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Granville D SIMPSON 1838–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1838

Birth Location: Franklin CO, IL

Death Date: 4 Apr 1865

Death Location: Louisiana, USA

Father: James SIMPSON

Mother: Eliza (Clark)

Spouse(s): Amanda (Ligon)

Children(s): Miller SIMPSON

Granville D SIMPSON was born in 1838 in Franklin CO, IL, the child of James Simpson And Eliza Whittington Holms Simpson Hill Clark. In 1860, Granville D SIMPSON resided in Township 7 S Range 2 E, Franklin, Illinois, USA. Granville D SIMPSON married Amanda Malinda Whittington Ligon, and had children including Miller Son Of Granville Simpson. Granville D SIMPSON passed away in 1865 in Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Granville D SIMPSON was born in 1838 in Franklin CO, IL, the child of James Simpson And Eliza Whittington Holms Simpson Hill Clark.
  • In 1860, Granville D SIMPSON resided in Township 7 S Range 2 E, Franklin, Illinois, USA.
  • Granville D SIMPSON married Amanda Malinda Whittington Ligon, and had children including Miller Son Of Granville Simpson.
  • Granville D SIMPSON passed away in 1865 in Louisiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Granville SIMPSON's Ancestors

Self
Granville SIMPSON
1838–1865
Birth Place: Franklin CO, IL
Parents
James SIMPSON
1817–1880
Tennessee, United States
Eliza (Whittington HOLMS (Simpson) (Hill)) (Clark)
1820–
Tennessee
Grandparents
Isaac SIMPSON
1780–1845
North Carolina, United States
Anna (Hannah KARR Carr) (Simpson)
1790–1870
Montgomery County, Virginia or Tennessee
Robert HOLMS
1795–
Rachel (WHITINGTON) (Holms)
1800–
Great-Grandparents
William SIMPSON
1750–1803
Mary (Simpson)
1750–1830
Ens. (Carr)
1760–1820
Elizabeth Wilson
1771–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Roberson
1727–1808
Katherine Perkins
1730–1808

Granville SIMPSON's Descendants

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Granville (D) SIMPSON (Abt 1838–4 Apr 1865) m. Amanda (Malinda Whittington) (Ligon) (15 Oct 1839–29 Jan. 1891)
  1. 1. Miller ((son of Granville)) SIMPSON 1862–

Granville SIMPSON's Timeline

3 Records

1838
Abt 1838
Birth of Granville D SIMPSON in Franklin CO, IL
Franklin CO, IL
1860
1860
Age 22
Granville D SIMPSON resided here in Township 7 S Range 2 E, Franklin, Illinois, USA
Township 7 S Range 2 E, Franklin, Illinois, USA
1865
4 Apr 1865
Age 27
Death of Granville D SIMPSON
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1838
    Event Place: Franklin CO, IL
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Burial Registers, Military Posts and National Cemeteries
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Township 7 S Range 2 E, Franklin, Illinois; Roll: M653_177; Page: 415; Family History Library Film: 803177
    [3] Illinois, Databases of Illinois Veterans Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Township 7 S Range 2 E, Franklin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Township 7 S Range 2 E, Franklin, Illinois; Roll: M653_177; Page: 415; Family History Library Film: 803177

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Benton, Franklin CO, IL
    Record Source: Illinois, Databases of Illinois Veterans Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Benton, Illinois
    Record Source: American Civil War Soldiers, Side served: Union; State served: Illinois; Enlistment date: 1 Nov 1862

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Apr 1865
    Record Source: U.S., Burial Registers, Military Posts and National Cemeteries

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Burial Registers, Military Posts and National Cemeteries

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