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Bailis (Byron?) Simpson1,2

#6183, b. circa 1832
Birthc 1832Ohio1 
Marriage5 Apr 1852Almira D. Kidney; Ross County, Ohio3,1,2 
Census1870Richmond, Ross County, Ohio1
Occupationdry goods merchant1

Family

 Almira D. Kidney b. c 1834
Children 1.Loren S. Simpson1 b. c 1853
 2.Edith Simpson1 b. c 1858
 3.Edla Simpson1 b. c 1861
 4.Anna I? Simpson1,4 b. c 24 Aug 1863, d. 14 Nov 1934
 5.William O. Simpson+2 b. c 16 Dec 1866, d. 30 Jan 1947
Notes
William O. Simpson's death certificate identifies his parents as Byron and Almira Simpson but I have been unable to find a Byron Simpson who is a good candidate for William's father. The best candiate I've found is Bailis Simpson, who married Almira Kidney, was living in Ross County (where William is said to have been born) in 1870, and had a son named William who was born c1867. I assume that "Byron" on the death certificate was either a nic-name or was written in error.

Citations

  1. [S8123] 1870 U.S. Census population schedule, (http://www.ancestry.com, Accessed: various), database and images, Entry for Bailis Simpson, Richmond, Jefferson Township, Ross County, Ohio, p 5 (728), Dwelling/Family number 43/43.
  2. [S3385] "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953", (http://www.familysearch.org, Accessed Feb 2013), database and images, Entry for William O. Simpson, Franklin County, 1947.
  3. [S8124] "Ohio County Marriage Records, 1790-1950", (http://www.familysearch.org, accessed Feb 2013), database and images, Entry for Balis Simpson and Elmira D. Kidney, 6 Apr 1852, Ross County.
  4. [S4895] "Ohio Deaths 1908-1953", Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org, Accessed: 2 Feb 2013), index and images, Entry: Anna Collison, Franklin Co, 1934, cert # 66047.