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Rhoda Elizabeth Simpson 1853–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Oct 1853

Birth Location: Wisconsin, United States of America

Death Date: 22 Aug 1917

Death Location: Alma, Harlan County, Nebraska, United States of America

Father: Samuel Simpson

Mother: Sidney Atkinson

Spouse(s): Herbert Dow

Children(s): Frank Dow, Bertha Dow, Myra Dow, Leroy Dow, Henry Dow

Rhoda Elizabeth Simpson was born in 1853 in Wisconsin, United States of America, the child of Samuel Simpson And Sidney Riley Atkinson. In 1880, Rhoda Elizabeth Simpson resided in Ithaca, Richland, Wisconsin, USA. Rhoda Elizabeth Simpson married Herbert Bush Dow, and had children including Bertha Evelyn Dow, Frank Wesley Dow, Henry Vere Dow, Leroy Simpson Dow, Myra E Dow. Rhoda Elizabeth Simpson passed away in 1917 in Alma, Harlan County, Nebraska, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Rhoda Elizabeth Simpson was born in 1853 in Wisconsin, United States of America, the child of Samuel Simpson And Sidney Riley Atkinson.
  • In 1880, Rhoda Elizabeth Simpson resided in Ithaca, Richland, Wisconsin, USA.
  • Rhoda Elizabeth Simpson married Herbert Bush Dow, and had children including Bertha Evelyn Dow, Frank Wesley Dow, Henry Vere Dow, Leroy Simpson Dow, Myra E Dow.
  • Rhoda Elizabeth Simpson passed away in 1917 in Alma, Harlan County, Nebraska, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Simpson
1823–1902
Birth Location: Mispillion Hundred, Kent County, Delaware, USA
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Sidney Atkinson
1831–1895
Birth Location: Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio, USA
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Spouses(s)

Herbert Dow
1851–1926
Birth Location: Ithaca, Richland, Wisconsin, USA
HD

Children(s)

Frank Dow
1874–1915
Birth Location: Wisconsin, USA
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Bertha Dow
1876–1952
Birth Location: Wisconsin, usa
BD
Myra Dow
1880–1939
Birth Location: Richland County, Wisconsin, USA
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Leroy Dow
1886–1903
Birth Location: Nebraska, USA
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Henry Dow
1890–1927
Birth Location: Alma, Harlan, Nebraska, USA
HD

Rhoda Simpson's Ancestors

Self
Rhoda Simpson
1853–1917
Birth Place: Wisconsin, United States of America
Parents
Samuel Simpson
1823–1902
Mispillion Hundred, Kent County, Delaware, USA
Sidney (Riley) Atkinson
1831–1895
Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Joshua Simpson
1800–1884
of, Kent, Delaware, United States
Sally Fletcher
1799–1849
Indiana, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Simpson
1750–1814
Ruth Lister
1758–1815
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Simpson
1729–1775
Hannah Roberts
1742–1821
William Lister
1726–1793
Ann Sorden
1735–1826

Rhoda Simpson's Descendants

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Rhoda (Elizabeth) Simpson (22 Oct 1853–22 Aug 1917) m. Herbert (Bush) Dow (17 Feb 1851–14 Jul 1926)
  1. 1. Frank (Wesley) Dow 1874–1915 m. Nora (Elma) Myers 1878–1969
    1. 1. Glen (Glyth) Dow 1895–1965 m. Daisy Martin 1898– m. Lois (Viola) Mathes 1903–1980
      1. 1. John (Elden) Dow 1924–2010 m. V (Maxine) Dow 1926–
      2. 2. Gerald (A) Dow 1926–2015 m. Rachael (E.) Dow 1927–2017
      3. 3. Duane (Lee) Dow 1935–1993 m. Mary (Velma) McDaniel 1939–2021
    2. 2. Neta (Faye) Dow 1897–1986 m. Andrew Haas 1895–1972
      1. 1. Emmett (Glen) Hass 1919–2008 m. Orchid (Fosdick) Nelson 1921–
    3. 3. Naomi (Bernice) Dow 1903–1911
  2. 2. Bertha (Evelyn) Dow 1876–1952 m. Harry (Cory) Furse 1875–1940
    1. 1. Merle (Dow) Furse 1899–1968 m. Thelma (Marie) Wood 1906–2000
      1. 1. Joann Furse 1926–1983
    2. 2. Harry (Garold) Furse 1902–1983 m. Elsie (Gertrude) Foltz 1906–1991
      1. 1. Jean Furse 1926–2013 m. Phillip (Dean) Birt 1927–2014
      2. 2. Bobby (Lee) Furse 1934–2017
    3. 3. Ronald (R.) Furse 1904–1972 m. Georgia (Louise) Glandon 1905–1975
      1. 1. Marjorie (Lou) Furse 1925–1992
    4. 4. Gershom (Thomas) Furse 1906–1974 m. Dorothy (E) Banks 1908–1973
    5. 5. Wesley (Dean) Furse 1912–1981 m. Barbara (A.) Ruby 1910–2006
      1. 1. Roger (Lyn Furse) Sr 1936–2004
      2. 2. Rodney (Dean) Furse 1934–2008
    6. 6. Hope Furse 1916–2010 m. Aubrey (Axel) Carlson 1915–2001
    7. 7. Hubert (Cory) Furse 1918–2010 m. Virginia (Lee) Hodges 1915–2010
  3. 3. Myra (E.) Dow 1880–1939 m. Thomas (Burnside) Sweazey 1877–1951
    1. 1. Byron (George) Sweazey 1905–1963 m. Catherine Sweazey 1910–
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Ruth) Sweazey 1914–
    3. 3. Thomas (Dow) Sweazey 1915–1984 m. Marion Sweazey 1920–
    4. 4. John (Wesley) Sweazey 1917–1992 m. Shirley (Ione) Wrath 1919–2013
      1. 1. Robert (John) Sweazey 1941–1960
    5. 5. Jean Sweazey 1919–2000
  4. 4. Leroy (Simpson) Dow 1886–1903
  5. 5. Henry (Vere) Dow 1890–1927 m. Cora (C) Stevens 1892–1966
    1. 1. Irene Dow 1915– m. John Milldike 1912–
      1. 1. John (William) Milldike 1937–1983
    2. 2. Helen (Evelyn) Dow 1913–2006 m. Joseph (J) Cariotto 1907–1992
    3. 3. Herbert (Vere) Dow 1918–1984 m. Nancy Harelson 1915–2006

Rhoda Simpson's Timeline

3 Records

1853
22 Oct 1853
Birth of Rhoda Elizabeth Simpson in Wisconsin, United States of America
Wisconsin, United States of America
1880
1880
Age 27
Rhoda Elizabeth Simpson resided here in Ithaca, Richland, Wisconsin, USA
Ithaca, Richland, Wisconsin, USA
1917
22 Aug 1917
Age 64
Death of Rhoda Elizabeth Simpson in United States of America
United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1853
    Event Place: Wisconsin, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Ithaca, Richland, Wisconsin; Roll: 1445; Page: 97C; Enumeration District: 236
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Ithaca, Richland, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Ithaca, Richland, Wisconsin; Roll: 1445; Page: 97C; Enumeration District: 236

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1917
    Event Place: United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Alma, Harlan County, Nebraska, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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