Simpson, John Eleazar

1850 - 1902  (51 years)

• Name	Simpson, John Eleazar  [1]
  Born	29 Dec 1850	Will County, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	3 Feb 1902	Dakota County, Minnesota, USA   [1]
  Buried	Red Rose Cemetery, Waterford Township, Dakota County, Minnesota, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I81888	Sackett
  Last Modified	23 Aug 2023

  
  

  Family	Winters, Mary Elizabeth,   b. 25 Jan 1860, Markesan, Green Lake County, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 29 Nov 1937, Dakota County, Minnesota, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Married	1883  [1]
  Children	+ 1. Simpson, Charles Donald,   b. 19 Sep 1890, Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota, USA ,   d. 24 Aug 1981, Baker City, Baker County, Oregon, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Last Modified	23 Aug 2023
  Family ID	F33502	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 29 Dec 1850 - Will County, Illinois, USA Child - Simpson, Charles Donald - 19 Sep 1890 - Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota, USA Died - 3 Feb 1902 - Dakota County, Minnesota, USA Buried - - Red Rose Cemetery, Waterford Township, Dakota County, Minnesota, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S543] Find A Grave (www.findagrave.com), 23 Aug 2023. Memorial ID 92144462 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92144462 John Eleazar Simpson Birth 29 Dec 1850 Hadley, Will County, Illinois, USA Death 3 Feb 1902 (aged 51) Dakota County, Minnesota, USA Burial Red Rose Cemetery Waterford Township, Dakota County, Minnesota, USA Plot 109 C John Eleazar is also spelled as Eleazer with an e. He was born Dec 29, 1850 in Hadley, Homer Twp, Will Co., IL, and died Feb 3, 1902 in Greenvale Twp., Dakota Co., MN. He is the husband of Mary Elizabeth Withers (Matie). They both died of pneumonia though many years apart. John E. grew up on the old Simpson homestead farm about a mile from his future wife to be Matie Withers. John Eleazar's own portion of the original Simpson farm was 80 acres, purchased from his father John J. Simpson on Feb 5, 1880 for one dollar and other 'valuable considerations'. John Eleazar built a new house on the new 80 acre farmstead probably in 1882 and 1883. He married Mattie Oct 31, 1883 and moved her into the new house. Their farm was located in Greenvale Twp., about a mile and a half due west from the village of Waterford (town now mostly gone from that area) and 2 miles north from the town of Northfield. His parent's (John (3) J. Simpson & Sarah Strong Porter) farm, was originally part of Sarah's parent's (Dr. Moses Porter and Martha Alvord Snell) land. ===================================== John Eleazar was in the following censuses in MN, with his parents and siblings (see his father John3 Simpson's notes for the full list)= 1857, 1860, 1870, 1875 and 1880. ===================================== John Eleazar was a Dairy, Veal, Livestock & Crop Farmer in Greenvale Twp., Dakota Co., MN. Researched by Ted Smith Researched by Ted Smith