Genealogy of George and Hazel Mullins

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Family Group Number STR(6)3#1

David Simmons and Julia Pounds

Husband’s Name                      David Monroe Simmons

Date of Birth                             October 9, 1850

Date Baptized                           September 7, 1878 Mt Zion Church, Pike Co, Ms.

Date of Marriage                      1) January, 1876

Date of Death                           December 31, 1938

Place of Burial                          Solomon Simmons Cemetery, Pike Co

Place of Residence                   Gladhurst community, Pike Co

Occupation                               Merchant, farmer, road contractor

Religion                                    Mt Zion Baptist Church

Name of other wives                 2) Rhoda Hodges, no children

Name of Father                        Solomon O Simmons

Name of Mother                       Sophronio Varnado

Wife’s Maiden Name               1) Julia Elizabeth Pounds

Date of Birth                             October 1, 1856

Date Baptized                           c1872 at Silver Creek Baptist Church

Date of Marriage                      January 1876

Date of Death                           August 3, 1886 of childbirth

Place of Burial                          Solomon Simmons Cemetery, Pike Co

Place of Residence                   Gladhurst community, Pike Co

Religion                                    Silver Creek, Bala Chitto and Mt Zion Baptist churches

Name of Father                        Daniel M Pounds

Name of Mother                       Jane

6 children in order of birth:

1.         Name                           William Howard Simmons        

            Name of spouse           Linnie Schilling, 3 children

            Birth                             February 28, 1877

            Death                           December 16, 1934

            Burial                           Silver Springs Church, Pike Co

2.         Name                           Estelle Simmons

            Birth                             June 15, 1879

            Death                           October 12, 1881

            Burial                           S O Simmons Cemetery, Pike Co

3          Name                           Lucius W Simmons

            Name of spouse           Maud Coney, one son

            Birth                             August 8, 1881

            Married                        December 29, 1903

            Death                           August 9, 1906 of typhoid fever           

4          Name                           Florence Simmons

            Birth                             April 14, 1884

            Death                           July 23, 1885

            Burial                           S O Simmons Cemetery, Pike Co

5          Name                           infant son, twin of Elizabeth

            Birth                             July 30, 1886, died same day

6          Name                           Elizabeth (Lizzie) Simmons       

            Birth                             July 30, 1886

            Death                           August 15, 1906 of typhoid fever

            Burial                           S O Simmons Cemetery, Pike Co

Family Group Number STR(6)3#2

Ross Walker and Martha Simmons

Husband’s Name                      W Ross Walker

Date of Birth                             February 22, 1842

Date of Death                           July 3, 1916

Place of Burial                          W Ross Walker Cemetery, Pike Co

Place of Residence                   Leggett community, Pike Co                

Name of other wives                 1) Sarah Jane Burris, 5 children            

Wife’s Maiden Name               2) Martha Jane Simmons

Date of Birth                             February 4, 1852

Date Baptized                           September 6, 1869 Mt Zion Church, Pike Co

Date of Death                           October 11, 1931

Place of Burial                          W Ross Walker Cemetery, Pike Co

Place of Residence                   Leggett community, Pike Co

Religion                                    Baptist

Name of Father                        Solomon O Simmons

Name of Mother                       Sophronio Varnado

5 children in order of birth:

1.         Name                           Ola Walker     

            Name of spouse           Barney Alford, one daughter

            Birth                             November 20, 1880

            Death                           January 1, 1909

            Burial                           near her parents

2.         Name                           Van C Walker

            Name of spouse           Bessie Dunnaway, one daughter

            Birth                             1882

            Death                           1952

            Burial                           Tylertown, Ms

3          Name                           B Ross Walker

            Name of spouse           Alba Brumsfield, 3 children

            Birth                             February 8, 1886

            Death                           October 28, 1946

            Burial                           Terry’s Creek Baptist Church, SE of Magnolia

4          Name                           Fleet A Walker

            Name of spouse           Jewett Allen, 2 children

            Death                           January 1979

5          Name                           Dewitt Albert Walker

            Name of spouse           Samantha Ophelia Brumfield, 2 sons

Family Group Number STR(6)3#3

Cicero Simmons and Olivia Allen

Husband’s Name                      Cicero Lafayette Simmons

Date of Birth                             August 15, 1853

Date of Death                           April 15, 1910

Place of Burial                          S O Simmons Cemetery, Pike Co

Place of Residence                   Emerald community, Pike Co

Name of Father                        Solomon O Simmons

Name of Mother                       Sophronio Varnado

Wife’s Maiden Name               Olivia Morning Allen

Date of Birth                             August 14, 1856

Date of Death                           October 21, 1919

Place of Burial                          S O Simmons Cemetery, Pike Co

Place of Residence                   Emerald community, Pike Co

Name of Father                        William M Allen

Name of Mother                       Julia Elizabeth McGehee

3 children in order of birth:

