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James M Simpson 1817 – 1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 February 1817

Birth Location: Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 7 October 1864

Death Location: Big River, Jefferson, Missouri, USA

Father: James Simpson

Mother: Mary Torbert

Spouse(s): Fannetta Wilson

Children(s): Edward Simpson

In 1817, James M Simpson entered the world in Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA, born to James Wilson Simpson and Mary Siddon Torbert. James M Simpson married Fannetta Bethia Wilson, and had children including Edward Clark Simpson. James M Simpson passed away in 1864 in Big River, Jefferson, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1817, James M Simpson entered the world in Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA, born to James Wilson Simpson and Mary Siddon Torbert.
  • James M Simpson married Fannetta Bethia Wilson, and had children including Edward Clark Simpson.
  • James M Simpson passed away in 1864 in Big River, Jefferson, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Simpson
1775 – 1859
Birth Location: Upper Makefield, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
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Mary Torbert
1782 – 1854
Birth Location: Middletown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Fannetta Wilson
1822 – 1865
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Edward Simpson
1853 – 1908
Birth Location: Jefferson County, Missouri, USA
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James Simpson's Ancestors

Self
James Simpson
1817 – 1864
Birth Place: Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
James Wilson Simpson
1775 – 1859
Upper Makefield, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary (Siddon) Torbert
1782 – 1854
Middletown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
William Simpson
1741 – 1825
Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Great-Grandparents
James Simpson
1704 – 1784
Isabel Largie
1710 – 1749
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Samson
1683 – 1762
Elizabeth Masterton
1685 – 1737
John Largie
1678 –

James Simpson's Descendants

1.
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James (M) Simpson (20 February 1817 – 7 October 1864) m. Fannetta (Bethia) Wilson (22 September 1822 – 1865)
  1. 1. 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)

James Simpson's Timeline

2 Records

1817
20 February 1817
Birth of James M Simpson in Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
1864
7 October 1864
Age 47
Death of James M Simpson in Big River, Jefferson, Missouri, USA
Big River, Jefferson, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 February 1817
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 October 1864
    Event Place: Big River, Jefferson, Missouri, USA
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