The census does not give the woman’s first name; the identification as Aminta rests on household structure and later family clustering.
Source file
1840 Mrs Simpson Household Census
1840 census household headed as Mrs Simpson in Wayne Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
People in this story
- nelson-simpson-1826-1896
- aminta-dutton-simpson
Source Citation
1840 U.S. census, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, Wayne Township, population schedule, manuscript p. 408, Mrs Simpson household; digital image, FamilySearch, "Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States records," image 451 of 1013, Image Group Number 005154520; citing United States Census Office, 6th census, 1840, National Archives and Records Administration.