Southwest Virginia & Stokes County, NC
1. | Willie Frances Simmons was born in in Tazewell County, Virginia (daughter of Jesse Franklin Simmons and Lucinda Belle Lawson). Family/Spouse: Paul Lawson. Paul (son of John W. Lawson and Carrie A. Hess) was born in 1903 in Tazewell County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
2. | Jesse Franklin Simmons was born in 1876 in Stokes County, North Carolina (son of Milton Thomas Simmons and Elizabeth Augusta Simmons); died on 01 Dec 1965 in Martinsville, Virginia; was buried in Simmons Cemetery, Raven, Virginia. Jesse married Lucinda Belle Lawson on 01 Jun 1899 in Tazewell County, Virginia. Lucinda (daughter of Tucker K. Lawson Jr. and Lucinda R. Hill) was born on 15 June 1885 in Patrick, Virginia, USA; died in 1960 in Tazewell County, Virginia; was buried in 1960 in Simmons Cemetery, Raven, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Lucinda Belle Lawson was born on 15 June 1885 in Patrick, Virginia, USA (daughter of Tucker K. Lawson Jr. and Lucinda R. Hill); died in 1960 in Tazewell County, Virginia; was buried in 1960 in Simmons Cemetery, Raven, Virginia. Notes: Died:
|
4. | Milton Thomas Simmons was born in 1850 in Stokes County, North Carolina (son of John F. Simmons and Martha Jane Abbott "Jane" Smith). Milton married Elizabeth Augusta Simmons. Elizabeth was born in 1851 in Stokes County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Elizabeth Augusta Simmons was born in 1851 in Stokes County, North Carolina.
|
6. | Tucker K. Lawson Jr. was born on 1 Sep 1846 in Stokes County, North Carolina (son of Tucker Lawson Sr. and Elizabeth "Betty" Lankford); died on 5 Sep 1928 in Tazewell County, Virginia; was buried on 7 Sep 1924 in Smith Cemetery, Red Root Ridge, Tazewell County, Virginia. Other Events:
Notes: confederate veterans roster of Tazewell: Tucker married Lucinda R. Hill on 27 Dec 1863 in Stokes County, North Carolina. Lucinda (daughter of Thomas Hill and Louisa Lankford) was born on 13 Sep 1848 in Stokes County, North Carolina; died on 19 Feb 1929 in Tazewell County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
7. | Lucinda R. Hill was born on 13 Sep 1848 in Stokes County, North Carolina (daughter of Thomas Hill and Louisa Lankford); died on 19 Feb 1929 in Tazewell County, Virginia. Other Events:
Notes: Died:
|
8. | John F. Simmons (son of Unknown Simmons). John married Martha Jane Abbott "Jane" Smith. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
9. | Martha Jane Abbott "Jane" Smith
|
12. | Tucker Lawson Sr. was born in 1803 in Stokes County, North Carolina (son of Thomas Lawson and Celia Hall); died in Mar 1866 in Stokes County, North Carolina. Other Events:
Notes: Birth: Tucker married Elizabeth "Betty" Lankford in 1825 in Stokes County, North Carolina. Elizabeth (daughter of Wesley "West" Lankford and Docia) was born in 1810 in Stokes County, North Carolina; died on 04 Jun 1862 in Stokes County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
13. | Elizabeth "Betty" Lankford was born in 1810 in Stokes County, North Carolina (daughter of Wesley "West" Lankford and Docia); died on 04 Jun 1862 in Stokes County, North Carolina. Notes: Died:
|
14. | Thomas Hill was born in 1816 in Halifax, Virginia, United States (son of William Hill and Jane Juson); died on 14 May 1890 in Stokes County, North Carolina. Other Events:
Notes: There is a notation in "Cemetery Records of Rockingham and Stokes Counties, North Carolina Volume III" showing Pvt. Thomas Hill (1815) of the NC Troops, Confederate States Army is buried in the County Home Cemetery. This cemetery is located in Meadows township on County Home Rd. #1706 off Hwy 89 near Danbury. (July 28, 1998- Ralph and I visited this area and found County Home Road. The old County Home is not standing, and the site is not marked. The county librarians did not know the exact location of the cemetery, and we were not able to find it the day we visited.) The librarians stated to me that the County Home was "like a rest home for folks who could not be cared for at home. "There is a story passed down by the descendants of William Snider Hill, Thomas' son, that Thomas and Louisa were living apart because they were having a hard time financially. Thomas was living with William and Janey, and Louisa was living with one of their children nearby. Thomas was taking coffee to Louisa one day when he collapsed on the road. He didn't have any identification when he was found, so he was taken to the county home where he died. The sad thing is that he was always afraid he would die in the poor house. - Pamela Hill Smith Thomas married Louisa Lankford on 3 Nov 1832 in Stokes County, North Carolina. Louisa (daughter of ? Lankford and ?) was born in 1816 in North Carolina; died in 1891 in Stokes County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
15. | Louisa Lankford was born in 1816 in North Carolina (daughter of ? Lankford and ?); died in 1891 in Stokes County, North Carolina. Notes: Birth:
|
We make every effort to document our research. If you have something you would like to add, please contact us.