Last Updated: January 17, 2021

Otey Taylor Simmons Family

(2 known wives)

 

1. Simmons, Otey Taylor

Parents: Thomas W. & Delilah (Booth) Simmons.

1818 Birth: 9-15-1818 Floyd Co., VA.

I1850 Marriage #1: Otey T. Simmons m. 1st Rachael Agnew 01-02-1850 Floyd Co., VA by Michael Howry. She d/o Samuel Agnew per bond.

1850 Floyd Co., VA, H704: Otey Simmons, 31 yo w/m farmer, b. Floyd, $2000, HOH.

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Floyd Court House PO, H343:

…… Simmons, Otey T. 41 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $6000/1558, HOH.

……… Rachiel 29 yo w/f, b. VA.

……… Octava G. L. 9 yo w/f, b. VA, school.

……… Flournoy W. 8 yo w/m, b. VA, school.

……… Jas C. T. 2 yo w/m, b. VA.

……… Wm B. 1 yo w/m, b. VA.

…… Sumner, Eli 13 yo w/m, b. VA, school.

1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Jacksonville Twp, H116:

…… Simmons, Otey T. 50 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $6000/500, HOH.

……… Flournoy 19 yo w/m, b. VA, on farm, school.

……… Charles Taylor 11 yo w/m, b. VA, on farm, school.

……… Norah 6 yo w/f, b. VA.

…… Burnett, Sophia 52 yo w/f housekeeper, b. VA, $0/100, cannot read or write. [burnett]

I1873 Marriage #2: Otey T. Simmons m. 2nd Priscilla Harris 06-19-1873 at Otey T. Simmons', Floyd Co., VA by Wilson H. Dodd. He 53 yo widowed w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Thomas & Delilah Simmons. She 27 yo single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Nancy Harris.

Priscilla Margaret Harris, d/o Nancy Harris. [harris1] 

1880 Floyd Co., VA, Jacksonville District, H353:

______ Simmons, Otey 61 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, HOH.

_________ Priscilla 35 yo wife, b. VA.

1890 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District:

______ Simmons, Otey T. 72 yo.

_________ Priscilla 43 yo.

1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District 10, H139:

…… Simmons, Oty T. 81 yo widowed w/m farmer, b. Sep 1818 VA, parents b. VA, rents farm, HOH.

………… Thomas J. 23 yo single son, b. July 1876 VA, parents b. VA, farm laborer.

………… Ezra J. 21 yo single son, b. June 1878 VA, parents b. VA, farm laborer.

………… Acenith 17 yo daughter, b. Jan 1883 VA, parents b. VA, school.

………… Percy 9 yo son, b. May 1891 VA, parents b. VA, school.

1906 Death: 1-25-1906.

1906 Burial:

...+ Simmons, Rachel

Parents: Samuel W. & Susan (Preston) Agnew.

1829 Birth: 7-22-1829 Floyd Co., VA.

1850 Floyd Co., VA, H704: Rachel 20 yo w/f, b. Floyd.

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with husband Otey Taylor Simmons.

1866 Death: 7-25-1866 Floyd Co., VA. COD: flux. Age: 38y.

1866 Burial:

...2. Simmons, Octavia G. Leah

Parents: Otey Taylor & 1st wife Rachel (Agnew) Simmons.

1850 Birth: 10-11-1850 Floyd Co., VA.

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

i1867 Marriage #1: Octava Simmons m. Harvey Dickerson 03-07-1867 at Otey Simmons', Floyd Co., VA by Wilson H. Dodd. He 28 yo single farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Morel R. & Oney Dickerson. She single 16 yo, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Otey T. & Rachael Simmons.

Harvey Dickerson, b. 2-16-1839 Floyd Co., VA, d. 5-15-1912 Floyd Co., VA, s/o Morel R. & Oney (Morricle) Dickerson. [Dickerson_MoralR_Naomi]

1933 Death: 9-11-1933 Floyd Co., VA.

1933 Burial: on the Dickerson home farm, Floyd Co., VA.

...2. Simmons, Flournoy W.

Parents: Otey Taylor & 1st wife Rachel (Agnew) Simmons.

1852 Birth: 1852 Floyd Co., VA.

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1870 Floyd Co., VA, Jacksonville Twp, H116:

Marriage #1: Flournory m. Silvia C. Jones.

1880 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District, H50: F. W. Simmons, 28 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, HOH.

1890 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District: F. W. Simmons, 38 yo.

......+ Simmons, Silvia C.

Parents:

1859 Birth: abt 1859 VA.

1880 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District, H50: Silva C. 21 yo wife, b. VA.

1890 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District: Silvia C. 31 yo.

......3. Simmons, Mollie G.

Parents: Flournoy W. & Silvia C. (Jones) Simmons.

1877 Birth: abt 1877 VA.

1880 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District, H50: Malla G. 3 yo daughter, b. VA.

