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Thomas Nelson Simpson

Also known as: Thomas Simpson, Thos. Nelson Simpson, T. N. Simpson

Feature profile

An Iowa-born Simpson descendant whose records trace a move from Dallas County, Iowa, through Nebraska sales and land ventures, to farming and family care in Saskatchewan.

Life Story

Thomas Nelson Simpson was born on 27 July 1868 at Perry, Dallas County, Iowa. A typewritten copy of the Thomas Nelson Simpson family Bible gives his name as Thos. Nelson Simpson and records the same birth date and place. The Bible copy was accompanied by a 1947 affidavit from Joseph Strachan, who stated that he had seen the family Bible and that the typed page was a true copy of the Bible page.

Thomas was the son of Nelson Simpson and Rachel Woods. The 1870 and 1880 federal censuses place him in their household in Spring Valley Township, Dallas County, Iowa. Those census records anchor his childhood in Iowa and connect him to the household that later moved west. Rachel Woods Simpson’s obituary states that Nelson and Rachel Simpson moved from Iowa to Nebraska in 1884, and an 1888 Phelps County, Nebraska, school census lists Thomas, age twenty, in Nelson Simpson’s household.

On 21 December 1890, Thomas N. Simpson married Emma C. Hethcot in Phelps County, Nebraska. The marriage record identifies Thomas as twenty-two, born in Iowa, and names his parents as N. Simpson and Rachel Woods. Emma appears in later records as Emma C., Emma Cora, and Emeline Cora; the evidence supports that these names refer to the same woman, though the exact order of her given names varies by record.

Thomas and Emma’s early married life was tied to Nebraska, sales work, and land ventures. In 1893, they entered into a contract to purchase the northeast quarter of section 30, township 4 north, range 17 west, in Harlan County, Nebraska. That contract interest later became part of a mechanic’s-lien foreclosure. The district court record shows that Thomas’s interest was sold at sheriff’s sale in January 1898 and that the sale was confirmed in March. The record should be read as evidence of a contract interest in the land, not proof that Thomas held clear title.

By 1900, Thomas was working in connection with agricultural machinery. Newspaper notices reported that T. N. Simpson represented the Deering Harvester Company and moved his headquarters from Holdrege to Beaver City, Nebraska, for a time. The 1900 census placed Thomas and Emma in Beaver City, where Thomas was listed as a salesman. The household then included Verva, Alta, Everett, and Cecil.

The family was back in the Holdrege area during the next decade. A 1903 death notice records the death of Thomas and Emma’s son Clement Nelson Simpson, who died as a young child. In 1908, a Holdrege newspaper notice reported that Thomas had moved his household goods and family to Holdrege and expected to enter the real-estate business as an agent for Canadian land. That notice is an early sign of the Canadian land connection that later became part of the family’s life.

The 1910 census recorded Thomas and Emma in Holdrege, Phelps County, Nebraska. Thomas was described as a commercial traveler, and the household included Verva, Alta, Everett, Cecil, Rachel, and Lowell. The 1910 census also reported Emma as the mother of six children, all living, but that child count conflicts with the documented 1903 death of Clement Nelson Simpson. The household list remains useful, while the child-count entry appears to have omitted the child who had died.

Thomas and Emma were still connected to Nebraska property shortly before the move north. A 1914 sheriff’s sale notice named Thomas W. Simpson, Emma C. Simpson, Nathan W. Hethcot, and F. Johnson Co. in a foreclosure action concerning lots in Einsel’s Second Addition to Holdrege. The notice uses the middle initial W. rather than N., so it should be treated cautiously, but the surrounding family and property context make it relevant to the broader pattern of land and credit-backed ventures.

Thomas’s 1952 obituary later stated that he came to Canada in 1914 and first settled at Pathlow, Saskatchewan. That statement is retrospective. Firmer Canadian records begin in the late 1910s and early 1920s. Dominion Lands records place Thomas in Saskatchewan land matters in 1917 and 1918, and his 1921 naturalization record identifies him as Thomas Simpson, formerly of the United States, a farmer at Pathlow, Saskatchewan. The naturalization list also names Lowell L. Simpson and Rachel M. Simpson as minor children.

