They moved to Bates Co., Missouri to farm in the late 1860's, and there they had three more children. In about 1873 the family came to Bandera Co., Texas. After her husband, William J,, died at Pipe Creek, TX in 1878, Barbra continued to farm with the help of some of her sons.
In the late 1800's the family came with a group of other Bandera families to Ft. Davis, TX. Most of these families, including the Simpsons, later moved to the Alpine & Marathon areas and went into ranching and other occupations.
William J. went to California in 1849, along with two brothers, Green Berry and Lewis Joshua to prospect for gold. Lewis was drowned in a river on the trip west, and Green died in CA in Nov. 1850 of disease, possibly typhoid or cholera. Only Wm. J. made it back to Illinois to join his family.
Barbra and Wm. J.'s oldest daughter, Mary Ann, operated the first hotel in Marathon, located just south of Hwy. 90, the main highway through the town. It was later owned by the Chambers family for many years. The hotel now is a designated landmark.
After a long, eventful life, Barbra died at the age of 91 years, 9 1/2 months in Marathon. She is buried in the Marathon Cemetery in Marathon, Texas
They moved to Bates Co., Missouri to farm in the late 1860's, and there they had three more children. In about 1873 the family came to Bandera Co., Texas. After her husband, William J,, died at Pipe Creek, TX in 1878, Barbra continued to farm with the help of some of her sons.
In the late 1800's the family came with a group of other Bandera families to Ft. Davis, TX. Most of these families, including the Simpsons, later moved to the Alpine & Marathon areas and went into ranching and other occupations.
William J. went to California in 1849, along with two brothers, Green Berry and Lewis Joshua to prospect for gold. Lewis was drowned in a river on the trip west, and Green died in CA in Nov. 1850 of disease, possibly typhoid or cholera. Only Wm. J. made it back to Illinois to join his family.
Barbra and Wm. J.'s oldest daughter, Mary Ann, operated the first hotel in Marathon, located just south of Hwy. 90, the main highway through the town. It was later owned by the Chambers family for many years. The hotel now is a designated landmark.
After a long, eventful life, Barbra died at the age of 91 years, 9 1/2 months in Marathon. She is buried in the Marathon Cemetery in Marathon, Texas
Family Members
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Mary Jane Simpson Collins
1842–1909
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Eugenia Elizabeth "Betty" Simpson Norton
1844–1915
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William Henry Simpson
1854 – unknown
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Elvira "Teensie" Simpson Shackelford
1857–1937
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Lorenzo Dow Simpson
1860–1920
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Dora Etta Simpson Baker
1862–1928
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John Robert Simpson
1865–1946
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Lena Leota Simpson Huffmon
1867–1958
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