Ruth Augusta Simpson

Ruth Augusta Simpson

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

• Ruth Augusta Simpson was born on 29 May 1888 in South Dayton, Cattaraugus County, New York.
• Elizabeth Appenheimer appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Dayton, Cattaraugus County, New York, but husband Thomas has not yet been found in the 1900 census.. Other members of the household included Ruth Augusta Simpson, Florence Agnes Simpson.
• She married Roy Eugene Hale, son of Eugene A. Hale and Speedy D. Wilson, on 6 March 1908 in South Dayton, New York, by license issued 2 March, with minister Ivan G. Koonce officiating. Witnesses were Bessie F. Hale and Arthur D. Smith.
• Roy Eugene Hale and Ruth Augusta Simpson appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in South Dayton, New York, enumerated near Ruth's parents and Roy's parents.. Other members of the household included Florence M. Hale.
• Roy Eugene Hale and Ruth Augusta Simpson appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in South Dayton, Cattaraugus County, New York, at Vine Street lenumerated next to Roy's parents.. Other members of the household included Florence M. Hale and Raymond W. Hale.
• Roy Eugene Hale and Ruth Augusta Simpson appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in South Dayton, Cattaraugus County, New York, at Pine Street. Other members of the household included Raymond W. Hale. Also in the household was one boarder.
• 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.
• Ruth Augusta Simpson died on 2 February 1942 at age 53 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York.
• Roy Eugene Hale became a widower at her death.
• She was interred at Villenova Cemetery, Balcom Corners, Chautauqua County, New York.
• 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: 20 Apr 2014