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Ethel Simpson 1937 – 2002 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Dec 1937

Birth Location: Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 03 Feb 2002

Death Location: Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, USA

Father: James Simpson

Mother: Wilma Nichols

Spouse(s): Arthur Jr., Robert Elrod, Robert Elrod

Children(s): Jeff Osborne, Robert Elrod, Randy Elrod, Kimberly Elrod

Early life: Ethel Simpson arrived in Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, USA in 1937, born to James A Simpson and Wilma Elizabeth Nichols. Over time, Ethel Simpson formed a family with Arthur Franklin Osborne Jr., Robert Elrod and Robert Elrod, which included Jeff Osborne, Robert Elrod, Randy Lynn Elrod and Kimberly Elrod. Ethel Simpson concluded life in Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, USA in 2002.

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Parents

James Simpson
1912 – 1964
Birth Location: Carter County, Tennessee
JS
Wilma Nichols
1919 – 1995
Birth Location: Bluff City S, Tennessee
WN

Spouses(s)

Arthur Jr.
1955 –
Birth Location: Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, USA
AJ
Robert Elrod
Birth Location: –
RE
Robert Elrod
1935 – 1995
Birth Location: Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, USA
RE

Children(s)

Jeff Osborne
1975 –
Birth Location: Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, USA
JO
Robert Elrod
1956 – 2009
Birth Location: Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America
RE
Randy Elrod
1957 – 2003
Birth Location: Johnson Wash, Tennessee
RE
Kimberly Elrod
Birth Location: –
KE

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 30 Dec 1937
    Event Place: Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, 1950 United States Federal Census, Biography & Genealogy Master Index, Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002, U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Year: 1940; Census Place: Elk, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02988; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 97-9, Number: 411-58-4731; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: 1954

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Elk, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02988; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 97-9

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Elk, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Elk, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02988; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 97-9

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: Washington, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Johnson City, TN
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 03 Feb 2002
    Event Place: Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 411-58-4731; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: 1954
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