Individual Details

Andrew J. P. SIMER

(1825 - 19 Mar 1907)

The Picklesimers of Eastern Kentucky: Ancestors and Kin Volume I by John Wayne Picklesimer Sr. and John Walter Picklesimer, Sr. Gateway Press, Baltimore 1994, p. 177.

Andrew J. Picklesimer b. 1825
m. 23 May 1848, Johnson County, KY by John P'Simer, J.P. Johnson County to:
Martha Jane McKenzie b. 1830 daugther of David J. and Cynthia (Estep) McKenzie
Children:

Francis M. b Sep 1849
Emily b. 1850
John (twin) b. 1853
Cynthia (twin) b. 1853
Abraham b. 1855
Lucas b. 1856
Martha b. 28 Feb 1858
Andrew b. 21 Dec 1859

Andrew and Martha lived for a few years after their marriage on Big Mud Lick Creek in Johnson County, but shortly after the birth of the twins (John and Cynthia) in 1853, they moved to Carter County, Kentucky.

While in Carter County they lived on the farm on Perrys Branch of Tygarts Creek owned by Andrew's younger brother, Abraham.

In 1856, the last year of their residency in Carter County, Andrew owned no land but was assesed for taxes on one horse, three cattle, and seven hogs over six months of age. According to the tax records, he had two children six to 18 years of age (Francis M. - 7, and Emily - 6).

Andrew moved his family to Nat's Creek in Lawrence County, Kentucky in 1857 and was living on Nat's Creek at the time of the 1860 U.S. Census. That census listed the members of the family as "Andrew Pickell" age 36, Martha -31, and the children: Francis M. - 11, Emily - 10, John - 7 (twin), Sintha -7 (twin), Abraham - 5, Lucas - 4, Martha - 3, and Andrew - 1.

The approximate year of birth of the second through sixth child shown in the beginning was taken from the above 1860 census records. It is known that Francis M., the first child of Andrew and Martha, was born in Sep. 1849 and was not yet 11 years of age at the time of the above 1860 census (June 1, 1860). According to the Lawrence County birth records, Martha was also only two years of age in 1860 and Andrew only six months old. Therefore the ages given for the other children in 1860 may also be wrong.
According to Ohio Civil War records, "Andrew J. P'Simer" enrolled in the 56th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, December 16, 1861, for three years of service during the Civil War. He was discharged April 25, 1856 at New Orelans, Louisiana. (See Andrew's Civil War pension application at: http://www.mccarterfamily.com/simerpage/records/military_andrew_picklesimer.html)
Lawrence County, Kentucky tax records list Andrew being assessed for taxes on land and livestock for the years 1857 through 1863. In 1863 his assessment was on 60 acres of land on Nat's Creek, one horse, and two head of cattle. He was also listed as having five children ages six to 18. (If the ages of the children given at the time of the 1860 census were correct there should have been six children unless one of the older children died prior to that time.)

Martha and the children apparently removed from Lawrence County, Kentucky sometime in late 1863 or early 1864 while Andrew was still serving in the Union Army. Where they relocated could never be determined and where Andrew settled following his discharge from the army in 1866 is yet uknown.

Kate's Note: We now know that Martha and the children moved to Ohio during the war. The additional children's birthplaces and Andrew's pensions records reveal that the family moved frequently after the war. Those children were Margaret, Julia, Hanner, David, and Thomas. The youngest child may have been the son of Andrew's second wife, Nancy.

The states in which Andrew lived after the war include Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Colorado, Texas, and Oklahoma.

Events

Birth	1825	Lawrence County, Kentucky
Marriage	23 May 1848	Johnson County, Kentucky - Martha Jane McKENZIE
Residence	1850	Johnson County, Kentucky
Property	15 Dec 1859	Andrew purchases 30 acres on Nats Creek. - Nats Creek, Lawrence, Kentucky
Residence	1860	Lawrence County, Kentucky
Military	Bet 1861 and 1866	Andrew served as a Private in Company "K" of the Ohio Volunteers during the Civil War. - Ohio
Residence	1862	Daughter Margaret born here. - Ohio
Residence	1868	Daughter Pearl born here. - Kentucky
Residence	1869	Son David born here. - Arkansas
Residence	1870	Lee Creek, Crawford, Arkansas
Residence	1872	Son Thomas born here. - Colorado
Residence	From 1875 to 1877	Civil War Invalid Pension Application. Paged through the entire 1880 census for that county, but did not find the family. - Hill County, Texas
Residence	1877	An A. J. Simer on the tax rolls. This is almost next door to Hill County. Texas county tax rolls, 1846-1910 at familysearch.org. - Freestone County, Texas
Election	7 Jul 1879	An A. P. Simer was elected Justice of the Peace for precinct 5 of Wheeler County. - Wheeler County, Texas
Residence	1880	Shows youngest children Hannah and David plus a new wife and child, Nancy and Thomas. - Mobeetie, Wheeler, Texas
Residence	1881	An A. P. Simer Sr. and Jr. appear in tax records. - Mobeetie, Wheeler, Texas
Taxes	1882	Wheeler County, Texas
Taxes	1883	Wheeler County, Texas
Death	19 Mar 1907	Andrew died on the Edgar White place and was likely buried in the Brushy Creek Cemetery. - Brushy Creek, Grady, Jefferson, Oklahoma

Families

Spouse	Martha Jane McKENZIE (1830 - 1871)
Child	Francis Marion SIMER (1849 - 1907)
Child	Emily Simer (1850 - )
Child	John Simer (1853 - )
Child	Cynthia "Lutitia, Sintha, or Lintha" Simer (1853 - )
Child	Abraham C. Simer (1855 - 1917)
Child	Lucas Simer (1856 - )
Child	Martha Alberta Simer (1857 - 1927)
Child	Andrew Simer (1859 - 1907)
Child	Margaret Simer (1862 - )
Child	Julia Simer (1865 - )
Child	Pearl Hanner/Hannah "Helen" Simer (1868 - 1912)
Child	David P. Simer (1869 - 1904)

Spouse	Nancy [--?--] (1835 - 1907)
Child	Thomas Pritchard Simer (1872 - 1911)

Father	Thomas PICKLESIMER (1805 - 1838)
Mother	Amelia "Emily" STEPHENS (1798 - 1885)
Sibling	Elizabeth Picklesimer (1823 - 1872)
Sibling	Nancy J. Picklesimer (1827 - 1886)
Sibling	Abraham J. Picklesimer (1829 - 1909)
Sibling	Loucinda Picklesimer (1831 - )
Sibling	Julie Ann Picklesimer (1834 - 1865)
Sibling	George N. Picklesimer (1836 - 1920)

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Andrew J. P. SIMER

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