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James A Simpson 1912 – 1964 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Mar 1912

Birth Location: Carter County, Tennessee

Death Date: 20 Aug 1964

Death Location: Watauga, Tennessee Buried adjacent to his mother in 0unmarked grave In Scott Family Cemetery

Father: John Simpson

Mother: Verda Scott

Spouse(s): Wilma Nichols

Children(s): Carroll Simpson, Ethel Simpson

The birth of James A Simpson took place in 1912 in Carter County, Tennessee, to John Arter Simpson and Verda Alice Scott. James A Simpson married Wilma Elizabeth Nichols, and together they had Carroll Jay Simpson and Ethel Simpson. James A Simpson's death occurred in 1964 in Watauga, Tennessee Buried adjacent to his mother in 0unmarked grave In Scott Family Cemetery.

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Parents

John Simpson
1880 – 1934
Birth Location: Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
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Verda Scott
1882 – 1956
Birth Location: Carter County, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Wilma Nichols
1919 – 1995
Birth Location: Bluff City S, Tennessee
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Children(s)

Carroll Simpson
1935 – 1967
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Ethel Simpson
1937 – 2002
Birth Location: Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 17 Mar 1912
    Event Place: Carter County, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, 1950 United States Federal Census, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958, Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Year: 1940; Census Place: Elk, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02988; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 97-9, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 13, Carter, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1731; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 13

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 13, Carter, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 13, Carter, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1731; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 13

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: District 9, District 9, Washington, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 9, Washington, Tennessee; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 2342017

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Johnston City, Washington, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Elk, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02988; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 97-9

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Elk, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Year: 1940; Census Place: Elk, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02988; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 97-9

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: Washington, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Johnson City
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 20 Aug 1964
    Event Place: Whitwell, Marion, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 20 Aug 1964
    Event Place: Watauga, Tennessee Buried adjacent to his mother in 0unmarked grave In Scott Family Cemetery
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