Simmons Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Simmons Family

13,808 Simmons records from public death, burial and census records and the old county histories, in all 12 Midwestern states we cover. Every name is a real person in the public record, and we follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

13,808Records in our database

1826Earliest birth

2Documented families

1Biographies

See the Simmons family trees →515 Simmons families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

13,808 Simmons records in our database

From public death, burial and census records across 12 Midwestern states. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how). Tap a state or a decade to narrow the list of ancestors below.

Where

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When they were born

Most records: Missouri (4,028 of 13,808)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Sone Ausust Simmons, born 1826, Guthrie County, Iowa

Most common first names

William308 James307 Mary294 John283 Robert281 Charles227 George178 Helen127 Dorothy108 Ruth104 Richard101 Harold99

Documented families

Simmons families we have traced

Written from county histories and public records, every fact cited. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

Family records from county histories (2)

Eliphalet B. Simmons 1773 to 1836Huron County, OhioStarts: Edward Simmons, from Bristol county, MassachusettsMost recent: Harlon E. Simmons, Charles B. Simmons, Albert Simmons Harlon E. Simmons b. 1798Huron County, OhioStarts: Eliphalet B. Simmons, from Rehoboth, Bristol county, MassachusettsMost recent: Alonzo L. Simmons

The earliest Simmonss in the county histories

S. SimmonsBorn 1805Child of Jonathan Simmons and Ruth (Gooding) SimmonsMedina County, Ohio Thomas SimmonsBorn 1807Child of Moses Simmons and Elizabeth SimmonsDubois County, Indiana Benjamin L. SimmonsBorn 1815Switzerland County, Indiana R. M. SimmonsBorn 1819Nodaway County, Missouri Nathan SimmonsBorn 1825, Worthington townshipChild of Thomas SimmonsKnox County, Ohio Francis Armstrong SimmonsBorn 1830Buchanan County, Missouri

Family trees from the public record

515 Simmons families: parents, brothers and sistersFrom state birth and death indexes, county histories and old newspapers, most recent deaths first

In old newspapers

50 Simmons death notices, 1837 to 1925Obituaries and funeral notices from Midwest papers scanned by the Library of Congress, with the original pages

In the county history family index

49 Simmons people in 38 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (1)

Francis W. SimmonsBorn 1854 · Wapello County, Iowa

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Common questions

Simmons genealogy: FAQ

Where were Simmons ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 13,808 Simmons records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Missouri (4,028), then Illinois (2,060) and Ohio (1,960).

How far back does the Simmons family tree go?

The earliest Simmons birth in our database is 1826: Sone Ausust Simmons, Guthrie County, Iowa. We have pieced together 515 Simmons family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Simmons family members listed here?

Not knowingly. We follow set rules to leave living people out of our public pages. If you find a living relative listed here, email us and we will take the record down.

Is this my Simmons family?

Maybe. Many people share a name, so treat any match as a possible match until the dates and places line up with what you know about your family. Every person here links to their own page with the details, and we can trace your line for you.