I have heard that my great grandfather Lewis Gustavus Simmons was born in Warren County, Georgia. If anyone knows anything about any Simmons in Warren Co. I would like to hear from them. Thank You, Melba

Hi Melba,

Well, because now I'm the Warren County USGENWEB coordinator I can finally reply to this (just kidding). As you know, your Lewis G. Simmons ended up as a "key" name in the search for - as it turned out - our mutual famiily roots. We now know that Lewis G. Simmons was a son (along with William, Moses, Lewis and Henry) of Moses Simmons, who was born 1801 in Warren, Georgia. Lewis G.'s grandfather was Jonathan Simmons, who was born ca. 1780 but obviously not in Warren, which was only established in 1793. We're still trying to nail down Jonathan's origin's, but it seems apparent his father was named William Simmons (we have Warren County tax records as well as an 1822 Jones County, Georgia guardianship bond as evidence of this assumption).

Moses Simmons' other siblings, all mentioned in the Jones County guardianship bond, were Mary (b. about 1803), Martin (b. about 1805) and Lewis (b. about 1808). Lewis, the uncle of your Lewis G., is my 3rd-gr-grandfather.

The very confusing thing about researching Simmons surnames in Warren, Georgia is that "from the get-go" there were at least three different, apparently unrelated, Simmons lines living there. Diligent researchers need to be aware of this fact....

Best Regards,

"Cuz" Tom Simmons
Castle Rock, Colorado