1.         Name                           Emmett W Simmons    

            Name of spouse           Annie Fortenberry, no children

            Birth                             1880

            Death                           January 31, 1952

            Burial                           Magnolia, Ms

2.         Name                           Mattie Simmons

            Name of spouse           Leslie Simmons, four children

            Burial                           S O Simmons Cemetery, Pike Co

3          Name                           Sidney L Simmons

            Name of spouse           Myra Burkhalter, 2 children

            Birth                             September 16, 1890

            Death                           June 5, 1960

Family Group Number STR(6)3#4

Charlie Simmons and Annie McDaniel

Husband’s Name                      Charles Augustus Simmons

Date of Birth                             February 2, 1855

Date of Death                           October 9, 1928

Place of Burial                          S O Simmons Cemetery, Pike Co

Place of Residence                   Emerald community, Pike Co

Religion                                    Baptist

Name of Father                        Solomon O Simmons

Name of Mother                       Sophronio Varnado

Wife’s Maiden Name               Annie McDaniel

Date of Birth                             February 23, 1864

Date of Death                           December 30, 1945

Place of Burial                          S O Simmons Cemetery, Pike Co

Place of Residence                   Emerald community, Pike Co

9 children in order of birth:

1.         Name                           Agnes Irene Simmons  

            Name of spouse           Fred E Varnado

            Birth                             December 31, 1882

            Death                           February 23, 1957

            Burial                           Mt Zion Church, Pike Co

2.         Name                           Charles Benton Simmons

            Name of spouse           1) Eva Irene Fortenberry, 3 children, 2) Nell Coney Lewis

            Birth                             January 9, 1884

            Death                           July 25, 1957

3          Name                           Bessie Simmons

            Name of spouse           1) Walter S Tate, 2 children; 2) Richard Burch, no children

            Birth                             February 7, 1886

            Death                           December 14, 1945

            Burial                           Mt Zion church, Pike Co

4          Name                           Belle Simmons

            Name of spouse           Archie Fortenberry, 8 children

            Birth                             July 19, 1888                          

            Burial                           Mt Zion Baptist Church, Pike Co

5          Name                           Lillian Simmons

            Name of spouse           Arthur M Starrett, 5 children

            Birth                             April 29, 1890

            Death                           July 25, 1954

            Burial                           Mt Zion Baptist Church, Pike Co

6          Name                           Ruth Simmons

            Name of spouse           Fleet Shepard Magee, 4 children

7          Name                           Eric W Simmons

            Name of spouse           Myrtle Varnado, 4 children

8          Name                           Jessie Emma Simmons

            Name of spouse           Russel McKee, 9 children

9          Name                           Thad Cyrus Simmons

            Name of spouse           Bettye Strickland, no children

            Inherited the Charles A Simmons home with a farm and dairy.

Family Group Number STR(6)3#5

Ed Simmons and Nan McClendon

Husband’s Name                      Edward Alexander (Ed) Simmons

Date of Birth                             November 4, 1856

Date of Marriage                      December 29, 1881

Date of Death                           November 13, 1940

Place of Burial                          S O Simmons Cemetery, Pike Co

Place of Residence                   Gladhurst community, Pike Co

Name of Father                        Solomon O Simmons

Name of Mother                       Sophronio Varnado

Wife’s Maiden Name               Annie Adelia (Nan) McClendon

Date of Birth                             November 18, 1864

Date of Death                           July 10, 1942

Place of Burial                          S O Simmons Cemetery, Pike Co

Place of Residence                   Gladhurst community, Pike Co

Name of Father                        Jack McClendon

6 children in order of birth:

1.         Name                           William Wyatt (Bill) Simmons   

            Name of spouse           Mary Allen Clark, 2 stepchildren

            Birth                             April 19, 1883

            Death                           1956

            Burial                           Cleveland, Ms

2.         Name                           Eunice Simmons

            Death                           Died at age six 

3          Name                           George Eugene (Shorty) Simmons

            Name of spouse           Alice Holden, no children

            Birth                             July 4, 1887

            Death                           May 1949

4          Name                           Myrtis Melissa Simmons

            Name of spouse           Carl Vernon Webb, 3 children

            Birth                             November 1890

            Death                           1964

            Burial                           McComb, Ms

5          Name                           Bernard Eustis Simmons

            Name of spouse           Nellie Louise Simmons, 3 children

            Birth                             May 6, 1893

            Death                           October 11, 1935 in a truck accident

            Burial                           Magnolia, Ms

Family Group Number STR(6)3#6

Will Lewis and Ann Simmons

Husband’s Name                      Daniel Willie (Will) Lewis

Date of Birth                             April 15, 1858

Date of Death                           December 13, 1935

Place of Burial                          S O Simmons Cemetery, Pike Co

Place of Residence                   Emerald community, Pike Co

Wife’s Maiden Name               Lucretia Ann Simmons

Date of Birth                             September 9, 1858

Date of Death                           February 3, 1938

Place of Burial                          S O Simmons Cemetery, Pike Co

Place of Residence                   Emerald community, Pike Co

Name of Father                        Solomon O Simmons

Name of Mother                       Sophronio Varnado

10 children in order of birth:

1.         Name                           William Clarence Lewis           

            Name of spouse           Nell Coney, 3 children

            Birth                             1883

            Death                           1947

            Burial                           Union Baptist Church, east of Magnolia, Ms.

