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Thomas Simmons

Male 1848 - 1923  (74 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Thomas Simmons was born 30 Nov 1848, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 Jan 1923; was buried Clark Cemetery, Hartford, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 13, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Thomas married Martha Rose 27 Apr 1873. Martha was born 10 Jan 1853, Tennessee; died 14 Jan 1928; was buried Clark Cemetery, Hartford, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. John Simmons  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Feb 1874, Tennessee; died 19 Dec 1958; was buried Clark Cemetery, Hartford, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    2. 3. Abigal Simmons  Descendancy chart to this point was born May 1875, Tennessee.
    3. 4. Mary E. Simmons  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1877, Tennessee.
    4. 5. Sarah J. Simmons  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1879, Tennessee.
    5. 6. Nancy Simmons  Descendancy chart to this point was born Nov 1882, Tennessee.
    6. 7. Alice Simmons  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 Apr 1883, Tennessee; died 25 Sep 1978; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    7. 8. Joseph Simmons  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1887, Tennessee.
    8. 9. Melissa Ellen Simmons  Descendancy chart to this point was born 4 Nov 1889, Tennessee; died 23 Dec 1972; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    9. 10. Laura Simmons  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1892, Tennessee.
    10. 11. Edgar Garfield Simmons  Descendancy chart to this point was born 29 Aug 1894, Tennessee; died 14 Jan 1969; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Simmons Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born 1 Feb 1874, Tennessee; died 19 Dec 1958; was buried Clark Cemetery, Hartford, Cocke County, Tennessee.

  2. 3.  Abigal Simmons Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born May 1875, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 13, Cocke County, Tennessee


  3. 4.  Mary E. Simmons Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born Abt 1877, Tennessee.

  4. 5.  Sarah J. Simmons Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born Abt 1879, Tennessee.

  5. 6.  Nancy Simmons Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born Nov 1882, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 13, Cocke County, Tennessee


  6. 7.  Alice Simmons Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born 12 Apr 1883, Tennessee; died 25 Sep 1978; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 13, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Alice married James Benjamin Freeman 31 Dec 1904, Cocke County, Tennessee. James (son of Benjamin Grover Freeman and Harriet Jane Roberts) was born 4 Feb 1878; died 19 Jul 1961; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 12. Wilbur Joseph Freeman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Oct 1905, Tennessee; died 20 Mar 1965; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    2. 13. Martha Freeman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Sep 1914; died 4 Jan 2000, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

  7. 8.  Joseph Simmons Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born Abt 1887, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 13, Cocke County, Tennessee


  8. 9.  Melissa Ellen Simmons Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born 4 Nov 1889, Tennessee; died 23 Dec 1972; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 13, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Melissa — Reuben Bartley "R. B." Laws. Reuben (son of James Laws and Cynthia Black) was born 22 May 1888; died 27 May 1962; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 14. Esther Laws  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 May 1914; died 30 May 1987; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

  9. 10.  Laura Simmons Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born Abt 1892, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 13, Cocke County, Tennessee


  10. 11.  Edgar Garfield Simmons Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born 29 Aug 1894, Tennessee; died 14 Jan 1969; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 13, Cocke County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1920, Hartford, Cocke County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1930, District 11, Cocke County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1940, District 11, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Edgar married Flora Rathbone 29 Apr 1919, Cocke County, Tennessee. Flora was born Abt 1903, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 15. Martha Simmons  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1920, Tennessee.

    Edgar married Letha Mae Busler 25 Oct 1921, Cocke County, Tennessee. Letha was born 27 Feb 1907; died 28 Mar 1999; was buried GreeneLawn Memory Gardens Cemetery, Greene County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Edgar married Maudie Rankins 10 Feb 1930, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Edgar married Sadie McMahan 9 May 1932, Cocke County, Tennessee. Sadie (daughter of Noah McMahan and Sarah Jane "Dolly" Henderson) was born Abt 1912. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 16. Lagretta Simmons  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1933, Tennessee; died Bef 6 Mar 2014.
    2. 17. Elizabeth Simmons  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 May 1934; died 6 Mar 2014, Newport Medical Center, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Edgar married Matilda Brown 2 May 1936, Cocke County, Tennessee. Matilda was born Abt 1915. [Group Sheet]

    Edgar married Ethel Cogdell 27 Feb 1939, Cocke County, Tennessee. Ethel was born Abt 1909, Tennessee; died Bef 6 Mar 2014. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 18. Eddie Simmons  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 3

  1. 12.  Wilbur Joseph Freeman Descendancy chart to this point (7.Alice2, 1.Thomas1) was born 7 Oct 1905, Tennessee; died 20 Mar 1965; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 10, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Wilbur married Nora McGaha 12 Jul 1930, Cocke County, Tennessee. Nora (daughter of John Thomas McGaha and Margaret Jane Gunter) was born 5 Oct 1902, Tennessee; died 16 Feb 1994; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 19. James Thomas "T" Freeman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Oct 1931, Tennessee; died 30 May 1952; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    2. 20. Fonda Freeman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Sep 1937, Tennessee.

  2. 13.  Martha Freeman Descendancy chart to this point (7.Alice2, 1.Thomas1) was born 10 Sep 1914; died 4 Jan 2000, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Martha — Creed Laws. Creed died Bef 4 Jan 2000. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 21. Florine Laws  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 22. Ronald Laws  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 23. Jimmy Laws  Descendancy chart to this point died Bef 4 Jan 2000.

