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Wright R. Simpson 1839–1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Oct 1839

Birth Location: Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 17 Oct 1913

Death Location: Alton, Oregon County, Missouri, USA

Father: Thomas Simpson

Mother: Nancy Moreland

Spouse(s): Samantha Cates

Children(s): Virginia Simpson

Wright R. Simpson was born in 1839 in Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA, the child of Thomas James Simpson And Nancy May Moreland. Wright R. Simpson married Samantha Cates, and had children including Virginia Lee Simpson. Wright R. Simpson passed away in 1913 in Alton, Oregon County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Wright R. Simpson was born in 1839 in Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA, the child of Thomas James Simpson And Nancy May Moreland.
  • Wright R. Simpson married Samantha Cates, and had children including Virginia Lee Simpson.
  • Wright R. Simpson passed away in 1913 in Alton, Oregon County, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Simpson
1796–1873
Birth Location: Dankury, Stokes, North Carolina, USA
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Nancy Moreland
1794–1855
Birth Location: Washington, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Samantha Cates
1848–1890
Birth Location: Hamilton, Illinois, United States
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Children(s)

Virginia Simpson
1883–1955
Birth Location: Oregon, Missouri, United States
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Wright Simpson's Ancestors

Self
Wright Simpson
1839–1913
Birth Place: Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Thomas James Simpson
1796–1873
Dankury, Stokes, North Carolina, USA
Nancy (May) Moreland
1794–1855
Washington, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Peter (Ryan) Simpson
1770–1850
Guilford County, North Carolina, United States of America
Elizabeth (May) Cunningham
1771–1850
Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Simpson
1739–1833
Mary Knight
1751–1836
Lt. ll
1738–1801
Jane Good-Malone-Cunningham
1749–1776
2nd-Great-Grandparents
RICHARD "Sargent"
1714–1793
Elizabeth Reece
1714–1753
Thomas Knight
1739–1824

Wright Simpson's Descendants

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Wright (R.) Simpson (14 Oct 1839–17 Oct 1913) m. Samantha Cates (26 Nov 1848–30 Apr 1890)
  1. 1. Virginia (Lee) Simpson 1883–1955 m. James (Lewis Newton) Wiggs 1883–1921
    1. 1. Leamon (Smith) Wiggs 1909–1968 m. Lavetta (Irene) Vincent 1910–2008
      1. 1. Freda (Jean) Wiggs 1933–2017 m. Hanford (Ervin) Dunkin 1929–2016
      2. 2. Edwin (Cecil) Wiggs 1931–2011

Wright Simpson's Timeline

2 Records

1839
14 Oct 1839
Birth of Wright R. Simpson in Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA
1913
17 Oct 1913
Age 74
Death of Wright R. Simpson in Alton, Oregon County, Missouri, USA
Alton, Oregon County, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1839
    Event Place: Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1913
    Event Place: Alton, Oregon County, Missouri, USA
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