Histories of the Martin, Wilson, Bloom, & Ahola Families
Simmons, Isaiah[1]

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Name Simmons, Isaiah Birth 23 Oct 1799 New York [2]
Gender Male Residence 1850 Westfield, Medina, Ohio, USA [2, 3]
In the household were Isaiah, his 82 year old mother, his brother and wife and two other people. His brother Simpson was living nearby. Land 1857 Westfield, Medina, Ohio, USA Isaiah owned land SW of Chippewa Lake (see map, below). Death 23 May 1867 Burial Friendsville Cemetery, Westfield Center, Medina, Ohio, USA Person ID I732 Martin-Bloom Last Modified 24 Apr 2011
Father Simmons, Jonathan Sr., b. 31 Jan 1768, Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts d. 19 May 1845, Leroy, Medina, Ohio
(Age 77 years)
Mother Gooding, Ruth, b. 20 Feb 1769, Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts d. 20 Mar 1859, Friendsville, Westfield Twp, Medina, Ohio
(Age 90 years)
Marriage 5 Nov 1790 Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts [4, 5, 6]
Documents Simmons Family Bible
Transcription by Ruth Simmons Stebbins. The Bible was purchased by Jonathan Simmons Sr. and repaired by Eliza Daniels Simmons, wife of Erastus. It was published in 1829 and probably purchased after 1832, when Jonathan Sr. moved to Ohio. Thus, at least some of the records were not made contemporaneously with the events. The oldest persons recorded, Constant and Silence Simmons, lived in Bristol, New York at the same time as their grandchildren.Histories The Simmons Family of Westfield Township, Medina Co.,Ohio by Ruth Simmons Stebbins
Part 1 outlines the relocation of several Simmons family members to Ohio and their lives there. It also includes some information on the founding of the Ohio Farmers Insurance Co., in which members of the Simmons family played roles. Part 2 was originally a separate document, but it is appended here because it provides more information on the extended Simmons family in addition to details on Erastus Simmons descendants and family life.
Ruth Stebbins sent part 1 to her cousin, Lottie Tanner Martin and Patricia Vanhoose donated part 2 to the Medina County Public Library.
Download a PDF (50 KB) of this history.
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Family ID F55 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Documents Simmons, Ruth Gooding 1850 US Census Westfield, Medina, Ohio
In dwelling 509 were: Isaiah Simmons, 51 (on prev census page); Erastus Simmons, 37; Eliza [Daniels] Simmons, 22; Ruth Simmons, 82; John Murphy, 19; Phebe Smith, 35.
In dwelling 511 were: Simpson Simmons, 43; Sally Simmons, 39; Lucretia Simmons, 17; Lydia Simmons, 13; Adoline Simmons, 8; and Joseph Horn, 23.Simmons, Isaiah, 1850 US Census Westfield, Medina, Ohio
The household was listed on two pages. Isaiah Simmons, 51, is at the bottom of this page. On the next page are Erastus Simmons, 37; Eliza Simmons, 22; Ruth Simmons, 82; John Murphy, 19; Phebe Smith, 35.Map of Medina County, Ohio, 1857
A section of the map showing parts of Westfield and LaFayette Townships. The map was drawn from actual surveys and shows the owners of properties. Large numbers are lot numbers, smaller numbers are acreage.
Headstones Simmons, Isaiah
Gravestone
Plot: Row 13
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Sources - [S10] Ruth Simmons Stebbins, Simmons Family Bible, (Photocopy of family record in the front of bible. Also typescript of same by Ruth Simmons Stebbins.).
- [S93] 1850 US Census, (National Archives and Records Administration), Westfield, Medina, Ohio; Roll: M432_709; Page: 188B; Image: 75.
- [S93] 1850 US Census, (National Archives and Records Administration), Westfield, Medina, Ohio; Roll: M432_709; Page: 188B; Image: 76.
- [S315] Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850, Dighton Marriage Intentions, Vol. 2A, p. 1a https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/rd/14014/1a/253548029.
November ye 5 1790 Jonathan Simmons & Ruth Gooding both of Dighton Entreed their Intention of Marriage - [S14] by Melvin E. Jones, Jones Hathaway Richards Gooding, (self published, 1934), p. 221.
- [S24] Ruth Simmons Stebbins, Stebbins Papers, SimmonsHandwrittenNotes.pdf.
- [S10] Ruth Simmons Stebbins, Simmons Family Bible, (Photocopy of family record in the front of bible. Also typescript of same by Ruth Simmons Stebbins.).