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Jay Zachariah Simpson 1859–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Mar 1859

Birth Location: Wisconsin

Death Date: 6 Jan 1916

Death Location: Aubrey, Richland County, Wisconsin, United States of America

Father: Samuel Simpson

Mother: Sidney Atkinson

Spouse(s): Eliza Shookman

Children(s): Rena Breeden, Oneda Simpson, Leah Moore

Jay Zachariah Simpson was born in 1859 in Wisconsin, the child of Samuel Simpson And Sidney Riley Atkinson. In 1880, Jay Zachariah Simpson resided in Ithaca, Richland, Wisconsin, USA. Jay Zachariah Simpson married Eliza Jane Shookman, and had children including Leah Inez Moore, Oneda Guy Simpson, Rena D Breeden. Jay Zachariah Simpson passed away in 1916 in Aubrey, Richland County, Wisconsin, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jay Zachariah Simpson was born in 1859 in Wisconsin, the child of Samuel Simpson And Sidney Riley Atkinson.
  • In 1880, Jay Zachariah Simpson resided in Ithaca, Richland, Wisconsin, USA.
  • Jay Zachariah Simpson married Eliza Jane Shookman, and had children including Leah Inez Moore, Oneda Guy Simpson, Rena D Breeden.
  • Jay Zachariah Simpson passed away in 1916 in Aubrey, Richland County, Wisconsin, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Simpson
1823–1902
Birth Location: Mispillion Hundred, Kent County, Delaware, USA
SS
Sidney Atkinson
1831–1895
Birth Location: Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio, USA
SA

Spouses(s)

Eliza Shookman
1867–1942
Birth Location: Allen County, Indiana, USA
ES

Children(s)

Rena Breeden
1887–1968
Birth Location: Wisconsin
RB
Oneda Simpson
1885–1934
Birth Location: –
OS
Leah Moore
1894–1993
Birth Location: Richland Center, Richland County, Wisconsin, United States of America
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Jay Simpson's Ancestors

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Jay Simpson
1859–1916
Birth Place: Wisconsin
Parents
Samuel Simpson
1823–1902
Mispillion Hundred, Kent County, Delaware, USA
Sidney (Riley) Atkinson
1831–1895
Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Joshua Simpson
1800–1884
of, Kent, Delaware, United States
Sally Fletcher
1799–1849
Indiana, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Simpson
1750–1814
Ruth Lister
1758–1815
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Simpson
1729–1775
Hannah Roberts
1742–1821
William Lister
1726–1793
Ann Sorden
1735–1826

Jay Simpson's Descendants

1.
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Jay (Zachariah) Simpson (13 Mar 1859–6 Jan 1916) m. Eliza (Jane) Shookman (11 Apr 1867–3 Jan 1942)
  1. 1. Rena (D.) Breeden 1887–1968 m. Alfred (William) Breeden 1879–1954
    1. 1. Robert Breeden 1918–1972
    2. 2. Richard Breeden 1910–1999
    3. 3. Marian (Inez) Breeden 1921–2005 m. Claude (A.) Hungerford 1914–1997
    4. 4. Ruth (A.) Breeden 1922–2006
  2. 2. Oneda (Guy) Simpson 1885–1934 m. Estella (Jennie) Smelcer 1887–1967
    1. 1. LeRoy (Donald) Simpson 1926–1994 m. Carolyn (F) Bucknell 1946–2017
    2. 2. Keith (Jay) Simpson 1915–1992 m. Katherine Simpson 1918–
      1. 1. Ronald Simpson 1940–2017
    3. 3. Thelma (L.) Simpson 1906–1959 m. Howard (Ray) Elphick 1901–1962
      1. 1. Richard (N) Elphick 1941–1977
    4. 4. Leela (Inez) Simpson 1907–1945 m. William (Hays) Fogo 1905–1992
      1. 1. Budd (Warner) Fogo 1937–1961
    5. 5. Raymond (Oneda) Simpson 1910–1953 m. Velma (Armeda) Sargent 1913–2002
      1. 1. Guy (Taylor Simpson) Sr 1937–2004 m. Sandra (Beatrice) Simpson 1942–2021
      2. 2. Robert (Leroy) Simpson 1942–2014
    6. 6. Margery (A) Simpson 1914–2001 m. Erwin (K) Shields 1908–1976
      1. 1. Nancy (JoElla) Shields 1934–1935
      2. 2. V. (Jolene) Gilbertson 1923–2010
      3. 3. Karla (N) Rabuck 1937–1996
  3. 3. Leah (Inez) Moore 1894–1993 m. Buford (Elmer) Moore 1895–1959
    1. 1. Margarette Ledford 1917–2006 m. Richard (W) Ledford 1913–
    2. 2. Inez (Marie) Moore 1918–1956 m. Robert Thompson 1915–1968 m. Thomas Thompson 1915–
    3. 3. Rena (Louise) Moore 1919–2005 m. Walter (L) Moore 1917–

Jay Simpson's Timeline

3 Records

1859
13 Mar 1859
Birth of Jay Zachariah Simpson in Wisconsin
Wisconsin
1880
1880
Age 21
Jay Zachariah Simpson resided here in Ithaca, Richland, Wisconsin, USA
Ithaca, Richland, Wisconsin, USA
1916
6 Jan 1916
Age 57
Death of Jay Zachariah Simpson
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1859
    Event Place: Wisconsin
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Ithaca, Richland, Wisconsin; Roll: 1445; Page: 97C; Enumeration District: 236
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Ithaca, Richland, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Ithaca, Richland, Wisconsin; Roll: 1445; Page: 97C; Enumeration District: 236

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1916
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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