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The Tie That Binds

THOMAS SIMPSON: (1)                   
son of
Born: circa 1813 IL
Died:
Burial:
Married: 21 November 1839 Lee Co., IA
    MARTHA ANN LAMPTON
    daughter of
    Born: circa 1823 KY
    Died:
    Burial:

CHILDREN OF THOMAS AND MARTHA:

    1. Lucinda J. Simpson + Samuel Baker
    2. Mary E. Simpson + William W. Winslow
    3. Elizabeth A. Simpson + John C. Smith
    4. John T. Simpson
    5. Thomas Jefferson Simpson + Mary Weire
    6. Daniel D. Simpson + Rosetta Bowles
    7. William J. Simpson

SOURCES:
The death certificate of Thomas Jefferson Simpson lists his mother as Martha Lampton. There is a marriage record for
Thomas Simpson to Martha Ann Lampton in Lee Co., IA.

1840 Lee Co., IA Federal Census
Page: 176A, line 16
Thomas Simpson 1 male between 20 and 30   1 female between 15 and 20
Living next door, line 15, is  Jesse Lampton family

1850 Menard Co., IL Federal Census
Enumeration date: 12 September 1850 Page: 297B, line 33
Dwelling - Family 438 - 449

1860 Twp.19, Range 5, Menard Co., IL Federal Census
Enumeration date: 9 August 1860 Page: 896, line 13
Dwelling - Family 1039 - 994

This couple is not found after the 1860 census. Their youngest son, William J. Simpson is living with his sister and her husband, Mary and William W. Winslow, on the 1870 census. In 1880 both Daniel D. and William J. Simpson are living with their sister and her husband, Elizabeth and John C. Smith.

Updated 24 July 2007  Contact Virginia L. Aldridge