SIMMONS: Not much has been uncovered about John William Simmons. He was born in New York City in 1781. John married Dolly Jennison about 1803, probably in Chenango Co., NY. They had 12 children. John was a carpenter and farmer. His death is a bit of a mystery. One report has his death in Newport, Kentucky about 1857. The other has his death taking place in Wisconsin, while helping his son Daniel move.
Although the Ohio River did not seem to attract John, it did call most of his children.
Youngest son, Andrew J., was an engineer in Newport, Kentucky in 1850. He was either building or maintaining steamboats.
Sylvanus was also an engineer, working in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. For a time, Sylvannus was a farmer and resided in Henry Co., Indiana in 1860.
Daniel G. may have been an exception. He worked as an iron moulder, but that's not to say his employer did not have ties to the steamboat industry while Daniel was in Newport, Kentucky.
David P. inherited the family wanderlust. He farmed in Indiana, Wisconsin, Nebraska and Oregon. Still, he was in Newport in 1850 and listed as a clerk. Was it for a steamboat company?
John J. was a ferry man and an engineer in Kentucky and Indiana. He moved to Illinois and became a farmer.
James M. avoided the river. He was a farmer in Ohio and Indiana.
Of the daughters?
Maria married John Anspaugh, who was an engineer.
Caroline married engineer John Garrison.
Amelia married Richard Humphrey and resided on a farm in Cass Co., Indiana.
Information on Adelaide, Harriet and Samuel is lacking.
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