This obituary helps define Rachel’s widowhood and late-life Nebraska context.
Source file
1896 Obituary - Nelson Simpson
Weekly Progress obituary for Nelson Simpson, naming Rachel as his surviving widow.
People in this story
- rachel-woods-simpson-1833-1920
- nelson-simpson-1826-1896
Source Citation
The Weekly Progress (Holdrege, Nebraska), 20 March 1896, p. 1, obituary for Nelson Simpson; clipping, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-weekly-progress-obituary-for-nelson/76822960/ : accessed 13 May 2026), clip created by user davissimpson.