Histories of the Martin, Wilson, Bloom, & Ahola Families

Simmons, Isaiah[1]

Male 1799 - 1867  (67 years)


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  • Name Simmons, Isaiah 
    Birth 23 Oct 1799  New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1850  Westfield, Medina, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Isaiah owned land SW of Chippewa Lake (see map, below). 
    Death 23 May 1867 
    Burial Friendsville Cemetery, Westfield Center, Medina, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I732  Martin-Bloom
    Last Modified 24 Apr 2011 

    Father Simmons, Jonathan Sr.,   b. 31 Jan 1768, Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 May 1845, Leroy, Medina, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Gooding, Ruth,   b. 20 Feb 1769, Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Mar 1859, Friendsville, Westfield Twp, Medina, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Marriage 5 Nov 1790  Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6
    Documents
    Simmons Family Bible
    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
    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

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - In the household were Isaiah, his 82 year old mother, his brother and wife and two other people. His brother Simpson was living nearby. - 1850 - Westfield, Medina, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - Isaiah owned land SW of Chippewa Lake (see map, below). - 1857 - Westfield, Medina, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Friendsville Cemetery, Westfield Center, Medina, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Documents
    Simmons, Ruth Gooding 1850 US Census Westfield, Medina, Ohio
    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
    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
    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
    Simmons, Isaiah
    Gravestone
    Plot: Row 13

  • Sources 
    1. [S10] Ruth Simmons Stebbins, Simmons Family Bible, (Photocopy of family record in the front of bible. Also typescript of same by Ruth Simmons Stebbins.).

    2. [S93] 1850 US Census, (National Archives and Records Administration), Westfield, Medina, Ohio; Roll: M432_709; Page: 188B; Image: 75.

    3. [S93] 1850 US Census, (National Archives and Records Administration), Westfield, Medina, Ohio; Roll: M432_709; Page: 188B; Image: 76.

    4. [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

    5. [S14] by Melvin E. Jones, Jones Hathaway Richards Gooding, (self published, 1934), p. 221.

    6. [S24] Ruth Simmons Stebbins, Stebbins Papers, SimmonsHandwrittenNotes.pdf.