Robert Romaine SIMONTON

1827 - 1881  (54 years)

• Name	Robert Romaine SIMONTON  [1]
  Born	22 Oct 1827	, Chester, SC, USA   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Died	29 Oct 1881  [2, 4]
  Buried	Salem ARP Cemetery, Atoka, Tipton, TN, USA
  Person ID	I348	Boyd
  Last Modified	5 Oct 2011

  
  

  Father	Robert Romaine SIMONTON, Sr.,   b. 19 Jul 1786, , Fairfield, SC, USA ,   d. 12 Nov 1862, , Tipton, TN, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Margaret McQUISTON,   b. 29 Sep 1794, , Chester, SC, USA ,   d. 2 Feb 1884, , Tipton, TN, USA  (Age 89 years)
  Married	18 Jul 1815	, Chester, SC, USA   [6]
  Family ID	F167	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Margaret McQUISTON,   b. 11 Jan 1828,   d. 1 Mar 1869  (Age 41 years)
  Married	4 Sep 1855	, Tipton, TN, USA   [7]
  Children	1. Sarah M. SIMONTON,   b. 20 Dec 1856, , , SC, USA ,   d. 1926  (Age 69 years)   2. Robert C. SIMONTON,   b. 4 Sep 1858, , , SC, USA ,   d. 15 Sep 1883  (Age 25 years) + 3. Andrew J. SIMONTON,   b. 24 Dec 1860, , , TN, USA ,   d. 1 Aug 1900  (Age 39 years)   4. Archibald R. SIMONTON,   b. 3 Jun 1863,   d. 26 Nov 1865  (Age 2 years) + 5. William P. SIMONTON,   b. Oct 1865, , , TN, USA ,   d. 1949  (Age 83 years)   6. John H. SIMONTON,   b. 22 Jul 1867, , , TN, USA ,   d. 21 Jan 1951, St. Joseph Hospital, Memphis, Shelby, TN, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Documents		Robert R SIMONTON & Margaret McQUISTON marriage
  Headstones		Robert R. and Margaret SIMONTON
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2008
  Family ID	F239	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary M HUFFMAN,   b. 11 Dec 1839, , , TN, USA ,   d. 22 Nov 1898  (Age 58 years)
  Married	8 Feb 1870	, Tipton, TN, USA   [7]
  Children	+ 1. Elnora Young SIMONTON,   b. 14 Feb 1874, , , TN, USA ,   d. 25 Jun 1927  (Age 53 years)   2. Spurgeon H. SIMONTON,   b. 15 May 1877, , , TN, USA ,   d. 8 Apr 1886, , Tipton, TN, USA  (Age 8 years) + 3. Charles Borum SIMONTON,   b. 29 Oct 1880,   d. 29 Nov 1959  (Age 79 years)
  Documents		Robert R SIMONTON Jr Marriage 2
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2008
  Family ID	F851	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 22 Oct 1827 - , Chester, SC, USA Married - 4 Sep 1855 - , Tipton, TN, USA Married - 8 Feb 1870 - , Tipton, TN, USA Buried - - Salem ARP Cemetery, Atoka, Tipton, TN, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  (6) Robert Romaine Simonton (1827-1881) married Margaret McQuiston (1828-1869) first, six children: Sarah M, Simonton (1856-1926) married J. Julian Whitley, Robert Simonton (1858-1883), Andrew J. Simonton (1860-1893) married Elizabeth (first name unknown), Archibald R. Simonton (1863-1865), William P. Simonton (1865-1949) married Annie Lee Mauldin, John M. Simonton (1867-?). Second wife was Mary Huffman (1835-1898), their children: Elnora Y. Simonton (1874-1927) married A. Manuel Moose, Spurgeon Simonton (1877-1886), Charles Borum Simonton (1880-1959) married Mattie Florence McQuiston. [4]

  
  

• Sources

  [S398] Will of Robert Simonton. [S17] Tombstone Photograph, Tom Boyd. [S1] 1880 US Federal Census. [S20] Tipton County Heritage, (The Covington Leader, Covington, TN). [S157] Early Families of the Memphis Area, (Descendants of Early Settlers of Shelby and Adjoining Counties, Panacea Press, Nashville, TN, 2008), ISBN 978-0-9791309-7-7., p 314. [S157] Early Families of the Memphis Area, (Descendants of Early Settlers of Shelby and Adjoining Counties, Panacea Press, Nashville, TN, 2008), ISBN 978-0-9791309-7-7., 309. [S68] Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002, (Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, TN).