Tirza Mae Brennan

Tirza Mae Brennan

• Tirza Mae Brennan was born on 7 September 1880 in Pennsylvania.
• She married Thomas Philip Simpson, son of Thomas R. Simpson and Elizabeth Appenheimer, 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.
• 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.
• Ralph James Dunn appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York, at 503 West Delavan Avenue. Other members of the household included Tirza Mae Brennan, Sarah E. Teeling. Tirza Simpson, enumerated in the household as a servant, was the wife of Ralph's cousin Thomas Simpson who was working in Meadville, Pennsylvania, and lodging in a boarding house there.
• Tirza Mae Brennan became a widow at the 1 March 1940 death of her husband Thomas Philip Simpson.
• 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.
• Tirza Mae Brennan died on 4 March 1942 at age 61 in Los Angeles County, California.
• She was interred at Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California.

• Last Edited: 15 Apr 2014