Brief Life History of Jane
When Jane Simmons was born in 1833, in Arkansas, United States, her father, John P Simmons, was 22 and her mother, Mahulda "Hulda" Grinder, was 21. She lived in Greenfield, Poinsett, Arkansas, United States in 1850.
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- Jane Simmons, "United States Census, 1850"
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1834
Historical Boundaries: 1834: Lawrence, Arkansas Territory, United States 1834: Greene, Arkansas Territory, United States 1836: Greene, Arkansas, United States 1838: Poinsett, Arkansas, United States
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1864 · Skirmish at Benton
Confederate forces in Arkansas began an invasion of Missouri, while other Confederate sources probed the line around Little Rock. On July 6, 1864 the fourth Arkansas Cavalry tried to break the line around Little Rock one soldier was killed, eight were wounded, three went missing from the Union side and four were killed and six wounded from the Confederate side.
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English (southeastern): variant of Simon , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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