Thomas Philip Simpson

Thomas Philip Simpson

• Father: Thomas R. Simpson b. 10 March 1855, d. 14 February 1924
• Mother: Elizabeth Appenheimer b. February 1856, d. 9 September 1912

• Thomas Philip Simpson was born on 23 January 1881 in South Dayton, Cattaraugus County, New York.
• Thomas Simpson and Jennett Brown appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York, at 638 Lafayette Avenue. Other members of the household included Thomas Philip Simpson, Arthur Burtis Simpson, Alexander Burtis Simpson and Matilda Stock.
• He was a steam fitter, according to the 1900 census.
• He married Tirza Mae Brennan on 20 September 1902 in Warren County, Pennsylvania, by license issued the same day, with Arthur R. Taylor, MG, officiating.
• The following appeared on 11 June 1908 in The Cherry Creek News: (South Dayton) Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Simpson, Miss Marion Simpson, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Simpson and son Robert of Buffalo were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Simpson Sunday.
• Thomas Philip Simpson and Tirza Mae Brennan appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York, at 420 Breckenridge Street. Other members of the household included Robert A. Simpson.
• He was a steamfitter, according to the 1910 census.
• Thomas Philip Simpson registered for the draft on 12 September 1918 in Erie County, New York, while living with his wife Tirza at 353 Wyoming in Buffalo, employed there as a steamfitter by Edgewood Arsenal at 351 Abbott.
• Thomas Philip Simpson and Tirza Mae Brennan appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York, at 353 Wyoming Avenue. Other members of the household included Robert A. Simpson.
• He was a steamfitter with an aniline company, probably National Aniline & Chemical Co. in Buffalo.
• Thomas Philip Simpson appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, at 247 Lincoln Avenue lodging a boarding house. His wife Tirza was enumerated back in Buffalo in the household of Thomas' cousin Ralph Dunn.
• He was employed as a steamfitter at a silk mill, according to the 1930 census.
• Thomas Philip Simpson died on 1 March 1940 at age 59 in Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, at his residence.
• Tirza Mae Brennan became a widow at his death.
• He was interred at Villenova Cemetery, Balcom Corners, Chautauqua County, New York.
• The following appeared on 7 March 1940 in the Silver Creek News-Times: (South Dayton) Thomas P. Simpson, fifty-nine years old, passed away at his home in Meadville Friday morning, March 1, after an illness of five weeks. He was born in South Dayton January 23, 1881, and lived here until he was sixteen years old. Then he went to Buffalo where he learned to be a steam-fitter, which occupation he followed all his live. Ten years ago he moved to Meadville and became connected with the American Viscose Co., which position he held at the time of his death.
       He married Miss Tirza Brennan and one son was born to them, Robert A. Simpson of Ogdensburgh. He is survived by his wife, one son and one grandson, of Ogdensburgh, and three sisters, Mrs. Clayton W. Perry, Mrs. Roy E. Hale and Mrs. Chauncey H. Brown of South Dayton.
       The funeral was held Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Clayton W. Perry, the Rev. E. V. Rupert officiating, with interment in the family lot in Villenova cemetery.
       Mr. Simpson was a member of Hiram Lodge No. 105, F. & A. M., in Buffalo.
• The following appeared in The Historical and Biographical History of Dayton, Cattaraugus County, New York (1901):
       Thomas R. Simpson. One of the first persons to locate in South Dayton after the advent of the railroad was Thomas R. Simpson. He was born in Pittsburg, Pa., March 10, 1855. When fourteen years of age he commenced to learn the trade of carriage maker and wood worker. He worked at this until Auigust 1875, when he came to Pine Valley September 16, purchased and erected a building which he occupied as a home and a shop combined. He did a prosperous business until 1893, when he accepted a lucrative position as a general salesman for Austin Westner Co. of Chicago, manufacturers of all kinds of street and road making machinery, contractors' supplies, etc. Mr. Simpson has the territory comprising the states of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota and is a very energetic and successful salesman, in fact, one of the firms best representatives. He married December 22 1875, Elizabeth Appenheimer of Buffalo. Their children are Arthur R., born July 22, 1877, he died February 20, 1878; Jessie F., born September 26, 1878 (see educational); Thomas P., born January 23, 1881; Ruth A., born May 29, 1888; Agnes, born March 11, 1895. Mr. Simpson is an enthusiastic republican and while an active resident of the town, was a potent factor in all political campaigns.

• Last Edited: 15 Apr 2014