Simon
A
Shimp
Born in Middleburg, Noble County, Ohio, USA
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Melvina A (Barker) Shimp
— married
14 Aug 1894 in Noble County, Ohio
Descendants 
Died
at age 73
in Liverpool, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Aug 2014
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Biography
"Simon and Melvina Barker Shimp were married in 1894 in Ohio but soon moved to a hillside farm near Liverpool, WV. Country life was difficult for the young couple. There was no electricity, running water, or natural gas available in the rural area. As their family grew to include three sons and a daughter, rooms were added to their two room home."[1]
Burial - Liverpool Cemetery, Sandyville, Jackson County, West Virginia.
Death certificate gives parents as Benjamin Shimp of Ohio and ____ Smith of West Virginia. Buried in Liverpool.[2]
Sources
- ↑ From the Shimp Family Advised Fund, Parkersburg Area Community Foundation. http://www.pacfwv.com/content/shimp-family-advised-fund
- ↑ Death certificate: http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1268709&Type=Death
1900 Census for Reedy, Roane Co., WV: S Shimp (33, b. 1867 WV), wife Min Shimp (28, b. Ohio 1872), C F Shimp (5), E Q Shimp (0). [3]
1910 Census for Reedy, Roane Co., WV: Simon Shimp (42, b. OH) and wife Vina A Shimp (37, b. OH) with children Columbus F (14), Everet O (10), Clary O (7), and Theodore L (4). [4]
1920 Census for Reedy, Roane Co., WV: Simeon Shimp (52, b. Ohio), wife Melvina Shimp (47, b. Ohio), children C Floyd (24), Oscar (19), Clara (17), and Lakin (13).
Census - 2 Apr 1930, Ravenswood, Jackson County, West Virginia, ED 6, pg, 1/22, visit 1.
Census - 2 Apr 1940, Ravenswood, Jackson County, West Virginia, ED 18-6. pg. 1/33, visit 7.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205896411/simon-a-shimp: accessed 14 November 2022), memorial page for Simon A. Shimp (20 Nov 1866–12 Dec 1940), Find a Grave Memorial ID 205896411, citing Liverpool Cemetery, Sandyville, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Bonnie (contributor 46917571) .
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