Husband: James Simpson
Born: Feb- -1858 in Marshall Co, (W)VA 1,2,3
Died: 1953 3
Buried: in Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 4
Resided: 1949 near West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5
Census: 1900, 1910, 1940 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: William Simpson (1823 - )
Mother: Isabella McMurray (1830 - 1908)
Wife: Lucy Scott Chapman
Married: Sep-12-1886 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
Born: Oct- 9-1868 in Washington Co, OH 6,1,2,3
Died: Jan-14-1949 in Doddridge Co, WV 6,3
Buried: in Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 6,4
Census: 1880, 1900, 10, 40 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1870 in Belpre, Washington Co, OH
Father: George Washington Chapman (1840 - 1891)
Mother: Mary E. Riggs (1845 - )
M Child 1: William Elbert Simpson Born: Jul- 2-1887 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 7,1,8,9 Died: Jul-13-1981 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 10,8 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 11,12 Resided: in Belpre, Washington Co, OH 11 Resided: formerly at Israel's Fork, Doddridge Co, WV 11 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13,7 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 14 Occupation: teacher (Doddridge Co, Philippine Islands) 11,7 Education: Glenville State College, West Virginia University 11 Military: (retired) Captain, Infantry, US Army, World War I 11,14 Wife: Myrtle Cassady b. Oct-22-1888 d. Jan- -1977 Also known as: Myrtle Cassidy 15 Married: Jul- 2-1918 in Marion Co, IN 16 (see note 1)
F Child 2: Mary E. Simpson Born: Oct- -1889 1 Census: 1900, 1910, 1940 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 3: Margaret Josephine Simpson Also known as: Josephine M. Simpson 2 Born: Feb- -1891 1 Census: 1930 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1920 in Point Comfort (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV Census: 1900, 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Jesse Randolph Flint b. Nov- 7-1889 d. Apr- 9-1974 Married: Jun- 1-1912 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
F Child 4: Nancy V. "Nannie" Simpson Also known as: Nannie V. Simpson 17,18,19 Born: Jun- -1893 20,3 Died: 1974 12,3 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 12 Census: 1930, 1940 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900, 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: school teacher 21 Occupation: 1916 teacher at Israels Fork School 22 Husband: Thurman "Tim" Spurgeon b. Sep- -1889 d. Jun- 6-1962 Married: Oct-21-1916 in Doddridge Co, WV 17
Sources: (1) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (2) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (3) Headstone (year only) (4) Findagrave.com. (5) Death record of wife. (6) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (7) U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925 (online database), Ancestry.com. (8) Social Security Death Index. (9) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV. (10) Obituary - Hospital. (11) Obituary. (12) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (13) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (14) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (15) Obituary of husband. (16) Indiana Marriage Index, 1800-1941 [database on-line], Ancestry.com & Works Progress Administration. (17) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (18) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Cove District). (19) Death record of mother. (20) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) (21) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 248. (22) Doddridge County Republican, 11/30/1916. Event Notes Note (1) Marriage date given as 1919 in husband's obituary, but marriage record shows it as Jul 2 1918.