SIMMS PLOT

This was copied from "Ozark Heritage Dent County Missouri Area Cemeteries & Families" Vol III 1994 by Ken Fiebelman of Salem, MO. Reprinted with the permission of Ken Fiebelman on behalf of the Dent County Historical Society

Submitted by Kathy Welch Heidel

JOHNSON, NANCY J. (In Memory of Nancy Johnsom)---on sandstone

SIMMS, JACKSON; b. 1814, MO; m. 4/17/1834, Washington Co., Luvina "Vine" Cummins (bur. Cummins plot near Metham School), ch.: James, Preston, Bartlet "Bart" (bur. Fresno CA, m. Melvina Hagler, 1867, Dent Co.), Martin, Lucretia J. (bur. Cedar Grove Cem., m. Thomas J. Hagler), 2 more girls, S. & E. & 1 more boy, E.; The Simms originally settled this farm later k own as Young farm where the old Young one room school was located. *Located on knoll S. of homestead, 5 miles E. of Salem, Johnson is bur. & S. is bur. Simms (original landowner); the negro slaves are bur. E. of these graves across a small ravine -- to the north about a quarter of mile is the old chimney of original house of Simms; Simms slaves, negro family, man, woman, and 3 ch. are bur. near the Simms (one report says 4 slaves are bur. here.)