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Lewis Johnson Simpson 1854–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: September 11, 1854

Birth Location: Athens, McMinn, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: February 25, 1922

Death Location: Niota, McMinn, Tennessee, USA

Father: Henry Simpson

Mother: Hiley Carter

Spouse(s): Mary Wattenbarger

Children(s): Luther Simpson, Ada Simpson

In 1854, Lewis Johnson Simpson entered the world in Athens, McMinn, Tennessee, USA, born to Henry M Simpson And Hiley Dorcas Carter. Lewis Johnson Simpson married Mary Jane Wattenbarger, and had children including Ada Simpson, Luther Monroe Simpson. Lewis Johnson Simpson passed away in 1922 in Niota, McMinn, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1854, Lewis Johnson Simpson entered the world in Athens, McMinn, Tennessee, USA, born to Henry M Simpson And Hiley Dorcas Carter.
  • Lewis Johnson Simpson married Mary Jane Wattenbarger, and had children including Ada Simpson, Luther Monroe Simpson.
  • Lewis Johnson Simpson passed away in 1922 in Niota, McMinn, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Simpson
1818–1903
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Hiley Carter
1820–1881
Birth Location: Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Wattenbarger
1859–1953
Birth Location: Athens, McMinn, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Luther Simpson
1876–1950
Birth Location: McMinn Co, Tennessee, USA
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Ada Simpson
1878–1952
Birth Location: McMinn Co, Tennessee, USA
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Lewis Simpson's Ancestors

Self
Lewis Simpson
1854–1922
Birth Place: Athens, McMinn, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Henry M. Simpson
1818–1903
North Carolina, USA
Hiley (Dorcas) Carter
1820–1881
Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Henderson (C.) Carter
1800–1868
Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA
Matilda Trim
1801–1868
Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jesse Carter
1774–1850
Susannah Harmon
1775–1865
James Trim
1750–1807
Martha Baldwin
1769–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Levi Carter
1736–1811
Susannah Grayson
1740–1816
Hance Harmon
1733–1787
Margaret Choulyn
1734–1790
William Baldwin
1720–1802
Mary Beals
1722–1790

Lewis Simpson's Descendants

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Lewis (Johnson) Simpson (September 11, 1854–February 25, 1922) m. Mary (Jane) Wattenbarger (February 1, 1859–January 5, 1953)
  1. 1. Luther (Monroe) Simpson 1876–1950
  2. 2. Ada Simpson 1878–1952 m. Bert (M.) Redmond 1869–1957
    1. 1. Elmer (Bernard) Redmond 1897–1968 m. Lora (S.) Paullus 1898–1993
      1. 1. Jerry (B.) Redmond 1935–1947
    2. 2. Roxie (Mabel) Redmond 1900–1972 m. David (Dewey) Foreman 1899–1981
      1. 1. Ruth (Elizabeth) Foreman 1923–1997 m. Robert (Leslie) Burns 1922–1990
    3. 3. Velma (Amanda) Redmond 1902–

Lewis Simpson's Timeline

2 Records

1854
September 11, 1854
Birth of Lewis Johnson Simpson in Athens, McMinn, Tennessee, USA
Athens, McMinn, Tennessee, USA
1922
February 25, 1922
Age 68
Death of Lewis Johnson Simpson in Niota, McMinn, Tennessee, USA
Niota, McMinn, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: September 11, 1854
    Event Place: Athens, McMinn, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: February 25, 1922
    Event Place: Niota, McMinn, Tennessee, USA
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