In 1921, Thomas and Emma were enumerated in the Carrot River area of Saskatchewan. In 1922, Thomas Simpson of Pleasant Valley, Saskatchewan, farmer, mortgaged the east half of section 35, township 43, range 20, west of the second meridian, to William Forbes Alloway. Emma C. Simpson released her homestead rights in the property. The mortgage later became part of foreclosure proceedings. A 1929 Decree Nisi in the Court of King’s Bench stated that $4,621.45 was owing, with interest from 1 January 1929.

Thomas and Emma’s household also became part of a larger family response to loss. Their daughter Verva Leslie Simpson Lutz died in Nebraska in 1923, leaving six young children. Her funeral notice identifies her as the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Simpson of Pathlow, Saskatchewan, and states that three of the children would go home with their grandparents to Canada. By the 1926 Canadian census, all six Lutz grandchildren were living in Thomas and Emma’s household in Saskatchewan. In 1931, Mary and Meredith were still in the household, although they were enumerated under the Simpson surname. Their names, ages, United States birthplace, and immigration year support reading them as Lutz grandchildren rather than biological children of Thomas and Emma.

Emma Cora Simpson died in 1932 and was buried at Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Thomas later lived in the Shell Lake district. He died on 13 May 1952 in hospital at Prince Albert. His obituary described him as a resident of Shell Lake, stated that he had come to Canada in 1914 and first settled at Pathlow, and named surviving children including Lowell of Shell Lake, Everett of Roseville, California, Mrs. J. F. Strachan of Prince Albert, Mrs. L. Shaunessy of Rosetown, and Mrs. Cyril Paul of Spiritwood. He was buried in the family plot at South Hill Cemetery.

Research Notes

Thomas Nelson Simpson was not the son of Clement Simpson. The records reviewed for this profile identify his parents as Nelson Simpson and Rachel Woods. Clement Simpson belongs one generation earlier in the same paternal Simpson line.

The 1914 Canada arrival date comes from Thomas’s 1952 obituary. It is useful family-context evidence, but it is retrospective. The firmer Canadian record trail begins with Saskatchewan land and naturalization records from the late 1910s and early 1920s.

The 1914 Holdrege foreclosure notice uses the name Thomas W. Simpson rather than Thomas N. Simpson. It has been treated as contextual evidence only, pending fuller citation details and confirmation.

The 1910 census child count says Emma had six children, all living. That statement conflicts with the 1903 death notice for Clement Nelson Simpson and the family Bible copy, both of which identify Clement as a child of Thomas and Emma. The 1910 child-count entry appears to have omitted the deceased child.

Evidence Timeline

  1. Birth at Perry, Iowa

    The family Bible copy records Thomas as Thos. Nelson Simpson, born at Perry, Dallas County, Iowa.

  2. Iowa childhood household

    Federal censuses place Thomas in the Nelson and Rachel Simpson household in Spring Valley Township.

  3. Nebraska household

    The Phelps County school census lists Thomas Simpson, age 20, in Nelson Simpson's household.

  4. Marriage to Emma C. Hethcot

    The Phelps County marriage record names Thomas's parents as N. Simpson and Rachel Woods.

  5. Harlan County land venture

    Thomas and Emma entered a land contract; Thomas's contract interest later appeared in foreclosure records.

  6. Sales work and Holdrege household

    Newspaper and census records describe Thomas as a Deering Harvester representative, salesman, and commercial traveler.

  7. Canadian land connection

    A Holdrege notice said Thomas expected to enter real-estate work as an agent for Canadian land.

  8. Saskatchewan farming records

    Homestead, naturalization, census, and mortgage records place Thomas in the Pathlow and Pleasant Valley area.

  9. Lutz grandchildren in household

    After Verva Simpson Lutz died, census records show her children in Thomas and Emma's Saskatchewan household.

  10. Death at Prince Albert

    Thomas died in hospital at Prince Albert and was buried in South Hill Cemetery.

Family Group Sheet

Spouse / family connection
Emeline Cora Hethcot, married 21 Dec. 1890 in Phelps County, Nebraska
Children and direct-line notes
  • Verva Leslie Simpson - later wife of Charles Robert Lutz
  • Alta Mae Simpson
  • Everett Thomas Simpson
  • Cecil June Simpson
  • Clement Nelson Simpson - born 5 Nov. 1900; died 2 Aug. 1903
  • Rachel Martha Simpson
  • Lowell Leon Simpson - direct-line child

Photographs

Photograph Index

Images embedded in the story are gathered here with the additional family photographs connected to this profile.

