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James Monroe Simpson 1820 – 1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1820

Birth Location: Gibson County, IN

Death Date: 12 Sep 1886

Death Location: Gibson, Indiana, United States

Father: John Simpson

Mother: Parthenia Waters

Spouse(s): Sisley Gouch, Elvira Davis, Celia None

Children(s): Parmelia Spirague, Martha Simpson, Charlotte Simpson, Perthena Simpson, John Simpson, Parmelia Simpson, Flora Ganett

The story of James Monroe Simpson began in 1820 in Gibson County, IN, with parents John A. Simpson and Parthenia Waters. As an adult, James Monroe Simpson wed Sisley Gouch, Elvira Davis and Celia. Their household included Parmelia Spirague, Martha J. Simpson, Charlotte Simpson, Perthena Simpson, John Simpson, Parmelia Simpson and Flora Ellen Ganett. James Monroe Simpson's life came to an end in 1886 in Gibson, Indiana, United States.

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Parents

John Simpson
1789 – 1869
Birth Location: Guilford, North Carolina, United States
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Parthenia Waters
1795 – 1883
Birth Location: Caswell, North Carolina, United States = Kentucky
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Spouses(s)

Sisley Gouch
Birth Location: –
SG
Elvira Davis
1838 –
Birth Location: Indiana
ED
Celia None
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Parmelia Spirague
1841 – 1913
Birth Location: Ind
PS
Martha Simpson
1863 – 1942
Birth Location: Indiana
MS
Charlotte Simpson
1868 –
Birth Location: Indiana
CS
Perthena Simpson
1870 –
Birth Location: Indiana
PS
John Simpson
1877 –
Birth Location: Indiana
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Parmelia Simpson
1841 – 1913
Birth Location: Indiana
PS
Flora Ganett
1869 – 1950
Birth Location: Gibson Co Ind
FG

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1820
    Event Place: Gibson County, IN
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1860 United States Federal Census, 1870 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, Geneanet Community Trees Index, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provos, Year: 1880; Census Place: Montgomery, Gibson, Indiana; Roll: 279; Page: 300A; Enumeration District: 111, Year: 1870; Census Place: Montgomery, Gibson, Indiana; Roll: M593_316; Page: 274A; Family History Library Film: 545815, Year: 1860; Census Place: Montgomery, Gibson, Indiana; Roll: M653_260; Page: 809; Family History Library Film: 803260, Source number: 1770.046; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1, Year: 1850; Census Place: Montgomery, Gibson, Indiana; Roll: M432_147; Page: 54B; Image: 114

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1840
    Event Place: Montgomery, Gibson, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Montgomery, Gibson, Indiana; Roll: 81; Page: 31; Family History Library Film: 0007725

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Montgomery, Gibson, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Montgomery, Gibson, Indiana; Roll: M432_147; Page: 54B; Image: 114

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Montgomery, Gibson, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Montgomery, Gibson, Indiana; Roll: M653_260; Page: 809; Family History Library Film: 803260

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 July 1863
    Event Place: Montgomery, ??Betson, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provos

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Montgomery, Gibson, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Montgomery, Gibson, Indiana; Roll: M593_316; Page: 274A; Family History Library Film: 545815

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Montgomery, Gibson, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Montgomery, Gibson, Indiana; Roll: 279; Page: 300A; Enumeration District: 111

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 12 Sep 1886
    Event Place: Gibson, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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