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Legacy of Dr Thomas D Simms Near Pin Hook
In Lawrence County Alabama the Simms plantation near Pin Hook and Oakville Pond preserves the home of Dr. Thomas D. Simms, a pioneer physician and landowner. The estate features the old spring, cemetery, and cedar trough, with descendants recounting Virginia roots and connections to Patrick Henry. Also noted is a 1908 credit to his civic standing and humane treatment of enslaved people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence County
Moulton
Oakville Pond
Oakville
Pin Hook
Moulton — Valley
Thomas D. Simms
William F. Simms
Courtland
Mary Forrest Simms
Sand Mountain
Dr. Simms
Simms
George Adair
Pin Hook Spring
Alabama
Nicholas Johnson
Johnson
North
Virginia
Col. Johnson
Patrick Henry
Henry
Law
Luin
Comms
Thomas Johnson
Miss Simms
Henry Upson Simms
Birmingham
Antigua
West Indies
England
William L. Simms
Forrest Rose Previtt
Reuben C. Simms
Frances Graves
Madison County
Thomas
Moulton Advertiser
S. W. Barbee
Thomas Simms
Moulton and
Somerville Road
Flint Creek
Forrest Rose (Preuitt) Simms