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JAMES T. SIMMONS – Among the arrivals in Harney county who have come from native
places to identify themselves with this progressive region, we must not fail to
mention the gentleman whose name is at the head of this article and who has wrought
here with untiring energy and unflagging zeal in the line of stock raising, and
in addition now handles the mail and stage line from Diamond to Andrews. Mr. Simmons
was born in Berryville, Arkansas, on March 22, 1862, being the son of Isaac and
Sarah Simmons. He grew up on a farm and received his education from the public schools
and in 1877 went to Millville, California, afterward returning to Arkansas. It was
in 1888 that he came to the Harney valley, and here at the Narrows, on January 1,
1893, he married Mrs. Mary A. Burneson, daughter of Albert and Mary Hembree, who
are mentioned in this volume. To this happy union there were born two children,
Alice Esma and Rose Alliene. By her former marriage Mrs. Simmons had two children,
Charles Albert and Ira D. P. Mr. Simmons engaged in raising stock and handles the
stage line in addition. His father was a captain in the Union army and died soon
after the war was over.
Mr. Simmons is a man of sound principles and has won friends in his walk, being
well known and respected by all.
Transcribed from Page 668 of Harney County Biographies from “An Illustrated
History of Baker, Grant, Malheur and Harney Counties with a brief outline of the
early history of the State of Oregon”, Published 1902 by Western Historical
Publishing Company
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