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Richard Cummins Simpson 1826–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1826

Birth Location: Marion County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 16 Feb 1864

Death Location: Rock Island County, Illinois, USA

Father: Israel Simpson

Mother: Sarah Hunter

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Blevins

Children(s): Nancy Simpson, Jonathan Simpson, James Simpson, Richard Simpson, Sarah Simpson, John Simpson

Richard Cummins Simpson was born in 1826 in Marion County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Israel John Simpson And Sarah Hunter. In 1850, Richard Cummins Simpson resided in District 24, De Kalb, Alabama, USA. In 1860, Richard Cummins Simpson resided in Georgia Militia District 1038, Rising Fawn, Miami-. Richard Cummins Simpson married Elizabeth Blevins, and had children including James Manuel Simpson, John Anderson Simpson, Jonathan Simpson, Nancy Jane Simpson, Richard Simpson, Sarah Ann Simpson. Richard Cummins Simpson passed away in 1864 in Rock Island County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard Cummins Simpson was born in 1826 in Marion County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Israel John Simpson And Sarah Hunter.
  • In 1850, Richard Cummins Simpson resided in District 24, De Kalb, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1860, Richard Cummins Simpson resided in Georgia Militia District 1038, Rising Fawn, Miami-.
  • Richard Cummins Simpson married Elizabeth Blevins, and had children including James Manuel Simpson, John Anderson Simpson, Jonathan Simpson, Nancy Jane Simpson, Richard Simpson, Sarah Ann Simpson.
  • Richard Cummins Simpson passed away in 1864 in Rock Island County, Illinois, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Simpson's Ancestors

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Richard Simpson
1826–1864
Birth Place: Marion County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Israel John Simpson
1793–1860
Union County, South Carolina, USA
Sarah Hunter
1792–1863
Chester County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Edmund Simpson
1765–1835
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Martha (Zilpha) Murphy
1771–1809
Georgia USA
John Simpson
1760–1849
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Avarilla Osborne
1760–1840
Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Isreal Simpson
1729–1810
Simon II
1732–1783
Sarah Duke
1732–1818
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Simpson's Descendants

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Richard (Cummins) Simpson (1826–16 Feb 1864) m. Elizabeth Blevins (1826–1858)
  1. 1. Nancy (Jane) Simpson 1850–1928
  2. 2. Jonathan Simpson 1857–
  3. 3. James (Manuel) Simpson 1852–1939
  4. 4. Richard Simpson 1848–1933
  5. 5. Sarah (Ann) Simpson 1853–1943
  6. 6. John (Anderson) Simpson 1848–1897

Richard Simpson's Timeline

4 Records

1826
1826
Birth of Richard Cummins Simpson in Marion County, Tennessee, USA
Marion County, Tennessee, USA
1850
1850
Age 24
Richard Cummins Simpson resided here in District 24, De Kalb, Alabama, USA
District 24, De Kalb, Alabama, USA
1860
1860
Age 34
Richard Cummins Simpson resided here in Georgia Militia District 1038, Rising Fawn, Miami-Dade, Georgia, USA
Georgia Militia District 1038, Rising Fawn, Miami-Dade, Georgia, USA
1864
16 Feb 1864
Age 38
Death of Richard Cummins Simpson in Rock Island Union Prison, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
Rock Island Union Prison, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1826
    Event Place: Marion County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 24, De Kalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 24, De Kalb, Alabama; Roll: 5; Page: 404a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Georgia Militia District 1038, Rising Fawn, Miami-Dade, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Georgia Militia District 1038, Miami-Dade, Georgia; Roll: M653_118; Page: 976; Fa

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dade County, Georgia
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1864
    Event Place: Rock Island Union Prison, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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