| Name |
David Luke Simmons [1] |
| Birth |
1842 |
Hickory Flats, Allen, Louisiana  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
14 Jul 1870 |
Calcasieu Parish (Ward 6), Louisiana |
- Simmons, David L. 28 1842 farmer 100 200 LA
Simmons, Elisa (Hall) 24 1846 LA
Simmons, Alice 3 1867 LA
Cole, Solomon S 35 LA
Birge Andrew 22 LA
Hall Sarah 18 LA
next door:
Simmons, William 32 1838 LA
Simmons, Josephine 28 1842
Simmons, Ernest 12 1858
Simmons, Marcellus 10 1860
Simmons, Amelia 6 1864
Simmons, John 3 1867
Pollard, Delphine 21 1849
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| Death |
Aft 1870 |
of, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana |
| Notes |
- David Luke Simmons moved from Louisiana to Tarkington Prairie near Liberty ,Texas in Liberty County. They moved there with his Uncle David D. Forman and Aunt Polly (Mary Simmons) Forman.
It was while living in Tarkington Prairie a party was formed to rescue the Indians in East Texas (Alabama-Coushatta). These had suffered a severe loss of lives as a result of a double tragedy: starvation caused by a severe drought and an epidemic of fever. The Indians were fast dying. This wagon train was organized and supervised by Rev. D.D. Forman. Two drivers of the oxen drawn wagons were David Luke and his brother James Colbert Simmons. Their Indian friends were brought to Liberty County and there settled on the Trinity River. They remained there until they moved back to East Texas, on a reservation furnished by the U.S. Government.
David Luke operated a general merchandise store at Tarkington Prairie, it is still standing (1973) and is known as the Wells Antique Store. David Luke Simmons is next found in Liberty Hill, Texas. Three brothers moved together with their Uncle D.D. Forman and Aunt Polly. They were D.L., James Colbert, and Abner Simmons.
David Luke Simmons helped to operate the lumber yard and hardware store, originally built and owned by D.D. Forman. It was located just across the railroad tracks from the Liberty Hill depot.
On Feb. 4, 1864, he married Eliza Hall, in Calcasieu Parish, La. at her residence.
David Luke Simmons was in the Confederate Army, 16th Louisiana Infantry Co. K.
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| Person ID |
I8664 |
Roots |
| Last Modified |
10 Feb 2011 |
| Father |
David "Big Dave" Simmons, b. 1811, Hickory Flats, Allen, Louisiana d. 1865, Hickory Flats, Allen, Louisiana (Age 54 years) |
| Mother |
Amelia Forman, b. 1814, Hickory Flats, Allen, Louisiana d. 1862, Sugartown, Louisiana (Age 48 years) |
| Marriage |
24 Feb 1829 |
Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana [1] |
| Family ID |
F3468 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Elisa Hall, b. 1846, Louisiana d. Aft 1870, of, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (Age > 25 years) |
| Marriage |
Abt 1857 |
Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana |
| Children |
| | 1. Eliza Ella Simmons, b. Abt 1865 d. Aft 1880 (Age ~ 16 years) |
| | 2. Geneva A. Simmons, b. Abt 1869 d. Aft 1880 (Age ~ 12 years) |
| | 3. Ulysses Seymour Simmons, b. 01 Sep 1868, Hickory Flats, Allen Parish, Louisiana d. 09 Jun 1869, Hickory Flats, Allen Parish, Louisiana (Age 0 years) |
| | 4. Isaac Isaiah Simmons, b. Abt 1872 d. Aft 1880 (Age ~ 9 years) |
| | 5. Jacob Calvin Simmons, b. Abt 1874 d. Aft 1880 (Age ~ 7 years) |
| | 6. Mary Alice Simmons, b. Abt 1875 d. Aft 1880 (Age ~ 6 years) |
| | 7. Tinie Simmons, b. 02 Nov 1880, Liberty Hill, Texas d. 06 Nov 1880, Liberty Hill, Texas (Age 0 years) |
| | 8. Robert Clarence Simmons, b. Abt 1882 d. Aft 1890 (Age ~ 9 years) |
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| Family ID |
F3473 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
10 Feb 2011 |
1842 - Aft 1870 (> 29 years)
