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Submitted: 8/30/22 • Approved: 8/30/22 • Last Updated: 9/2/22 • R534420-G0-S3
November 29, 1884-August 24, 1906
In thee O Lord have I put my trust
*Photo, courtesy of Mary (Coggin) Russell
*Obituary
Hereford, Texas, Aug. 30 - Victor and Thomas Simpson [sic], the two brothers who were found dead new [sic] Kenna, N.M. Sunday, were buried here today. The two men, with the mules to their wagon were struck by a bolt of lightning while driving to their claims. Their bodies were not found till Tuesday, when a party of prospectors came upon the outfit while looking up some land. After sofe [sic] difficulty the men were identified and prepared for shipment to their homes.
The bodies were then shipped here, where the Simpsons had lived, but through some mistake the telegraph operator failed to get their names. After some delay, it was finally necessary to open the coffins and examine the corpses before the authorities knew what to do with them.
One of the brothers has a family in Hereford, but owing to some mistake on the part of the railroad people, no telegram or other notification reached his family and the first intelligence to the family of the bodies having been shipped came after the coffins had been opened to identify the corpses. The undertakers then arranged for the interrment [sic], but could find no one to dig the grave. After considerable delay some of the citizens volunteered and the two brothers were buried.
(Published in The Twice=a=Week Herald (Amarillo, Texas) - 31 Aug 1906, Fri - Page 4)
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1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Talmage Simpson
Age: 15
Birth Date: Nov 1884
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1900: Civil District 11, Greene, Tennessee
House Number: 0
Sheet Number: 10
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 196
Family Number: 197
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital status: Single
Father's name: Abraham B Simpson
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's name: Margaret Simpson
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Occupation: Farm Laborer
Months Not Employed: 0
Attended School: 8
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Abraham B Simpson 52
Margaret Simpson 45
John V Simpson 20
Talmage Simpson 15
Montie E Simpson 15
Martin L Simpson 11
Sallie F Simpson 9
Contributed on 8/30/22 by neldapat
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