Elijah S Simpson1

#4602, (July 1861 - 7 May 1934)
Relationship2nd cousin 2 times removed of Nelle Belle Bridges
Father*James Simpson1 (1821 - 1885)
Mother*Sarah L Byres1

Family

Mary Elizabeth Tennyson b. 1863, d. 1949
Children 1.Charles Brady Simpson+11 (1881 - 1972)
 2.Rebecca Jane Simpson10 (1884 - )
 3.Oma E Simpson+12 (1886 - 1971)
 4.Sadie May Simpson10 (1889 - )
 5.Ethel Levella Simpson11 (1894 - )
 6.Jeanette Marie Simpson+13 (1899 - 1990)
 7.Iva Pearl Simpson10 (1902 - )
 8.Claude Glen Simpson10 (1906 - 1977)
Elijah S Simpson was also known as Lige.2 
Birth*July 1861He was born in July 1861 at IndianaG.3 
14 September 1870He appeared on the census of 14 September 1870 in the household of James Simpson and Sarah L Byres at Skelton Twp., Warrick Co., IndianaG; nei. Margaret Byers (44), fam 184.4 
4 June 1880He appeared on the census of 4 June 1880 in the household of James Simpson at Skelton Twp., Warrick Co., IndianaG; also Mary J (35, house keeper) and Squire (13, farm worker) Simpson.5 
Marriage*21 April 1882He married Mary Elizabeth Tennyson, daughter of George M Tennyson and Rebecca Ann Hook, on 21 April 1882 at Warrick Co., IndianaG.6,7 
20 June 1900He and Mary Elizabeth Tennyson appeared on the census of 20 June 1900 at Skelton Twp., Warrick Co., IndianaG.3 
10 January 1920He and Mary Elizabeth Tennyson appeared on the census of 10 January 1920 at Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., IndianaG.8 
Death*7 May 1934He died on 7 May 1934 at Gentryville, Jackson Twp., Spencer Co., IndianaG, at age 72.9,10 
Burial*10 May 1934He was buried on 10 May 1934 at Garden of Memory Cemetery, Gentryville, Spencer Co., IndianaG; est. date.9 

Citations

  1. [S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census.
  2. [S656] City of Detroit Certificate of Death (Michigan Dept. of Public Health), Local File No. 4372; Claude G Simpson; b. 15 Mar 1906; d. Saratoga General Hospital, Wayne Co., 13 Apr 1977, age 71; divorced; guard at Detroit Plastics; SSN 311-01-7762; father Lige Simpson; mother Mary Elizabeth Tennison; informant Gerald Simpson, 1912 Evergreen Dr., Royal Oak, MI,.
  3. [S5] 1900 U.S. Federal Census. Elijah S (38), b. IN Jul 1861, father b. KY, mother b. IN, farmer; Mary E (35), b. IN Sep 1864, father b. IN, mother b. KY, 6 children, all living; marr. 19 yrs.
  4. [S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census. James (50), b. KY, farmer; Sarah L (47), b. KY.
  5. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census. James (59), b. KY, father b. MD, mother b. PA, marr [no spouse named], farmer.
  6. [S198] Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 [database], Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research and Works Progress Administration, compilers, online Ancestry.com, Mary E Simpson (Tennyson), age 19, dau. of G Tennyson and Rebecca Hook, marr. [no groom] Warrick Co. 21 Apr 1882.
  7. [S648] Indiana Marriages 1811-1959/2007/2019 (index and images), online FamilySearch.org, Warrick, 1879-1884, vol. 6, img. 548/683. p. 328. Elijah S Simpson and Mary E Simpson [sic], lic. 21 Apr 1882, marr. same day by Thomas J Simpson, J.P.
  8. [S11] 1920 U.S. Federal Census. "Lige" (57), b. and parents b. IN; Lizzie (55), b. and parents b. IN.
  9. [S1628] FindAGrave.com, online findagrave.com, shared grave marker. Simpson / Elijah S, Father, 1860-1934 / Mary E, Mother, 1863-1949. Narrative: Elijah, son of James Simpson and Sarah Lucretia Byers, marr. Mary Elizabeth Tennyson Warrick Co. IN 21 Apr 1882; children: Charles Brady Simpson (1881- ), Oma E Simpson Hunt (1887- ), Ethel Simpson (1894- ), Jeanette "Nettie" Simpson (1899- ), Iva Simpson (1903- ), Claude Simpson (1906- ). Garden of Memory Cemetery, Gentryville, Spencer Co. IN. Memorial 36145123, created by 4losthistory, photo added by ladyN70.
  10. [S655] Ancestry.com Barrett Family from Michigan Tree, tbarrett66, owner, online \Ancestry.com\. Hereinafter cited as Barrett Family FT.
  11. [S5] 1900 U.S. Federal Census.
  12. [S1672] Indiana Death Certificates 1899-2011/2017, Indiana State Board of Health, Death Certificates, 1900–2011, Certificates 1971, roll 15, img. 1748/2781. State No. 71-038974, Local No. 1814. Oma S Hunt, b. Warrick Co. IN 22 Jul 1886, dau. of Eliza [sic] Simpson and Elizabeth Tennyson; marr. [sic], res. 8 S. Kerth Ave., Evansville, Vanderburgh Co. IN; d. Welborn Hospital, Evansville, Vanderburgh Co. IN, 9 Oct 1971, age 85, carcinoma of breast; bur. Little Zion Bapt. Ch. 11 Oct 1971, online Ancestry.com.
  13. [S1672] Indiana Death Certificates 1899-2011, Certificates 1990, roll 6, img. 1925/2597. State No. 90-014349, Local No. 2149. Jeanette M Fitch, b. Evansville IN 4 Jan 1899, dau. of Elijah Simpson and Elizabeth (unknown); wid., res. Hooverwood Nursing Home, 7001 N. Hoover Rd., Indianapolis IN; d. at res. 27 Mar 1990, age 91, respiratory failure; inf. Warren T Fitch, son, res. Indianapolis IN; bur. Washington Park East, Indianapolis IN.