Person Page - 1720

     Annie Winnifred Leeper was born in 1889; Date 1889 per marr. reg'n.¹ She lived on 9 August 1911 at Dresden, Kent Co., Ontario; Residence Dresden per marriage reg'n.² As of 9 August 1911,her married name was Simpson.¹ She married Norman Bruce Simpson, son of Norman John Simpson and Susan Wilcox, on 9 August 1911 at Wallaceburg, Kent Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#006705: Groom: Norman Bruce Simpson; Age: 24; Res.: Camden Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Norman Simpson & Susan Wilcox; Bride: Annie Winnifred Leeper; Age: 22; Res.: Dresden; Status: spinster; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Walter Leeper & Ann Trick; Wit.: Mrs. Elizabeth & Miss Mabel Howson, Wallaceburg; Date: Aug 9 1911; Place: Walalceburg; Performed by: W. G. Howson, Wallaceburg; Sworn: Dresden, Aug 9, 1911 (Ontario Marriage Registration, ancestry.com, #006705-1911.)¹

     Walter Leeper was born circa 1855; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Annie Winnifred (Leeper) Simpson.¹ He married Ann Trick before 1885; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Annie Winnifred (Leeper) Simpson.

     Ann Trick was born circa 1855; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Annie Winnifred (Leeper) Simpson.¹ She married Walter Leeper before 1885; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Annie Winnifred (Leeper) Simpson. As of before 1885,her married name was Leeper.¹

     Willard E. Simpson was born on 23 February 1871 at Chatham Twp., Tupperville, Kent Co., Ontario; Date Jul 1871 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Feb 23 1871 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date Feb 1870 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1872 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1871 & location Tupperville per marr. reg'n.^1,2,3,4,5 He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Chatham Twp., Kent Co., Ontario; Age 2 months at 1871 Census: see Hiram Simpson.² He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Chatham Twp., Kent Co., Ontario; Age 9 at 1881 Census: see Hiram Simpson.¹ He lived on 26 May 1897 at Zone Twp., Bothwell, Kent Co., Ontario; Residence Bothwell per marr. reg'n.³ He married Margaret "Maggie" Ayerhart, daughter of Philip Ayerhart and Sarah Jane ?, on 26 May 1897 at Kent Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.: Groom: Simpson, Willard, 26, Res.: Bothwell; Born: Tupperville; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Confectioner; Parents: Hiram & Barbara Simpson; Bride: Ayerhart, Maggie, 25, Res.: Dresden; Born: Deseronto; Status: spinster; Parents: Philip & Sarah Jane Ayerhart; Date: May 26 1897; Place: Kent (Ontario Marriage Registration, ancestry.com.)³ Willard E. Simpson appeared on the census of April 1901 at 2 Bruce St., Wallaceburg, Bothwell Co., Ontario; Age 30 at 1901 Census: Simpson, Willard, 30, b. Ont. r. feb 23 1871, Irish, Bapt., lab., married; Maggie, 28, b. Ont. u. May 1 1872, Scot., Bapt., married; Graydon, 2, b. Ont. u. Jul 8 1898, son (1901 Census Online: Wallaceburg, dist. 45, sub-dist. h-2, pg. 18, line 6, T-6459 - Block K, 2 Bruce St.)⁴ He appeared on the census of 15 July 1911 at Huron St., Wallaceburg, Kent East Co., Ontario; Age 40 at 1911 Census: Simpson, Wilford, 40, b. Ont. Jul 1871, Scot., Bapt., D.? foreman, married; Margaret, 38, b. Ont. May 1873, Scot., Bapt., married; Graydon, 13, b. Ont. Jul 1898, son; Ella, 10, b. Ont. May 1901, daughter; Russell, 8, b. Ont. 1903, son; Bertha?, 6, b. Ont. Jul 1905, daughter; Hanna?, 3, b. Ont. Jul 1908, daughter (1911 Census Online: Wallaceburg, Dist. 84 (Kent East), sub-dist. 47, pg. 22 of 28, line 36 - Huron St.)⁵ He lived on 28 November 1912 at Wallaceburg, Kent Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of his mother Anna Barbara (Arnold) Simpson.⁶ He lived on 29 August 1927 at 26 Pierre, Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario; Residence 26 Pierre, Windsor, per US Border Crossing Manifest for granson Graydon Douglas Simpson.

     Alberta M. Simpson was born in 1873 at Ontario; Date 1873 & location Ont. per 1881 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Chatham Twp., Kent Co., Ontario; Age 8 at 1881 Census: see Hiram Simpson.¹

     Samuel Cramer was born circa 1825; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Eliza (Cramer) Simpson.¹ He married Margaret ? before 1855; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Eliza (Cramer) Simpson.

