Jeremiah married Margaret J. DeFord on 6 Jan 1837 in Elkhart, Indiana, United States. Margaret (daughter of George Washington DeFord and Rachel Cochran) was born in 1816 in Ohio, United States; died on 18 Mar 1858 in Andalusia, Rock Island, Illinois, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Andrew Simmons was born on 1 Sep 1838 in Bristol, Elkhart, Indiana, United States; died on 10 Jun 1909 in Illinois, United States.
2. Angeline Simmons was born on 30 May 1840 in Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, United States; died on 6 Sep 1912 in Buffalo, Scott, Iowa, United States.
3. Theodore Aaron Simmons was born on 27 Feb 1844 in Bristol, Elkhart, Indiana, United States; died on 29 Apr 1924 in Andalusia, Rock Island, Illinois, United States.