The SIMMONS/SPILLERS/SHINN/HOGUE Families of Texas:Information about John Calvin Simmons
John Calvin Simmons (b. 13 May 1846, d. 05 Jun 1903)
Notes for John Calvin Simmons:
John C. had to commit his wife, Christain, because of lunacy.He later commited suicide by self-inflicted gunshot wound on June 5, 1903.Christain died just a few months later in October.
John C. Simmons is buried in the Waelder City Cemetery.The initials W.O.W. appear on his tombstone.This appears to stand for Woodmen of the World, a fraternal society.
Tombstone reads:
Erected By the Woodmen
of the World
J.C. Simmons
Born May 13, 1846
Died June 5, 1903
He who liveth in the Lord
dieth in the Lord
Blessed be the name of the Lord
More About John Calvin Simmons:
Burial: Waelder City Cemetery.
More About John Calvin Simmons and Christian Eason:
Marriage: 05 Dec 1869
Children of John Calvin Simmons and Christian Eason are:
- William Jackson Simmons, b. 08 Oct 1870, Oakland, Colorado County, Texas.
- +Mary Lenna Simmons, b. 29 Mar 1872, Oakland, Colorado County, Texas, d. 06 May 1925, Gonzales, Texas916.
- Carl Simmons, b. 27 Aug 1875, Lavaca County, Texas, d. 27 Aug 1875, Lavaca County, Texas.
- +Katie Lee Ola Simmons, b. 11 Aug 1876, Oakland, Colorado County, Texas, d. 24 Nov 1959, Inyo, California917.
- John Eason Simmons, b. 16 Oct 1878, Oakland, Colorado County, Texas.
- Agnes Blanch Simmons, b. 08 Mar 1880, Oakland, Texas, d. 26 Jul 1920, Miles City, Montana.
- +Benjamin Franklin Simmons, b. 16 Dec 1882, Oakland, Colorado County, Texas, d. 28 Jan 1940, Los Angeles, Califronia917.
- Calvin Simmons, b. 05 Jun 1885, Oakland, Colorado County, Texas, d. 10 Jun 1885, Oakland, Colorado County, Texas.
- +Eldon Burns Simmons, b. 23 Jan 1886, Oakland, Colorado County, Texas, d. 29 Dec 1934, Downs, Osborne, Kansas918.
- +Leonard Laurimer Simmons, b. 15 Feb 1891, Waeldar, Gonzales Co. Texas, d. 15 Jul 1949, Los Angeles, California919.