John B. simmons

Male1840–15 May 1862

Brief Life History of John B.

When John B. simmons was born in 1840, in Arkansas, United States, his father, Thomas Simmons, was 23 and his mother, Barbara S Grinder, was 21. He lived in Greenfield, Poinsett, Arkansas, United States in 1850. He died on 15 May 1862, at the age of 22.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Simmons
1817–1880
Barbara S Grinder
1820–
John B. simmons
1840–1862
Henry C Simmons
1845–1913
Mary Simmons
1846–
Joseph Grinder Simmons
1847–
James T Simmons
1849–
Wesley Simmons
1854–1870
George W Simmons
1857–1870

Sources (1)

  • John Simmons in household of Thomas Simmons, "United States Census, 1850"

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Siblings (7)

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World Events (3)

1846

Age 6

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1861

Age 21

Arkansas supplied an estimated 50,000 men to the Confederate Army andabout 15,000 to the Union Army.

1862 · Battle of Pea Ridge

Age 22

By the time the Battle of Pea Ridge happened the Union forces had pushed Confederates through Missouri and Arkansas. This battle was important in securing Missouri for the Union and opening Arkansas for the Union.

Name Meaning

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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