Generation No. 1

      1.  James Alfred Simmons, born March 04, 1906; died December 09, 1979.  He was the son of 2. Doctor Eve Simmons and 3. Elizabeth Mabel (Mamie) Stone.  He married (1) Pearlie Mabel Thomerson June 09, 1935.  She was born August 18, 1902, and died January 1995 in Murfreesboro, TN.  She was the daughter of John Wilson Thomerson and Sarah Anne Reddick.

More About James Alfred Simmons:

Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery, Nashville, TN

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Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery, Nashville, TN

Generation No. 2

      2.  Doctor Eve Simmons, born October 17, 1873; died January 05, 1959.  He was the son of 4. James Madison Simmons and 5. Mary Louinza Sullivan.  He married 3. Elizabeth Mabel (Mamie) Stone December 28, 1899.

      3.  Elizabeth Mabel (Mamie) Stone.  She was the daughter of  6. Alfred G. Stone and 7. Tabitha Elizabeth Thomerson.

Children of Doctor Simmons and Elizabeth Stone are:

      1            i.           James Alfred Simmons, born March 04, 1906; died December 09, 1979; married Pearlie Mabel Thomerson June 09, 1935.

                    ii.           Chesley Lee Simmons, born February 05, 1901.

                   iii.           Gustine Elizabeth Simmons, born October 03, 1903.

                   iv.           Duncan Eve Simmons, born July 22, 1909.

                   v.           Mary Lou Simmons, born January 13, 1911.

                   vi.           Edward Benton Simmons, born March 31, 1918.

Generation No. 3

      4.  James Madison Simmons, born July 18, 1842 in Macon County, TN; died January 17, 1905 in Macon County, TN.  He was the son of 8. Hiram Simmons and 9. Martha Meador.  He married 5. Mary Louinza Sullivan March 04, 1869.

      5.  Mary Louinza Sullivan  She was the daughter of 10. James Sullivan and 11. Nancy Weems.

More About James Madison Simmons:

Burial: Pisgah Cemetery, Macon County, TN

Military service: Confederate Civil War soldier

Other Names: James Madison (Matterson) Simmons

Residence: The family lived in Macon County, TN near Lafayette

More About Mary Louinza Sullivan:

Burial: Pisgah Cemetery, Macon County, TN

Children of James Simmons and Mary Sullivan are:

      2            i.           Doctor Eve Simmons, born October 17, 1873; died January 05, 1959; married Elizabeth Mabel (Mamie) Stone December 28, 1899.

                    ii.           Lawson Simmons, born July 18, 1870; died July 22, 1935; married (1) Mary Etta Gray; married (2) Mary Walker.

                   iii.           Camie Hatton Simmons, born November 22, 1872; died December 07, 1962.

                   iv.           William Price Simmons, born August 12, 1875; died December 29, 1943.

                   v.           Ida Perry Simmons, born June 11, 1877; died July 07, 1950.

                   vi.           Dennis Petret Simmons, born October 02, 1881; died July 07, 1953.

                  vii.           Claude Josephus Simmons, born October 12, 1883.

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Burial: February 12, 1968

                 viii.           Nellie Beldon Simmons, born May 04, 1887; died January 1984.

                   ix.           Avery Benton Simmons, born June 02, 1890; died April 26, 1964; married Alice Burnley.

      6.  Alfred G. Stone  He married 7. Tabitha Elizabeth Thomerson.

      7.  Tabitha Elizabeth Thomerson, born December 25, 1850.  She was the daughter of 14. George Thomerson and 15. Amanda? Gross.

Child of Alfred Stone and Tabitha Thomerson is:

      3            i.           Elizabeth Mabel (Mamie) Stone, married Doctor Eve Simmons December 28, 1899.

Generation No. 4

      8.  Hiram Simmons, born September 18, 1802 in Bedford County, VA; died October 21, 1869 in Macon County, TN.  He was the son of Thomas (Long Tom) Simmons and Lucie Basham.  He married 9. Martha Meador December 28, 1828 in Smith County, TN.

      9.  Martha Meador  She was the daughter of Jobe Meador and Martha Wood.

More About Hiram Simmons:

Burial: Simmons Cemetery, Westmoreland, TN

Children of Hiram Simmons and Martha Meador are:

      4            i.           James Madison Simmons, born July 18, 1842 in Macon County, TN; died January 17, 1905 in Macon County, TN; married Mary Louinza Sullivan March 04, 1869.

                    ii.           Susanna Francis Simmons, born May 12, 1830 in Macon County, TN; died August 02, 1869 in Macon County, TN; married Daniel R. Hammack.

                   iii.           Elisha Washington Simmons, born November 27, 1831 in Sumner County, TN; died 1923; married Sarah Malinda Alvis March 25, 1852.

More About Elisha Washington Simmons:

Burial: Maple Hill Cemetery

Military service: Company B, 1st TN Regiment Confederate under Nathan Bedford Forrest

                   iv.           Perry Albert Simmons, born December 01, 1833 in Sumner County, TN; died October 03, 1875 in Missouri; married Martha Woodcock.

More About Perry Albert Simmons:

Military service: Civil War-Union

Occupation: Methodist Minister

                   v.           Calvin Green Simmons, born February 18, 1835 in Macon County, TN; died March 16, 1907 in Macon County, TN; married Gilla Harriet Hammack September 06, 1866 in Macon County, TN.

More About Calvin Green Simmons:

Burial: Simmons Cemetery, Westmoreland, TN

Military service: Company B, 1st TN Regiment Confederate under Nathan Bedford Forrest

Property: His bible is owned by Samuel Simmons of Hendersonville, TN

More About Gilla Harriet Hammack:

Burial: Simmons Cemetery, Macon County, TN

                   vi.           Edmond Riley Simmons, born October 23, 1836 in Macon County, TN; died May 22, 1924 in Harris, Sullivan County, MO; married (1) Naomi Julia Meador 1856; married (2) Elizabeth Grandstaff October 24, 1920.

More About Edmond Riley Simmons:

Military service: Civil War-Union

Sickness: Liver cancer

      10.  James Sullivan  He was the son of Daniel Sullivan.  He married 11. Nancy Weems.

      11.  Nancy Weems

Child of James Sullivan and Nancy Weems is:

      5            i.           Mary Louinza Sullivan, married James Madison Simmons March 04, 1869.

      14.  George Thomerson  He married 15. Amanda? Gross.

      15.  Amanda? Gross

Children of George Thomerson and Amanda? Gross are:

                    i.           Jasper Newt Thomerson, born January 01, 1849; married (1) Sarah Alice Bell; born July 10, 1855; died January 13, 1896; married (2) Mary Elizabeth Hall; born April 07, 1868; died September 10, 1945.

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Burial: Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Bethpage TN

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Burial: Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Bethpage TN

                    ii.           William Thomerson

                   iii.           John Adams Thomerson, born October 12, 1846; married Mary Elizabeth ? October 11, 1877; born November 15, 1845; died May 18, 1904.

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Burial: Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Bethpage TN

      7           iv.           Tabitha Elizabeth Thomerson, born December 25, 1850; married Alfred G. Stone.

                   v.           Lucy Thomerson, born September 20, 1852; married Wilson Leath.

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Burial: Eula Cemetery, Macon County, TN