RH Simmons Biographical Notes - Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers

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Robert H. Simmons

~1823 - ??

Born in GA around 1823.
Resided in Austin, Travis County, TX in 1861 with wife and four children.

Mustered into Company I at Houston, TX on September 11, 1861.
Promoted/appointed to Assistant Regimental Commisary Sergeant by October 1861.
Acted in same capacity as Captain by April 1862.
Present in September 1862.
Promoted to Captain in commisary on Brigadier General Wharton's staff in November 1862.
Transferred or promoted to post duty in commissary department in March 1864, remaining east of the Mississippi River.

Also Identified As:
	None Identified
Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
	None Known
Parents:
	Unidentified
Siblings:
	Unknown
Spouse(s):
	Mary Walton b.
Children:
	Sally W. Simmons b. ~1848 in MS Thomas Simmons b. ~1854 in MS Nancy (Nannie) Simmons [unconfirmed] b. July 20, 1856 at Travis County, TX m. John Warmack (b. 3/20/1836, d. 3/2/1917) on January 27, 1874 in Sunflower County, MS Children: Louise Warmack (b. 9/1876, d. 1951) d. February 29, 1936 buried at TX State Cemetery, Austin, Travis County, TX I. Simmons b. ~1858 in TX
Gravesite:
	Unlocated

1830 Census - Unlocated
	Head of Houshold

1840 Census - State, County, Town, Page, (image)
	Head of Houshold

1850 Census - MS, Hancock County, Town, Page 72, Dwelling 410, Family 420, (image 4/4)
	Name	Age	Sex	Color	Occupation	Real Estate	Nativity	Student?	Illiterate?
	Robert Simmons	27	M		Collier	$400	GA
	Mary Simmons	20	F				GA
	Sally Simmons	1	F				MS
	Joseph Blunt	33	M		Collier	$400	VA
	Mary Blunt	10	F				MS

1860 Census - TX, Travis County, Austin, Precinct 6, Page 265, Dwelling 386, Family 386, (image 3/9)
	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Student?	Literate?
	R. K. Simmons	37	M		Lawyer	$10,000	$6,200	GA
	M. E. Simmons	30	F		Wife			GA
	S. W. Simmons	12	F					MS
	Thos Simmons	6	M					MS
	A. Simmons	4	F					TX
	I. Simmons	2	M					TX

Related Links:
	R. F. Bunting Letter, dated January 27, 1862 CSR: Reimbursement for W. R. Black, dated February 19, 1862 CSR: Commutation for SL Anderson (hospital), dated July 22, 1862 CSR: Commutation for SL Anderson, dated July 22, 1862 CSR: Subsistence for Scouts by SP Christian, dated July 31, 1862 CSR: Commutation Receipt for JD Cochran, September 4, 1862 B. F. Batchelor Letter, dated October 29, 1862 Claiborne's History of Terry's Texas Rangers (Part 2), New Birmingham Times 1891 "Sketch of the Famous Eighth Texas Cavalry," Confederate Veteran, May 1897, p. 194 "Terry's Texas Rangers: Monument to that Gallant Cavalry Regiment," Confederate Veteran, November 1907, p. 498
Sources:
	Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882. Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research. Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis.
Research Links:
	(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Simmons) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Simmons) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Travis County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Travis County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Travis County, TX)

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