Asa Simpson (1854 - 1935)

Born 4 Dec 1854 in Richlands, Onslow, North Carolina

Descendants

Died 17 Mar 1935 at age 80 in Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina

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Biography

Excerpts on Asa Simpson From Mrs. Royden Caulk and the "History of Onslow County"

I remember Granddaddy as a gentle man. He always had a ready smile and time to share a tale with children. he was not a drinking man but in his latter years when he came to visit, he would enjoy a little toddy that my Mother would fix for him. He was Likely to get up in the morning feeling weak and trembly.

Asa was born December 4, 1854. He married Annie Elizabeth Horne in 1874 when she was sixteen. They owned a small farm in the Back Swamp area. I do not know if he inherited the farm or bought it. Nine children were born on the farm. Sometime between 1892 and 1896 Asa sold his farm and moved to Craven County to become a share cropper or tenant farmer. Just why he sold the farm is not known. Perhaps it was to support his growing family, or perhaps he became restless as his father before him and went in search of a better life."

Following a few years of farming in Craven County, Asa moved his clan to Jones County where most of his children grew to adulthood and began to marry off. They were living in a farm community known as Little Hell.

Asa moved his family back to Onslow in the early 1900's. One year they lived on the old Henderson farm , located on 17S across from the old County Home in the Triangle between 17 and 258.

Following the death of his wife and the marriage of his last son, Asa gave up farming. He took his remaining four girls to town. Asa Had a shoe repair shop and did this work as long as he was able."^[1]

Sources

Death Certificate, History of Onslow County

• 1860 United States Federal Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Richlands, Onslow, North Carolina; Roll: M653_908; Page: 229; Image: 231; Family History Library Film: 803908

Name: Thomas Simpson

Age: 50

Birth Year: abt 1810

Gender: Male

Birth Place: North Carolina

Home in 1860: Richlands, Onslow, North Carolina

Post Office: Haw Branch

Family Number: 431

Household Members

Thomas Simpson 50

Sena Simpson 46

Olive Simpson 21

Rachel Simpson 19

Thomas Simpson 18

Curtis Simpson 16

Hariet Simpson 13

Jane Simpson 11

Sena Simpson 9

Asa Simpson 7

Alapha Simpson 3

• 1870 United States Federal Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Richlands, Onslow, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1153; Page: 34A; Image: 71; Family History Library Film: 552652

Name: Sena Simpson

Age in 1870: 65

Birth Year: abt 1805

Birthplace: North Carolina

Home in 1870: Richlands, Onslow, North Carolina

Race: White

Gender: Female

Post Office: Catharine Lake

Sena Simpson 65

Curtis Simpson 21

Harriet Simpson 19

Lena Simpson 16

Asa Simpson 15

Alafair Simpson 14

Footnotes

1. ↑ Entered by Laura Harlow.

Acknowledgments

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