Last Updated: January 13, 2022

James & Elizabeth (Walters) Simpson Family

 

1. Simpson, James

Parents: Allen & Susanna (Biles) Simpson.

1800 Birth: 1800 Floyd Co., VA.

1831 Marriage #1: James Simpson m. Elizabeth Walters 1-24-1831 Montgomery Co., VA. FHL Film Number: 32633; Reference ID P226.

1840 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, pg186: James Simpson, 1 male 40-49 yo, 1 female 30-39 yo, 4 females 5-9 yo, 1 male & 1 female 0-4 yo.

Name:

James Simpson

Home in 1840 (City, County, State):

Floyd, Virginia

Free White Persons - Males - Under 5:

1

Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49:

1

Free White Persons - Females - Under 5:

1

Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9:

4

Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39:

1

Persons Employed in Manufacture and Trade:

1

Free White Persons - Under 20:

6

Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:

2

Total Free White Persons:

8

Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves:

8

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, H217:

…… Simpson, James 50 yo w/m farmer, b. Floyd, $2000, HOH.

………… Eliz 48 yo w/f, b. Montgomery, cannot read or write.

………… Susan E. 18 yo w/f, b. Floyd, school. (does look like an E. to this transcriber)

………… Mary A. 17 yo w/f, b. Floyd, school.

………… Agnes 16 yo w/f, b. Floyd, school.

………… Margaret E. 16 yo w/f, b. Floyd, school.

………… William 13 yo w/m, b. Floyd, school.

………… Matilda E. 10 yo w/f, b. Floyd, school.

…… Gray, Edward 64 yo w/m without occupation, b. Pennsylvania, cannot read or write. (in next house visited Joseph Gray Sr 71 yo w/m farmer, b. Pennsylvania, is HOH. Could Edward have really been a part of his house vs James Simpson’s as implied?)

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Simpsons PO, H471:

…… Simpson, Jas 60 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $3,600/1,000, HOH.

………… Elizabeth 59 yo w/f, b. VA.

………… Susan 29 yo w/f, b. VA.

………… Mary A. 27 yo w/f, b. VA.

………… Agnes A. 26 yo w/f, b. VA.

………… Margaret E. 26 yo w/f, b. VA.

………… Wm A. 23 yo w/m, b. VA.

………… Wm T. 18 yo w/m, b. VA.

…… Bishop, Permelia 9 yo w/f, b. VA. (probable d/o Joseph & Hannah (Booth) Bishop) [Bishop_Joseph_Hannah_mcva]

…… Simpson, Wm 74 yo w/m miller, b. New Jersey.

1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Locust Grove Twp, H181:

…… Simpson, James 70 yo w/m miller, b. VA, $1,500/920, HOH.

………… Elizabeth 68 yo w/f, b. VA, keeping house, cannot read or write.

………… Mary Ann 37 yo w/f, b. VA, without occupation.

………… Agnes A. 35 yo w/f, b. VA, without occupation.

………… William A. 32 yo w/m, b. VA, $0/150, farmer.

…… Bishop, Milla 19 yo w/f, b. VA, cannot write, without occupation. (probable d/o Joseph & Hannah (Booth) Bishop) [Bishop_Joseph_Hannah_mcva]

…… Martin, Count 12 yo b/m, b. VA, cannot read or write, farm laborer. [no file]

…… Saunders, Robert 14 yo b/m, b. VA, cannot read or write, farm laborer. [no file]

…… Simpson, William 85 yo w/m, b. New Jersey, no occupation. [simpson]

1879 Death: 1879 Floyd Co., VA. [1879 Floyd County VA Death Register] This compiler cannot see that he is recorded in this death register BUT it would appear some pages were missing.

1879 Burial: William Walters Family Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA. (no photo) (src: Find A Grave)

…+ Simpson, Elizabeth I

Parents: reported d/o William Curtis Sr & 1st wife Mary (Martin) Walters. [Walters_WilliamCSr_2wives]

1802 Birth: 1802 Floyd Co., VA.

1850, 1860, 1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with husband James Simpson.

1880 Floyd Co., VA, Locust Grove District, H495:

…… Simpson, Elizabeth 78 yo widowed w/f keeping house, b. VA, parents b. VA, cannot read or write, HOH.

………… Agnes 46 yo single daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA

………… Mary Ann 47 yo single daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA

………… William A. 44 yo single son, b. VA, works in grist mill.

…… Light, Enoch 12 yo w/m apprentice farmer, b. VA, school.

1887 Death: 3-1-1887 Floyd Co., VA. [1887 Floyd County VA Death Register]

Elizabeth Simpson, 86 yo widowed w/f, b. Floyd Co., VA. COD: cancer.

1887 Burial: William Walters Family Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA. (no photo) (src: Find A Grave)

...2. Simpson, Susan Catherine

Parents: James & Elizabeth (Walters) Simpson.

