Earl Ira Simpson was married to Dora Elliott on January 2, 1881, at Warrensburg, Missouri. She was born at Osceola, Iowa, on August 18, 1865, the daughter of James and Mary Jane Brummet Elliott. The Simpsons came to Carrington in 1897. They bought a lot near the courthouse where they built their home and spent the remainder of their life.
They had four children: Mary, Ira, Nora (Mrs. John Rruhn) and Maud (Mrs. Will Chapel).
Mr. Simpson died January 4, 1918. Mrs. Simpson died in 1945. They are buried in the Carrington Cemetery.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 38B