     Margaret ? was born circa 1825; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Eliza (Cramer) Simpson.¹ She married Samuel Cramer before 1855; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Eliza (Cramer) Simpson. As of before 1855,her married name was Cramer.¹

     Archibald Clayton was born circa 1815; per marriage register of daughter Elizabeth (Clayton) Simpson.¹ He married Luch ? before 1840; per marriage register of daughter Elizabeth (Clayton) Simpson.

     Luch ? was born circa 1815; per marriage register of daughter Elizabeth (Clayton) Simpson.¹ She married Archibald Clayton before 1840; per marriage register of daughter Elizabeth (Clayton) Simpson. As of before 1840,her married name was Clayton.¹

     Solomon Bentley was born circa 1810; per marriage register of daughter Elizabeth Ann (Bentley) Simpson.¹ He married Nancy Maria Adams before 1840; per marriage register of daughter Elizabeth Ann (Bentley) Simpson.

     Nancy Maria Adams was born circa 1810; per marriage register of daughter Elizabeth Ann (Bentley) Simpson.¹ She married Solomon Bentley before 1840; per marriage register of daughter Elizabeth Ann (Bentley) Simpson. As of before 1840,her married name was Bentley.¹

     Theorsa M. Simpson was born in 1865 at Canada West; Date 1865 & location Ont. per 1881 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Malahide Twp., Elgin Co., Ontario; Age 16 at 1881 Census: see Edwin Simpson.¹

     Emma L. Simpson was born in 1867 at Ontario; Date 1867 & location Ont. per 1881 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Malahide Twp., Elgin Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1881 Census: see Edwin Simspon.¹

     George W. Simpson was born in 1870 at Malahide Twp., Elgin Co., Ontario; Date 1870 & location Ont. per 1881 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Malahide Twp., Elgin Co., Ontario; Age 11 at 1881 Census: see Edwin Simpson.¹

     Gerania Simpson was born in 1875 at Malahide Twp., Elgin Co., Ontario; Date 1875 & location Ont. per 1881 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Malahide Twp., Elgin Co., Ontario; Age 6 at 1881 Census: see Edwin Simpson.¹

     Pearl Maude Simpson was born on 11 January 1901 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.# : Name: Pearl Maude Simpson; Date: Jan 11 1901; Parents: William Obediah Simpson & Annie Sprentall; Res.: Brighton; Occ.: lab; Phys. & Inf.: R. J. Wade, MD; Reg'd.: Jan 11 1901 (Ontario Birth Registration, ancestry.com, #028192-1901.)²

     Margaret Ann Simpson was born on 15 August 1857 at Port Huron, Huron Co., Michigan, U.S.A; Date 1858 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1857 & location MI per marr. reg'n. Date Aug 15 1857 & location Port Huron, Michigan per family tree of harlleye on ancestry.ca, Apr 5 2020.^1,2,3 She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Chatham Twp., Kent Co., Ontario; Age 13 at 1871 Census: see Jerrainy Simpson (grandmother.)² She lived on 7 August 1877 at Brant Twp., Grey Co., Ontario; Residence Brant Twp. per marr. reg'n.⁴ As of 7 August 1877,her married name was Aitcheson.¹ She married William Henry Aitcheson, son of James Aitcheson and Laura ?, on 7 August 1877 at Parsonnage, Durham, Grey Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#003221: Groom: William Henry Aitcheson; Age: 26; Res.: Brant Twp; Born: USA; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: James & Laura Aitcheson; Bride: Margaret A. Simpson; Age: 21; Res.: Brant Twp; Born: Michigan; Status: spinster; Parents: Obediah & Margaret Simpson; Wit.: Anne Simpson, Walkerton & Mary Helen Toombs, Co. B??; Date: Aug 7; Place: Parsonage; Rel.: Free Church & Meth; Performed by: Rev. Thos. McGaby?; Div.: Durham, Grey Co. (Ontario Marriage Registration, ancestry.com, #003221-1877.)¹ Margaret Ann Simpson died on 3 April 1927 at Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, U.S.A., at age 69; per family tree of harlleye on ancestry.ca, Apr 5 2020.³