2.         Name                           Solomon Simmons Lewis

            Name of spouse           Olive Kennedy, 1 adopted daughter

            Birth                             1885

            Death                           1950

3          Name                           Thomas Lee Lewis

            Name of spouse           Janie Berryhill

            Birth                             September 11, 1886

            Married                        June 4, 1911

            Death                           September 30, 1911 at a train crossing in Magnolia, Ms.

            Burial                           S O Simmons Cemetery, Pike Co

4          Name                           Ernest Edward Lewis

            Name of spouse           1) Myrtis Miller, 5 chn; 2) Lula McDaniel, 4 chn

            Birth                             December 17, 1887

            Death                           April 21, 1958

            Burial                           Union Baptist Church, east of Magnolia, Ms.

5          Name                           Ada Sophronio Lewis

            Name of spouse           William Jackson (Jack) Holmes, 11 children

            Married                        January 19, 1908

            Death                           February 28, 1966

            Burial                           Stony Point Church, Franklinton, La.

6          Name                           Hugh Lewis

            Name of spouse           1) Eunice G Sandifer, 2 chn; 2) Emily Sandifer

7          Name                           Samuel (Sammie) Lewis

            Name of spouse           Timmie Perkinds, 1 son

8          Name                           Price Lewis

            Birth                             January 26, 1895

            Death                           November 18, 1916

            Burial                           S O Simmons Cemetery, Pike Co

9          Name                           Estelle Lewis

            Birth                             June 30, 1897

            Death                           March 20, 1920

            Burial                           S O Simmons Cemetery, Pike Co

10        Name                           Ethel Lewis

            Name of spouse           1) Emmett Frank O’Quin, 5 chn; 2) Morris Johnson

Family Group Number STR(6)3#7

Wright Pounds and Agnes Simmons

Husband’s Name                      Daniel Wright (Wright) Pounds

Date of Birth                             March 16, 1859                                  

Date of Marriage                      November 28, 1882

Date of Death                           November 12, 1904

Place of Burial                          at the Daniel Pounds home in Pike Co

Place of Residence                   near old Bluff Springs Church, Emerald community

Name of Father                        Daniel M Pounds

Wife’s Maiden Name               Agnes Kizziah Simmons

Date of Birth                             February 25, 1860

Date of Death                           January 4, 1933

Place of Burial                          at the Daniel Pounds’ home in Pike Co

Religion                                    Baptist

Name of Father                        Solomon O Simmons

Name of Mother                       Sophronio Varnado

13 children in order of birth:

1.         Name                           Julia Annie Pounds       

            Name of spouse           Robert Lee Shoup, 9 children

            Birth                             October 8, 1883

            Married                        January 26, 1904

            Death                           April 12, 1939

            Burial                           at the Daniel Pounds’ home

2.         Name                           Joseph Solomon Pounds

            Birth                             January 29, 1885

            Death                           July 17, 1885

            Burial                           at the Daniel Pounds’ home

3          Name                           Thomas Daniel Pounds

            Birth                             January 29, 1885

            Death                           June 6, 1885

            Burial                           at the Daniel Pounds’ home

4          Name                           Benjamin Wright (Ben) Pounds

            Name of spouse           Eunice Tucker, 1 son

            Birth                             March 12, 1886

5          Name                           Lillian Sophronio (Lillie) Pounds

            Name of spouse           Iverson Paul (Ive) Allen, 3 children

            Birth                             March 5, 1887

6          Name                           Maud Olivia Pounds

            Name of spouse           J. Walter Holmes, 4 children

            Birth                             March 19, 1888                      

            Death                           1946

            Burial                           Silver Creek Baptist Church, Pike Co

7          Name                           Oscar Cicero Pounds

            Name of spouse           Lula Holmes, 10 children         

            Birth                             April 9, 1890

            Death                           February 18, 1940

            Burial                           at the Daniel Pounds’ home

8          Name                           George Eugene Pounds

            Name of spouse           Janie Statham, one daughter

            Birth                             November 8, 1891

            Death                           1947

            Burial                           Magnolia, Ms

9          Name                           William Boyd Pounds

            Birth                             May 28, 1894

            Married                        never married

            Death                           1950

10        Name                           Milton Ivy Pounds

            Name of spouse           Hazel Simmons, 3 children

            Birth                             January 30, 1896

11        Name                           Edwin Ray Pounds

            Name of spouse           Marie Kennedy, 2 children

            Birth                             March 1897

12        Name                           Mae Pounds

            Birth                             October 6, 1900

            Married                        never married

                                                Inherited old Wright Pounds home

Family Group Number STR(6)3#8

Lee Simmons and Jane Allen

Husband’s Name                      John Lee Simmons

Date of Birth                             November 1, 1861

Date of Death                           November 12, 1915

Place of Burial                          W M Allen Cemetery, Pike Co, Mississippi

