Ruth Simpson

1844 - 1897  (52 years)

• Name	Ruth Simpson
  Birth	7 Sep 1844	West Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
  Christening	10 Oct 1844
  Gender	Female
  Marriage Bride	5 May 1865	Scotland{D2}
  	Witness Role: Principal: [F188] ...of David REID and Ruth SIMPSON Witness Role: Bride: [I4028] Ruth SIMPSON Witness Role: Groom: [I3486] David REID
  Note	After David was killed, Ruth moved her family by train to Adrian, Pa.'They lived in a house not far up the road on the left side from thebridge coming from Punxsy towards Adrian. The house is still there.'(Told to Lois Jean Edwards by her father, Alexander Paige Reid.) Ruthlived in Harmony, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania and died at age 52.She died in the Adrian Hospital in Adrian, Pennsylvania, one ofseveral hospitals named Adrian. She is buried in Circle Hill Cemeteryin Punxsutawney, Pa. Geraldine Reid Wonder said her father, Dave Reid,and others always said that none of Ruth Simpson's family came to theU.S. Ruth's wedding ring was in the possession of Jean Reid Edwards.Letter dated December 5, 1986 from Jean Reid Edwards to Caroyl Reid.'Dad (Alexander Reid) would tell, with a chuckle, of a time he wasplaying checkers with one of his brothers. He had a man to be madeking, so he said, 'Crown him KIng, Lord of All.' His mom (RuthSimpson) was passing by and heard this and without one word gave him aclout on his head that made him see stars. She then made a commentthat there was just 'one Lord of All' and never make a statement likethat again. Said by a good Presbyterian.' Could not locate Ruth Reidin 1990 Soundex - may because there were no kids in the householdunder 10.
  Name	Ruth Reid
  Death	27 Apr 1897	Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA
  Burial	Punxsutawney, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	William Simpson   (Father)  Margaret McNaughton  (Mother)
  Person ID	I4028	Hillbillies & Vikings
  Last Modified	5 May 2023

  
  

  Father	William Simpson
  Mother	Margaret McNaughton
  Family ID	F1809	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	David Reid,   b. 1 May 1842, West Wemyss, Fife, Scotland d. 21 Apr 1881, Barclay, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	5 May 1865	Scotland{D2}
  	Witness Role: Bride: [I4028] Ruth SIMPSON Witness Role: Groom: [I3486] David REID
  Children	+ 1. Andrew Reid,   b. 14 May 1866, West Wemyss, Fife, Scotland d. 28 Jan 1932, Sykesville, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 65 years) ▻ Agnes Clark  m. 1890 + 2. William Simpson Reid,   b. 3 Apr 1868, Scotland ▻ Elisia Louise Crawford + 3. Margaret 'Maggie' Reid,   b. 17 Jun 1870, Barclay, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA ▻ William Brailsford Warren  m. 15 Jan 1891 + 4. David Reid,   b. 21 Aug 1872, Barclay, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA d. 4 Jan 1957, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 84 years) ▻ Cora Mulhollen  m. 24 Dec 1903 + 5. Robert Reid,   b. 15 Aug 1874, Barclay, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA d. 9 Sep 1969, Punxsutawney, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 95 years) ▻ Bert Penman  m. 17 Aug 1897 + 6. John James Reid,   b. 6 Oct 1876, Barclay, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA d. 2 Nov 1918, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 42 years) ▻ Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Hammond;   Emma Welch + 7. Alexander Paige Reid,   b. 6 Jan 1879, Barclay, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1956, Punxsutawney, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 76 years) ▻ Elizabeth Kennedy Hunter  m. Abt 1899;   Virginia Mildred Kellert  m. 7 Feb 1929 + 8. Thomas Reid,   b. 23 Jan 1880, Barclay, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA d. Between 1934 and 1936, USA (Age 53 years) ▻ Belle Clark + 9. Nellie Reid,   b. 18 Sep 1881, Barclay, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA d. 24 Feb 1963, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 81 years) ▻ Horace Crebs Swan  m. 24 Jun 1902
  Family ID	F188	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jun 2022

  
  

• Reference

  Carl Jón Denbow. "Ruth Simpson". Hillbillies & Vikings. https://jonandjohn.org/getperson.php?personID=I4028&tree=tree1 (accessed April 28, 2025).