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Simpson Ely

Short Name: Simpson Ely
Full Name: Ely, Simpson, 1849-1908
Birth Year: 1849
Death Year: 1908

Born: June 6, 1848, Illinois.
Died: July 5, 1908, Joplin, Missouri.
Buried: Fairview Cemetery, Joplin, Missouri.

Son of Solomon Ely and Rachel Turner Ely, Simpson was a minister. As of 1892, he headed Christian University in Canton, Missouri. His works include:

Loving Voices, with Charles H. Humphrey, R. G. Staples & James H. Garrison (St. Louis: Christian Publishing Company, 1887)

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Simpson Ely (born on June 6, 1849 in DeWitt County, Illinois) baptized at age twelve and began preaching at age twenty-one. He graduated from Oskaloosa College (Oskaloosa, Iowa) in 1875.

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