Silas Simkins
b. 1834, d. 1903
- Father: Jesse Lorenzo Simkins b. circa 25 December 1801, d. 30 June 1852
- Mother: Nancy Bloomer b. circa 1803, d. November 1850
- Silas Simkins was born in 1834 in New York.
- Jesse Lorenzo Simkins and Nancy Bloomer appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Murray, Orleans County, New York. Other members of the household included Silas Simkins, James Nelson Simkins and Mary Ann Simkins. Also in the household was Fidelia Hall (age 20). Silas Simkins (age 72) in Orleans County 1850 may have been Jesse's father.
- Silas C. Peet and Eliza Jane Simkins appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Webster, Monroe County, New York. Other members of the household included Silas Simkins. Also in the household were children Hiram (age 12), Wilber (9), Adelbert (7), James C. (5) and Edna A. (1).
- He was a fruit tree dealer, according to the 1860 census.
- Silas Simkins died in 1903.
- He was interred at Oakwood Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York.
- A single grave marker identifies the graves of Silas Simkins and Edward Nelson Simkins.
- Last Edited: 28 Jul 2013