Unknown date Thomas Nelson Simpson and Emeline Cora Hethcot Simpson family photograph, supplied with the profile materials. Photo details

Documentary Base

Sources

family paper

Thomas Nelson Simpson Family Bible Copy

Contemporary record

Citation: Thomas Nelson Simpson family Bible birth entries, typewritten copy in family papers, listing births of Thomas Nelson Simpson, Emeline Cora Hethcot Simpson, their children, and Lutz grandchildren; attached affidavit of Joseph Strachan, general merchant of Gunworth, Saskatchewan, sworn 18 August 1947, stating that he had seen the Family Bible of Thomas Nelson Simpson and that the attached paper was a true copy of the Bible page; privately held by Davis Simpson, 2026.

Access: Private family paper reviewed in 2026.

Supports:
  • Thomas Nelson Simpson was recorded as Thos. Nelson Simpson, born 27 July 1868 at Perry, Iowa.
  • The family Bible copy records Emma and the children of Thomas and Emma.
  • The attached affidavit explains the source of the typed Bible copy.

census

1870 Nelson Simpson Household Census

Contemporary record

Citation: 1870 U.S. census, Dallas County, Iowa, population schedule, Spring Valley Township, Perry post office, p. 6, dwelling 38, family 39, Nelson Simpson household, including Thomas Simpson; "Crawford, Iowa, United States records," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-XCWR-JY?view=explore : accessed 2 June 2026), image 437 of 577; citing United States National Archives and Records Administration, NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 385, Image Group Number 004263531.

Access: FamilySearch digital image, accessed 2 June 2026.

Supports:
  • Thomas Simpson was enumerated in the household of Nelson and Rachel Simpson.
  • The household places Thomas in Spring Valley Township, Dallas County, Iowa, shortly after his birth.

census

1880 Nelson Simpson Household Census

Contemporary record

Citation: 1880 U.S. census, Dallas County, Iowa, population schedule, Spring Valley Township, Nelson Simpson household; "Iowa, United States records," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYB3-94D6?view=explore : accessed 28 May 2026), image 312 of 932; citing United States National Archives and Records Administration, Image Group Number 005160597.

Access: FamilySearch digital image, accessed 28 May 2026.

Supports:
  • Thomas was living in the Nelson Simpson household in 1880.
  • The record supports parentage, Iowa residence, and childhood household context.

school census

1888 Phelps County School Census

Contemporary record

Citation: Phelps County, Nebraska, School Census, District No. 48, 1888, Nelson Simpson household, listing Thomas Simpson, age 20, Anna Simpson, age 17, and Leslie Simpson, age 14; "Phelps, Nebraska, United States records," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSB4-L9B7-3?view=explore : accessed 28 May 2026), image 68 of 82; Nebraska Prairie Museum, Holdrege, Image Group Number 104993849.

Access: FamilySearch digital image, accessed 28 May 2026.

Supports:
  • Thomas Simpson, age 20, was listed in Nelson Simpson's household in Phelps County, Nebraska.
  • The record places Thomas in Nebraska before his 1890 marriage.

marriage record

1890 Thomas Simpson and Emma Hethcot Marriage

Strong support

Citation: "Nebraska, Marriages, 1855-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X58M-KZ9 : accessed 28 May 2026), Thomas N. Simpson and Emma C. Hetchcot, 21 December 1890, Phelps County, Nebraska.

Access: FamilySearch database entry, accessed 28 May 2026.

Supports:
  • Thomas N. Simpson married Emma C. Hethcot on 21 December 1890 in Phelps County, Nebraska.
  • The record identifies Thomas as age 22, born in Iowa, son of N. Simpson and Rachel Woods.

land record

1893 Harlan County Land Contract

Strong support

Citation: Harlan County, Nebraska, Deeds, Book 1, p. 37, contract, J. P. Marine to Thomas N. Simpson and Emma C. Simpson, husband and wife, dated 12 September 1893, for the NE 1/4 of section 30, township 4 north, range 17 west, Harlan County, Nebraska; "Harlan, Nebraska, United States records," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS1N-KSRG-K?view=explore : accessed 28 May 2026), image 39 of 643; Nebraska District Court, Harlan County, Image Group Number 105180618.

