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William Simpson 1873–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1873

Birth Location: Harrodsburg, Monroe, Indiana

Death Date: 15 March 1951

Death Location: Bedford, Lawrence County, Indiana, USA

Father: Peston Simpson

Mother: Eliza E

Spouse(s): Sarah Fry, Mary McGlothlin

Children(s): Lorene Simpson, John Simpson, Bryl (twins), Noble Simpson

William Simpson was born in 1873 in Harrodsburg, Monroe, Indiana, the child of Peston Simpson And Eliza E. In 1870, William Simpson resided in Indian Creek, Lawrence, Indiana, United States. In 1880, William Simpson resided in Spice Valley, Lawrence, Indiana, USA. William Simpson married Mary Nellie Mcglothlin, Sarah Fry, and had children including Bryl And Earl Simpson Twins, John Frank Simpson, Lorene Simpson, Noble G Simpson. William Simpson passed away in 1951 in Bedford, Lawrence County, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • William Simpson was born in 1873 in Harrodsburg, Monroe, Indiana, the child of Peston Simpson And Eliza E.
  • In 1870, William Simpson resided in Indian Creek, Lawrence, Indiana, United States.
  • In 1880, William Simpson resided in Spice Valley, Lawrence, Indiana, USA.
  • William Simpson married Mary Nellie Mcglothlin, Sarah Fry, and had children including Bryl And Earl Simpson Twins, John Frank Simpson, Lorene Simpson, Noble G Simpson.
  • William Simpson passed away in 1951 in Bedford, Lawrence County, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peston Simpson
1831–1900
Birth Location: Indiana
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Eliza E
1845–1918
Birth Location: Indiana
EE

Spouses(s)

Sarah Fry
1884–1977
Birth Location: Tennessee
SF
Mary McGlothlin
1882–1909
Birth Location: Harrodsburg, Monroe, Indiana, USA
MM

Children(s)

Lorene Simpson
1907–1993
Birth Location: Harrodsburg Monroe Co Indiana
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John Simpson
1902–1920
Birth Location: Indiana
JS
Bryl (twins)
1909–1909
Birth Location: Harrodsburg, Monroe, Indiana, USA
B(
Noble Simpson
1900–1963
Birth Location: Monroe Co., IN
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William Simpson's Ancestors

Self
William Simpson
1873–1951
Birth Place: Harrodsburg, Monroe, Indiana
Parents
Peston Simpson
1831–1900
Indiana
Eliza E
1845–1918
Indiana
Grandparents
Samuel Simpson
1783–1850
Tennessee, USA
Nancy Sluder
1805–1892
Wayne County, Kentucky, USA
Albert Pearsall
1802–
New York
Great-Grandparents
Reuben Simpson
1743–1830
Sarah Sherrill
1746–1826
David Sluder
1772–1861
Martha Wall
1779–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Simpson
1721–1825
Avarilla Perkins
1726–1760
William II
1723–1786
Sarah White
1726–1795
Issac Sluder
1746–1832
Phoebe GGM)
1749–1792
Jacob Wall
1740–1820
Nancy Spilman
1745–1810

William Simpson's Descendants

1.
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William Simpson (Jan 1873–15 March 1951) m. Sarah Fry (1884–12 Dec 1977) m. Mary (Nellie) McGlothlin (2 Mar 1882–27 Apr 1909)
  1. 1. Lorene Simpson 1907–1993 m. Fred (William) Reynolds 1897–1982
    1. 1. Jonda (Schmidt) (adopted) –2004
    2. 2. Brenda (Jill) Wilber 1940–2019 m. Charles (Fredrick) Wilber 1933–2014
    3. 3. Rose (Marie "Nancy") Reynolds 1933–2003
    4. 4. Cecillia (Ann) Reynolds 1937–2007
    5. 5. James (William) Reynolds 1932–1992
    6. 6. Fern (Olive) Reynolds 1925–1997
    7. 7. Mary (Jane) Reynolds 1927–2004
    8. 8. Jewett (Chalmer) Reynolds 1930–1996
    9. 9. janet (grace) Reynolds 1941–2000 m. Jerry (Don) Prince 1941–2013
    10. 10. Charles (Lee) Reynolds 1945–2012 m. Barbara (June) Hall 1946–2016
    11. 11. Fred (A) Reynolds 1947–2008
  2. 2. John (Frank) Simpson 1902–1920
  3. 3. Bryl (and Earl Simpson) (twins) 1909–1909
  4. 4. Noble (G) Simpson 1900–1963 m. Lillian Carmichael 1902–1927 m. Marie (A) Simpson 1907– m. Eva (L) Simpson 1913–
    1. 1. William Simpson 1926–