     William Henry Aitcheson was born in 1851 at U.S.A; Date 1851 & location US per marr. reg'n.¹ He lived on 7 August 1877 at Brant Twp., Grey Co., Ontario; Residence Brant Twp. per marr. reg'n.² He married Margaret Ann Simpson, daughter of Obadiah B. Simpson and Mary Margaret Clement, on 7 August 1877 at Parsonnage, Durham, Grey Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#003221: Groom: William Henry Aitcheson; Age: 26; Res.: Brant Twp; Born: USA; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: James & Laura Aitcheson; Bride: Margaret A. Simpson; Age: 21; Res.: Brant Twp; Born: Michigan; Status: spinster; Parents: Obediah & Margaret Simpson; Wit.: Anne Simpson, Walkerton & Mary Helen Toombs, Co. B??; Date: Aug 7; Place: Parsonage; Rel.: Free Church & Meth; Performed by: Rev. Thos. McGaby?; Div.: Durham, Grey Co. (Ontario Marriage Registration, ancestry.com, #003221-1877.)¹

     James Aitcheson was born circa 1820; per marriage reg'n .of son William Henry Aitcheson.¹ He married Laura ? before 1850; per marriage reg'n .of son William Henry Aitcheson.

     Laura ? was born circa 1820; per marriage reg'n .of son William Henry Aitcheson.¹ She married James Aitcheson before 1850; per marriage reg'n .of son William Henry Aitcheson. As of before 1850,her married name was Aitcheson.¹

     Catherine G. Simpson was born on 18 February 1851 at Malahide Twp., Elgin Co., Canada West; Date 1851 per FindaGrave. Date 1851 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1850 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date 1815 & location Ont. per marr. reg'n. Date Feb 18 1851 & location Mahalide per family tree of harlleye on ancestry.ca, Apr 5 2020.^1,2,3,5,4 She appeared on the census of 1852 at Malahide Twp., Elgin Co., Canada West; Age 1 at 1851 Census: see Obadiah Simpson.² As of 22 February 1870,her married name was Hayes.¹ She lived on 22 February 1870 at Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario; Residence Brant Twp. per marr. reg'n.¹ She married Charles Henry Hayes, son of James Hayes and ? ?, on 22 February 1870 at Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.: Groom: Charles Henry Hays; Age: 23; Res.: Alderlsie; Born: New Brunswick; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: James Hay; Bride: Catherine G. Simpson; Age: 19; Res.: Brant; Born: Ontario; Status: spinster; Parents: Obediah & Mary Margaret Simpson; Wit.: Alexander Allan & E. L. Allan; Date: Feb 22 1870; Place: Brant; Rel.: Protestant; Performed by: Rev. D. D. Rolston; Div.: Brant, Bruce Co. (Ontario Marriage Registration, ancestry.com)
Note: Catherine G. Simpson is single and living with her parents per the 1871 Census, April 1871. The date is correct per marriage reg'n. - Feb 22 1870 (actually the one beside is in late 1869) - so not sure how to explain this.^1,3 Catherine G. Simpson appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brant Twp., Bruce South Co., Ontario; Age 20 at 1871 Census: see Obadiah Simpson.³ She died on 7 April 1933 at Almont Twp., Almont, Lapeer Co., Michigan, U.S.A., at age 82; Death Certi.: Name: Catherine J. Hayes; Date: Apr 7 1933; Age: 82y 1m 19d; Res.: Village of Almont, Lapeer Co., Michigan; Born: Cda. Feb 18 1851; Status: widow; Parents: O. B. Simpson, b. Cda. & Margaret Simpson, b. ??; Inf: Chas. Hayes, Almont, Michigan; Burial: Hough Cemetery, Apr 10 1933; Und.: ?Neice? Brothers, Almont Mi; Filed: Apr 8 1933; Reg'r.: Alare Eldard; Cause: heart disease; Phys.: D. H. Burley, Almont, MI (State of Michigan Certificate of Death, #3578, pg. 3081 of 3253, ancestry.ca.)⁶ She was buried on 9 April 1933 at Hough Cemetery, Almont, Lapeer Co., Michigan, U.S.A; FindaGrave: Name: Catherine G Simpson Hayes; Birth: 1851; Death: 1933 (aged 81–82); Burial: Hough Cemetery, Almont, Lapeer County, Michigan, USA (Also known as the Almont Cemetery); Plot: block 2 lot 26; Memorial ID: 38664044 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38664044/catherine-g-hayes.)⁴

