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Margaret McGahey
1760 - 1821 (61 years)1. Margaret McGahey was born in 1760 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 5 Jul 1821 in Belfast, Marshall, TN. Notes:
Another suggested death date is: 12 Oct 1829
Margaret married John McBride in 1771 in North Carolina, USA. John (son of John McBryde and Jean Gahey) was born in 1752 in County Down, Ulster, Northern Ireland; died on 12 Feb 1826 in Belfast, Marshall, TN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Jean McBride was born in 1782 in Guilford, NC; died in Sep 1816 in Marshall, TN.
- 3. David McBride was born on 19 Jan 1784 in Downpatrick, Down, Ireland; died on 12 Jan 1852 in Columbia, Boone, MO.
- 4. Joseph McBride was born on 2 Apr 1789 in Guilford, NC; died on 26 Aug 1850 in Belfast, Marshall, TN.
- 5. James McBride was born in 1791 in Downpatrick, Down, Ireland; was christened on 6 Dec 1791 in Downpatrick, Down, Ireland; and died.
- 6. George Washington McBride was born on 3 Feb 1800 in Guilford, NC; died on 12 Oct 1862 in Giles, TN.
Generation: 2
2. Jean McBride (1.Margaret1) was born in 1782 in Guilford, NC; died in Sep 1816 in Marshall, TN. Jean married Benjamin Franklin Simmons on 24 Sep 1798 in Guilford, NC. Benjamin (son of John Isaac Simmons and Ruth Craige) was born in 1766 in Bute County, NC; died in Feb 1843 in Red River city, Grayson, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. David Philip Simmons was born on 24 Dec 1815 in Tennessee; died on 20 Dec 1894 in Urbana, Dallas, Missouri, USA; was buried in Bowers Chapel Cemetery, Urbana, Dallas, Missouri.
3. David McBride (1.Margaret1) was born on 19 Jan 1784 in Downpatrick, Down, Ireland; died on 12 Jan 1852 in Columbia, Boone, MO. 4. Joseph McBride (1.Margaret1) was born on 2 Apr 1789 in Guilford, NC; died on 26 Aug 1850 in Belfast, Marshall, TN. 5. James McBride (1.Margaret1) was born in 1791 in Downpatrick, Down, Ireland; was christened on 6 Dec 1791 in Downpatrick, Down, Ireland; and died. 6. George Washington McBride (1.Margaret1) was born on 3 Feb 1800 in Guilford, NC; died on 12 Oct 1862 in Giles, TN.
Generation: 3
7. David Philip Simmons (2.Jean2, 1.Margaret1) was born on 24 Dec 1815 in Tennessee; died on 20 Dec 1894 in Urbana, Dallas, Missouri, USA; was buried in Bowers Chapel Cemetery, Urbana, Dallas, Missouri. Notes:
1850 Grayson, TX, five children.
The 1870 census for Washington, Dallas, Missouri has David (born Tennessee) and Elizabeth (born Kentucky) Simmons with four children John (21 - born Missouri), Francis (19 - born Texas), Margaret E (16 - born Missouri) and Hugh L. (14 - born Missouri).
David is buried in Bower's Chapel Cemetery, nr. Urbana, Dallas, Missouri along with several members of the family. His tombstone gives b: 24 Dec 1815 - d: 20 Dec 1894. Elizabeth is beside him with dates b: 8 May 1819 d: 15 Feb 1893. Son, Benjamin F. and wife, and daughter, Mary Jane Simmons Lindsey are also there. Source:: A Reading of Dallas County Missouri Cemeteries 1834-1977 vol 1 compiled by Dallas County Historical Society from gravestones.David married Mary Elizabeth Smiley in 1837 in Greene County, Missouri, USA. Mary (daughter of Hugh Smiley and Marea Duncan) was born on 18 May 1819 in Kentucky; died on 15 Feb 1893 in Urbana, Dallas, Missouri, United States; was buried in Bowers Chapel Cemetery, Urbana, Dallas, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 8. Mary Jane Simmons was born on 24 Oct 1839 in Butler, Bates County, Missouri, USA; died on 10 May 1927 in Hickory County, Missouri, USA; was buried in Bowers Chapel Cemetery, Urbana, Dallas, Missouri.
