Civil War Record for William Cowen Simmons
Name: William Cowen Simmons
Age at Enlistment: Unk
Estimated Birthdate: 1840
Actual Birthdate: 8 Feb 1840
Pvt in the 9th Texas Cavalry, Co. H (from Unk)
Commanding Officer: Unknown
Mustered in: Unknown at Unknown
Source: William C. Simmons, Pvt., Co. H, is listed in TEXAS CONFEDERATE 
SOLDIERS 1861 - 1865 UNIT ROSTER, Vol. II, edited by Janet B. Hewett, 
(Wilmington, NC: Broadfoot Publishing, 1997), p. 80. *William Cowen Simmons 
^Private, Company H, 9th Texas Cavalry, CSA ^8 Feb 1840 - 3 Jul 1916 ^ ^By 
Glenda L. Willis, ^Sept. 4, 1999, ^1957 W. Cusco Pl., ^Tucson, Az. 85705, 
^Email: ^ ^William Cowen Simmons was the son of Joseph Simmons and Martha A. 
Cowen Simmons. He was born 8 Feb 1840 in Greene Co., Missouri. He died of a 
heart attack on 3 Jul 1916 and was buried in Shiloh Cemetery, in the City of 
Klondike, Delta County, Texas. ^ ^William married Mary Clay Robinett on 20 
Dec 1866 in Hopkins County, Texas. She was born on 10 December 1845 in the 
city of Clarksville, Red River County, Texas. She died on 19 May 1918 in the 
city of Commerce, Hunt County, Texas and is buried in Shiloh Cemetery, 
Klondike, Delta County, Texas. ^ ^Children of William and Mary Simmons were: 
^1. George A. Simmons, born 16 Oct 1867 ^2. John H. Simmons, born 20 Jan 1869 
^3. Mary Amanda Simmons, born 8 May 1870 ^4. Joseph H. Simmons, born 9 Jan 
1872 ^5. Margaret A. Simmons born 12 Jun 1874 ^6. Edward F. Simmons born 13 
Aug 1877 ^7. James P. Simmons born 16 Jun 1880 ^8. Emma Elizabeth Simmons 
born 28 Jul 1882 ^9. Martha R. Simmons born 6 May 1885 ^10. Ema Lee Simmons 
born 28 Dec 1886 ^11. William Croffard Simmons born 24 Oct 1889 ^ ^Mary 
Amanda Simmons was my mother's mother. Mary Amanda married Charles H. James 
on 10 April 1892. My mother was Bernice Irene James who married Foy Edward 
Willis. Foy and Bernice James are both buried in Tucson Arizona. ^ ^William 
Cowen Simmons was my great-grandfather on my mother's side. He enlisted at

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