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12. THOMAS3 SIMMONS (NANCY2 DAY, THOMAS1) was born Abt. 1796, and died Unknown.
He married ELIZABETH HOLDER December 11, 1819. She was born Abt. 1799, and died Unknown.
Children of THOMAS SIMMONS and ELIZABETH HOLDER are:
i. UNIDENTIFIED SON4 SIMMONS, b. 1820; d. Unknown.
Notes for UNIDENTIFIED SON SIMMONS:
He last appears in 1840 census. Not mentioned in Caldwell county records.
More About UNIDENTIFIED SON SIMMONS:
Fact 1 (2): 1840, Not found after 1840
54. ii. THOMAS L. SIMMONS, b. October 1824; d. Unknown.
iii. MARTHA SIMMONS, b. Abt. 1828; d. Unknown; m. ELIJAH BARNETT,
Abt. December 26; b. Abt. 1856; d. Unknown.
Notes for MARTHA SIMMONS:
No children were born to this marriage
55. iv. MARY A. SIMMONS, b. Abt. 1833; d. Unknown.
v. JAMES SIMMONS, b. Abt. 1837; d. Unknown; m. SARAH TURNMIRE, March 27, 1862;
d. Unknown.
Notes for JAMES SIMMONS:
No other information is known at this time.
56. vi. JANE E.SIMMONS, b. Abt. 1839; d. Unknown.
13. SARAH3 SIMMONS (NANCY2 DAY, THOMAS1) was born Abt. 1798, and died Unknown.
She married JOHN CURTIS April 15, 1824, son of MARY CURTIS. He was born 1804, and died Unknown.
Children of SARAH SIMMONS and JOHN CURTIS are:
i. UNIDENTIFIED DAUGHTER4 CURTIS, b. Abt. 1825; d. Unknown.
Notes for UNIDENTIFIED DAUGHTER CURTIS:
She is not shown in 1840 census, but may have been married by that time.
57. ii. EDMUND CURTIS, b. 1827; d. Bet. 1880 - 1900.
58. iii. MARY CURTIS, b. October 28, 1828; d. December 17, 1912.
iv. WILLIAM CURTIS, b. Bet. August 31 - December, 1831; d. Unknown; m.
LUCY INNA COTTRELL; b. March 31, 1835; d. Unknown.
59. v. SAMUEL CURTIS, b. Abt. 1832; d. Unknown, Civil War.
60. vi. THOMAS CURTIS, b. November 1833; d. Unknown.
vii. SUSAN CAROLINE CURTIS, b. Abt. 1841; d. Unknown; m.
JONES IRVIN BRADSAW, February 14, 1864; b. December 18, 1840; d. February 17, 1919.
61. viii. JOSHUA CURTIS, b. Abt. 1838; d. Unknown.
14. POLLY3 SIMMONS (NANCY2 DAY, THOMAS1) was born Abt. 1800, and died Bet. 1850 - 1859.
She married ELIJAH HOLDER Abt. February 23, 1826. He was born Abt. 1796, and died Unknown.
Children of POLLY SIMMONS and ELIJAH HOLDER are:
i. JANE C4 HOLDER, b. Abt. 1830; d. Unknown.
ii. MARY ANN HOLDER, b. Abt. 1832; d. Unknown; m. WILLIAM HOLDER; d. Unknown.
iii. APPOLINE HOLDER, b. Abt. 1838; d. Unknown.
iv. JAMES HOLDER, b. Abt. 1839; d. Unknown.
62. v. SARAH HOLDER, b. July 1843; d. Unknown.
vi. HENRY HOLDER, b. Abt. 1845; d. Unknown.
15. EDMUND3 SIMMONS, JR. (NANCY2 DAY, THOMAS1) was born Abt. 1804, and died Unknown.
He married JANE NELSON Abt. 1835, daughter of HUGH NELSON and SARAH DAY.
She was born Abt. 1815, and died Unknown.