- 9. Benjamin Franklin Simmons was born on 10 Apr 1842 in Hickory County, Missouri, USA; died on 27 Aug 1920 in Stark, Hickory County, Missouri, USA.
- 10. David Smiley Simmons was born in 1843 in Grayson, Texas; died after 1880 in Missouri, USA.
- 11. John Beiderlinden Simmons was born on 4 Dec 1848 in Missouri, USA; died after 1870 in Missouri, USA.
- 12. William J. Simmons was born on 12 Jan 1849 in Grayson, Texas; died on 12 Jun 1922 in Marionville, Lawrence, Missouri.
- 13. Francis Marion Simmons was born on 5 Dec 1852 in Red River city, Grayson, Texas, USA; died on 7 Mar 1915 in Beaver, Carroll, Arkansas.
- 14. Margaret Elizabeth Simmons was born on 1 Aug 1853 in Springfield, Greene, Missouri, USA; died in in Missouri, USA.
- 15. Hugh Lafayette Simmons was born on 30 Mar 1855 in Springfield, Greene, Missouri, USA; died on 26 Jan 1930 in Malta Bend, Saline, Missouri, United States.
- 16. Daniel Ross Simmons was born in Jan 1860 in Porter, Christian, Missouri; died in 1860-1870 in Missouri, USA.
Generation: 4
8. Mary Jane Simmons (7.David3, 2.Jean2, 1.Margaret1) was born on 24 Oct 1839 in Butler, Bates County, Missouri, USA; died on 10 May 1927 in Hickory County, Missouri, USA; was buried in Bowers Chapel Cemetery, Urbana, Dallas, Missouri. Notes:
Children:
Charlie Lindsey 1864- (before Mary Jane)
Lycurgus Franklin Lindsey, 1868-1929
Mary Elizabeth Lindsey Green, 1869-1940
Victor Marshall Lindsey 1870-
John Sheridan Lindsey, 1872-1950
Lorena Vane Lindsey Allen, 1874-1960
Sarah M. Lindsey Thornbury, 1876-1960
Amos Lindsey 1878-1929
David Phillip Lindsey 1880-
Leona Blanche Lindsey 1884-
Mary married Thomas E. Lindsey on 14 May 1866 in Hickory County, Missouri, USA. Thomas was born on 6 Sep 1831 in Butler Co., Kentucky; died on 21 Apr 1903 in Dallas County, MO; was buried in Bowers Chapel Cemetery, Urbana, Dallas, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Benjamin Franklin Simmons (7.David3, 2.Jean2, 1.Margaret1) was born on 10 Apr 1842 in Hickory County, Missouri, USA; died on 27 Aug 1920 in Stark, Hickory County, Missouri, USA. Notes:
Farmer at Fifteen Mile Prairie, Dallas, Missouri. Married Susanna M. Romans 1840-1892,
Children: Iren A. Shumate, Jacob David Simmons (1868-), James Simmons and
Franklin Evart Simmons b. 1878, d. 1946, Mount View Cemetery, Polk, Polk County, Missouri,
Franklins son: Evart Truman Simmons 1905-1972, Preston, Hickory County, Missouri10. David Smiley Simmons (7.David3, 2.Jean2, 1.Margaret1) was born in 1843 in Grayson, Texas; died after 1880 in Missouri, USA. 11. John Beiderlinden Simmons (7.David3, 2.Jean2, 1.Margaret1) was born on 4 Dec 1848 in Missouri, USA; died after 1870 in Missouri, USA. Notes:
John Biederlinden was named after his uncle, married 10 Apr 1845 to Nancy Smiley.
