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New page: '''Ezekiel E. Simpson''' (1803-1875) was a timber magnate who co-owned the Arcadia Manufacturing Company in Bagdad. He was born in 1803 in the Pendleton, South Carolin...
'''Ezekiel E. Simpson''' ([[1803]]-[[1875]]) was a timber magnate who co-owned the [[Arcadia Manufacturing Company]] in [[Bagdad]].
He was born in [[1803]] in the Pendleton, South Carolina area. His father, [[John Simpson]], brought their family — which included brothers [[Andrew Simpson|Andrew]], [[James Simpson|James]] and [[John Simpson, Jr.|John]] — to the Pensacola area around [[1814]] and built the [[Woodbine Mill]] along the [[Simpson River]] around [[1820]].
Ezekiel married Bostonian [[Sophia S. Allen]] on [[July 30]], [[1840]]. They lived near the [[Blackwater River]] and had three children, only one of whom, [[Ezekiel Ewing Simpson|Ezekiel Ewing]],<!--was he a junior?--> survived to adulthood. Sophia died of illness on [[March 11]], [[1847]].
In [[1853]], Simpson remarried to [[Susan Alexander Overman]] of Greensboro, North Carolina. They had seven children together, six of whom lived to adulthood.
Ezekiel became co-owner of the [[Arcadia Manufacturing Company]] with his brother [[Andrew Simpson|Andrew]] and their partner [[Joseph Forsyth]]. He was also a stockholder of the [[Pensacola Wharf Company]].
Although he was too old to fight in the [[Civil War]], his efforts for the Confederacy were enough to earn a bounty on his head by the Federal government.
Simpson died on [[April 3]], [[1875]]. Much of his wealth was left to the [[First Presbyterian Church]], of which he was an active member.
==References==
*Researching St. Michael's Cemetery: [http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/specialsections/history/fifteenth.shtml 15th] & [http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/specialsections/history/sixteenth.shtml 16th] articles of a series
He was born in [[1803]] in the Pendleton, South Carolina area. His father, [[John Simpson]], brought their family — which included brothers [[Andrew Simpson|Andrew]], [[James Simpson|James]] and [[John Simpson, Jr.|John]] — to the Pensacola area around [[1814]] and built the [[Woodbine Mill]] along the [[Simpson River]] around [[1820]].
Ezekiel married Bostonian [[Sophia S. Allen]] on [[July 30]], [[1840]]. They lived near the [[Blackwater River]] and had three children, only one of whom, [[Ezekiel Ewing Simpson|Ezekiel Ewing]],<!--was he a junior?--> survived to adulthood. Sophia died of illness on [[March 11]], [[1847]].
In [[1853]], Simpson remarried to [[Susan Alexander Overman]] of Greensboro, North Carolina. They had seven children together, six of whom lived to adulthood.
Ezekiel became co-owner of the [[Arcadia Manufacturing Company]] with his brother [[Andrew Simpson|Andrew]] and their partner [[Joseph Forsyth]]. He was also a stockholder of the [[Pensacola Wharf Company]].
Although he was too old to fight in the [[Civil War]], his efforts for the Confederacy were enough to earn a bounty on his head by the Federal government.
Simpson died on [[April 3]], [[1875]]. Much of his wealth was left to the [[First Presbyterian Church]], of which he was an active member.
==References==
*Researching St. Michael's Cemetery: [http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/specialsections/history/fifteenth.shtml 15th] & [http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/specialsections/history/sixteenth.shtml 16th] articles of a series