William Simpson's Timeline

10 Records

1870
1870
William Simpson resided here in Indian Creek, Lawrence, Indiana, United States
Indian Creek, Lawrence, Indiana, United States
1873
Jan 1873
Birth of William Simpson in Harrodsburg, Monroe, Indiana
Harrodsburg, Monroe, Indiana
1880
1880
Age 7
William Simpson resided here in Spice Valley, Lawrence, Indiana, USA
Spice Valley, Lawrence, Indiana, USA
1900
1900
Age 27
William Simpson resided here in Clear Creek, Monroe, Indiana, USA
Clear Creek, Monroe, Indiana, USA
1910
1910
Age 37
William Simpson resided here in Perry, Monroe, Indiana, USA
Perry, Monroe, Indiana, USA
1920
1920
Age 47
William Simpson resided here in Bedford Ward 4, Lawrence, Indiana, USA
Bedford Ward 4, Lawrence, Indiana, USA
1935
1935
Age 62
William Simpson resided here in Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana
Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana
1940
1940
Age 67
William Simpson resided here in Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA
Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA
1950
1950
Age 77
William Simpson resided here in Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, USA
Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, USA
1951
15 March 1951
Age 78
Death of William Simpson in Indiana, USA
Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1873
    Event Place: Harrodsburg, Monroe, Indiana
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Indian Census Rolls, Year: 1906; Roll: M595_52; Line: 15; Agency: Colville
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01071; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 47-19
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bedford Ward 4, Lawrence, Indiana; Roll: T625_448; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 130; Image: 464
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Spice Valley, Lawrence, Indiana
    [5] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Indian Creek, Lawrence, Indiana; Roll: M593_335; Page: 417B; Image: 126; Family History Library Film: 545834
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Clear Creek, Monroe, Indiana; Roll: 392; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0096; FHL microfilm: 1240392
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Perry, Monroe, Indiana; Roll: T624_371; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0138; FHL microfilm: 1374384
    [8] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001
    [9] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017
    [10] U.S., Railroad Retirement Pension Index, The National Archives at Atlanta; Morrow, Georgia; Records of the Railroad Retirement Board, 1934 - 1987; Record Group Number: 184
    [11] Web: Indiana, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Indian Creek, Lawrence, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Indian Creek, Lawrence, Indiana; Roll: M593_335; Page: 417B; Image: 126; Family History Library Film: 545834

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Spice Valley, Lawrence, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Spice Valley, Lawrence, Indiana

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Clear Creek, Monroe, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Clear Creek, Monroe, Indiana; Roll: 392; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0096; FHL microfilm: 1240392

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Perry, Monroe, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Perry, Monroe, Indiana; Roll: T624_371; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0138; FHL microfilm: 1374384

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Bedford Ward 4, Lawrence, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bedford Ward 4, Lawrence, Indiana; Roll: T625_448; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 130; Image: 464

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01071; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 47-19

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01071; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 47-19

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, 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: Bloomington, Monroe

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bedford, Indiana
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 March 1951
    Event Place: Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017
    [2] U.S., Railroad Retirement Pension Index, The National Archives at Atlanta; Morrow, Georgia; Records of the Railroad Retirement Board, 1934 - 1987; Record Group Number: 184
    [3] Web: Indiana, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bedford, Lawrence County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Web: Indiana, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012
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