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Joshua Fletcher Simpson 1852–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Apr 1852

Birth Location: Illinois

Death Date: 18 Oct 1918

Death Location: Norton, Norton County, Kansas, United States of America

Father: Samuel Simpson

Mother: Sidney Atkinson

Spouse(s): Emline Dow

Children(s): Florence Simpson, Marian Simpson, Lulu Simpson, Ina Simpson, Edith Simpson, Una Simpson, Glenn Simpson

The story of Joshua Fletcher Simpson began in 1852 in Illinois. In 1880, Joshua Fletcher Simpson resided in Ithaca, Richland, Wisconsin, USA. Joshua Fletcher Simpson married Emline Velnette Dow, and had children including Edith May Simpson, Florence Rosa Simpson, Glenn Fletcher Simpson, Ina Belle Simpson, Lulu Simpson, Marian Cecil Simpson, Una Ruth Simpson. Joshua Fletcher Simpson passed away in 1918 in Norton, Norton County, Kansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Joshua Fletcher Simpson began in 1852 in Illinois.
  • In 1880, Joshua Fletcher Simpson resided in Ithaca, Richland, Wisconsin, USA.
  • Joshua Fletcher Simpson married Emline Velnette Dow, and had children including Edith May Simpson, Florence Rosa Simpson, Glenn Fletcher Simpson, Ina Belle Simpson, Lulu Simpson, Marian Cecil Simpson, Una Ruth Simpson.
  • Joshua Fletcher Simpson passed away in 1918 in Norton, Norton County, Kansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joshua Simpson's Ancestors

Self
Joshua Simpson
1852–1918
Birth Place: Illinois
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

Joshua Simpson's Descendants

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Joshua (Fletcher) Simpson (2 Apr 1852–18 Oct 1918) m. Emline (Velnette) Dow (1855–7 Oct 1939)
  1. 1. Florence (Rosa) Simpson 1873–1895 m. Arthur (Chase) Sims 1871–1936
    1. 1. Hugh (Newton) Sims 1893–1949 m. Margaret (Emile) McClellan 1893–1990
      1. 1. Robert Sims 1922–2002 m. Frances (Alene Sims) Magnuson 1925–2010
      2. 2. Florence (M) Sims 1922–
  2. 2. Marian (Cecil) Simpson 1877–1892
  3. 3. Lulu Simpson 1879–1961 m. Thomas (John) Porter 1867–1951
    1. 1. Vionelle Porter 1898–1976 m. Chas Kuykendall 1892–
  4. 4. Ina (Belle) Simpson 1881–1913
  5. 5. Edith (May) Simpson 1883–1949
    1. 1. Edward (Lee) Willets 1904–1950 m. Mary Roe 1918–
  6. 6. Una (Ruth) Simpson 1891–
  7. 7. Glenn (Fletcher) Simpson 1893–1955
    1. 1. Glenna (DeNell) Ackerman 1916–1974 m. Warren (A.) Ackerman 1919–
    2. 2. Jerrold (Fletcher) Simpson 1918–1997

Joshua Simpson's Timeline

3 Records

1852
2 Apr 1852
Birth of Joshua Fletcher Simpson in Illinois
Illinois
1880
1880
Age 28
Joshua Fletcher Simpson resided here in Ithaca, Richland, Wisconsin, USA
Ithaca, Richland, Wisconsin, USA
1918
18 Oct 1918
Age 66
Death of Joshua Fletcher Simpson in Colorado, USA
Colorado, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1852
    Event Place: Illinois
    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: 18 Oct 1918
    Event Place: Colorado, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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