Wharton Canada Simco and Julia A. Brockman


Wharton Canada Simco was born July 24, 1811 in Albemarle Co., Virginia. He was a son of James Simco and Francis Canada. He was my 2nd great grandUncle.

On October 7, 1841 in Callaway Co., Missouri, Wharton Simco married Julia A. Brockman. Julia was born on Jan. 18, 1825 in Callaway Co., Missouri.

She was a daughter of William Brockman and Lucy Simms of Virginia. Her grandparents were Ambrose Brockman and Nancy Simms. Ambrose and Nancy Brockman were also the parents of Agnes Brockman who married my 4th great uncle, John Hill. Three of John Hill and Agnes Brockman's children married children of James Simco and Francis Canada.

Wharton Canada Simco and Julia A. Brockman had 10 children:
  1. Sarah Leah "Sallie" Simco, b: Nov. 11, 1845, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: Oct. 10, 1907, Callaway Co., Missouri, buried at Richland Baptist Church cemetery, Callaway Co., Missouri.
    • married Apr. 3, 1873, in Callaway Co., Missouri, Granville Hudson Smith, b: Nov. 26, 1845, Saline Co., Missouri, d: Dec. 19, 1918, McCredie, Callaway Co., Missouri, buried at Richland Baptist Church cemetery, Callaway Co., Missouri. Inscription on headstone: Pvt. Co K Woods Mo Cav C S A.
      Granville was the oldest son of James Henry Smith and Elizabeth Marshall Duggins.
      • Children:
      • Albert Chestine Smith, b: Jan. 3, 1876, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: Aug. 1940, McCredie, Callaway Co., Missouri, buried Ebenezer Baptist Church cemetery, Callaway Co., Missouri.
        • Married Rosa T. Houchins, b: Sept. 24, 1878, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: March 17, 1969, buried Ebenezer Baptist Church cemetery, Callaway Co., Missouri. She was a daughter of Edward L. Houchins and Mary L. Wilcockson.
          • Children:
          • Tyre Percy Smith, b: May 2, 1902, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: July 1, 1918, Callaway Co., Missouri, buried Ebenezer Baptist Church cemetery, Callaway Co., Missouri.
          • Allene Smith, b: abt. 1905, Callaway Co., Missouri.
          • George Simcoe Smith, b: Feb. 8, 1911, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: May 26, 1991, Columbia, Boone Co., Missouri, buried Callaway Memorial Gardens, Fulton, Callaway Co., Missouri.
            • Married, Dec. 16, 1983, Fulton, Missouri, Nellie Weissenbach, d: Dec. 7, 1989, buried Callaway Memorial Gardens, Fulton, Callaway Co., Missouri.
      • Edgar Kerr Smith, b: Sept. 28, 1877, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: Nov. 3, 1973, Callaway Co., Missouri, buried at Richland Baptist Church cemetery, Callaway Co., Missouri.
        • Married Nellie Muir, b: Sept. 13, 1885, d: Sept. 24, 1944, buried at Richland Baptist Church cemetery, Callaway Co., Missouri.
          • Children:
          • Sarah V. Smith, b: abt. 1915, Callaway Co., Missouri.
          • Geraldine Smith, b: abt. 1917, Callaway Co., Missouri.
          • Clover Smith, b: abt. 1922, Callaway Co., Missouri
      • Marshall Canada Smith, b: Feb. 24, 1879, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: Nov. 27, 1947, Ft. Smith, Sebastian Co., Arkansas, buried Forest Park cemetery, Ft. Smith, Arkansas.
        • Married Pearl Mae Stubblefield, b: Jan. 30, 1894, Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., Arkansas.
          • Children:
          • Granville Smith, b: unknown
      • Alma Mearl Smith, b: Nov. 27, 1884, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: Nov. 3, 1976, Portland, Clackamas Co., Oregon, buried (cremated) Portland Memorial, Portland Oregon.
        • Married Lawrence Thomas
  2. William H. Simco, b: Dec. 14, 1846, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: Feb. 14, 1914, buried Richland Baptist Church cemetery, Callaway Co., Missouri.
    • Married Lucy A. Moore b: abt. 1865, Missouri.
  3. John H. Simco, b: Sept. 25, 1848, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: 1913.
    • Married October 3, 1882, Callaway Co., Missouri, Sally K. Perry, b: Mar. 1, 1857, Wellsville, Montgomery Co., Missouri, d: May 5, 1886, Callaway Co., Missouri, buried Richland Baptist Church Cemetery, Callaway Co., Missouri. She was a daughter of Gordon Perry of Montgomery Co., Missouri.
      • children: Sallie Perry Simco, b: Apr. 23, 1886, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: Aug. 25, 1886, Callaway Co., Missouri. Buried, Richland Baptist Church cemetery, Callaway Co., Missouri.
  4. Samuel Willis Simco, b: Sept. 5, 1849, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: May 8, 1923, Fulton Twp., Callaway Co., Missouri, buried Richland Baptist Church cemetery, Callaway Co., Missouri.
    On the 1900 census, Julia A. Smith age 22 and Willard Smith age 13, both listed as cousins, living with this family.
    • Married Nov. 25, 1886, Callaway Co., Missouri, Permelia Bailey Craig, b: July 20, 1851, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: Dec. 23, 1936, Callaway Co., Missouri, buried Richland Baptist Church cemetery, Callaway Co., Missouri. She was a daughter of William Tolliver Craig and Sidney Mallory Smith.