Children of EDMUND SIMMONS and JANE NELSON are:
i. NANCY4 SIMMONS, b. Abt. 1836; d. Unknown.
ii. SARAH SIMMONS, b. Abt. 1838; d. Unknown.
iii. MYRA SIMMONS, b. Abt. 1840; d. Unknown.
iv. CALVIN SIMMONS, b. Abt. 1842; d. Unknown.
v. CAROLINE SIMMONS, b. Abt. 1844; d. Unknown.
vi. ELIZABETH SIMMONS, b. Abt. 1849; d. Unknown;
m. LINDSAY LAFAYETTE CHURCH; d. Unknown.
vii. MARY ANN SIMMONS, b. Abt. 1850; d. Unknown.
viii. JAMES SIMMONS, b. Abt. 1853; d. Unknown.
ix. MARTHA JANE SIMMONS, b. Abt. 1856; d. Unknown;
m. LEANDER L. JONES; d. Unknown.
16. WILLIAM3 SIMMONS (NANCY2 DAY, THOMAS1) was born Abt. 1806,
nd died Unknown. He married (1) MATILDA NELSON September 29, 1831. She died Unknown.
He married (2) DICY SWANSON December 01, 1847 in Wilkes County, NC.
She was born Abt. 1808, and died Unknown.
Notes for WILLIAM SIMMONS:
Neither he nor his children are found in the 1850 census. In the 1840 census, he is
shown as aged 40-50 which is much too old. Although he married his second wife in
Wilkes County in 1847, she is back in Caldwell county using her maiden name in 1850.
Based on the circumstantial evidence and the 1840 census, the following must be
children of William Simmons and his first wife, but there may be others also.
Children of WILLIAM SIMMONS and MATILDA NELSON are:
i. UNIDENTIFIED DAUGHTER4 SIMMONS, b. Bet. 1832 - 1835; d. Unknown.
Notes for UNIDENTIFIED DAUGHTER SIMMONS:
May have been married before the 1850 Census.
ii. THOMAS SIMMONS, b. Abt. 1838; d. July 01, 1863, Killed @ Gettysburg.
Notes for THOMAS SIMMONS:
He served in Co. A 26th Regiment NC Troops, the same company his cousin
Calvin Simmons, son of Edmund Simmons Jr., was a private. He was killed at
Gettysburg July 01, 1863. The Company was Capt. A. H. Horton's ,
which was raised largely in western Wilkes County.
iii. MISSOURI ADELINE SIMMONS, b. November 11, 1839; d. Unknown;
m. WILLIAM ALEXANDER NELSON; b. January 13, 1830; d. Unknown.
iv. JAMES SIMMONS, b. Abt. 1844; d. Unknown; m. MARTHA M. NELSON,
Bef. 1870; b. Abt. 1844; d. May 19, 1931, Lenoir, North Carolina township..
Notes for JAMES SIMMONS:
He and Martha were either divorced or he had died before 1879, when she remarried.
Notes for MARTHA M. NELSON:
She is not found in Caldwell county in 1880 or 1900, but returned sometime
between 1901-1931, when she died in Lenoir..
17. HUGH3 SIMMONS (NANCY2 DAY, THOMAS1) was born June 30, 1810 in Tennessee,
and died November 03, 1893. He married ANNA M. GILBERT Abt. 1840, daughter of
JESSE GILBERT and MARTHA PENNELL. She was born April 23, 1822, and died December 24, 1884.
Children of HUGH SIMMONS and ANNA GILBERT are:
i. MARTHA4 SIMMONS, b. Abt. 1840; d. Unknown.
ii. NANCY E SIMMONS, b. December 1842; d. Unknown.
Notes for NANCY E SIMMONS:
She was unmarried in 1900, when she and her sister, Susan, were operating a
boarding house in Patterson, NC.
63. iii. MARY ANN SIMMONS, b. Abt. 1845; d. Unknown.
64. iv. JULIUS THEODORE SIMMONS, b. Abt. 1848; d. April 26, 1932.
v. SUSAN SIMMONS, b. Abt. 1849; d. Unknown.
