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James H. Simmons

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Born: 15 Feb 1801 in North Carolina, USA
Married: Eda Sparks on 18 Jan 1828 at Lawrence, MS
Died:15 Apr 1879; Collin County, TX, buried at Fitzhugh Cemetery Lucas, Collin County, TX

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Siblings  James H. Simmons
Children  John Simmons James J Simmons George Washington Simmons Elizabeth Jane "Betty" Simmons 

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Biographical information was last updated: October 11, 2026.

Son of Jesse and Charity Simmons, Husband of Edith Arminda Sparks, whom he married on 18 Jan 1828 in Lawrence, Mississippi.
 
Children:
Sarah Simmons
Edith Ann Simmons
William Fielder Simmons
John T. Simmons
James J. Simmons
George Washington Simmons
Mary Ann Simmons
Martha Ann Simmons
Elizabeth Jane Simmons
Susan Margaret Simmons
Frances Eliza Simmons
 
James H. Simmons tombstones:
 
James H. Simmons tombstone
James H. Simmons tombstone
 
The inscription on James tombstone reads:
One thing have I desired of the Lord that will I seek after
That I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my
life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in his
Temple.
 

References

Last data update: Oct 11, 2026

Find A Grave internet website for grave markers, www.findagrave.com/memorial/10703381/james_h-simmons Citation post date: 2026-10-11

Personal genealogical research information and notes provided by James E. Sutton III, Citation post date: 2026-10-11

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