1890 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District: Mollie G. 13 yo.

......3. Simmons, Mary Rachel

Parents: Flournoy W. & Silvia C. (Jones) Simmons.

1879 Birth: Feb 1879 VA. (src: 1900 Census)

1879 Birth: 3-11-1879 VA. (src: death record)

1880 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District, H50: Mary R. 1 yo daughter, b. VA.

1890 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District: Mary R. 11 yo.

1898 Marriage #1: Mary R. Simmons m. Geo. P. Mitchell 11-8-1898 Montgomery Co., VA. He 22 yo, s/o H. T. & Martha Mitchell. She 18 yo, d/o F. W. & S. Simmons.

George Preston Mitchell, s/o Henry Thomas & Martha J. (Howery) Mitchell. [mitchell]

1959 Death:  4-5-1959 Baltimore Pike, Lima, Delaware Co., PA.

Mary Rachel Mitchell, 80 yo married w/f, b. Mar 11, 1879 VA. Spouse: George P. Mitchell. Father: F. W. Simmins. Mother: Sylvia Jones. Informant: E. G. Mitchell of Lima, PA. COD; hepatic coma, carcinomatosis; pancreatic cancer. Burial: Oxford Cemetery, Oxford, Chester Co., PA.

1959 Burial: Oxford Cemetery, Oxford, Chester Co., PA.

......3. Simmons, Cora E.

Parents: Flournoy W. & Silvia C. (Jones) Simmons.

1880 Birth: 4-15-1880 Floyd Co., VA.

1880 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District, H50: Cora 7/12 daughter, b. VA.

1890 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District: Kora E. 11 yo.

......3. Simmons, Millie M.

Parents: Flournoy W. & Silvia C. (Jones) Simmons.

1883 Birth: abt 1883 VA.

1890 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District: Millie M. 7 yo.

......3. Simmons, Silva S.   

Parents: Flournoy W. & Silvia C. (Jones) Simmons.

1885 Birth: abt 1885 VA.

1890 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District: Silva S. 5 yo.

......3. Simmons, Lelia C.

Parents: Flournoy W. & Silvia C. (Jones) Simmons.

1888 Birth: abt 1888 VA.

1890 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District: Lelia C. 2 yo.

...2. Simmons, James Charles T.

Parents: Otey Taylor & 1st wife Rachel (Agnew) Simmons.

1857 Birth: 10-1857 Floyd Co., VA.

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1870 Floyd Co., VA, Jacksonville Twp, H116:

1880 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District, H50: Charles T. 21 yo single brother, b. VA, F. W. Simmons HOH.

I1883 Marriage #1: Charles T. Simmons m. Mittie E. Hatcher 12-25-1883 at Edwin C. Hatcher's, Floyd Co., VA by Amos Dickerson. He 24 yo single w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Otey T. & Rachel Simmons. She 19 yo single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Edwin C. & Emma Hatcher.

1890 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District: Charles T. Simmons, 33 yo HOH.

1900 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District 10, H221: Charles T. Simmons, 42 yo farmer, b. Oct 1857 VA, m. 16y, mortgaged farm, HOH.

......+ Simmons, Mittie E.

Parents: Edward Cornelius “Edwin” & Delila Emeline (Lester) Hatcher. [hatcher]

1865 Birth: 1-1865 VA.

1890 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District: Mittie 24 yo.

1900 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District 10, H221: Mittie 35 yo wife, b. Jan 1865 VA, 7 children with 7 living.

......3. Simmons, Imogene

Parents: James Charles T.& Mittie E. (Hatcher) Simmons.

1885 Birth: 7-1885 VA.

1890 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District: Imogene 5 yo.

1900 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District 10, H221: Imogene 14 yo daughter, b. July 1885 VA.

......3. Simmons, Zora A.

Parents: James Charles T.& Mittie E. (Hatcher) Simmons.

1887 Birth: 9-1887 VA.

1890 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District: Zora A. 3 yo.

1900 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District 10, H221: Zora A. 12 yo daughter, b. Sep 1887 VA.

......3. Simmons, Edwin M.

Parents: James Charles T.& Mittie E. (Hatcher) Simmons.

1890Birth: 1-1890 VA.

1890 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District: Edwin M. 5 mo.

1900 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District 10, H221: Edwin M. 10 yo son, b. Jan 1890 VA.

......3. Simmons, Otey F.

Parents: James Charles T.& Mittie E. (Hatcher) Simmons.

1892 Birth: 3-1892 VA.

1900 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District 10, H221: Otey F. 8 yo son, b. Mar 1892 VA.

......3. Simmons, Romeo

Parents: James Charles T.& Mittie E. (Hatcher) Simmons.

1894 Birth: 3-1894 VA.

1900 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District 10, H221: Romeo 6 yo son, b. Mar 1894 VA.