Access: FamilySearch digital image, accessed 28 May 2026.

Supports:
  • Thomas N. Simpson and Emma C. Simpson entered into a contract to purchase land in Harlan County, Nebraska.
  • The record documents an early land-purchase effort during their Nebraska years.

court record

1898 Harlan County Foreclosure

Strong support

Citation: Harlan County, Nebraska, District Court, Complete Record, Book N, pp. 402-405, Albert Cross and Alexander Johnston, partners as Cross & Johnston, v. Thomas N. Simpson et al., mechanic's-lien foreclosure and sheriff's sale, decree dated 30 November 1897, sale held 31 January 1898, sale confirmed 16 March 1898, concerning Thomas N. Simpson's interest in the NE 1/4 of section 30, township 4 north, range 17 west, Harlan County, Nebraska; "Harlan, Nebraska, United States records," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS1L-V941-2?view=explore : accessed 28 May 2026), images 404-407 of 683; Harlan County Courthouse, Image Group Number 105201098.

Access: FamilySearch digital images, accessed 28 May 2026.

Supports:
  • Thomas's contract interest in Harlan County land was part of a mechanic's-lien foreclosure.
  • The sale was held 31 January 1898 and confirmed 16 March 1898.

newspaper notice

1900 Thomas Simpson Deering Harvester Notice

Contemporary record

Citation: "T. N. Simpson, representative for the Deering Harvester Co.," local notice, Beaver Valley Tribune (Beaver City, Nebraska), 27 April 1900, p. 5, stating that T. N. Simpson, representative for the Deering Harvester Co. for the territory, would move his headquarters from Holdrege to Beaver City and move his family there; clipping, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/beaver-valley-tribune-thomas-nelson-simp/198512131/ : accessed 29 May 2026), "Thomas Nelson Simpson relocates to Beaver City," clipped by davissimpson.

Access: Newspapers.com clipping, accessed 29 May 2026.

Supports:
  • T. N. Simpson represented the Deering Harvester Company in 1900.
  • The notice describes his move of headquarters from Holdrege to Beaver City.
  • The notice helps explain the Beaver City census residence.

census

1900 Thomas Simpson Household Census

Contemporary record

Citation: 1900 U.S. census, Furnas County, Nebraska, population schedule, Beaver City precinct, enumeration district 60, sheet 7B, dwelling 158, family 158, Thomas Simpson household; "Furnas, Nebraska, United States records," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6X9Z-GW?view=explore : accessed 28 May 2026), image 45 of 271; citing United States National Archives and Records Administration, Image Group Number 004119889.

Access: FamilySearch digital image, accessed 28 May 2026.

Supports:
  • Thomas and Emma Simpson lived in Beaver City, Nebraska, in 1900.
  • Thomas was listed as a salesman.
  • The household included Verva, Alta, Everett, and Cecil.

newspaper notice

1903 Clement Nelson Simpson Death Notice

Contemporary record

Citation: "Sad Death of Child," death notice for Clement Nelson Simpson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Simpson, The Weekly Progress (Holdrege, Nebraska), 7 August 1903, p. 1; clipping, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-weekly-progress-obituary-for-clement/76823609/ : accessed 28 May 2026), "Obituary for Clement Nelson Simpson," clipped by davissimpson.

Access: Newspapers.com clipping, accessed 28 May 2026.

Supports:
  • Clement Nelson Simpson was a son of Thomas and Emma Simpson.
  • His death in 1903 explains the conflict with the 1910 census child count.

newspaper notice

1908 Thomas Simpson Canada Land Notice

Contemporary record

Citation: "Mr. Thomas Simpson moved his household goods and family to Holdrege," local notice, Holdrege Daily Citizen (Holdrege, Nebraska), 2 April 1908, p. 7, stating that Thomas Simpson expected to enter the real estate business as an agent for Canada land; clipping, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/holdrege-daily-citizen-thomas-simpson-a/198492860/ : accessed 28 May 2026), "Thomas Simpson, Agent for Canada Land," clipped by davissimpson.

Access: Newspapers.com clipping, accessed 28 May 2026.

