Name |
Simmons, Erastus |
Birth |
16 Sep 1814 |
Bristol, Ontario, New York, USA |
Gender |
Male |
Land |
26 Jan 1838 |
Westfield, Medina, Ohio, USA [2, 3] |
A complex transaction in which Erastus bought parts of lots 23 and 26 in Westfield from Jonathan and Ruth for $1500. Erastus then returned the land to his parents with the promise to take care of them in their old age. If he kept his promise, he could use the land, but if he failed to keep his promise he would lose the land. |
Death |
12 Feb 1892 |
Westfield, Medina, Ohio, USA |
Burial |
Friendsville Cemetery, Westfield Center, Medina, Ohio, USA |
- Erastus is in an unmarked grave at Friendsville Cemetery, but a memorial stone was placed next to his wife's headstone in the Old Westfield Cemetery (New Leroy Cemetery). Ruth Simmons Stebbins explained: "His remains were hoped to have been moved to LeRoy beside Eliza after her death, but a large locust tree had grown into grave [sic]. His monument is the tree but a granite marker is placed in LeRoy beside Eliza . . . "
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Person ID |
I738 |
Martin-Bloom |
Last Modified |
12 Dec 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 |
Family |
Daniels, Eliza Agusta, b. 11 Sep 1826, Palmyra, Portage, Ohio, USA d. 9 Feb 1910, Westfield, Medina, Ohio, USA (Age 83 years) |
Marriage |
1850 [7] |
Children |
| 1. Simmons, Caroline F., b. 27 Feb 1851 |
| 2. Simmons, Evalina Urania, b. 18 May 1853 |
| 3. Simmons, Anise, b. 1 Aug 1855 d. 1 Apr 1856 (Age 0 years) |
| 4. Simmons, Hariette, b. 25 Jul 1857 |
| 5. Simmons, Maryette, b. 25 Jul 1857 d. 26 Jul 1857 (Age 0 years) |
| 6. Simmons, George E., b. 10 Jul 1859 d. 20 May 1932 (Age 72 years) |
| 7. Simmons, Isaiah E., b. 6 Dec 1862, Westfield, Medina, Ohio, USA bur. Old Westfield Cemetery, Westfield Center, Medina, Ohio, USA  |
+ | 8. Simmons, Edwin Orestus, b. 8 Feb 1865 d. 25 Aug 1930, Hartville, Stark, Ohio, USA (Age 65 years) |
| 9. Simmons, Lillian May, b. 20 Jan 1867 |
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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 |
F287 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
23 Apr 2011 |