  3. 14.  Esther Laws Descendancy chart to this point (9.Melissa2, 1.Thomas1) was born 6 May 1914; died 30 May 1987; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Esther — Elmer Cates. Elmer (son of Rev. Lewis Cates and Martha Johnson) was born 31 Dec 1914; died 19 Sep 1977. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 24. Charles Edward Cates  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 25. Harold Cates  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 26. Reva Cates  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 27. Claude Ronald Cates  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Nov 1941; died 26 Oct 2002, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 29 Oct 2002, Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

  4. 15.  Martha Simmons Descendancy chart to this point (11.Edgar2, 1.Thomas1) was born Abt 1920, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, Hartford, Cocke County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1930, District 11, Cocke County, Tennessee


  5. 16.  Lagretta Simmons Descendancy chart to this point (11.Edgar2, 1.Thomas1) was born Abt 1933, Tennessee; died Bef 6 Mar 2014.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 11, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Lagretta — Cates. [Group Sheet]


  6. 17.  Elizabeth Simmons Descendancy chart to this point (11.Edgar2, 1.Thomas1) was born 26 May 1934; died 6 Mar 2014, Newport Medical Center, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 11, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Elizabeth — James Calvin "J. C." Raines. James (son of Hofferd Ronald Raines and Anna Rae Stuart) was born 26 Aug 1930; died 11 Jun 1993, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 28. Deborah Raines  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 29. James "Calvin" Raines, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 May 1952; died 17 Apr 2008.

  7. 18.  Eddie Simmons Descendancy chart to this point (11.Edgar2, 1.Thomas1)


Generation: 4

  1. 19.  James Thomas "T" Freeman Descendancy chart to this point (12.Wilbur3, 7.Alice2, 1.Thomas1) was born 5 Oct 1931, Tennessee; died 30 May 1952; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 10, Cocke County, Tennessee


  2. 20.  Fonda FreemanFonda Freeman Descendancy chart to this point (12.Wilbur3, 7.Alice2, 1.Thomas1) was born 25 Sep 1937, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 10, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Fonda married Dee R. Williamson 25 Aug 1958, Cocke County, Tennessee. Dee (son of William Oscar Williamson and Virgie Webb) was born 9 Apr 1925, Cosby, Tennessee; died 8 Mar 2007, Ashville, North Carolina; was buried 11 Mar 2007, Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 30. Susanna Williamson  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 31. Alice Williamson  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 32. Wendell J. Williamson  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 21.  Florine Laws Descendancy chart to this point (13.Martha3, 7.Alice2, 1.Thomas1)

    Florine — Cleo Hubert Stinnett. Cleo (son of George Washington Stinnett and Pearl Henry) was born 6 Apr 1941. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 33. Marc Stinnett  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 22.  Ronald Laws Descendancy chart to this point (13.Martha3, 7.Alice2, 1.Thomas1)

    Ronald — Carolyn. [Group Sheet]


  5. 23.  Jimmy Laws Descendancy chart to this point (13.Martha3, 7.Alice2, 1.Thomas1) died Bef 4 Jan 2000.

  6. 24.  Charles Edward Cates Descendancy chart to this point (14.Esther3, 9.Melissa2, 1.Thomas1)

    Charles — Peggy Butler. (daughter of Lonus Orville Butler and Clara Amalee Butler) [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 34. Melanie Cates  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 35. Gregory Cates  Descendancy chart to this point

  7. 25.  Harold Cates Descendancy chart to this point (14.Esther3, 9.Melissa2, 1.Thomas1)

    Harold — Joan Spence. (daughter of Reuben J. Spence and Pearl Jenkins) [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 36. Harold Cates, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point

  8. 26.  Reva Cates Descendancy chart to this point (14.Esther3, 9.Melissa2, 1.Thomas1)

    Reva — Ray Parton. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 37. Kimberly Parton  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 38. David Parton  Descendancy chart to this point

  9. 27.  Claude Ronald Cates Descendancy chart to this point (14.Esther3, 9.Melissa2, 1.Thomas1) was born 18 Nov 1941; died 26 Oct 2002, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 29 Oct 2002, Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Claude — Barbara "Jo" Barnes. Barbara (daughter of Robert "Bob" Grooms and Hattie Barnes) was born 19 Jul 1942; died 18 May 2012; was buried 21 May 2012, Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 39. Reecie Melissa Cates  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Nov 1960; died 15 Jul 2016, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 19 Jul 2016, Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    2. 40. Donna S. Cates  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Apr 1962; died 16 Aug 2001, Afton, Greene County, Tennessee; was buried 20 Aug 2001, Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    3. 41. Rhonda Cates  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 42. Michael P. "Kramer" Cates  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 Jan 1970; died 1 Jan 2012, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 8 Jan 2012, Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

  10. 28.  Deborah Raines Descendancy chart to this point (17.Elizabeth3, 11.Edgar2, 1.Thomas1)

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 304.

    Deborah — Richard Edmond Parrott. (son of Deverce Quinton "DQ" Parrott and Wilda Tarwater) [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 43. Amy Parrott  Descendancy chart to this point

  11. 29.  James "Calvin" Raines, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (17.Elizabeth3, 11.Edgar2, 1.Thomas1) was born 9 May 1952; died 17 Apr 2008.


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