From Portrait and Biographical Reviews of Johnson, Massac, Pope & Hardin
Counties, Illinois.
Chicago Biographical Publications Co. 1893.
Transcribed by Cindy Pegg

Wiley Simmons was born in what is now Simpson Township September 23,
1837.  His father, also named Wiley Simmons, was born in Bertie County,
NC September 24, 1801 the son of Thomas Simmons and Mary Ann Walker.
Wiley Simmons, Sr. was raised in Tennessee.  He married Mary A. Erving,
daughter of Hezekia Erving.  Mary was born December 11, 1802 and died in
Bloomfield Township on their farm April 11, 1869.  Wiley migrated from
Tennessee to Missouri in 1832 and remained there until 1836 when he
moved with his family to Johnson County, IL and settled in Grantsburg
Township.  He purchased Government Land and built a log cabin for his
family.  He moved his family to Bloomfield township in 1855 and resided
there until his death in 1867.  Wiley Jr. married April 18, 1859 to Mary
McGown born March 18, 1841 to Lewis and Sarah McGown. They had four
children; Cazal who married Mahala Benson and had six children; Mary who
married R. J. Jackson and had three children; Margaret who married Ad
Hooker and had one child and Letha A. who never married.

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