Simeon Wilcox

Simeon was the founder of the Wilcox family in Franklin County, having come from Connecticut to the buckeye state with an overland company in 1803. He settled in Sharon township, where he established a home for his wife and children, who had accompanied him from the east.

Here he entered a tract of wild land, upon which he built a cabin, and after thus providing shelter for those dependent upon him, he began the arduous task of clearing and improving a farm. As the years passed, however, the wild forest land was cleared and was transformed into richly productive fields. He also extended the boundaries of his property until he was the owner of valuable real-estate holdings.

By his first marriage he had six children, namely: Warren, Tracey, Gideon, Violet, Harriet and Cena. His second wife was Mrs. Hannah Wilcox. By this marriage he had only one child, Seeley.

The aforesaid is from A Centennial Biographical History of The City of Columbus And Franklin County Ohio

Cemetery notes:

Simeon Wilcox died Apr 26th or 27th 1825. was buried the 27th or 28th I provided a grave - was buried in the 5th tier from the west.10 ft. from North end

— George H. Griswold, sexton, 1825-1843

Links:

• http://www.worthingtonmemory.org/cemeteries/st-johns-episcopal-chur...
• http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=19488736
• History of Franklin County: A Collection of Reminiscences of the Early Settlement of the County; with Biographical Sketches, and a Complete History of the County to the Present Time
• A Centennial Biographical History of the City of Columbus and Franklin County, Ohio
• The "Old Northwest" Genealogical Quarterly, Volume 1 pg. 18