Individual Details
Thomas Pritchard Simer
(9 Dec 1872 - 5 Apr 1911)
Events
| Birth | 9 Dec 1872 | The middle name Pritchard comes from the death certificate of his son Ralph. - Colorado |  | ||
| Residence | 1880 | Marital status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - Mobeetie, Wheeler, Texas | | ||
| Marriage | 15 Sep 1898 | Smith County, Texas - Julia "Lizzie" Adams | | ||
| Residence | 1900 | Mount Sylvan, Smith, Texas | | ||
| Residence | 1910 | Chickasha, Grady, Oklahoma | | ||
| Death | 5 Apr 1911 | Chickasha, Grady, Oklahoma |  | | |
| Burial | Chickasha, Grady, Oklahoma | |
Families
| Spouse | Julia "Lizzie" Adams (1869 - 1918) |
| Child | Florence "Floy" Simer (1901 - 1918) |
| Child | Mary or Mae Ellen Simer (1903 - 1983) |
| Child | Ralph Thomas Simer (1906 - 1982) |
| Father | Andrew J. P. SIMER (1825 - 1907) |
| Mother | Nancy [--?--] (1835 - 1907) |
Notes
Death
Daily OklahomanFriday, Apr 07, 1911
Oklahoma City, OK
Vol: 22
Issue: 296
Page: Three
Chickasha Man Murder Victim? Foul Play Suspected in the Death of Thomas Simer, an Electrician
Chickasha, Okla., April 6 - Thomas Simer, electrician for the Chickasha Gas & Electric company, was found at 2 o'clock this morning, dead at his post. Simer had been dead probably four hours when discovered. Manager C. E. Ross tried to reach Simer by phone during the night to notify him that certain are lights of the company's were not burning. Simer did not answer and Ross went to the plant. He found Simer lying face downward on the floor of the engine room. He was dead. A fracture of the wrist, a choked expression and a plank smeared with blood showed that a struggle had ensued before Simer met his death.
Ross thought at first that Simer had been electrocuted but no signs of a burn could be found on his body. That he was murdered is the theory of the physician who attended the body. Simer was 40 years old and had no enemies. He was a quiet, sober, industrious man. His death is the second mysterious death at the Chickasha light plant this year. Percy Weston was found dead in the plant, overcome with gas fumes, early in the year. Manager Ross is of the opinion that there is a gang working against the interests of his company. Simer's death is the second mysterious death in Chickasha within then days.
Thomas P. Simer met his death by an electric current was the verdict of the coroner's jury today. The verdict of the jury is in direct conflict with the opinion of Dr. A. B. Leeds, who made the first examination of the body. Dr. Leeds contends that Simer met his death by a blow.
Endnotes
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3. Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006), Year: 1910; Census Place: Chickasaw Ward 1, Grady, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1252; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0094; FHL microfilm: 1375265.
4. Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).
5. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1880; Census Place: Mobeetie, Wheeler, Texas; Roll: 1310; Page: 100C; Enumeration District: 198.
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7. Ancestry.com, Texas, Select County Marriage Records, 1837-1965 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014), Smith County Clerk's Office; Tyler, Texas; Smith County Marriage Records; The Book Series: ML; Volumes: 00013; Pages: 0475.
8. Ancestry.com, Texas, Marriage Index, 1824-2014 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas.
9. Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Year: 1900; Census Place: Mount Sylvan, Smith, Texas; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0107; FHL microfilm: 1241670.
10. Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006), Year: 1910; Census Place: Chickasaw Ward 1, Grady, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1252; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0094; FHL microfilm: 1375265.
11. Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).
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