Arthur Augustus Simkins

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Arthur Augustus Simkins

Birth
Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
Death
29 Apr 1863 (aged 44)
Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
Burial
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SENATOR FROM THE EDGEFIELD DISTRICT
EDITOR of THE ADVERTISER
FARMER

His cause of death was Apoplexy.

Col. Arthur Simkins' will was entered on May 22, 1863. The named executors were Mary E. Simkins and John C. Simkins.

The husband of Mary Elizabeth Pratt whom he married August 12, 1845 in Edgefield.

Name: Arthur Simkins
Spouse: Mary E. Pratt
Marriage Date: 12 Aug 1845
Source: Edgefield Marriage Records-Carlee McClendon-Pottersville Museum

1850 Census:
Name: Arthur Simkins
Age: 31
Birth Year: abt 1819
Birthplace: South Carolina
Home in 1850: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 194
Household Members:
Name Age
Arthur Simkins 31 Farmer Real estate: 5500.
Mary E Simkins 21
Eliza S Simkins 4
Emma M Simkins 2
Caroline P Simkins 3/12

1860 Census:
Name: Col. A. Simkins
Age: 41
Birth Year: abt 1819
Gender: Male
Birth Place: South Carolina
Home in 1860: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina
Post Office: Edgefield
Family Number: 611
Occupation: Editor Advertiser
Value of real estate: 8000.
Value of personal estate: 12000.
Household Members:
Name Age
A Simkins 41
Mary Simkins 31
Emma Simkins 11
Caroline Simkins 9
Mary Simkins 4

In the 1870 census, the widow of Col. Arthur Simkins, Mary E. Simkins, and two of his daughters, Caroline and Mary, are living in the household of Rosalie Simkins, the widow of Col. John Calhoun Simkins.

1870 Census:
Name: Mary E Simpkins
Age in 1870: 40
Birth Year: abt 1830
Birthplace: South Carolina
Home in 1870: Moons, Newberry, South Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Saluda Old Town
Household Members:
Name Age
Rosale Simpkins 38 7000./3000.
Jennie Simpkins 8
Mary E Simpkins 40
Caroline Simpkins 20
May Simpkins 14
Semion Pratt 47 8000.
Henry Peronean 27 Farmer

Note: Arthur was married twice, both times to women named Mary. He first married Mary Bonham, daughter of John W Bonham & wife, Sarah Pou. After Mary Bonham Simkins', he next married Mary Pratt. He and 1st wife, Mary, had one son, Arthur Pickens Simkins, who died young. Contributor: B Tabor (49252451)
SENATOR FROM THE EDGEFIELD DISTRICT
EDITOR of THE ADVERTISER
FARMER

His cause of death was Apoplexy.

Col. Arthur Simkins' will was entered on May 22, 1863. The named executors were Mary E. Simkins and John C. Simkins.

The husband of Mary Elizabeth Pratt whom he married August 12, 1845 in Edgefield.

Name: Arthur Simkins
Spouse: Mary E. Pratt
Marriage Date: 12 Aug 1845
Source: Edgefield Marriage Records-Carlee McClendon-Pottersville Museum

1850 Census:
Name: Arthur Simkins
Age: 31
Birth Year: abt 1819
Birthplace: South Carolina
Home in 1850: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 194
Household Members:
Name Age
Arthur Simkins 31 Farmer Real estate: 5500.
Mary E Simkins 21
Eliza S Simkins 4
Emma M Simkins 2
Caroline P Simkins 3/12

1860 Census:
Name: Col. A. Simkins
Age: 41
Birth Year: abt 1819
Gender: Male
Birth Place: South Carolina
Home in 1860: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina
Post Office: Edgefield
Family Number: 611
Occupation: Editor Advertiser
Value of real estate: 8000.
Value of personal estate: 12000.
Household Members:
Name Age
A Simkins 41
Mary Simkins 31
Emma Simkins 11
Caroline Simkins 9
Mary Simkins 4

In the 1870 census, the widow of Col. Arthur Simkins, Mary E. Simkins, and two of his daughters, Caroline and Mary, are living in the household of Rosalie Simkins, the widow of Col. John Calhoun Simkins.

1870 Census:
Name: Mary E Simpkins
Age in 1870: 40
Birth Year: abt 1830
Birthplace: South Carolina
Home in 1870: Moons, Newberry, South Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Saluda Old Town
Household Members:
Name Age
Rosale Simpkins 38 7000./3000.
Jennie Simpkins 8
Mary E Simpkins 40
Caroline Simpkins 20
May Simpkins 14
Semion Pratt 47 8000.
Henry Peronean 27 Farmer

Note: Arthur was married twice, both times to women named Mary. He first married Mary Bonham, daughter of John W Bonham & wife, Sarah Pou. After Mary Bonham Simkins', he next married Mary Pratt. He and 1st wife, Mary, had one son, Arthur Pickens Simkins, who died young. Contributor: B Tabor (49252451)