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Edward Clark Simpson 1853 – 1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 November 1853

Birth Location: Jefferson County, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 7 August 1908

Death Location: Laclede County, Missouri, USA

Father: James Simpson

Mother: Fannetta Wilson

Spouse(s): Eliza Hughes

Children(s): Myrtle Simpson

Edward Clark Simpson was born in 1853 in Jefferson County, Missouri, USA, the child of James M Simpson and Fannetta Bethia Wilson. Edward Clark Simpson married Eliza Margaret Hughes, and had children including Myrtle Pearl Simpson. Edward Clark Simpson passed away in 1908 in Laclede County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Edward Clark Simpson was born in 1853 in Jefferson County, Missouri, USA, the child of James M Simpson and Fannetta Bethia Wilson.
  • Edward Clark Simpson married Eliza Margaret Hughes, and had children including Myrtle Pearl Simpson.
  • Edward Clark Simpson passed away in 1908 in Laclede County, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Simpson
1817 – 1864
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
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Fannetta Wilson
1822 – 1865
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Eliza Hughes
1857 – 1922
Birth Location: Iowa, USA
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Children(s)

Myrtle Simpson
1886 – 1963
Birth Location: Missouri
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Edward Simpson's Ancestors

Self
Edward Simpson
1853 – 1908
Birth Place: Jefferson County, Missouri, USA
Parents
James M Simpson
1817 – 1864
Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
Fannetta (Bethia) Wilson
1822 – 1865
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
James (Wilson) Simpson
1775 – 1859
Upper Makefield, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary (Siddon) Torbert
1782 – 1854
Middletown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Simpson
1741 – 1825
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Simpson
1704 – 1784
Isabel Largie
1710 – 1749

Edward Simpson's Descendants

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Edward (Clark) Simpson (30 November 1853 – 7 August 1908) m. Eliza (Margaret) Hughes (6 December 1857 – 20 March 1922)
  1. 1. Myrtle (Pearl) Simpson (30 Sep 1886 – 19 November 1963) m. John Tankersley (Aug 1879 – 23 Apr 1926)
    1. 1. Corine (M) Tankersley (24 Feb 1905 – 14 Oct 1994) m. Ellis (Alford) Westmoreland (6 Sep 1901 – 8 Jul 1994)
      1. 1. Ellis (Alford (Sonny)) Westmoreland (16 Jun 1924 – 1 Feb 2010) m. Mary (Louise) Hutchins (3 Feb 1929 – 30 Mar 2008)
        1. 1. Diana (Jane) Westmoreland (23 Jul 1950 – )
        2. 2. Cathi (Jean) Westmoreland (15 Mar 1952 – 20 Feb 1974)
        3. 3. Peggy (Joan) Westmoreland (6 Mar 1953 – ) m. Don (Michael) Jeffries (8 Aug 1951 – 23 Apr 2001)
        4. 4. Carol (Joye) Westmoreland (5 Oct 1955 – 28 Feb 2014) m. Virgil (Edward) Teague (29 Jul 1954 – 12 Mar 2023)
        5. 5. Elissa (Jill) Westmoreland
        6. 6. Kevin (Jude) Westmoreland

Edward Simpson's Timeline

2 Records

1853
30 November 1853
Birth of Edward Clark Simpson in Jefferson County, Missouri, USA
Jefferson County, Missouri, USA
1908
7 August 1908
Age 55
Death of Edward Clark Simpson in Laclede County, Missouri, USA
Laclede County, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 November 1853
    Event Place: Jefferson County, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 August 1908
    Event Place: Laclede County, Missouri, USA
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