Arthur Simpson
b. 22 July 1877, d. 20 February 1878
- Father: Thomas R. Simpson b. 10 March 1855, d. 14 February 1924
- Mother: Elizabeth Appenheimer b. February 1856, d. 9 September 1912
- Arthur Simpson was born on 22 July 1877.
- Arthur Simpson died on 20 February 1878.
- He 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