Rowena Maud WILLEY

1871 - 1951  (80 years)

• Name	Rowena Maud WILLEY
  Birth	Aug 1871	Davenport, Scott, Iowa, United States
  Gender	Female
  Census	1 Jan 1895	Fort Dodge, Webster, Iowa, United States   [1]
  Census	9 Jun 1900	Manson, Calhoun, Iowa, United States   [2]
  News	19 Jul 1901	Marshalltown, Marshall, Iowa, United States   [3]
  	CAUSE FOR DIVORCE Ernest Simpson Burned His Wife’s Shoes - Now She Will Leave Him. Special to Times-Republican. Fort Dodge, July 19,- Ernest Simpson burned a pair of new shoes belonging to his wife. Now she sues for a divorce. There are other allegations beside this in the notice which case to the office of Sheriff Doud this morning from Ringgold county, but the burning of the shoes evidently made a deep impression on Mrs. Simpson, as it is mentioned prominently in a series of questions for a deposition of certain witnesses. Simpson has been working at the carpenter trade in this city and was at work this morning when served with the notice. His wife asks the custody of their three children. Simpson admits he burned the shoes and is willing to grant the divorce, but wants the custody of the children, and will make an effort to get them.
  Death	26 Dec 1951	Mountain View, Stone, Arkansas, United States
  Person ID	I29	Stanwood Family
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2024

  
  

  Family	Ernest Loren SIMPSON,   b. 2 Jul 1869, Neillsville, Clark, Wisconsin, United States d. 2 Jun 1939, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	23 May 1891	Fort Dodge, Webster, Iowa, United States   [4]
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  Divorce	11 Sep 1901	Ringgold, Ringgold, Iowa, United States   [5]
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  Children	1. Alva SIMPSON,   b. Abt Oct 1891   d. 28 Jan 1892, Iowa, United States (Age 0 years)   2. Clarence Vernon SIMPSON,   b. 11 Nov 1892, Iowa, United States d. 9 May 1952, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States (Age 59 years)   3. Jessie Pearl “Deloise” SIMPSON,   b. 17 Mar 1895, Fort Dodge, Webster, Iowa, United States d. 5 Jan 1964, Martinez, Contra Costa, California, United States (Age 68 years)   4. Horace Wiley SIMPSON,   b. 12 Aug 1896, Ringgold (historical), Ringgold, Iowa, United States d. 28 Apr 1972 (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F613	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Dec 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S1364] CENSUS: State, 1895 Iowa, Webster, Fort Dodge, p. 305, dwelling 150, family 162, Ernest, Maud, Clarance and Jessie Simpson; State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,022,183; images online, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 9 May 2015). SIMPSON_Ernest_b1869_census_1895_state_001 [S1269] CENSUS: U.S., 1900 Iowa, Calhoun, Manson; 28; sheet 8 (penned) or 83A (stamped); dwelling 160, family 167; Earnest L., Maud R., Clarence V., Jessie P., and Horace W. Simpson; 9 May 2015. SIMPSON_Ernest_b1869_census_1900_US_001 [S1081] NEWS: Evening Times-Republican, Cause for Divorce; 19 July 1901; Ernest Simpson burned his wife's shoes, now she leaves him, p. 4; 25 June 2019. SIMPSON_ERNEST_b1869_news_1901_07_19_001 [S292] Iowa, Webster County, "Marriages", Ernest L. Simpson and Rena Maud Willey, marriage license and record no. 125 (1891) Webster County Clerk of Court, Fort Dodge. SIMPSON_Ernest_b1869_marriage_1891_001 SIMPSON_Ernest_b1869_marriage_1891_002 [S1568] Iowa, Ringgold County, divorce records, 1893-1911, p. 53 (image 57 of online image file); file no. 4182, Rowena M. Simpson vs. Ernest Simpson, divorce decree dated 11 September 1901. SIMPSON_Ernest_b1869_divorce_1901_001.png