Soldier Information
Name: Henry Simmons
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Place of Birth: Hardin KY Year of Birth: 1835
Occupation: Blacksmith
Eyes: Brown Hair: Black Complexion: Brown
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 8
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Enlistment Information
Enlistment Date: March 31, 1865
Enlistment Place: Bowling Green
Enlistment State: KY
Compiled Military Service Record
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Congressional District: 4th
Company: M Regiment(s): 12th USCHA
Mustered Where: Bowling Green, KY
Mustered Out Date: April 24, 1866
Rank at Muster Out: Private
Notes:
The Compiled Military Service Records for Henry Simmons state he enlisted on March 31, 1865, at Bowling Green, Kentucky, and he mustered in on the same day. Henry was 30 years old, height of 5′ 8″, with brown eyes, black hair, and brown complexion. Henry served in the 12th Regiment of Heavy Artillery, USCT, Company M. During his service, in February 1866, he was “in confinement” at Paducah, Kentucky. Beneath this comment, it states: “Remark cancelled byline drawn through.” Henry mustered out on April 24, 1866, at Louisville, Kentucky.
Soldier Death Information
Died in war? No
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Soldier Pension Information
Pension Card Link: Pension Card
Pension Application Date: October 24, 1890
Application No.: 936235 Certificate No.: 692760
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Widow Pension Information
Widow Pension Card: Pension Card
Widow Application Date: February 28, 1903
Application No.: 779414 Certificate No.: 569062
No other family pension card found
Pension File Information
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Pension Notes:
Henry Simmons applied for an Invalid’s Pension on Oct. 24, 1890, application no. 936235, certificate no. 692760. His wife, Mariah Simmons, applied for a Widow’s Pension on Feb. 28, 1903, application no. 779414, certificate no. 569062. Both applications were filed from Kentucky.
This pension card provides supporting evidence for the name of Henry Simmons’ wife: Mariah Simmons. In addition, the date of the Invalid’s Pension application, Oct. 24, 1890, suggests Henry was still alive at this time. The date of the Widow’s Pension application, Feb. 28, 1903, suggests Henry died shortly before this date.
The full pension files have not been retrieved.
Freedman’s Bank/Freedmen’s Bureau Information
No Freedman’s Bank information found
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Family Information
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Wife #1 First Name: Mariah Maiden Name: Van Meter
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Children: Virginia L. Simmons 1872
Mary F. Simmons 1875
Family Notes:
The 1880 Census shows Henry Simmons living with his wife, Mariah, and two daughters, Virginia and Mary. The 1900 Census states Henry and Mariah have been married for 35 years and that Mariah has had four children, two still living at that time. A 1907 Marriage Record for Virginia provides evidence of both of her parents being Henry and Mariah Simmons. This record states Mariah’s maiden name was Van Meter. (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6217-MF?i=26&cc=1410397)
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1870 Census
1870 Census information not found
1880 Census
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1880 Profession: Laborer
1880 Live with/near former enslaver? Unknown
1880 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1880 Census Notes:
In the 1880 Census, Henry Simmons is living in Elizabethtown (Hardin County), Kentucky, with his wife, Mariah, and two daughters, Virginia and Mary. Henry is a laborer, and Mariah is a washwoman. There is a boarder in the home, Mary Vanmeter, who is a nurse. (A marriage record for daughter Virginia states her mother’s maiden name is Van Meter; therefore, this boarder may be related to Mariah.)
1890 Census
1890 Census information not found
1900 Census
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1900 Profession: Blacksmith
1900 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1900 Own/Rent: Own 1900 Home Free/Mortgage: Free 1900 Farm/House: House
1900 Census Notes:
In the 1900 Census, Henry Simmons is living in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, with his wife, Maria(h) and daughter, Mary F. Henry is a blacksmith, and Mariah does not have an occupation listed. They own their own home, with no mortgage. Henry and Mariah have been married for 35 years, and Mariah states she has had four children, with only two living at the time of this census.
1910 Census
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1920 Census
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Enslaver Information
Name: Fielding (F. W.) Simmons Location: Hardin County, Kentucky
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Enslaver Notes:
In the 1860 census, Fielding (F. W.) Simmons is living on a farm in Hardin County, Kentucky. The value of his real estate is $6,855, and the value of this personal property is $3,300. In the 1860 Slave Schedule, F.W. Simmons is the enslaver of two people, including one 28-year-old male, who is about the right age to be Henry Simmons.
1850 Enslaver Census
1850 Census information not found
1860 Enslaver Census
1860 Census Link: View
1860 Real Estate Value: 6855 1860 Personal Estate Value: 3300
1860 Slave Schedule Link: View
1860 Number of Enslaved: 2
1870 Enslaver Census
1870 Census Link: View
1870 Real Estate Value: 3700 1870 Personal Estate Value: 500
1880 Enslaver Census
1880 Census information not found
Compensation Information
Compensation Application not found