The 1888 school census helps bridge Thomas’s move from Iowa childhood records to Nebraska adult records.
Source file
1888 Phelps County School Census
School census entry for the Nelson Simpson household in Phelps County, Nebraska.
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Source 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.