★★★ Simmons, Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson Simmons​

Born: June 25, 1837

Birthplace: Hickory Grove, Crawford County, Georgia

Father: Allen G. Simmons 1796 – 1859

Mother: Mary Cleveland 1801 – 1836

1st​ Wife: Penelope Hollis 1838 – 1864

2nd​ Wife: Lucile Peck 1845 – 1882

(Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Georgia)​

3rd​ Wife: Nancy R. Lancaster Renfro 1848 – 1915

Children:

Irene L. Simmons Murphey 1858 – 1945​

(Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Barnesville, Georgia)​

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Thomas Jefferson Simmons Jr. 1880 – 1949

(Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Georgia)​

Education:

Attended Brownwood Institute in LaGrange, Georgia​

Occupation before War:

Attorney in Crawford County, Georgia​

Civil War Career:

1861: Lt. In Company E, 6th​ Georgia Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Lt. Colonel of 45th​ Georgia Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Wounded during the Battle of Gaines Mill​

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1862 – 1865: Colonel of 45th​ Georgia Infantry Regiment​

Occupation after War:

Attorney in Macon, Georgia​

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President of Georgia State Senate​

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1894 – 1905: Chief Justice of Georgia State Supreme Court​

Died: September 12, 1905

Place of Death: Atlanta, Georgia

Age at time of Death: 68 years old

Burial Place: Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Georgia

 

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The fitrst company to leavethe county in 1861 was the Crawford Grays, Simmons unit that he enlisted in as a private .This unit became part of the 6th Georgia.