Notes for SUSAN SIMMONS:
She was unmarried in 1900. Her and sister Nancy were operating boarding
house in Patterson, NC
65. vi. EDMOND HARRISON SIMMONS, b. January 01, 1852; d. January 08, 1920.
66. vii. SARAH ISABEL SIMMONS, b. October 26, 1854; d. April 21, 1937.
viii. JULIA S. SIMMONS, b. Abt. 1858; d. Unknown.
ix. EMMA V. SIMMONS, b. Abt. 1861; d. Unknown; m. MARCIAL EARNEST,
April 18, 1881; b. 1852; d. Unknown.
Notes for EMMA V. SIMMONS:
They are not found in 1900 census for Caldwell county, NC.
x. JAMES G. SIMMONS, b. Abt. 1863; d. Unknown.
67. xi. NINNIE CORNELIA SIMMONS, b. June 25, 1869; d. June 18, 1946.
xii. CORDIE L. SIMMONS, b. June 25, 1869; d. Unknown;
m. A.B. WHITMORE, January 13, 1889; b. Abt. 1865; d. Unknown.
18. JANE3 SIMMONS (NANCY2 DAY, THOMAS1) was born Abt. 1816, and died Unknown.
She married JAMES MADISON NELSON, SR. Abt. 1836, son of JOEL NELSON. He died Unknown.
Notes for JAMES MADISON NELSON, SR.:
James Nelson rented from Col. Thomas Lenoir the valuable plantation on the
North side of the Yadkin opposite Fort Defiance, on which there was a large two-story house,
previously occupied by Col. Lenoir's brothers, in which the Nelson's were able to rear their
large family of twelve in more comfort than was ordinarily possible in that era of small house.
Children of JANE SIMMONS and JAMES NELSON are:
i. OLIVER PICKENS4 NELSON, b. Abt. 1837; d. Unknown.
ii. GREEN L. NELSON, b. Abt. 1840; d. December 13, 1862, Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Notes for GREEN L. NELSON:
He died while serving in Compant A., 22nd Regiment, N. C. Troops, CSA., in Virginia.
More About GREEN L. NELSON:
Fact 1 (2): Unmarried
68. iii. FRANCIS MARION NELSON, b. Abt. 1842; d. Unknown, CSA (?Civil War?).
iv. MARTHA M. NELSON, b. Abt. 1844; d. May 19, 1931, Lenoir,
North Carolina township; m. (1) JAMES SIMMONS, Bef. 1870;
b. Abt. 1844; d. Unknown;
m. (2) E. JONES KIRBY, November 11, 1879; b. 1859; d. Unknown.
Notes for MARTHA M. NELSON:
She is not found in Caldwell county in 1880 or 1900, but returned sometime
between 1901-1931, when she died in Lenoir.
Notes for JAMES SIMMONS:
He and Martha were either divorced or he had died before 1879, when she remarried.
69. v. JAMES MADISON NELSON, JR., b. Abt. 1846; d. Unknown.
vi. JOHN PICKNEY NELSON, b. Abt. 1848; d. Unknown.
70. vii. JULIA CORNELIA NELSON, b. March 20, 1850; d. Unknown.
71. viii. LUTHER NELSON, b. Abt. 1852; d. Unknown.
72. ix. JANE ADELAIDE NELSON, b. Abt. 1854; d. 1942.
73. x. SARAH E. NELSON, b. Abt. 1855; d. Unknown.
74. xi. SELINA LOUISE NELSON, b. June 1839; d. June 24, 1927.
xii. EMMA CAROLINE NELSON, b. January 1857; d. Unknown;
m. THOMAS FOSTER JONES; b. November 1851; d. Unknown.
More About EMMA CAROLINE NELSON:
Fact 1 (2): They had 13 children.
19. ALFRED3 SIMMONS (NANCY2 DAY, THOMAS1) was born Abt. 1818, and died Unknown.
He married (1) NANCY LAWS FARMER. She died Unknown.
He married (2) ELIZABETH LEWIS May 06, 1845, daughter of JAMES LEWIS.
She was born Abt. 1829, and died Unknown.
Notes for ALFRED SIMMONS:
Alfred cohabitated with Aily Hall, by whom he had several children.