Place of Residence                   Pike County, Mississippi

Name of Father                        Solomon O Simmons

Name of Mother                       Sophronio Varnado

Wife’s Maiden Name               Alice Jane Allen

Date of Birth                             September 18, 1867

Date of Death                           September 4, 1947

Place of Burial                          W M Allen Cemetery, Pike Co

Name of Father                        William M Allen

7 children in order of birth:

1.         Name                           Linda Simmons

            Name of spouse           1) Prentiss D Schilling, 9 chn; 2) Lem Q Fortenberry, no children; 3) Martin Alford, no children

            Death                           1978

2.         Name                           Ethel Simmons

            Name of spouse           William Eugene Simmons, 4 children

            Burial                           Tylertown, Ms

3          Name                           Earl Simmons

            Married                        never married, inherited the Earl Simmons home

            Death                           1964

            Burial                           Mt Zion Baptist Church, Pike Co.

4          Name                           Roy Allen Simmons

            Name of spouse           Annie Kimmons, 2 children

            Death                           August 10, 1957

5          Name                           Ralph Simmons

            Name of spouse           Cora Estess, 3 children

6          Name                           Carl Simmons

            Name of spouse           Loyce Raborn, 4 children

7          Name                           infant son

            Birth                             December 26, 1901

            Death                           January 2, 1902

           

Family Group Number STR(6)3#9

George Simmons and Sophronia Hinson

Husband’s Name                      George Johnson Simmons

Date of Birth                             July 27, 1866 in Pike County at S O Simmons home

Date of Marriage                      November 20, 1890

Date of Death                           November 17, 1941 Pike Co, Ms

Place of Burial                          S O Simmons Cemetery, Pike Co, Ms

Place of Residence                   Solomon Simmons homestead

Occupation                               Farmer

Religion                                    Baptist

Name of Father                        Solomon O Simmons

Name of Mother                       Sophronie Varnado

Wife’s Maiden Name               Sophronia Carolina Hinson

Date of Birth                             December 12, 1873

Date of Death                           August 24, 1956 in Pike Co, Ms

Place of Burial                          S O Simmons Cemetery, Pike Co, Ms

Place of Residence                   Emerald community, Pike Co

Name of Father                        William Hinson

Name of Mother                       Caroline Strickland

The children are listed in STR(5)2

9 children in order of birth:

1.         Name                           Essie May Simmons     

            Name of spouse           W. Clarence Strickland, 5 children

            Birth                             October 3, 1891 in Pike Co, Ms

            Death                           February 2, 1961 in Pike Co, Ms

2.         Name                           Carrie Lee Simmons

            Name of spouse           E. Percy Strickland, 5 children

            Birth                             June 28, 1894 in Pike Co, Ms

            Married                        December 29, 1915

            Death                           February 8, 1975 at Percy Strickland home, Pike Co

            Burial                           Bluff Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Pike Co

3          Name                           Solomon William Simmons

            Name of spouse           Lena Kennedy, 5 children

            Birth                             February 4, 1897 Pike Co, Ms

4          Name                           Hubert Henry Simmons

            Name of spouse           Althea Owens

            Birth                             August 20, 1899

5          Name                           Albert Conway Simmons

            Name of spouse           Vertile Irene (Vertis) Kennedy, 2 children

            Birth                             December 26, 1901 Pike Co

6          Name                           Clyde Monette Simmons

            Name of spouse           Eleanor Stewart

            Birth                             January 8, 1903 Pike Co

            Death                           September 28, 1959

            Burial                           S O Simmons Cemetery, Pike Co

7          Name                           Dora (Dot) Simmons

            Name of spouse           Stephen Ezelle Conerly, 5 children

            Birth                             January 18, 1906 Pike Co

8          Name                           June Irene Simmons

            Name of spouse           George Nelson Mullins, 2 children

            Birth                             July 14, 1907 in Pike Co

            Death                           December 9, 1969

            Burial                           Bluff Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Pike Co, Ms

9          Name                           George Johnson Simmons

            Name of spouse           Winnie Lucille Tate, 3 children

            Birth                             July 3, 1915 Pike County

                                                Inherited the old Solomon Simmons home


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