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James Hunter Simpson 1843–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Aug 1843

Birth Location: Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 30 Nov 1898

Death Location: Abbeville, Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: John Ð

Mother: Elizabeth Stevenson

Spouse(s): Mary Seawright

Children(s): Eliza Simpson, Hattie Johnson, Rebecca Ellis, Enoch Simpson, Iris Whitman, James Simpson, John Simpson, Norah Simpson

In 1843, James Hunter Simpson entered the world in Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States of America, born to John F Simpson And Elizabeth Thompson Stevenson. In 1880, James Hunter Simpson resided in Long Cane, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA. James Hunter Simpson married Mary Elizabeth Seawright, and had children including Eliza Elizabeth Bettie Simpson, Enoch Eugene Simpson, Hattie Brownlee Johnson, Iris Adeline Whitman, James Seawright Simpson, John William Johnson Simpson, Norah Simpson, Rebecca Ann Ellis. James Hunter Simpson passed away in 1898 in Abbeville, Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1843, James Hunter Simpson entered the world in Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States of America, born to John F Simpson And Elizabeth Thompson Stevenson.
  • In 1880, James Hunter Simpson resided in Long Cane, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA.
  • James Hunter Simpson married Mary Elizabeth Seawright, and had children including Eliza Elizabeth Bettie Simpson, Enoch Eugene Simpson, Hattie Brownlee Johnson, Iris Adeline Whitman, James Seawright Simpson, John William Johnson Simpson, Norah Simpson, Rebecca Ann Ellis.
  • James Hunter Simpson passed away in 1898 in Abbeville, Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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James Simpson's Ancestors

Self
James Simpson
1843–1898
Birth Place: Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States of America
Parents
John F Simpson Ð
1823–1865
Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Thompson) Stevenson
1817–1844
Abbeville, Abbeville Co., Sc
Grandparents
Hunter (Simpson) Ð₅
1802–1858
Laurens County, SC
Catherine McCrory
1805–
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Alexander ?⬦Ð₅?
1748–1815
Mary ⬦Ð₅
1748–1802
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Simpson
1736–1806
Mary Burows
1730–1777

James Simpson's Descendants

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James (Hunter) Simpson (18 Aug 1843–30 Nov 1898) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Seawright (9 Oct 1842–22 Aug 1911)
  1. 1. Eliza (Elizabeth "Bettie") Simpson 1866–1915 m. William (Laurens) Killingsworth 1862–
    1. 1. Katherine (Salina) Howard 1896–1957
    2. 2. Lillian (M) Killingsworth 1892–
    3. 3. Mary (L) Killingsworth 1894–
    4. 4. Fannie (M) Killingsworth 1898–
    5. 5. John (W) Killinghworth 1901–
    6. 6. Besie (L) Killinghworth 1903–
  2. 2. Hattie (Brownlee) Johnson 1883–1963
  3. 3. Rebecca (Ann) Ellis 1871–1937
  4. 4. Enoch (Eugene) Simpson 1887–1973
  5. 5. Iris (Adeline) Whitman 1877–1917
  6. 6. James (Seawright) Simpson 1873–1941
  7. 7. John (William Johnson) Simpson 1869–1911
  8. 8. Norah Simpson 1876–

James Simpson's Timeline

3 Records

1843
18 Aug 1843
Birth of James Hunter Simpson in Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States of America
Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States of America
1880
1880
Age 37
James Hunter Simpson resided here in Long Cane, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Long Cane, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
1898
30 Nov 1898
Age 55
Death of James Hunter Simpson in Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States of America
Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1843
    Event Place: Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Long Cane, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1898
    Event Place: Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Abbeville, Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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