Supports:
  • Thomas Simpson had a documented business connection to Canadian land promotion in 1908.
  • The notice predates the family's later Saskatchewan settlement.

census

1910 Thomas Simpson Household Census

Contemporary record

Citation: 1910 U.S. census, Phelps County, Nebraska, population schedule, Holdrege city, ward 2, enumeration district 102, sheet 2A, dwelling 603, family 35, Thomas Simpson household; "Nebraska, United States records," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRK3-YYL?view=explore : accessed 28 May 2026), image 208 of 1406; citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 853.

Access: FamilySearch digital image, accessed 28 May 2026.

Supports:
  • Thomas and Emma Simpson lived in Holdrege, Nebraska, in 1910.
  • Thomas was listed as a commercial traveler.
  • The household included Verva, Alta, Everett, Cecil, Rachel, and Lowell.

homestead file

1917-1918 Thomas Simpson Saskatchewan Homestead Records

Contemporary record

Citation: Canada, Department of the Interior, Dominion Lands Branch, homestead file for Thomas Simpson, including affidavit of Thomas Simpson of St. Brieux in support of application for entry and sworn statements concerning Thomas Simpson's application for patent for the NE 1/4 of section 9, township 43, range 21, west of the 2nd meridian; "Saskatchewan, Canada records," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSS5-KSFT-C?view=explore : accessed 28 May 2026), images around 311 of 818; Saskatchewan Archives, Image Group Number 101671532.

Access: FamilySearch digital images, accessed 28 May 2026.

Supports:
  • Thomas Simpson appears in Saskatchewan Dominion Lands records during 1917-1918.
  • The records connect him to the Melfort and Pleasant Valley area.

naturalization record

1921 Thomas Simpson Naturalization

Strong support

Citation: Canada, Naturalization Branch, Report of the Naturalization Branch, Sessional Paper No. 22, naturalization list entry for Thomas Simpson, formerly of the U.S.A., naturalized 25 April 1921, farmer, Pathlow, Saskatchewan, certificate/reference 6626 B; also listing Lowell L. Simpson and Rachel M. Simpson as minor children; Library and Archives Canada, Naturalization Records, 1915-1951, item 204158, ecopy P21-22_551.

Access: Library and Archives Canada naturalization record.

Supports:
  • Thomas Simpson was naturalized in Canada on 25 April 1921.
  • He was described as a farmer at Pathlow, Saskatchewan.
  • Lowell L. Simpson and Rachel M. Simpson were listed as minor children.

census

1921 Thomas Simpson Canada Census

Contemporary record

Citation: 1921 Census of Canada, Saskatchewan, Prince Albert District, Carrot River sub-district, p. 7, Thomas Simpson household; Library and Archives Canada, RG31, Statistics Canada, census record e003124350 (https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Home/Record?app=census&idNumber=68523887&ecopy=e003124350 : accessed 28 May 2026).

Access: Library and Archives Canada census image, accessed 28 May 2026.

Supports:
  • Thomas and Emma Simpson were living in Saskatchewan in 1921.
  • The record supports post-migration residence in the Carrot River area.

land title record

1922 Thomas Simpson Saskatchewan Mortgage

Contemporary record

Citation: Saskatchewan, Land Titles Act mortgage, Thomas Simpson of Pleasant Valley, Saskatchewan, farmer, to William Forbes Alloway of Winnipeg, Manitoba, banker, for the E 1/2 of section 35, township 43, range 20, west of the 2nd meridian, executed 11 November 1922 and filed 11 March 1924; "Melfort, Star City No. 428, Saskatchewan, Canada records," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-G569-98GV?view=explore : accessed 28 May 2026), images 413-416 of 501; Saskatchewan Archives, Image Group Number 004366197.

Access: FamilySearch digital images, accessed 28 May 2026.

Supports:
  • Thomas Simpson was described as a farmer of Pleasant Valley, Saskatchewan.
  • He mortgaged the east half of section 35, township 43, range 20, west of the second meridian.
  • Emma C. Simpson released her homestead rights in the property.

newspaper notice

1923 Verva Leslie Simpson Lutz Funeral Notice

Contemporary record

Citation: "Sad Funeral Held Sunday," funeral notice for Mrs. Chas. Lutz, identifying her as Verva Leslie Simpson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Simpson, Sherman County Times (Loup City, Nebraska), 2 March 1923, p. 1; clipping, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/sherman-county-times-funeral-of-verva-le/198446123/ : accessed 28 May 2026), "Funeral of Verva Leslie Simpson (Verva Lutz, Mrs. Chas Lutz)," clipped by davissimpson.

