CHANDLER-BIBY-SIMMONS Bible

The following items on the CHANDLER-BIBY-SIMMONS family were taken from 2 Bibles in the possession of Mrs. Denver SIMMONS of Doe Hill, Virginia. They were copied by Edith C. Lanning.

From the large Bible:

Funeral Services of Charles CHANDLER will take place this morning at 11:00 from the residence of Patterson GREINER on E. Market St July 2 1877. (This is a copy of a card of invitation to funeral services and had black lace edging on it. It did not say which town, but was probably Churchville, VA. He is buried on the SIMMONS property in Doe Hill, Virginia.)

Charles CHANDLER, son of Samuel and Elizabeth CHANDLER and Margaret WEAVER daughter of Charles and Catharian WEAVER was married on the 26th Nov 1815
Charles CHANDLER, son of Samuel & Elizabeth was born June 21 1797.
Margreate CHANDLER of Charles & Catheran WEAVER b July 27 1795.

Children:

Elizabeth CHANDLER of Charles & Margaret Chandler b April 5, 1816
Samuel W. CHANDLER son of Charles & Margaret CHANDLER b Dec. 26 1818
John S. CHANDLER son of Charles & Marg. B April 30 1821
Robert H. CHANDLER of Charles & Margaret b June 24 1823
Catherine K CHANDLER of Charles & Margaret b July 4, 1825
Peachey H. CHANDLER son b Sept 17, 1827
George W. CHANDLER son b Apt 10, 1830
Jacob W. CHANDLER son b Oct 5, 1832
Margaret CHANDLER b July 27, 1835

Deaths:

Margaret, wife of Charles b July 27, 1795 d Feb 5, 1875
Charles CHANDLER b June 21, 1797 d July 1, 1877
John S. Son of Charles and Margaret d Nov 25, 1823
Miss Sarah BIBY of Churchville VA attained IS' division of the Primary Arithmetic on 20th day of June 1860.

From the second Bible that Nora Armstrong SIMMONS had, which was small:

John W. BIBY died Nov 21, 1922
Hattie B. BIBY died April 18, 1939
Christian SIMMONS and Sarah M. BIBY married April 2, 1868
Jonathan C. SIMMONS and A. Jane SIRON married Nov 24 1892
H. G. SIMMONS and Lida ALEXANDER married Dec 24, 1901
Christian SIMMONS son of Christian & Magdalene SIMMONS b 1842 d Oct 8 1914
Sarah M. SIMMONS, dau of J. P. & Catherine BIBY b Dec 18, 1847 d Jan 16 1926
Doc BIBY d Nov 7, 1927 (Note: This is Charles BIBY, son of Jonathan P. & Catherine BIBY)
Catharine K. BIBY died Dec. 12, 1898
J. P. BIBY died May 3, 1903
John W. BIBY died Nov 21, 1922

Births:

George Robert SIMMONS son of C. & S. M. SIMMONS b Dec 27 1868
Jonathan Christian SIMMONS b Nov 24 1870 d Apr 8, 1940
Horace Greeley SIMMONS b Aug 22, 1872
Lucy Catharine SIMMONS b May 7, 1874
Charley SIMMONS b Sept 20, 1876 d 22 Mar 1877
Jessie May SIMMONS b Apt 10, 1878 d April 14, 1942
Susie Belle SIMMONS b Mar 4, 1880
Samuel Tennyson SIMMONS b Nov 30, 1881
William Pinckney SIMMONS b Dec 23, 1883
Grover Cleveland SIMMONS b Sept 9, 1885 d Feb 29, 1896
Hattie Lorena SIMMONS b Aug 2, 1887 d 1967
Annie Grace SIMMONS b Mar 18, 1891 d 26 Oct 1895
Lorrain G. SIMMONS b Nov 4, 1893
Harry Lee SIMMONS, son of J. C. & A. Jane b Nov 2, 1894
Hester G. SIMMONS b Feb 5, 1896
Denver C. SIMMONS b June 11, 1898
Joseph W. SIMMONS b July 3, 1902

Note: Denver SIMMONS was the natural son of Jessie May SIMMONS who later married an ARMSTRONG. Joseph W. b July 3, 1902 may have also been her natural child.

In the cemetery at Denver SIMMONS farm in Doe Hill, VA were the following markers:

J P. BIBY Dec 6, 1815 - May 3, 1903
C. K. BIBY July 4, 1825 - Dec 12, 1898
(The wife of Jonathan P. BIBY's son Joseph Wilson BIBY, who was Bessie Painter BIBY said that Jonathan died while on a visit to North Fork near Riverton WV, and they put him in a wagon and took him to Doe Hill to the BIBY Homestead to bury.)
S. Alverda ARMSTRONG June 18, 1883 - Mar 7, 1884
Infant son b & died 1875
Nora V. ARMSTRONG b Jan 27, 1912 d Oct 18, 1912
Children of W. H. & S. J. ARMSTRONG

In the MeKendree Cemetery of Doe Hill, VA are tombstones for:

William H. ARMSTRONG Jan 28 1846 - Jane 29, 1914
wife Susan J. ARMSTRONG July 22, 1852 - June 8, 1929

 

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