12. William J. Simmons (7.David3, 2.Jean2, 1.Margaret1) was born on 12 Jan 1849 in Grayson, Texas; died on 12 Jun 1922 in Marionville, Lawrence, Missouri. 13. Francis Marion Simmons (7.David3, 2.Jean2, 1.Margaret1) was born on 5 Dec 1852 in Red River city, Grayson, Texas, USA; died on 7 Mar 1915 in Beaver, Carroll, Arkansas. Notes:
1860 Porter, Christian, Missouri
1880 census for Lincoln, Dallas, Missouri has F.M. and Malinda Simmons with children John W. and Nancy. F.M. is a farmer born in Texas, both his parents born in Tennessee.
1900 census for Ponce de Neon & Washington Townships, Stone, Missouri, FM Simmons is a farmer living with his wife MC and four youngest children.
1910 census for Ponce de Leon, Stone, Missouri has Francis with sons Claud and William and daughter Bertha, plus two grandhildren, Otho and Charley. Daugher Amy (15) is a servant with the Flood family on the neighbouring farm.
Family history says he was a preacher: Methodist Preacher, he and his wife, Malinda, lived northeast of Abesville in Stone County, MO, just below the Stone-Christian County line. He helped build a huge log church in Christian County where he preached.Francis married Malinda Cordelia Hagewood on 4 Aug 1873 in Missouri, USA. Malinda (daughter of Thomas Hagewood and Nancy Jane Reynolds) was born on 12 Jul 1856 in Republic, Greene, Missouri, USA; died on 10 Feb 1910 in Ponce de Leon, Stone, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 17. John Wesley Simmons was born on 1 Oct 1874 in Urbana, Dallas, Missouri; died on 1 Oct 1922 in Reeds Spring, Stone, Missouri.
- 18. Nancy Elizabeth Simmons was born on 28 Jul 1877 in Hickory County, Missouri, USA; died on 2 Feb 1960 in Branson, Taney, Missouri; was buried on 20 Feb 1960 in Ponce de Leon, Stone, Missouri.
- 19. Ora Ellen Simmons Cloud was born on 8 Aug 1880 in Ponce de Leon, Stone, Missouri, USA; died on 23 Jan 1941 in Depew Township, Depew, Creek, Oklahoma, USA.
- 20. Bertha Mae Simmons Benscoter was born in 1886 in Ponce de Leon & Washington Townships, Stone, Missouri; died in 1947 in Miami, Ottawa, Oklahoma, United States.
- 21. William T. Simmons was born on 3 Sep 1888 in Ponce de Leon & Washington Townships, Stone, Missouri; died on 27 Oct 1918 in Webb City, Jasper, Missouri.
- 22. Claude B. Simmons was born in Feb 1893 in Stone, Missouri, USA; died on 18 May 1918 in Quapaw, Ottawa, Oklahoma, United States; was buried in GAR Cemetery, Miami, Ottawa, Oklahoma, United States.
- 23. Amy Jane Simmons McDonald was born on 9 Oct 1894 in Ponce de Leon, Stone, Missouri; died on 20 Jan 1974 in Commerce, Ottawa, Oklahoma.
14. Margaret Elizabeth Simmons (7.David3, 2.Jean2, 1.Margaret1) was born on 1 Aug 1853 in Springfield, Greene, Missouri, USA; died in in Missouri, USA. 15. Hugh Lafayette Simmons (7.David3, 2.Jean2, 1.Margaret1) was born on 30 Mar 1855 in Springfield, Greene, Missouri, USA; died on 26 Jan 1930 in Malta Bend, Saline, Missouri, United States. 16. Daniel Ross Simmons (7.David3, 2.Jean2, 1.Margaret1) was born in Jan 1860 in Porter, Christian, Missouri; died in 1860-1870 in Missouri, USA.