......3. Simmons, Dells

Parents: James Charles T.& Mittie E. (Hatcher) Simmons.

1896 Birth: 3-1896 VA.

1900 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District 10, H221: Dells 4 yo daughter, b. Mar 1896 VA.

......3. Simmons, Charles T.

Parents: James Charles T.& Mittie E. (Hatcher) Simmons.

1899 Birth: 5-1899 VA.

1900 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District 10, H221: Charles T. 1 yo son, b. May 1899 VA.

...2. Simmons, William B.

Parents: Otey Taylor & 1st wife Rachel (Agnew) Simmons.

1859 Birth: abt 1859 Floyd Co., VA.

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1866 Death: 7-5-1866 Floyd Co., VA, of flux, 7 yo.

1866 Burial:

...2. Simmons, Cary N.

Parents: Otey Taylor & 1st wife Rachel (Agnew) Simmons.

1861 Birth: 10-30-1861 Floyd Co., VA.

1861 Death: 11-19-1861 Floyd Co., VA, of fever.

1861 Burial:

...2. Simmons, Nora

Parents: Otey Taylor & 1st wife Rachel (Agnew) Simmons.

1862 Birth: abt 1862 VA.

1870 Floyd Co., VA, Jacksonville Twp, H116:

1880 Floyd Co., VA, Jacksonville District, H353: Nora 18 yo daughter, b. VA.

I1888 Marriage #1: Nora Simmons m. William H. Harris 03-15-1888 at Noah R. Boothe's, Floyd Co., VA by Noah R. Boothe. He 31 yo single w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Nancy Harris. She 22 yo single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Otey T. & Rachel Simmons.

William H. Harris, s/o Nancy Harris. [harris2]

...2. Simmons, Matilda E.

Parents: Otey Taylor & 2nd wife Priscilla/Margaret (Harris) Simmons.

1873 Birth: 4-1873 Floyd Co., VA.

1880 Floyd Co., VA, Jacksonville District, H353: Matilda E. 7 yo daughter, b. VA.

1890 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District: Matilda 16 yo.

i1896 Marriage #1: Tilda E. Simmons m. John D. Thompson 10-18-1896 at Otey T. Simmons', Floyd Co., VA by Amos Dickerson. He 21 yo single w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o A.T. & Mary F. Thompson. She 23 yo single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Otey T. & Margaret Simmons.

John D. Thompson, s/o Andrew Thomas & Mary Frances (Trail) Thompson. [thompson_Randolph_Catherine]

...2. Simmons, Thomas J.

Parents: Otey Taylor & 2nd wife Priscilla/Margaret (Harris) Simmons.

1876 Birth: 7-1876 VA.

1880 Floyd Co., VA, Jacksonville District, H353: Thomas J. 4 yo son, b. VA.

1890 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District: Thos J. 13 yo.

1900 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District 10, H139:

...2. Simmons, George

Parents: Otey Taylor & 2nd wife Priscilla/Margaret (Harris) Simmons.

1878 Birth: abt 1878 VA.

1880 Floyd Co., VA, Jacksonville District, H353: George 2 yo son, b. VA.

...2. Simmons, Ezra

Parents: Otey Taylor & 2nd wife Priscilla/Margaret (Harris) Simmons.

1878 Birth: 6-1878 VA.

1880 Floyd Co., VA, Jacksonville District, H353: Ezra 4/12 son, b. February VA.

1890 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District: Ezra J. 9 yo.

1900 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District 10, H139:

...2. Simmons, Acenith

Parents: Otey Taylor & 2nd wife Priscilla/Margaret (Harris) Simmons.

1883 Birth: 1-13-1883 Floyd Co., VA.

1890 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District: Acenath 7 yo.

1900 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District 10, H139:

I1901 Marriage #1: Acenith Simmons m. Henry W. Starr 11-26-1901 at O.T. Simmons', Floyd Co., VA by Henry Reed, Minister of the German Baptist Church. He 21 yo single w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o A.V. & Charella Starr. She 19 yo single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o O.T. & Priscilla Simmons.

Henry W. Starr, s/o Austin Valentine & Charlotte Ellen (Hylton) Starr. [starr]

...2. Simmons, Otey T.

Parents: Otey Taylor & 2nd wife Priscilla/Margaret (Harris) Simmons.

1889 Birth: abt 1889 VA.

1890 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District: Otey T. 1 yo.

...2. Simmons, Percy Ottie

Parents: Otey Taylor & 2nd wife Priscilla/Margaret (Harris) Simmons.

1891 Birth: 5-25-1891 Floyd Co., VA.

1900 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District 10, H139:

Burnette, Sophia A.

b. abt 1818 VA.

1870 Floyd Co., VA, Jacksonville Twp, H116:

End Otey Taylor Bishop – 2 known wives.