In November of 1880, he married Mrs. Nancy (Lewis) Farmer, widow of Jordan Greer,
David Lewis, and Elisha Farmer. The children belong to him and Elizabeth
Children of ALFRED SIMMONS and ELIZABETH LEWIS are:
i. DAVID LEWIS4 SIMMONS, b. Abt. 1846; d. Unknown.
ii. SARAH SIMMONS, b. December 1849; d. Unknown;
m. LARKIN/LUTHER M. HODGES; b. September 1845; d. Unknown.
More About SARAH SIMMONS:
Fact 1 (2): No Children
iii. HENRY SIMMONS, b. Abt. 1849; d. Unknown.
75. iv. NANCY J. SIMMONS, b. Abt. 1858; d. Unknown.
20. HARVEY3 DAY (HUGH2, THOMAS1) was born May 14, 1827, and died
September 23, 1916. He married MRS. MARTHA ANN SHERRILL KIRBY
November 03, 1859, daughter of JOHN DURHAM and MARY SHERRILL.
She was born Abt. 1832, and died January 31, 1914.
Notes for HARVEY DAY:
The 1900 census show 9 children with 8 living.
Newspaper item from 1907:
On last Thursday night, the house belonging to Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Day,
one mile north of town, with all it's contents was destroyed by fire, with no insurance.
There was no one at home at the house when it caught. Mr. and Mrs. Day having
gone to a neighbors house and no one knew how it happened. All that was saved
was what they had on. This is very hard on these good old people, we say old, one is
75 and the other 76, too old to start again. We are glad to know that the good people
are giving them help. Mrs. Day is the mother of surveyor John L. Kirby,
Mr. Day being her second husband.
Notes for MRS. MARTHA ANN SHERRILL KIRBY:
Newspaper item dated February 6, 1914:
Mrs. Harvey Day whose lingering illness had been noted in The News died
last Saturday at the house of her son. Mr. D. B. Kirby, near the Sherrill mill, a few
miles north east of town. She was 82 years old and is survived by her husband
and several children. She was twice married and Messrs. J. L. and D.B. Kirby and
Mrs. Mary Smith, children of the first marriage survive, while Mr. Day,
Madames Boone Munday, Sherman Setzer, George F. Messick and
Mary Foster children of the last marriage survive. The body was buried Sunday at
Tabernacle Church three miles east of town.
Children of HARVEY DAY and MARTHA KIRBY are:
76. i. SARAH CAROLINE4 DAY, b. November 1860; d. April 04, 1939.
77. ii. REBECCA AMANDA DAY, b. Abt. 1864; d. Unknown.
78. iii. WILLIAM A. DAY, b. Abt. 1866; d. July 30, 1930.
iv. MARTHA F. DAY, b. Abt. 1868; d. August 21, 1893.
Notes for MARTHA F. DAY:
The following Newspaper item appeared on August 30, 1893, in the Lenoir Topic:
Last Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock, Miss Martha Day, age about 24 years,
daughter of Mr. Harvey Day, died rather suddenly. She had been unwell for some
time, but not confined to her bed but a day or two. She was buried at
Harper's Chapel at Patterson of which she was a member on Thursday,
Rev. C. A. Monroe conducting the services.
More About MARTHA F. DAY:
Fact 1 (2): Unmarried
79. v. VIANNA EVELINE DAY, b. Abt. 1870; d. Unknown.
80. vi. ELMIRA DAY, b. June 1872; d. Unknown.
21. MARY3 DAY (HUGH2, THOMAS1) was born Abt. 1830, and died Bef. 1880.
She married WILLIAM M. TURNMIRE, son of JOHN TURNMIRE and
DORCAS WELLS. He was born October 18, 1822, and died Unknown.
