[Theme: Simplify] Home Page is Missing from WP Admin

Installed WP w/Simplify theme, and was never able to see the Home Page in the Admin section. The home page was visible to browsers, just not listed anywhere on WP admin. I could create new pages (not formatted like the Home page), and could modify CSS and sidebars and see the results on the home page, but could not modify the home page directly.

Presuming that I’d deleted it somehow, I blew away all WP files and the database on the website, and reloaded from scratch. The home page is still not in admin, yet is visible on the website. If I export the entire site, there is no home page in the XML export.

What am I missing? I’ve not seen any other posts that indicate that this is a widespread problem. Where should I look next?

(old html programmer, newbie to WP, http://www.footspringmusic.com )