Individual Details
Crittenden "Crit" Sympson
(5 Apr 1849 - 6 Aug 1913)
On the 1870 U. S. Census of Carthage, Hancock, Co., Illinois, Crittenden Sympson, age 21, is in the household of Samuel A. Sympson, age 32. Others in the household: Martha E. age 33, born Illinois; Nancy C. B. age 27, born Illinois, and Samuel C. age 19. Samuel A. is a farmer. Crittenden and Samuel C. are railroad engineers [corp or comp. unable to read]. All have the last name Sympson.
On the 1880 U. S. Census of Carthage, Hancock Co., Illinois, Crittenden Sympson appears with his wife Clara A. and children Clara A., Jennie H., Jessie C. and Gail S. Crittenden is a photographer.
On the 1900 U. S. Census of Carthage, Hancock Co., Illinois, Crittenden appears with his wife Clara A. and children Gale S., Lake C., June and Enid. Crittenden works as a photographer. Gale is a clerk in a dry goods store and the younger children attend school.
On the 1910 U. S. Census of Carthage Hancock Co., Illinois Crittenden appears with his wife Clara A. and children Gail S., Jennie and Enid M. Also in the household is an adopted son James Griffin Jr. age 8. Crittenden is a photographer with his own studio. Gail works as a clerk in a dry goods store and June teaches music. Clara is the mother of 7, with 5 currently living. Crittenden and Clara have been married 35 years.
Posted at findagrave.com: "Crittenden Sympson who but recently underwent an operation in a Peoria hospital, passed away in that city Sunday morning, the remains being brought to his home in this city Sunday evening. Mr. Sympson has been the leading photographer in this city for many years, his studio being well known through the entire community. The funeral will be held this afternoon at 4:00 p.m. Burial at Moss Ridge Cemetery."
Married Clara A Kirkpatrick on July 23, 1874 in Hancock County, Illinois.
On the 1880 U. S. Census of Carthage, Hancock Co., Illinois, Crittenden Sympson appears with his wife Clara A. and children Clara A., Jennie H., Jessie C. and Gail S. Crittenden is a photographer.
On the 1900 U. S. Census of Carthage, Hancock Co., Illinois, Crittenden appears with his wife Clara A. and children Gale S., Lake C., June and Enid. Crittenden works as a photographer. Gale is a clerk in a dry goods store and the younger children attend school.
On the 1910 U. S. Census of Carthage Hancock Co., Illinois Crittenden appears with his wife Clara A. and children Gail S., Jennie and Enid M. Also in the household is an adopted son James Griffin Jr. age 8. Crittenden is a photographer with his own studio. Gail works as a clerk in a dry goods store and June teaches music. Clara is the mother of 7, with 5 currently living. Crittenden and Clara have been married 35 years.
Posted at findagrave.com: "Crittenden Sympson who but recently underwent an operation in a Peoria hospital, passed away in that city Sunday morning, the remains being brought to his home in this city Sunday evening. Mr. Sympson has been the leading photographer in this city for many years, his studio being well known through the entire community. The funeral will be held this afternoon at 4:00 p.m. Burial at Moss Ridge Cemetery."
Married Clara A Kirkpatrick on July 23, 1874 in Hancock County, Illinois.
Events
| Birth | 5 Apr 1849 | Taylor Co., Kentucky |  | ||
| Birth | 5 Apr 1849 | Taylor Co., Kentucky | | ||
| Residence | 1850 | Division 2, Taylor Co., Kentucky | | ||
| Residence | 1870 | Carthage, Hancock Co., Illinois | | ||
| Marriage | 23 Jul 1874 | Carthage, Hancock Co., Illinois - Clara Anne Kirkpatrick | | ||
| Residence | 1880 | Carthage, Hancock Co., Illinois | | ||
| Residence | 1900 | Carthage Town, Hancock Co., Illinois | | ||
| Residence | 1910 | Carthage Ward 2, Hancock Co., Illinois | | ||
| Death | 6 Aug 1913 | Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois | | ||
| Death | 9 Aug 1913 | ||||
| Burial | Moss Ridge Cemetery, Carthage, Hancock Co., Illinois | |
Families
| Spouse | Clara Anne Kirkpatrick (1854 - 1936) |
| Child | Jennie Hayes Sympson (1875 - 1972) |
| Child | Jessie C. Sympson (1878 - ) |
| Child | Eddy Hayden Sympson ( - ) |
| Child | Gail Stella Sympson (1879 - 1967) |
| Child | Lake Crittenden Sympson (1883 - 1961) |
| Child | Margery June Sympson (1884 - 1962) |
| Child | Enid Marie Sympson (1892 - 1968) |
Endnotes
1. 1880 Census Hancock Co., Illinois.
2. Find A Grave.
6. Illinois Marriages On-line, Vol. 4, page 93.
12. Find A Grave.