Children of MARY DAY and WILLIAM TURNMIRE are:
i. CALVIN4 TURNMIRE, b. Abt. 1847; d. Unknown;
m. LETTIE ROARK; d. Unknown.
ii. HUGH TURNMIRE, b. Abt. 1849; d. Unknown; m. (1) LYDIA POPE;
d. Unknown; m. (2) ELLEN MOORE SHELDON; d. Unknown.
iii. MARY TURNMIRE, b. Abt. 1854; d. Unknown;
m. JOHN DAVIDSON; d. Unknown.
iv. ELIZABETH TURNMIRE, b. Abt. 1856; d. Unknown.
v. JOHN TURNMIRE, b. Abt. 1860; d. Unknown;
m. CLARISSA PATRICK; d. Unknown.
22. HUGH3 DAY, JR. (HUGH2, THOMAS1) was born Abt. 1831, and died
Unknown in Civil War. He married MARTHA HAWKINS February 09, 1858,
daughter of SAMUEL HAWKINS and ELIZA COFFEY. She was born
August 19, 1833, and died March 03, 1896 in Lenoir, North Carolina.
Notes for HUGH DAY, JR.:
He probably died in the Civil War.
Notes for MARTHA HAWKINS:
Newspaper item dated March 11, 1896:
On last Tuesday evening, Mrs. Patsy Day was found on Ashe Street in a
dying condition, expiring in a few moments after she was found. Her home
was with Mr. Silas Wilson, who lived near the depot. Mr. Wilson says she
spoke of feeling the best that day that she had for some time and was on
her way to spend the night with Mr. Perry's. Heart failure was the cause of her death.
Mrs. Day was about 66 years of age and was a member of the
Baptist Church at Piney Grove. The funeral service was held at the Baptist Church
by Rev. H.C. Marley. The body was interred in the town cemetery.
Children of HUGH DAY and MARTHA HAWKINS are:
81. i. MARY JANE4 DAY, b. January 1862; d. August 29, 1930.
82. ii. MARGARET ELIZABETH DAY, b. July 1863; d. November 17, 1922.
23. WILLIAM3 DAY (HUGH2, THOMAS1) was born Abt. 1831, and died Unknown.
He married ANNA LOUISA STOKES September 23, 1849. She died Unknown.
Children of WILLIAM DAY and ANNA STOKES are:
83. i. JOHN WESLEY4 DAY, b. Abt. 1850; d. Unknown.
84. ii. DAVID TILLMAN DAY, b. July 1856; d. Abt. 1930.
24. THOMAS3 COTTRELL (LUCY2 DAY, THOMAS1) was born Abt. 1805,
and died Unknown. He married LOUISA SHEARER November 20, 1834,
daughter of JOHN SHEARER and MARY GREENE. She was born
May 07, 1817, and died January 31.
Children of THOMAS COTTRELL and LOUISA SHEARER are:
i. MARY4 COTTRELL, b. February 20, 1836; d. September 10, 1844.
Notes for MARY COTTRELL:
Note she was only eight years old when she died.
ii. LUCY COTTRELL, b. January 05, 1841; d. September 29, 1844.
Notes for LUCY COTTRELL:
Note, her sister Mary died the month before of the same year.
Possibly some sort of epidemic. She was only about three years old at time of death.
85. iii. CALVIN JONES COTTRELL, b. May 10, 1843; d. Unknown.
86. iv. MIRA E. COTTRELL, b. August 28, 1843; d. July 11, 1907.
87. v. SUSANNA COTTRELL, b. March 27, 1848; d. Aft. 1900.
88. vi. JAMES M. COTTRELL, b. December 25, 1850; d. Bef. 1900.
89. vii. HANNAH LOUISE COTTRELL, b. December 25, 1853; d. Unknown.
viii. JULIA EVALINE COTTRELL, b. September 10, 1855; d. Unknown;
m. ISAAC THOMAS AVERY SPENCER; d. Unknown.
More About JULIA EVALINE COTTRELL:
Fact 1 (2): No Children were born to this Union.
ix. NANCY CAROLINE COTTRELL, b. November 28, 1857; d. Unknown.
25. MIRA3 COTTRELL (LUCY2 DAY, THOMAS1) was born Abt. 1810, and died Unknown.
She married (1) WILLIAM CURTIS Abt. 1835,
on of SAMUEL CURTIS and SUSANNA COTTRELL.
