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Ernest Simpkins 1935–1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 January 1935

Birth Location: South Carolina

Death Date: 24 november 1994

Death Location: Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas Jr.

Mother: Cassie Freeman

Spouse(s): Marga Gräfen

Children(s):

The story of Ernest Simpkins began in 1935 in South Carolina. In 1935, Ernest Simpkins resided in Rural, Edgefield, South Carolina. In 1940, Ernest Simpkins resided in Colliers Township, Colliers, Edgefield, South Caro. Ernest Simpkins married Marga Grafen, and had children including Ernestine Simpkins, James Robert Simpkins. Ernest Simpkins passed away in 1994 in Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ernest Simpkins began in 1935 in South Carolina.
  • In 1935, Ernest Simpkins resided in Rural, Edgefield, South Carolina.
  • In 1940, Ernest Simpkins resided in Colliers Township, Colliers, Edgefield, South Caro.
  • Ernest Simpkins married Marga Grafen, and had children including Ernestine Simpkins, James Robert Simpkins.
  • Ernest Simpkins passed away in 1994 in Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ernest Simpkins's Ancestors

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Ernest Simpkins
1935–1994
Birth Place: South Carolina
Parents
Thomas "Tommie" Willard SIMPKINS Jr.
1911–1993
Edgefield County, SC, USA
Cassie Freeman
1918–1985
South Carolina
Grandparents
Tom (Simpkin) Jr
1886–1952
South Carolina, USA
Jannie Collier
1899–1954
Edgefield County, SC, USA
James (W FREEMAN) Sr.
1889–1959
South Carolina
Maggie Thurmond
1894–1930
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Charley Simpkins
1868–1940
Elizabeth (Long)
1882–
William Freeman
1860–
Sarah Key
1867–1951
James Thurmond
1865–
Josephine Kilcrest
1859–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Oliphant
1835–
Susanna Bostic
1870–1922
Anderson Freeman
1840–
Dilcy Richmond
1842–
Aron Key
1847–1930
Rinda Samuel
1834–1929
William Thurmond
1838–
Cealia Thurmond
1845–
Mike Kilerease
1818–
Betsy Kilcrease
1819–

Ernest Simpkins's Timeline

6 Records

1935
12 January 1935
Birth of Ernest Simpkins in South Carolina
South Carolina
1935
1935
Ernest Simpkins resided here in Rural, Edgefield, South Carolina
Rural, Edgefield, South Carolina
1940
1940
Age 5
Ernest Simpkins resided here in Colliers Township, Colliers, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
Colliers Township, Colliers, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 15
Ernest Simpkins resided here in New York, Kings, New York, USA
New York, Kings, New York, USA
1966
1966-1995
Age 31
Ernest Simpkins resided here in Dumfries, Virginia, USA
Dumfries, Virginia, USA
1994
24 november 1994
Age 59
Death of Ernest Simpkins in Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia, USA
Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 January 1935
    Event Place: South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Colliers, Edgefield, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03806; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 19-2
    [2] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [4] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Edgefield, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Colliers, Edgefield, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03806; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 19-2

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Colliers Township, Colliers, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Colliers, Edgefield, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03806; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 19-2

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: New York, Kings, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1966-1995
    Event Place: Dumfries, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New York, Kings, New York
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 november 1994
    Event Place: Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

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