John T. Simmons [1828-1909]: John was born in Warren Co., OH, but moved to Indiana at age 17 [c1845]. He farmed and worked at a sawmill. John married Edith Crousore in 1849. They lived near her parents outside Sharpsville. John's wife died in 1877. He survived her by 32 years. John died in August 1909. His youngest son, John W. died a little over a mother later in the Philippines.
Edith Crousore [1829-1877]: Edith was born in Rush Co., IN in 1829. Her family settled in Howard and Tipton Counties about 1845. She married John Simmons in 1849 and they had 10 children. Edith died at age 47 in 1877.
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