Amanda E. Stepter
Amanda E. Stepter was born around 1835 in Pennsylvania. She married James F. Stepter on September 7, 1854, and they had at least three children: William, born on June 28, 1857; Mary, born on June 5, 1859; and Lewis, born on October 10, 1861. They lived in Cecil County, Maryland, and her husband worked as a weaver. Her husband served in the Union army, and he died in Andersonville Prison on October 30, 1864.
She married William J. Simpers on March 23, 1868, and they had at least three children: John, born around 1868; Harry, born around 1871; and Frank, born around 1875. They lived in Cecil County, and her husband worked as a stone mason. By 1870, they owned $100 of personal property. They moved to Upland, Pennsylvania, in the 1870s. She died of pneumonia in Upland on March 10, 1904.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (5381) | Stepter, Amanda E. ~ Kershaw, Amanda E. ~ Simpers, Amanda E. | 1835 | 1904-03-10 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Civilian
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- Gender: Female
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 1
- (4173) [recipient] ~ James F. Stepter to Amanda E. Stepter, 21 October 1862
People - Records: 1
- (5381) Stepter, Amanda E. is the [wife of] (4481) Stepter, James F.
Places - Records: 2
SOURCES
1860, 1870, 1880, and 1900 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Widow’s Pension Records of Amanda E. Stepter, available from Fold3.com; The Cecil (MD) Whig, 12 March 1904
