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Harry Edward Simpkins 1886–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jun 1886

Birth Location: Boswell, Benton, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 4 March 1942

Death Location: Boswell, Benton County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Warren Simpkins

Mother: Mary Smith

Spouse(s): Bertha Boggs

Children(s): Jean Simpkins, Margaret Simpkins

Harry Edward Simpkins was born in 1886 in Boswell, Benton, Indiana, USA, the child of Warren Deloss Simpkins And Mary Etta Smith. In 1900, Harry Edward Simpkins resided in Grant, Benton, Indiana, USA. In 1920, Harry Edward Simpkins resided in Grant, Benton, Indiana, USA. Harry Edward Simpkins married Bertha Guila Boggs, and had children including Jean Mary Simpkins, Margaret Elizabeth Simpkins. Harry Edward Simpkins passed away in 1942 in Boswell, Benton County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Harry Edward Simpkins was born in 1886 in Boswell, Benton, Indiana, USA, the child of Warren Deloss Simpkins And Mary Etta Smith.
  • In 1900, Harry Edward Simpkins resided in Grant, Benton, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1920, Harry Edward Simpkins resided in Grant, Benton, Indiana, USA.
  • Harry Edward Simpkins married Bertha Guila Boggs, and had children including Jean Mary Simpkins, Margaret Elizabeth Simpkins.
  • Harry Edward Simpkins passed away in 1942 in Boswell, Benton County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Warren Simpkins
1860–1927
Birth Location: Rosville, Indiana, USA
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Mary Smith
1862–1930
Birth Location: Fayette County, Indiana, USA
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Spouses(s)

Bertha Boggs
1887–1957
Birth Location: Williamsport, Warren, Indiana, USA
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Children(s)

Jean Simpkins
1909–1966
Birth Location: Boswell, Benton, Indiana, USA
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Margaret Simpkins
1911–2003
Birth Location: Boswell, Benton, Indiana, USA
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Harry Simpkins's Ancestors

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Harry Simpkins
1886–1942
Birth Place: Boswell, Benton, Indiana, USA
Parents
Warren Deloss Simpkins
1860–1927
Rosville, Indiana, USA
Mary (Etta) Smith
1862–1930
Fayette County, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
James (M) Simpkins
1818–1873
Ohio, USA
Eliza (Jane) Harris
1830–1883
Warren County, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Jr.
1803–1849
Lucinda Mitchell
1810–1877
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Jr
1769–1844
Mary Girard
1783–1828

Harry Simpkins's Descendants

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Harry (Edward) Simpkins (27 Jun 1886–4 March 1942) m. Bertha (Guila) Boggs (16 Jan 1887–2 December 1957)
  1. 1. Jean (Mary) Simpkins 1909–1966 m. Richard (Hickman Prewitt) Sr 1901–1985
    1. 1. Richard (Hickman Prewitt) Jr 1937–2012
    2. 2. Mary (Thornley) Prewitt 1941–2018
  2. 2. Margaret (Elizabeth) Simpkins 1911–2003 m. Lewis (Bond) Grafft 1908–1996

Harry Simpkins's Timeline

6 Records

1886
27 Jun 1886
Birth of Harry Edward Simpkins in Boswell, Benton, Indiana, USA
Boswell, Benton, Indiana, USA
1900
1900
Age 14
Harry Edward Simpkins resided here in Grant, Benton, Indiana, USA
Grant, Benton, Indiana, USA
1920
1920
Age 34
Harry Edward Simpkins resided here in Grant, Benton, Indiana, USA
Grant, Benton, Indiana, USA
1935
1935
Age 49
Harry Edward Simpkins resided here in Boswell, Benton, Indiana
Boswell, Benton, Indiana
1940
1940
Age 54
Harry Edward Simpkins resided here in Boswell, Benton, Indiana, USA
Boswell, Benton, Indiana, USA
1942
4 March 1942
Age 56
Death of Harry Edward Simpkins in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States of America
Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1886
    Event Place: Boswell, Benton, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Boswell, Benton, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01027; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 4-6
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Grant, Benton, Indiana; Roll: T625_423; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 5
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Grant, Benton, Indiana; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 1240360
    [4] Indiana, Select Marriages Index
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Grant, Benton, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Grant, Benton, Indiana; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 1240360

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Grant, Benton, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Grant, Benton, Indiana; Roll: T625_423; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 5

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Boswell, Benton, Indiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Boswell, Benton, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01027; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 4-6

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Boswell, Benton, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Boswell, Benton, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01027; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 4-6

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 March 1942
    Event Place: Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Boswell, Benton County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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