Access: Newspapers.com clipping, accessed 28 May 2026.

Supports:
  • Verva Leslie Simpson Lutz was a daughter of Thomas and Emma Simpson.
  • Thomas and Emma of Pathlow, Saskatchewan, attended the funeral.
  • Three of Verva's children were expected to go to Canada with their grandparents.

census

1926 Thomas Simpson Household with Lutz Grandchildren

Contemporary record

Citation: 1926 Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, Saskatchewan, Melfort electoral district, enumeration sub-district 16, municipality of Carrot River, pp. 11-12, dwelling 105, family 109, Thomas Simpson household, including grandchildren Robert, Elnora, Jean, Merideth, Marybeth, and Constance Lutz; "Saskatchewan, Canada records," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C395-G99W-Z?view=explore : accessed 28 May 2026), image 12 of 1065 and following image; citing Library and Archives Canada, Image Group Number 105519963.

Access: FamilySearch digital images, accessed 28 May 2026.

Supports:
  • All six Lutz grandchildren were living in Thomas and Emma Simpson's Saskatchewan household in 1926.
  • The census supports the family-care account following Verva's death.

court record

1929 Saskatchewan Foreclosure Decree

Strong support

Citation: Saskatchewan, Court of King's Bench, Judicial District of Melfort, Decree Nisi, Alloway & Champion, Limited v. Thomas Simpson, The Canadian Bank of Commerce, and The Rural Municipality of Carrot River, 15 March 1929, concerning mortgage dated 11 November 1922 from Thomas Simpson to William Forbes Alloway and transferred to Alloway & Champion, Limited, for the E 1/2 of section 35, township 43, range 20, west of the 2nd meridian; "Melfort, Star City No. 428, Saskatchewan, Canada records," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9569-2WT?view=explore : accessed 28 May 2026), image 407 of 501; Saskatchewan Archives, Image Group Number 004366197.

Access: FamilySearch digital image, accessed 28 May 2026.

Supports:
  • The 1922 mortgage later became part of foreclosure proceedings.
  • The Decree Nisi stated that $4,621.45 was owing, with interest from 1 January 1929.

census

1931 Thomas Simpson Canada Census

Contemporary record

Citation: 1931 Census of Canada, Saskatchewan, Kindersley electoral district, Pleasant Valley municipality, enumeration sub-district 66, p. 10, lines 1-5, Thomas Simpson household; "Kindersley No. 290, Saskatchewan, Canada records," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHJ-PQ5Q-354?view=explore : accessed 28 May 2026), image 7 of 13; citing Library and Archives Canada, Image Group Number 113474419.

Access: FamilySearch digital image, accessed 28 May 2026.

Supports:
  • Thomas and Emma were enumerated in Saskatchewan in 1931.
  • Mary and Meredith, interpreted as Lutz grandchildren, were still living in the household.

burial index

1932 Emma Cora Simpson Burial Index

Strong support

Citation: "Saskatchewan, Canada, Burial Index, 1802-2011," database, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8841/records/208360 : accessed 28 May 2026), entry for Emma Cora Simpson, death year 1932, burial city Prince Albert, Saskatchewan; citing The Saskatchewan Burial Index, Saskatchewan Genealogical Society, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Access: Ancestry database entry, accessed 28 May 2026.

Supports:
  • Emma Cora Simpson died in 1932.
  • Her burial city was Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.
  • The record supports Thomas's later status as a widower.

obituary

1952 Thomas Nelson Simpson Obituary

Contemporary record

Citation: "Resident of Shell Lake Passes On," obituary of Thomas Nelson Simpson, Shellbrook Chronicle (Shellbrook, Saskatchewan), 21 May 1952, reporting death at Prince Albert on 13 May 1952 and burial in South Hill Cemetery; clipping in family papers, privately held by Davis Simpson, 2026.

Access: Private family clipping, reviewed in 2026.

Supports:
  • Thomas Nelson Simpson died at Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, on 13 May 1952.
  • The obituary says he came to Canada in 1914 and first settled at Pathlow.
  • The obituary names surviving children and reports burial in South Hill Cemetery.