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William Ezra Simpson 1895 – 1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Aug 1895

Birth Location: Cumming, Forsyth County, Georgia, United States of America

Death Date: 8 Oct 1961

Death Location: Denison, Grayson County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Alexander Simpson

Mother: Mary Pendley

Spouse(s): Lainey Swinney

Children(s): Joyce Simpson

William Ezra Simpson was born in 1895 in Cumming, Forsyth County, Georgia, United States of America, the child of Alexander M. Simpson and Mary E. Pendley. William Ezra Simpson married Lainey Lou Swinney, and had children including Joyce Lorene "Scooter" Simpson. William Ezra Simpson passed away in 1961 in Denison, Grayson County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Ezra Simpson was born in 1895 in Cumming, Forsyth County, Georgia, United States of America, the child of Alexander M. Simpson and Mary E. Pendley.
  • William Ezra Simpson married Lainey Lou Swinney, and had children including Joyce Lorene "Scooter" Simpson.
  • William Ezra Simpson passed away in 1961 in Denison, Grayson County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Simpson
1867 – 1940
Birth Location: Macon County, Georgia, USA
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Mary Pendley
1863 –
Birth Location: Georgia
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Spouses(s)

Lainey Swinney
1902 – 1961
Birth Location: Leonard, Fannin, Texas, USA
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Children(s)

Joyce Simpson
1937 – 2001
Birth Location: Sash Fannin, Texas
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William Simpson's Ancestors

Self
William Simpson
1895 – 1961
Birth Place: Cumming, Forsyth County, Georgia, United States of America
Parents
Alexander M. Simpson
1867 – 1940
Macon County, Georgia, USA
Mary (E.) Pendley
1863 –
Georgia
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Simpson's Descendants

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William (Ezra) Simpson (6 Aug 1895 – 8 Oct 1961) m. Lainey (Lou) Swinney (23 Jul 1902 – 17 Nov 1961)
  1. 1. Joyce (Lorene "Scooter") Simpson (21 April 1937 – 7 August 2001) m. Henry (Van Buren "Sonnyman") Stubblefield (10 Dec 1934 – 11 September 2014)
    1. 1. Joyce (Lavan) Stubblefield (22 Aug 1956 – 26 Sep 2018) m. Roy (Junior) Oliver (abt 1954 – )
      1. 1. Heath (Lorne) Oliver (30 Oct 1979 – ) m. Julia (Ashley) Lackey (12 Jul 1984 – )
        1. 1. Ashley (Nicole) Oliver (20 Mar 2007 – )
        2. 2. Phelina (Cheyeanne) Oliver (10 Mar 2009 – )
      2. 2. Amanda Lackey

William Simpson's Timeline

2 Records

1895
6 Aug 1895
Birth of William Ezra Simpson in Cumming, Forsyth County, Georgia, United States of America
Cumming, Forsyth County, Georgia, United States of America
1961
8 Oct 1961
Age 66
Death of William Ezra Simpson in Denison, Grayson County, Texas, United States of America
Denison, Grayson County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1895
    Event Place: Cumming, Forsyth County, Georgia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1961
    Event Place: Denison, Grayson County, Texas, United States of America
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