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William C. Simpson (Grayson County, Kentucky, farmer)

b. 1811-11-12 d. 1898-09-18

Grayson County, Kentucky, farmer. Virginia native.Son of Asel Simpson and Polly Simpson. Married to Mary J. Denton Simpson on October 4, 1838. Father of Mary E. Simpson, George Ann Simpson, Francis M. Simpson, Mildred F. Simpson, Sarah J. Simpson, William W. Simpson, Nathan A. Simpson, Jonathan A. Simpson, Louisa Simpson, Charles Simpson, Lynn B. Simpson, Leah Simpson, and Emily J. Simpson. Moved to Warren County, Kentucky, with his family. Lived in Warren County until 1848. Farmer in Edmonson County from 1848 to 1860. Relocated to Grayson County. Farmer in Grayson County in 1860.

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Race
White

Bibliography

W. H. Perrin, J. H. Battle, and G. C. Kniffin, Kentucky: A History of the State (Louisville: F. A. Battey and Company, 1887), 1120-1121. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Edmonson County, p. 28. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Grayson County, p. 92. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Grayson County, Cany, p. 48. Find A Grave, "William C. Simpson (1811-1898)," Memorial #5054025, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=5054025 (accessed June 26, 2017).

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Simpson, William C.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32208757 (November 12, 2026).

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