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Joan Wilkes Simpson 1929–2014 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 January 1929

Birth Location: Harriman, Roane County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 17 September 2014

Death Location: Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States of America

Father: James Wilks

Mother: Jean Wilkes

Spouse(s): Charles Jr, Harry Simpson

Children(s):

Joan Wilkes Simpson was born in 1929 in Harriman, Roane County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of James Barto Wilks And Jean Roberts Wilkes. Joan Wilkes Simpson married Charles Mortimer Downs Jr, Harry Gunter Simpson. Joan Wilkes Simpson passed away in 2014 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joan Wilkes Simpson was born in 1929 in Harriman, Roane County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of James Barto Wilks And Jean Roberts Wilkes.
  • Joan Wilkes Simpson married Charles Mortimer Downs Jr, Harry Gunter Simpson.
  • Joan Wilkes Simpson passed away in 2014 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Wilks
1897–1960
Birth Location: Geraldine,DeKalb Co. AL.
JW
Jean Wilkes
1903–1999
Birth Location: Tennessee
JW

Spouses(s)

Charles Jr
1919–2005
Birth Location: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
CJ
Harry Simpson
–1968
Birth Location: Charleston, Missouri, USA
HS

Children(s)

Joan Simpson's Ancestors

Self
Joan Simpson
1929–2014
Birth Place: Harriman, Roane County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
James Barto Wilks
1897–1960
Geraldine,DeKalb Co. AL.
Jean (Roberts) Wilkes
1903–1999
Tennessee
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joan Simpson's Timeline

2 Records

1929
2 January 1929
Birth of Joan Wilkes Simpson in Harriman, Roane County, Tennessee, United States of America
Harriman, Roane County, Tennessee, United States of America
2014
17 September 2014
Age 85
Death of Joan Wilkes Simpson in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 January 1929
    Event Place: Harriman, Roane County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 September 2014
    Event Place: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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