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Edward "Eddie" Simpkins 1893–1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 September 1893

Birth Location: Alexander County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 7 December 1977

Death Location: Carbondale, Jackson, Illinois, USA

Father: William Simpkins

Mother: Louisa Kaufman

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The story of Edward "Eddie" Simpkins began in 1893 in Alexander County, Illinois, USA. Edward "Eddie" Simpkins passed away in 1977 in Carbondale, Jackson, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Edward "Eddie" Simpkins began in 1893 in Alexander County, Illinois, USA.
  • Edward "Eddie" Simpkins passed away in 1977 in Carbondale, Jackson, Illinois, USA.

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Edward Simpkins's Ancestors

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Edward Simpkins
1893–1977
Birth Place: Alexander County, Illinois, USA
Parents
William Columbus Simpkins
1861–1931
Alexander County, Illinois, USA
Louisa (Ellen) Kaufman
1858–1900
McClure, Alexander, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
William Simpkins
1823–1909
Missouri, USA
Nancy Lawrence
1839–1916
Alexander County, Illinois, USA
Adam Kaufman
1826–1905
Germany
Johanne (H Frederike) Hofmeister
1838–1878
Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Niedersachsen, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Calvin Lawrence
1807–1869
Elizabeth Ellis
1815–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Lawrence
1770–1816
Esther Worthington
1772–1830
James Ellis
1775–1848
Susannah Gouchenour
1785–1840

Edward Simpkins's Timeline

2 Records

1893
30 September 1893
Birth of Edward "Eddie" Simpkins in Alexander County, Illinois, USA
Alexander County, Illinois, USA
1977
7 December 1977
Age 84
Death of Edward "Eddie" Simpkins in Carbondale, Jackson, Illinois, USA
Carbondale, Jackson, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 September 1893
    Event Place: Alexander County, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 December 1977
    Event Place: Carbondale, Jackson, Illinois, USA

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