The Patriarch, Amos Simms was born in 1842 and died in 1909. His mother was Elizabeth Vickers born in 1820. He married Septimia Wright in 1869. She was born in November 1841 and died in 1925 in Chicago, IL.
Amos & Septimia Simms had (3) three sons and (1) one daughter:
Adeline Simms - Born in 1865 in Maryland
George Franklin Simms - March 1869 to November 6, 1942.
Married to Sophie Stevens - (5) five children were born to this union.
Arthur Joseph 1892
George F. Jr. 1896-1987
Lillian 1900
Theophlis 1909
Viola 1911
Daniel Hemmings Simms - February 10, 1872 to December 24, 1955
Married to Margaret Colter - (7) seven children were born to this union.
Eunice Venora 1897-1989
Hazel 1899-1946
Marguerite 1901-1980
Pearl Monice 1903-1977
Daniel H. Jr. 1905-1956
Julia 1908-1991
Lawrence A. 1912-1951
Amos Hoffman Simms - November 4, 1873 to June 13, 1949
Married to Idonia Radford - (6) six children were born to this union
Earl 1896
Irma 1899
Idonia 1901
Ira 1904
Nellie 1907
Alice E. 1913
Following is the 1880 Census Records:
View Record |
Name |
Parent or spouse names |
Home in
1880 (City, County, State) |
Birth Date |
Birthplace |
Relation
to Head
of House |
View |
View Record |
Amoz Simms |
Stephannie
** |
Houma, Terrebonne, Louisiana |
Abt
1846 |
Louisiana |
Self (Head) |
|
View Record |
Stephannie Simms |
Amoz |
Houma, Terrebonne, Louisiana |
Abt 1841 |
Louisiana |
Wife |
|
View Record |
Adeline Simms |
Amoz,
Stephannie |
Houma, Terrebonne, Louisiana |
Abt 1865 |
Maryland |
Daughter |
|
View Record |
George Simms |
Amoz,
Stephannie |
Houma, Terrebonne, Louisiana |
Abt 1869 |
Louisiana |
Son |
|
View Record |
Daniel Simms |
Amoz,
Stephannie |
Houma, Terrebonne, Louisiana |
Abt 1871 |
Louisiana |
Son |
|
View Record |
Amoz Simms |
Amoz,
Stephannie |
Houma, Terrebonne, Louisiana |
Abt 1874 |
Louisiana |
Son |
|
**The 1910 Census Record listed Amos Simms wife as Septimia. I am not sure if her name was Septimia or Stephannie. I could not find any other records with her name listed except 1880 and 1910. Also, there were not any other records of the daughter except in 1880. She was the oldest child.