Phebe Fridley1

F, b. May 1826, d. 30 November 1923
FatherIsaac Fridley1 b. c 1790
MotherElizabeth 'Betsy' Sellers1 b. c 1788, d. b 1850
Phebe Fridley|b. May 1826\nd. 30 Nov 1923|p22765.htm|Isaac Fridley|b. c 1790|p7137.htm|Elizabeth 'Betsy' Sellers|b. c 1788\nd. b 1850|p17999.htm|George Fridley|b. 28 Aug 1731\nd. 1814|p5222.htm|Margaret||p5386.htm|Conrad Sellers|b. c 1750\nd. 1808||Elizabeth (?)|||
Birth2*May 1826 Conflicting evidence states that Phebe was born at VA in May 1826.2 
 She was the daughter of Isaac Fridley and Elizabeth 'Betsy' Sellers.1 
Birth31 Jul 1827 Phebe Fridley was birth3 on 1 Jul 1827 at Rockingham Co, VA.3 
Birthc 1829 Phebe was born at VA c 1829. 1850 census age 21; 1860 census age 28.1 
Marriage*4 Mar 1847 She married William A. Simmers at Rockingham Co, VA, on 4 Mar 1847. Married by Rev. Henry Brown.4 
Census*28 Sep 1850 Phebe Fridley and William A. Simmers appeared on the census as head of household at District 56, Rockingham Co, VA, on 28 Sep 1850.1 
Census6 Sep 1860 Phebe Fridley and William A. Simmers appeared on the census as head of household at District 1, Rockingham Co, VA, on 6 Sep 1860.1 
Census31 Aug 1870 Phebe Fridley and William A. Simmers appeared on the census as head of household at Linville Twp, Rockingham Co, VA, on 31 Aug 1870.1 
Marriage*20 Jun 1876 She married Samuel Clem at Monroe Twp, Allen Co, IN, on 20 Jun 1876. The poster in the cited query names Phebe's husband as Samuel Jackson Clem, b ca 1863, s/o David Clem, but he appears separately in the 1880 in the household of his father, age 17, single. Phebe was listed as widowed in the 1880 census.5 
Census*8 Jun 1880 Phebe Fridley appeared on the census as head of household at Monroe Twp, Allen Co, IN, on 8 Jun 1880.1 
(Witness) Census15 Jun 1900 She appeared on the census of 15 Jun 1900 in the household of Abraham Simmers at Jackson Twp, Allen Co, IN.1 
Census16 Apr 1910 Phebe Fridley appeared on the census as head of household at Jackson Twp, Allen Co, IN, on 16 Apr 1910.1 
Death*30 Nov 1923 She died on 30 Nov 1923 at Allen Co, IN, at age 97..3 

Family 1

William A. Simmers b. c 1825, d. b 1876
Marriage*4 Mar 1847 She married William A. Simmers at Rockingham Co, VA, on 4 Mar 1847. Married by Rev. Henry Brown.4 
Children

Family 2

Samuel Clem
Marriage*20 Jun 1876 She married Samuel Clem at Monroe Twp, Allen Co, IN, on 20 Jun 1876. The poster in the cited query names Phebe's husband as Samuel Jackson Clem, b ca 1863, s/o David Clem, but he appears separately in the 1880 in the household of his father, age 17, single. Phebe was listed as widowed in the 1880 census.5 

Citations

  1. [S205] 1790-1930 U.S. Census, Population Schedule, online at ancestry.com.
  2. [S205] 1790-1930 U.S. Census, Population Schedule, 1900 census (month, year, state), online at ancestry.com.
  3. [S2674] Compiled online genealogy Sellers-L Archive, online at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/SELLERS/2004-07/…, accessed Dec 2007.
  4. [S162] Jr., comp John Vogt and T. William Kethley., Rockingham County Marriages, 1778-1850 (Athens, GA: Iberian Publishing Co., 1984).
  5. [S2674] Compiled online genealogy "William A. Simmers" query posted at Rootsweb.com, e-mail address, 13 July 2004, online at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/SIMMERS/2004-07/…, accessed Feb 2007.
  6. [S205] 1790-1930 U.S. Census, Population Schedule, listed as age 4, but asssumed born after parents' marriage, online at ancestry.com.
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