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William Isaac Simpkins 1897–1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 April 1897

Birth Location: Thebes, Alexander, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 21 August 1953

Death Location: Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA

Father: John Simpkins

Mother: Sarah Lee

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In 1897, William Isaac Simpkins entered the world in Thebes, Alexander, Illinois, USA, born to John C Simpkins And Sarah Lee. William Isaac Simpkins passed away in 1953 in Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1897, William Isaac Simpkins entered the world in Thebes, Alexander, Illinois, USA, born to John C Simpkins And Sarah Lee.
  • William Isaac Simpkins passed away in 1953 in Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA.

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William Simpkins's Ancestors

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William Simpkins
1897–1953
Birth Place: Thebes, Alexander, Illinois, USA
Parents
John C Simpkins
1859–1920
Alexander County, Illinois, USA
Sarah Lee
1855–1935
Jonesboro, Union, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
William Simpkins
1823–1909
Missouri, USA
Nancy Lawrence
1839–1916
Alexander County, Illinois, USA
Isaac Lee
1804–1858
Kentucky, USA
Elizabeth ("Betty") Rhoads
1814–1870
Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Calvin Lawrence
1807–1869
Elizabeth Ellis
1815–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Lawrence
1770–1816
Esther Worthington
1772–1830
James Ellis
1775–1848
Susannah Gouchenour
1785–1840

William Simpkins's Timeline

2 Records

1897
22 April 1897
Birth of William Isaac Simpkins in Thebes, Alexander, Illinois, USA
Thebes, Alexander, Illinois, USA
1953
21 August 1953
Age 56
Death of William Isaac Simpkins in Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 April 1897
    Event Place: Thebes, Alexander, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 August 1953
    Event Place: Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA

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