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Question:I can't find anyone who matches. She married Samuel Mills, b. 1876.


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Name: Susan SIMPSON
Sex: F
Birth: ABT 1866

Father: John Alfred SIMPSON b: ABT 1844
Mother: Malvinia (Toots) HART b: ABT 1840

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Samuel MILLS
Male
Birth Year <1876>
Birthplace VA
Age 4
Occupation
Marital Status S <Single>
Race W <White>
Head of Household Joseph MILLS
Relation Son
Father's Birthplace VA
Mother's Birthplace VA
Census Place Lee, Fairfax, Virginia
Family History Library Film 1255364
NA Film Number T9-1364
Page Number 266C

www.rootsweb.com--Susan's parents & siblings

Name: John Alfred SIMPSON
Sex: M
Birth: ABT 1844
Occupation: Oysterman
Note: Married by George H Ewell to Malvina Toots) Hart.

PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS:
Father: Richard F (Starr) SIMPSON
Mother: Hetty UNKNOWN

Marriage 1 Malvinia (Toots) HART-- b: ABT 1840
Married: 8 JAN 1863 in Accomack, VA USA
Children
John James Simpson SR-- b: ABT 1865
Susan SIMPSON-- b: ABT 1866
Vianna S SIMPSON-- b: ABT 1866
Malvinia SIMPSON-- b: ABT 1869
Melvina Clara (Bek) SIMPSON-- b: ABT 1871
William A SIMPSON --b: ABT 1876

Mother--Name: Malvinia (Toots) HART
Sex: F
Birth: ABT 1840
Death: ABT 1912

MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS:
Father: Richard HART-- b: ABT 1810
Mother: Nancy (Nannie) SIMPSON --b: BET 1810 AND 1820

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Malvinia (Toots) Hart
Parents: Richard Hart & Nancy ( Simpson )
Spouse--John Alfred Simpson
Born: ABT 1840
Died: ABT 1912
Marriage — 8 JAN 1863 in Accomack, VA USA
Children:
John James Simpson Sr --M --ABT 1865
Susan Simpson-- F-- ABT 1866
Vianna S Simpson-- F --ABT 1866
Malvinia Simpson-- F-- ABT 1869
Melvina Clara Simpson --F-- ABT 1871
William A Simpson-- M --ABT 1876

If she married a man 10 years younger than her in the late 1800's, she was either fabulously wealthy or the best cook in four counties. Are you sure about both of those years? If one was a typo, it might explain your problem. I am not trying to be sarcastic; the pattern for first wives in that time period was 0 - 5 years younger than the husband, and for second wives, up to 30 years younger. Sexist dogs they were, true, but that was the pattern.

I never rely on just one source for a fact. With my luck, there are 4 documents for the same info... and the odds are, I'd pick the wrong one.
In other words.. I suspect you need to pick up more records from later on (as many censuses as you can, marriage record, obit, whatever you possibly can find.) It might even happen that one of her parents is living with her, down the line.
After a while, you come to EXPECT that several records will have contradictions. Then, you compare them... and the 'bad' answer will stand out. I have to agree with Ted on this..the age difference strongly suggests that someone's dates are off.

1930 U.S. Census for Baltimore, MD
Susan Mills b. 1866 Virginia
Samuel Mills b. 1876 Virginia Occupation: Carpenter
Married about 1899

1920 U.S. Census for Baltimore, MD
Susan Mills b. 1866 Virginia
Samuel Mills b. 1876 Virginia Occupation: Carpenter
Daughter: Ada M. b. 1901 Maryland Occupation Saleslady
Son-in-law: Charles F. Wahl b. 1892 Occupation Iron Worker
Charles had daughter from previous married named Elsie V. Wahl. She was 15 in 1920 born in Virginia.