He was born April 07, 1805, and died 1845.
She married (2) JESSE LEE MINTON November 13, 1846. He died Unknown.
Notes for MIRA COTTRELL:
She had no children by Jesse Lee Minton.
Children of MIRA COTTRELL and WILLIAM CURTIS are:
i. SAMUEL4 CURTIS, b. Abt. 1836; d. 1863, Civil War;
m. ALPHA EVALINE CHURCH; d. Unknown.
ii. WILLIAM CURTIS, b. Abt. 1838; d. Unknown.
iii. JAMES CURTIS, b. Abt. 1840; d. July 1863, at Gettysburg.
iv. SUSAN CURTIS, b. Abt. 1842; d. Unknown; m. CALVIN CHURCH; d. Unknown.
26. SARAH3 COTTRELL (LUCY2 DAY, THOMAS1) was born Abt. 1812,
and died Unknown. She married WELLBORN COFFEY January 02, 1832,
son of WILLIAM COFFEY and ANNA BOONE. He was born 1807, and died Unknown.
Children of SARAH COTTRELL and WELLBORN COFFEY are:
90. i. WILLIAM RUFUS4 COFFEY, b. November 1832; d. Unknown.
ii. THOMAS MILTON COFFEY, b. Abt. 1834; d. Unknown.
91. iii. MYRA COFFEY, b. Abt. 1836; d. Bef. September 25, 1884.
iv. JAMES GRAYSON COFFEY, b. Abt. 1839; d. July 1863, Gettysburg.
92. v. MINERVA JANE COFFEY, b. December 20, 1844; d. October 10, 1934,
Buried at Nelson's Chapel Baptist Church.
93. vi. JOHN CALVIN COFFEY, b. April 30, 1848; d. February 27, 1903.
94. vii. FINLEY PATTERSON COFFEY, b. April 30, 1848; d. April 13, 1937.
95. viii. CHARLOTTE CAROLINE COFFEY, b. December 1851; d. Unknown.
27. WILLIAM3 COTTRELL, JR. (LUCY2 DAY, THOMAS1) was born November 29, 1813,
and died March 02, 1885. He married SUSANNA SHEARER March 06, 1834, daughter
of JOHN SHEARER and MARY GREENE. She was born December 10, 1818, and died June 27, 1896.
Children of WILLIAM COTTRELL and SUSANNA SHEARER are:
96. i. LUCY INNA4 COTTRELL, b. March 31, 1835; d. Unknown.
97. ii. SARAH JANE COTTRELL, b. July 1839; d. June 15, 1890.
iii. MARY COTTRELL, b. Abt. 1841; d. Abt. 1851.
Notes for MARY COTTRELL:
Note: Mary and her sister Elizabeth died the same year.
Mary was 10 years old, her sister was 8.
iv. ELIZABETH COTTRELL, b. Abt. 1843; d. Abt. 1851.
Notes for ELIZABETH COTTRELL:
Note: Her and her sister Mary died the same year. Maybe some
epidemic. Elizabeth was eight when she died.
v. JOHN COTTRELL, b. Abt. 1847; d. Abt. 1852.
Notes for JOHN COTTRELL:
Notice that he died the very next year after two sisters had died,
maybe some sort of epidemic was frantic and spreading.
vi. HANNAH C. COTTRELL, b. April 22, 1849; d. Unknown;
m. JOHN L. KIRBY; d. Unknown.
Notes for HANNAH C. COTTRELL:
98. vii. JAMES MADISON COTTRELL, b. August 1851; d. Unknown.
99. viii. REV. WILLIAM RUFUS COTTRELL, b. February 1854; d. September 12, 1932.
100. ix. MIRA M. COTTRELL, b. December 1855; d. 1932.
101. x. JULIA ETTA COTTRELL, b. March 03, 1859; d. 1940.
102. xi. MARTHA E. COTTRELL, b. October 05, 1861; d. April 09, 1932.
103. xii. THIRZA SUSAN ALICE COTTRELL, b. March 1866; d. August 25, 1929.
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