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Simpkins Researchers, The earliest Simpkins ancestor that I have is Nathan SIMPKINS, who was born around 1822 in what may have been Monroe Township, Knox County, Ohio. Nathan married Rachel S. IRELAND (b. abt 1818), probably in the early 1840s, and they had the following children: * Milton Mills SIMPKINS, b. 7 Feb 1844 * Stiles T. SIMPKINS, b. 8 Feb 1846 * Nancy J. SIMPKINS, b. abt 1848 * Mary Ellen SIMPKINS, b. 3 Aug 1851 * Nathan A. SIMPKINS, b. 1853?, d. 12 Jul 1863 * Sarah J. SIMPKINS, b. 1856?, d. 8 Jul 1863 Nathan was a carpenter and shingle-maker. On 20 Jul 1861, Nathan enlisted as a private in Company C of the 32nd Ohio Infantry. After Nathan contracted and became debilitated with what the captain of the company, James V. Banning, called chronic rheumatism, James worked to have Nathan discharged. However, Nathan was not discharged before many of the other men in the company contracted the same disease. On 6 Dec 1861, Nathan was discharged at Beverly, West Virginia, and returned home to Knox County in very weak condition, suffering from Typhoid Pneumonia. He died on 20 Dec 1861. Documentation: * 1850 Federal Census for Knox County, Ohio * Civil War pension file of Rachel (Ireland) Simpkins If anyone is also researching this branch, I'd be interested in comparing notes. Thanks. Stephen Fox