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Cecil LaVerne Simpson 1916–1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 May 1916

Birth Location: Port Byron, Rock Island Co., IL

Death Date: 3 June 1976

Death Location: Lanark, Carroll County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Byrlen Simpson

Mother: Grace Simpson

Spouse(s): Marie Ruhnow

Children(s):

Cecil LaVerne Simpson was born in 1916 in Port Byron, Rock Island Co., IL, the child of Byrlen Leasure Simpson And Grace Edith Getty Simpson. In 1920, Cecil LaVerne Simpson resided in Coe, Rock Island, Illinois, USA. In 1930, Cecil LaVerne Simpson resided in Coe, Coe, Rock Island, Illinois, USA. Cecil LaVerne Simpson married Marie Louise Ernestine Ruhnow, Simpson, and had children including Donald W Simpson, Judy Kay Simpson, Larry Dean Simpson, Linda Lee Simpson, Nancy Louise Simpson, Sandra J Simpson. Cecil LaVerne Simpson passed away in 1976 in Lanark, Carroll County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Cecil LaVerne Simpson was born in 1916 in Port Byron, Rock Island Co., IL, the child of Byrlen Leasure Simpson And Grace Edith Getty Simpson.
  • In 1920, Cecil LaVerne Simpson resided in Coe, Rock Island, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1930, Cecil LaVerne Simpson resided in Coe, Coe, Rock Island, Illinois, USA.
  • Cecil LaVerne Simpson married Marie Louise Ernestine Ruhnow, Simpson, and had children including Donald W Simpson, Judy Kay Simpson, Larry Dean Simpson, Linda Lee Simpson, Nancy Louise Simpson, Sandra J Simpson.
  • Cecil LaVerne Simpson passed away in 1976 in Lanark, Carroll County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Byrlen Simpson
1887–1973
Birth Location: Altoona, Wilson Co., KS
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Grace Simpson
1895–1928
Birth Location: Port Byron, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
GS

Spouses(s)

Marie Ruhnow
1918–2017
Birth Location: Cordova, Rock Island County, Illinois, United States of America
MR

Children(s)

Cecil Simpson's Ancestors

Self
Cecil Simpson
1916–1976
Birth Place: Port Byron, Rock Island Co., IL
Parents
Byrlen Leasure Simpson
1887–1973
Altoona, Wilson Co., KS
Grace (Edith Getty) Simpson
1895–1928
Port Byron, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Silas (Marcelles) Simpson
1850–1920
Greensburg, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Caroline Welsh\Leasure
1852–1928
Pennsylvania, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Jesse Simpson
1815–1901
Eliza Gunnell
1823–1908
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Cecil Simpson's Timeline

11 Records

1916
13 May 1916
Birth of Cecil LaVerne Simpson in Port Byron, Rock Island Co., IL
Port Byron, Rock Island Co., IL
1920
1920
Age 4
Cecil LaVerne Simpson resided here in Coe, Rock Island, Illinois, USA
Coe, Rock Island, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 14
Cecil LaVerne Simpson resided here in Coe, Coe, Rock Island, Illinois, USA
Coe, Coe, Rock Island, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 19
Cecil LaVerne Simpson resided here in Coe, Rock Island, Illinois
Coe, Rock Island, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 24
Cecil LaVerne Simpson resided here in Coe Township, Coe, Rock Island, Illinois, USA
Coe Township, Coe, Rock Island, Illinois, USA
1942
24 Jul 1942
Age 26
Cecil LaVerne Simpson was married in Missouri
Missouri
1944
abt 1944
Age 28
Cecil LaVerne Simpson resided here
None
1950
1950
Age 34
Cecil LaVerne Simpson resided here in Coe, Rock Island, Illinois, USA
Coe, Rock Island, Illinois, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 35
Cecil LaVerne Simpson resided here in Iowa
Iowa
1971
Abt 1971
Age 55
Cecil LaVerne Simpson resided here in Mount Carroll
Mount Carroll
1976
3 June 1976
Age 60
Death of Cecil LaVerne Simpson in Lanark, Carroll Co., Illinois, USA
Lanark, Carroll Co., Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 May 1916
    Event Place: Port Byron, Rock Island Co., IL

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1942
    Event Place: Missouri

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Coe, Rock Island, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Coe, Rock Island, Illinois; Roll: T625_401; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 90

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Coe, Coe, Rock Island, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Coe, Rock Island, Illinois; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 2340287

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Coe, Rock Island, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Coe, Rock Island, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00874; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 81-11A

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Coe Township, Coe, Rock Island, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Coe, Rock Island, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00874; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 81-11A

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1944
    Record Source: Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Coe, Rock Island, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Coe, Rock Island, Il

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Iowa
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1971
    Event Place: Mount Carroll
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Freeport Journal-Standard; Publication Date: 14 Apr 1971; Publication Place: Freeport, Illinois, USA; ,0.32323384,0.50586396,0.7442329&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lanark
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Freeport Journal-Standard; Publication Date: 4 Jun 1976; Publication Place: Freeport, Illinois, USA; ,0.10589459,0.8223355,0.29773957&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 June 1976
    Event Place: Lanark, Carroll Co., Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lanark, Carroll County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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