Husband: William Elbert Simpson
Born: Jul- 2-1887 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 1,2,3,4
Died: Jul-13-1981 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 5,3
Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 6,7
Resided: in Belpre, Washington Co, OH 6
Resided: formerly at Israel's Fork, Doddridge Co, WV 6
Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 8,1
Census: 1930 in Summersville, Nicholas Co, WV
Census: 1900, 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: 1917 asst agriculture agent for Raleigh County WV 9
Occupation: teacher (Doddridge Co, Philippine Islands) 6,1
Education: Glenville State College, West Virginia University 6
Military: (retired) Captain, Infantry, US Army, World War I 6,9
Father: James Simpson (1858 - 1953)
Mother: Lucy Scott Chapman (1868 - 1949)
Notes
Wife: Myrtle Cassady 10 Also known as: Myrtle Cassidy 10 Married: Jul- 2-1918 in Marion Co, IN 11 (see note 1)
Born: Oct-22-1888 in Indiana 11,3 (see note 2) Died: Jan- -1977 3 Resided: in Shelbyville, Shelby Co, IN 8 Census: 1930 in Summersville, Nicholas Co, WV Father: Mother:
F Child 1: Louisa A. Simpson Born: ca 1921 in West Virginia 12 Resided: 1981 in Miami, Miami-Dade Co, FL 13 Census: 1930 in Summersville, Nicholas Co, WV Husband: ___ Hoffman
M Child 2: James Wallace Simpson Born: ca 1923 in West Virginia 12 Resided: 1981 in Chicago, Cook Co, IL Census: 1930 in Summersville, Nicholas Co, WV
M Child 3: William Joseph Simpson Born: ca 1927 in West Virginia 12 Resided: 1981 in Shelbyville, Shelby Co, IN 13 Census: 1930 in Summersville, Nicholas Co, WV
F Child 4: Mary Alice Simpson Born: 1929 in West Virginia 12 Resided: 1981 in Shelbyville, Shelby Co, IN 13 Census: 1930 in Summersville, Nicholas Co, WV
Sources: (1) U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925 (online database), Ancestry.com. (2) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (3) Social Security Death Index. (4) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV. (5) Obituary - Hospital. (6) Obituary. (7) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (8) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (9) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (10) Obituary of husband. (11) Indiana Marriage Index, 1800-1941 [database on-line], Ancestry.com & Works Progress Administration. (12) 1930 Census, Nicholas County, WV. (13) Obituary of father. Event Notes Note (1) Marriage date given as 1919 in husband's obituary, but marriage record shows it as Jul 2 1918. Note (2) Age in 1930 Census would put birth in about 1894, but marriage record shows it as Oct 22 1888, as does SSDI. Her death date given in husband's obituary as 1978, but SSDI shows it as Jan 1977.