  5. Dr. George Simco, b: July 26, 1851, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: Apr. 22, 1935, Fulton, Callaway Co., Missouri.
       George was a doctor at Holts Summit in 1884, and in 1910 he was a doctor affiliated with the Synodial College in Fulton.
  6. Dr. Reuben Sims Simco, b: Nov. 23, 1853, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: Mar. 27, 1935, Callaway Co., Missouri, buried Unity Baptist Cemetery, Toledo, Callaway Co., Missouri.
    • Married 1st, December 12, 1878, Callaway Co., Missouri, Emma D. Dudley, b: Oct. 8, 1859, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: Mar. 5, 1908, buried Unity Baptist Cemetery, Toledo, Callaway Co., Missouri. She was a daughter of Payton J. Dudley and Hannah Gilbert, a granddaughter of Levi Dudley and Mary Kemp. Emma Dudley was my 2nd cousin 3 times removed.
      • Children:
      • Vernon B. Simcoe, b: Jul. 11, 1880, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: Mar. 17, 1971, Callaway Co., Missouri, buried Ebenezer Baptist Church cemetery, Callaway Co., Missouri.
        • Married 1st, abt 1903, Lucy E. Corless b: Apr. 20, 1881, St. Louis, Missouri, d: Jun. 19, 1960, Callaway Co., Missouri, buried Hillcrest Cemetery, Fulton, Callaway Co., Missouri.
          • Children:
          • Leslie Corless Simcoe, b: Aug. 29, 1904, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: Nov. 2, 1943, Kansas City, Missouri, buried Hillcrest Cemetery, Fulton, Callaway Co., Missouri. Married Mary L. Unknown.
          • Marvin Reuben Simco, b: Jan. 18,1906, Calwood, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: Aug. 25, 1911, Calwood, Callaway Co., Missouri, buried Unity Church cemetry, Callaway Co., Missouri.
          • Martha E. Simco, b: abt. 1909, Callaway Co., Missouri.
          • Velma Pearl Simco, b: Jan. 10, 1911, Calwood, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: Jan. 18, 1911, Calwood, Callaway Co., Missouri, buried Unity Church cemetry, Callaway Co., Missouri. On her death certificate her father was listed as Sam Johnson, mother Lucy E. Corless, baby's last name was Simco.
        • Married 2nd, Laura Ethel Craghead Dudley, b: Aug 9, 1882, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: Oct. 5, 1966, Callaway Co., Missouri, buried Ebenezer Baptist Church cemetery, Callaway Co., Missouri. She was a daughter of Patrick N. Craghead and Julia A. Mattox. Laura Craghead was my 4th cousin twice removed.
      • Pearl Virginia Simco, b: Mar. 1883, Callaway Co., Missouri.
        • Married November 23, 1909, Callaway Co., Missouri, Early Pearl Fisher, b: Jan. 25, 1878, Fulton, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: May 15, 1925, Callwood Twp., Callaway Co., Missouri, buried Ebenezer Baptist Church cemetery, Callaway Co., Missouri. Son of Joel Thomas Fisher and Mary Elizabeth Houf, grandson of David Stultz and Mary Polly Simco, and, Peter Houf and Mary E. Summers. He was my 3rd cousin once removed.
    • Married 2nd, Jun. 7, 1916, Callaway Co., Missouri, Rosa W. Kemp, b: Apr. 14, 1881, Pettis Co., Missouri, d: Jun. 14, 1959, Callaway Co., Missouri, buried Unity Baptist cemetery, Toledo, Callaway Co., Missouri. She was a daughter of Padfield Newbill Kemp and Margaret Lavina Steele and was my 2nd cousin 3 times removed.
      • Children:
      • Reuben Bernard "Doc" Simco, b: Nov. 27, 1919, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: Feb. 18, 2002. Buried Ebenezer Baptist Church cemetery, Callaway Co., Missouri.
        • Married, Mildred May Harris, b: Feb. 12, 1916, d: Jul. 19, 1999. Buried Ebenezer Baptist Church cemetery, Callaway Co., Missouri. She was a daughter of Roy Lee Harris and Myrtle May Bruner. They had 4 children, all possibly living.
  7. Benjamin Franklin Simco, b: May 30 1855, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: June 4, 1945, San Diego, California. He was a school teacher in Fulton in 1880.
  8. James B. Simco, b: Dec. 22, 1858, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: Oct. 10, 1875, Callaway Co., Missouri. Buried Richland Baptist Church cemetery, Callaway Co., Missouri.
  9. Elizabeth S. Simco, b: abt. 1858, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: before 1870.
  10. Mary A. Simco, b: abt. 1864, Callaway Co., Missouri.
    • Married abt. 1889, Charles Woodson, b: abt Aug. 1864, Missouri. They were living in St. Louis in 1900.
      • Children:
      • Florance Woodson, b: Aug. 1891, Missouri.


Wharton Canada Simco died December 3, 1887 in Calwood, Callaway Co., Missouri. He is buried at Richland Baptist Church cemetery, Callaway Co., Missouri.

Julia A. Brockman Simco died December 26, 1902. On the 1900 census, she was living in St. Louis with her daughter and son in law, Charles and Mary A. Simco Woodson, so she might have died in St. Louis. She is buried in Richland Baptist Church cemetery, Callaway Co., Missouri.


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