Andrew V. Simpson - is engaged in farming and sawmilling in Crane township; has lived in the county since 1825, in which year he was born, August 22, in Chillicothe, Ross county, Ohio. On December 18, 1850, he was married by B. B. Woodcock, Esq., to Miss Henriette Eaton, who was born in New York, April 29, 1825, daughter of Nathan and Betsy Eaton, deceased. They were natives of Massachusetts, and came to the county in 1835. The children are: Hiram M., born November 29, 1851, resides at home; Eliza H., October 14, 1853, married and lives in the township; Arah Neal, January 12, 1856, resides at home; Mary E., December 31, 1857, resides in Brunersburg, Defiance county; Edathy F., November 20, 1859; Andrew N., February 24, 1867, died November 14, 1875. Mr. Simpson's parents, Andrew and Elizabeth (Williams) Simpson, were natives of Pennsylvania, and are both deceased. They were among the earliest settlers in the county; came to Maumee in 1825. His stepfather, Thomas P. Quick, was the first merchant in the county, and the Indians were yet quite numerous. Postoffice address, Cecil, Paulding county, Ohio.