Editing Matthew Simpson (section)

==Early life and family==
Matthew was born in [[Cadiz, Ohio]].  His grandfather, Thomas Simpson, was a British soldier who emigrated to Ireland.  Matthew's father came to [[United States|America]] in 1793.  Matthew's grandfather Tingley was a [[Revolutionary]] soldier.  Matthew's uncle also was Matthew Simpson, who also emigrated from Ireland to America in 1793.  This Matthew Simpson represented [[Harrison County, Ohio]], in the [[Ohio State Senate]] for ten years, and served as judge of the [[county court]] for seven years.  In later life, he lived with his nephew, reaching the advanced age of ninety-eight.  Matthew, the nephew, married Ellen H. Verner of [[Pittsburgh]].

Matthew was [[consecrated]] at birth for the [[Christian ministry|ministry]] by both of his parents.  He was [[baptized]] as an [[infant]] by Bishop [[Francis Asbury]]. He was [[Conversion to Christianity|converted]] to Christ in 1829. Matthew received an academic education in his hometown.  He then attended [[Madison College (Pennsylvania)|Madison College]] in [[Pennsylvania]].<ref name = "Paxson">{{cite book|last1=Oberholtzer|first1=Ellis Paxson|title=Philadelphia A History of the City and its People A Record of 225 Years (Volume 4)|date=1912|publisher=S.J. Clarke Publishing|pages=5–9|url=https://archive.org/stream/philadelphiahist04ober/philadelphiahist04ober_djvu.txt}}</ref>  Madison subsequently merged into [[Allegheny College]] in 1833.  Matthew was elected to the office of [[Tutor]] in his eighteenth year, then engaging in [[teaching]].  Having also studied medicine in 1830–1833, he began medical practice.