     Charles Henry Hayes was born in 1847 at New Brunswick; Date 1847 & location New Brunswick per marr. reg'n.¹ He lived on 22 February 1870 at Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario; Residence Brant Twp. per marr. reg'n.¹ He married Catherine G. Simpson, daughter of Obadiah B. Simpson and Mary Margaret Clement, on 22 February 1870 at Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.: Groom: Charles Henry Hays; Age: 23; Res.: Alderlsie; Born: New Brunswick; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: James Hay; Bride: Catherine G. Simpson; Age: 19; Res.: Brant; Born: Ontario; Status: spinster; Parents: Obediah & Mary Margaret Simpson; Wit.: Alexander Allan & E. L. Allan; Date: Feb 22 1870; Place: Brant; Rel.: Protestant; Performed by: Rev. D. D. Rolston; Div.: Brant, Bruce Co. (Ontario Marriage Registration, ancestry.com)
Note: Catherine G. Simpson is single and living with her parents per the 1871 Census, April 1871. The date is correct per marriage reg'n. - Feb 22 1870 (actually the one beside is in late 1869) - so not sure how to explain this.^1,2

     James Hayes was born circa 1810; per marriage reg'n. of son Charles Henry Hays.¹ He married ? ? before 1845; per marriage reg'n. of son Charles Henry Hays.

     ? ? was born circa 1810; per marriage reg'n. of son Charles Henry Hays.¹ She married James Hayes before 1845; per marriage reg'n. of son Charles Henry Hays. As of before 1845,her married name was Hayes.¹

     Robert Bruce Simpson was born on 27 July 1864 at Brant Twp., Maple Hill, Bruce Co., Ontario; Date 1866 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1865 & location Maple Hill per marr. reg'n. Date Jul 27 1864 & location Brant Twp., Bruce Co. per family tree of harlleye on ancestry.ca, Apr 5 2020.^1,2,3 He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brant Twp., Bruce South Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1871 Census: see Obadiah Simpson.² He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Chesley, Bruce North Co., Ontario; Age 16 at 1881 Census: see Obadiah Simpson.⁴ He married Jane Rogers, daughter of William Rogers and Jane Farr, on 16 January 1895 at Brant Twp., Walkerton, Bruce Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#001792: Groom: Robert Bruce Simpson; Age: 30; Res.: Brant Twp., Bruce Co; Born: Maple Hill, Brant Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: lab; Parents: Obadiah Simpson & Margaret Clement; Bride: Jane Rogers; Age: 23; Res.: Brant Twp., Bruce Co; Born: Haldimand Twp., Northumberladn Co; Status: spinster; Parents: William Rogers & Jane Farr; Wit.: George Rogers, Logan Twp. & Maggie Tasker, Brant Twp; Date: Jan 16 1895; Place: Brant Twp; Rel.: Bapt. & Meth; Performed by: J. W. Shilton?; Div.: Walkerton.⁵ Robert Bruce Simpson died on 7 November 1932 at Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, at age 68; per family tree of harlleye on ancestry.ca, Apr 5 2020.³

     Jane Rogers was born in 1872 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1872 & location Haldimand Twp. per marr. reg'n.¹ She lived on 16 January 1895 at Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario; Residence Brant Twp. per marr. reg'n.² As of 16 January 1895,her married name was Simpson.¹ She married Robert Bruce Simpson, son of Obadiah B. Simpson and Mary Margaret Clement, on 16 January 1895 at Brant Twp., Walkerton, Bruce Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#001792: Groom: Robert Bruce Simpson; Age: 30; Res.: Brant Twp., Bruce Co; Born: Maple Hill, Brant Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: lab; Parents: Obadiah Simpson & Margaret Clement; Bride: Jane Rogers; Age: 23; Res.: Brant Twp., Bruce Co; Born: Haldimand Twp., Northumberladn Co; Status: spinster; Parents: William Rogers & Jane Farr; Wit.: George Rogers, Logan Twp. & Maggie Tasker, Brant Twp; Date: Jan 16 1895; Place: Brant Twp; Rel.: Bapt. & Meth; Performed by: J. W. Shilton?; Div.: Walkerton.¹

     William Rogers was born circa 1845; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Jane (Rogers) Simpson.¹ He married Jane Farr before 1870; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Jane (Rogers) Simpson.

     Jane Farr was born circa 1845; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Jane (Rogers) Simpson.¹ She married William Rogers before 1870; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Jane (Rogers) Simpson. As of before 1870,her married name was Rogers.¹

     Jane M. "Jennie" Simpson was born in 1865 at Canada West; Date 1865 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1866 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.^1,2 She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Chesley, Bruce North Co., Ontario; Age 16 at 1881 Census: see Obadiah Simpson.¹

     Sarah Simpson was born in 1867 at Brant Twp., Chesley, Bruce Co., Ontario; Date 1867 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1867 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1867 & location Chesley per family tree of harlleye on ancestry.ca, Apr 5 2020.^1,2,3 She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brant Twp., Bruce South Co., Ontario; Age 4 at 1871 Census: see Obadiah Simpson.² She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Chesley, Bruce North Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1881 Census: see Obadiah Simpson.¹