Individual Details

"Robert Terry Simmons was a very fiery and energetic man. He owned a liquor store on Main Street in Newport, Arkansas. Robert was a well-known business and political figure of Jackson County, Arkansas. He fought in political issues in the turbulent days of Jackson County. When Newport was made a city, Bob was the first Chief of Police. He also served as a tax assessor for ten years. While deputy sheriff for the County, he was responsible for the manhunt and capture of the robbers of the Oliphant train robbery. Bob was a member of the Episcopal Church where he married in 1893. Bob loved cats and was often seen walking around town with cats on his shoulders." (Barbara Daugherty, barjene3@juno.com, 2005.)

Birth	January 28, 1868	Levy County, Florida
Marriage	April 26, 1893	Newport, Jackson County, Arkansas - Margery E. Watson
Death	March 15, 1947	Newport, Jackson County, Arkansas
Burial		Walnut Grove Cemetery, Newport, Jackson County, Arkansas

Spouse	Margery E. Watson (1873 - 1952)
Child	Ben Terry Simmons (1894 - 1894)
Child	Robert T. Simmons (1895 - 1895)
Child	Bert Owens Simmons (1896 - 1896)

Father	Capt. Holman Felix Simmons (1824 - 1893)
Mother	Mary Theodora Saxon (1834 - 1917)
Sibling	Mary "Mollie" Simmons (1856 - )
Sibling	Benjamin Fletcher Simmons (1860 - 1939)
Sibling	Jane Simmons (1862 - 1880)
Sibling	Holman Snell Simmons (1866 - )
Sibling	Henry B. Simmons (1871 - )