She was the daughter of Capt. John Tipton Jr. and Neenah Laub Tipton.
She was the granddaughter of Indiana United States Senator & General John Tipton.
She was raised by her maternal grandparents, Dr. Lieut. Col. Charles H. Laub and Anne Getty Laub at the Soldier's Home in the District of Columbia where her grandfather was assigned.
On November 1, 1878 as Neenah Tipton, she married Theodore Hervey Simpson at the District of Columbia.
Their marriage was the subject of many news articles as she was 17 years old and considered a great heiress.
Per the 1900 census for Chicago, Illinois, they were the parents of four children with two living.
She was the daughter of Capt. John Tipton Jr. and Neenah Laub Tipton.
She was the granddaughter of Indiana United States Senator & General John Tipton.
She was raised by her maternal grandparents, Dr. Lieut. Col. Charles H. Laub and Anne Getty Laub at the Soldier's Home in the District of Columbia where her grandfather was assigned.
On November 1, 1878 as Neenah Tipton, she married Theodore Hervey Simpson at the District of Columbia.
Their marriage was the subject of many news articles as she was 17 years old and considered a great heiress.
Per the 1900 census for Chicago, Illinois, they were the parents of four children with two living.
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