John C. Simes
John C. Simes, a son of John and Rebecca Walkup Simes, was born in Champaign County in 1814. In 1844 he married Amanda A. Hendley. By this union they have raised a family of seven children; their names are as follows: William H., Mary A., Clarissa B., Florence S., Delphine C., George C., and Denton J. Mr. Simes, while he lived, had the esteem and respect of his neighbors, who elected him for a number of years to fill the office of treasurer of his township. He died February, 1878. The O’Hendleys, or Hendleys as they are now called, were from Ireland, came to the American colonies long before the Revolution, and married in America a lady from Holland. Wm. Hendley was a descendant of this couple: he was a resident of Boston, and was one of the party who made that large pot of tea in Boston Harbor. He served as a soldier throughout the Revolutionary War. We have no knowledge when or to whom he was married, but he raised a family of ten children. John D. was the youngest of these; he was born in Boston in 1792, married Clarissa Harrington in 1816, and raised a family of five children. Mrs. Simes was one of these five; she was born in Clinton County, O., in 1821, removed to Miami County in 1829, married John C. Simes in 1844, and came to Shelby County in 1850.
From History of Shelby County, Ohio; R. Sutton & Co, Philadelphia PA, 1883