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)
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
1862: Lt. Colonel of 45th Georgia Infantry Regiment
1862: Wounded during the Battle of Gaines Mill
1862 – 1865: Colonel of 45th Georgia Infantry Regiment
Occupation after War:
Attorney in Macon, Georgia
President of Georgia State Senate
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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