Benjamin Charles Simpson (II)

Father: Benjamin Charles Simpson
Mother: Fannie Mathews

Family 1: Rebecca de Cordova Wheeler
  1. Sam Simpson
  2. Fannie Wheeler Simpson
  3. Benjamin Charles Simpson 
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Reared in Rochester, NY and apprenticed as a machinist. In 1858 (21 years old) he came to Texas to work for James A. Cushman. Accompanying Cushman to Houston he worked for him until the beginning of the Civil War. He then enlisted in Company A, Fifth Texas Infantry, Hood's Brigade. He fought with his unit up to Gettysburg where on 2Jul1864 he was captured. He was held at Ft. Delaware some months, escaped, and made his way to New York City, walking most of the way. With the aid of a Mr. Eddy, whose brother he had known in the service, he got to Rochester. He survived for a few months on a forged furlough and, when he was found out, he escaped to Canada, where he worked as a stationary engineer, refitting Confederate gunboats. From Canada he went to Havana, Cuba, where he assisted is repairing gunboats to be used as blockade runners. Finally he took passage back to Texas, intending to re-enlist. He was delayed because his boat was wrecked at the mouth of the Brazos River. A short time after he got back home, Lee surrendered.

The same year, he went into partnership with Dan C. Smith and C. C. Wiggin in the Phoenix Iron Works in Houston. In 1874 Smith sold his interests to Simpson and Wiggin. The business failed after a few years. He began a new business under the name Simpson, Hartwell, and Stopple. He joined the Mason's in 1871, becoming a member of Holland Lodge #1. I found real estate tax records for a Hollingworth track of land in Houston from 1879 to 1885.

I have a letter freeing him to his family after he was captured. Came to Houston from Rochester, NY. They are related to the Benedict family there.

At the battle of Bull Run Benjamin Charles Simpson II saved Green Berry Mitchell's life and wouldn't let the surgeons saw off his leg.

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Created by Sparrowhawk 1.0 (4/17/1996) on Wed Dec 1 10:30:01 1999 I164: Charles L. Cunningham (28 FEB 1855 - )

Charles L. Cunningham

Father: William N. Cunningham
Mother: Mary Elizabeth Carter 

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                         |                                                _Ezekiel Veazey _______
                         |                        _William James Veazey _|_Elizabeth Veazey _____
                         |_Feriba Thurin Veazey _|
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                                                 |_Hannah Simmons _______|_______________________
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Created by Sparrowhawk 1.0 (4/17/1996) on Wed Dec 1 10:30:01 1999 I740: Maria Peters (1820 - 1902)

Maria Peters

Family 1: James Moss
  1. Maria Moss
  2. Sarah Ann Moss 
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Line 5225 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: DEAT PLAC Great Stonebridge, England

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