiana Children John W SIMMONS b: 1874 in ,, Louisiana Richard SIMMONS b: 1876 in ,, Louisiana Henry SIMMONS b: 1878 in ,, Louisiana Medorah SIMMONS b: 1881 in ,, Louisiana Marietta SIMMONS b: 1883 in ,, Louisiana W SIMMONS b: 1890 in ,, Louisiana Any information you have on either of them or their families would be helpful. I'd be very grateful. Of course, I'm happy to share any information I have with you. Thanks - and look forward to learning more! Carrie Spencer