William H. Simpler
Matilda Dodd
Erasmus M. Simpler
(1853-1909)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Sophia B(axter?) Thompson

2. Amanda FINNEY

Erasmus M. Simpler

  • Born: 1853
  • Marriage (1): Sophia B(axter?) Thompson on 15 Aug 1880 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA
  • Marriage (2): Amanda FINNEY in Apr 1891 in New Castle Co., DE
  • Died: 25 Oct 1909, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA at age 56
  • Buried: Abt 28 Oct 1909, Cedar Grove Cemetery, Camden Co., NJ
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He died when an elevator fell on him accidentally.


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Erasmus married Sophia B(axter?) Thompson, daughter of John Dockery Thompson Sr. and Catherine Elizabeth Bell, on 15 Aug 1880 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA. (Sophia B(axter?) Thompson was born in 1859 in SC 1 2 3 and died on 23 Feb 1889 in Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE.)


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Erasmus next married Amanda FINNEY in Apr 1891 in New Castle Co., DE.


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Sources

1 1870 DE Census, Listed as Sophia Thompson, age 11, in Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE, born in SC.

2 1860 GA Census, Listed as Sophia B. Thompson, age 1, in Greene Co., GA, born in SC.

3 1880 DE Census, Listed as age 21 in Wilmington, New Castle Co., in the household of her sister's Madison Smith family.

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