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Lawrence Lee Simpson 1892–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 January 1892

Birth Location: Cordova, Rock Island County, Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 29 October 1967

Death Location: Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Ulysses Simpson

Mother: Mary Durant

Spouse(s): Gladys Herring, Virginia Staten

Children(s):

Lawrence Lee Simpson was born in 1892 in Cordova, Rock Island County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of Ulysses Grant Simpson And Mary Arissa Durant. In 1900, Lawrence Lee Simpson resided in Rock Island Ward 2, Rock Island, Illinois, USA. In 1910, Lawrence Lee Simpson resided in Rock Island Ward 2, Rock Island, Illinois, USA. Lawrence Lee Simpson married Gladys Murphey Herring, Virginia Hamilton Staten. Lawrence Lee Simpson passed away in 1967 in Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lawrence Lee Simpson was born in 1892 in Cordova, Rock Island County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of Ulysses Grant Simpson And Mary Arissa Durant.
  • In 1900, Lawrence Lee Simpson resided in Rock Island Ward 2, Rock Island, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1910, Lawrence Lee Simpson resided in Rock Island Ward 2, Rock Island, Illinois, USA.
  • Lawrence Lee Simpson married Gladys Murphey Herring, Virginia Hamilton Staten.
  • Lawrence Lee Simpson passed away in 1967 in Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ulysses Simpson
1864–1949
Birth Location: Greensburg or Irwin. Westmoreland, PA
US
Mary Durant
1866–1949
Birth Location: Cordova, Rock Island, ILL, USA
MD

Spouses(s)

Gladys Herring
1895–1946
Birth Location: Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina
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Virginia Staten
1900–1984
Birth Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Children(s)

Lawrence Simpson's Ancestors

Self
Lawrence Simpson
1892–1967
Birth Place: Cordova, Rock Island County, Illinois, United States of America
Parents
Ulysses Grant Simpson
1864–1949
Greensburg or Irwin. Westmoreland, PA
Mary (Arissa) Durant
1866–1949
Cordova, Rock Island, ILL, USA
Grandparents
Jesse (Swan) Simpson
1815–1901
Hempfield,Westmoreland,Pennsylvania,USA
Eliza (Elizabeth) Gunnell
1823–1908
,Westmoreland,Pennsylvania,USA
William (Henry) Durant
1830–1912
Syracuse, Onondaga,New York
Sarah (Frances) Pearson
1827–1900
Ohio
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lawrence Simpson's Timeline

9 Records

1892
6 January 1892
Birth of Lawrence Lee Simpson in Cordova, Rock Island County, Illinois, United States of America
Cordova, Rock Island County, Illinois, United States of America
1900
1900
Age 8
Lawrence Lee Simpson resided here in Rock Island Ward 2, Rock Island, Illinois, USA
Rock Island Ward 2, Rock Island, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 18
Lawrence Lee Simpson resided here in Rock Island Ward 2, Rock Island, Illinois, USA
Rock Island Ward 2, Rock Island, Illinois, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 25
Lawrence Lee Simpson resided here in Rock County, Wisconsin, USA
Rock County, Wisconsin, USA
1920
1920
Age 28
Lawrence Lee Simpson resided here in Beech Springs, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Beech Springs, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 38
Lawrence Lee Simpson resided here in Manchester, Manchester, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
Manchester, Manchester, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 58
Lawrence Lee Simpson resided here in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 59
Lawrence Lee Simpson resided here in North Carolina
North Carolina
1967
29 October 1967
Age 75
Death of Lawrence Lee Simpson in Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, United States of America
Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 January 1892
    Event Place: Cordova, Rock Island County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Rock Island Ward 2, Rock Island, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Rock Island Ward 2, Rock Island, Illinois; Roll: 339; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0113; FHL microfilm: 1240339

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Rock Island Ward 2, Rock Island, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Rock Island Ward 2, Rock Island, Illinois; Roll: T624_321; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 0115; FHL microfilm: 1374334

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Rock County, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Wisconsin; Registration County: Rock County

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Beech Springs, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Beech Springs, Spartanburg, South Carolina; Roll: T625_1710; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 122

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Manchester, Manchester, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Manchester, Cumberland, North Carolina; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0026; FHL microfilm: 2341418

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Charlotte, Mecklenbu

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 October 1967
    Event Place: Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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