1831 Birth: abt 1831 Floyd Co., VA.

1850, 1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

i1867 Marriage #1: Susan C. Simsen m. James R. Hall 01-17-1867 Floyd Co., VA. He 20 yo single farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o John & Ellen Hall. She widowed 36 yo, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Jas & E. Simsen. (was she really a widow? This is an ancestry.com transcription so I can’t verify)

James Richard Hall, 1845-1944, s/o John L. & 1st wife Elleanor “Nelly” “Ellen” (Conner) Hall. [Hall_JohnL_2wives] He’ll m. 2nd Lucy Jane Aldredge. He & Lucy are buried in a cemetery on Gold Field Rd near Check, VA. (Find A Grave notes this as the Simpson/Barlow Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA.) (no photo)

1889 Death: 1-2-1889 Floyd Co., VA. [1889 Floyd County VA Death Register]

Susan C. Hall, 59 yo married w/f, b. Floyd Co., VA. Spouse: James R. Hall. COD: paralysis.

1889 Burial:

...2. Simpson, Mary Ann

Parents: James & Elizabeth (Walters) Simpson.

1832 Birth: 10-25-1832 Floyd Co., VA.

1850, 1860, 1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with widowed mother.

1890 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Locust Grove District:

…… Simpson, Wm. A. 53 yo.

………… Elizabeth G. 24 yo.

………… Mary A. 56 yo.

1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Locust Grove District 19, H297:

…… Simpson, William A. 63 yo w/m miller, b. Nov 1836 VA, parents b. VA, m. 15y, owns farm, HOH.

………… Elizabeth 35 yo wife, b. Sept 1864 VA, parents b. VA, m. 15y, 3 children with 2 living. (nee King)

………… James 6 yo son, b. Nov 1893 VA, parents b. VA, school.

………… Ada E. 1 yo daughter, b. Jan 1899 VA, parents b. VA.

………… Mary A. 67 yo single sister, b. Oct 1832 VA, parents b. VA.

…… Poff, Easom 21 yo single w/m servant, b. July 1878 VA, parents b. VA, day laborer. [Poff_Anthony_Sarah] 

1910 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Locust Grove District 53, H151:

…… Simpson, William A. 73 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, M1 25y, owns farm, HOH.

………… Elizabeth 45 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA, M1 25y, 3 children with 2 living. (nee King)

………… James 16 yo son, b. VA, parents b. VA, school.

………… Ethel 11 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA, school.

………… Mary A. 77 yo single sister, b. VA, parents b. VA, own income.

Note: Never married.

1914 Death: 11-16-1914 Locust Grove District, Floyd Co., VA. [Death Cert]

Mary Simpson, 82y 0m 22d, single w/f, b. Oct 25, 1832 VA. Father: James Simpson, b. VA. Mother: Elizabeth Simpson, b. VA. Informant: Marvin Cannaday of Simpsons, VA. COD: not known – probably pneumonia. Burial: blank. Undertaker: blank.

1914 Burial: Simpson-Barlow Cemetery, Gold Field Rd NE, Floyd Co., VA.

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Tracy C. Nov 2021)

...2. Simpson, Agnes Ann

Parents: James & Elizabeth (Walters) Simpson.

1834 Birth: 1834 Floyd Co., VA.

1850, 1860, 1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with widowed mother.

i1886 Marriage #1: Agnes Ann Simpson m. James L. Ryan 04-08-1886 at Elizabeth B. Simpson's, Floyd Co., VA by John C. Hall M.G. He 53 yo widowed w/m farmer, b. & living in Montgomery Co., VA, s/o William & Frances Ryan. She 52 yo single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o James & Elizabeth B. Simpson.

Death after 1900 census.

...2. Simpson, Margaret E.

Parents: James & Elizabeth (Walters) Simpson.

1834 Birth: 1834 Floyd Co., VA.

1850, 1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

...2. Simpson, William Allen

Parents: James & Elizabeth (Walters) Simpson.

1836 Birth: 11-22-1836 Floyd Co., VA.

1850, 1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

Military: Reportedly buried his brother in law in CW.

1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with widowed mother.

i1885 Marriage #1: William A. Simpson m. Elizabeth G. King 01-01-1885 at Joseph King's, Floyd Co., VA by John B. Naff. He 48 yo single w/m miller, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o James & Elizabeth Simpson. She 20 yo single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Joseph & Sarah Ann King.

1890 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Locust Grove District:

…… Simpson, Wm. A. 53 yo.

………… Mary A. 56 yo.

………… Elizabeth G. 24 yo.

1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Locust Grove District 19, H297:

…… Simpson, William A. 63 yo w/m miller, b. Nov 1836 VA, parents b. VA, m. 15y, owns farm, HOH.

………… Elizabeth 35 yo wife, b. Sept 1864 VA, parents b. VA, m. 15y, 3 ch with 2 living.

………… James 6 yo son, b. Nov 1893 VA, parents b. VA, school.

………… Ada E. 1 yo daughter, b. Jan 1899 VA, parents b. VA.

………… Mary A. 67 yo single sister, b. Oct 1832 VA, parents b. VA.

…… Poff, Easom 21 yo single w/m servant, b. July 1878 VA, parents b. VA, day laborer. [Poff_Anthony_Sarah] 

1910 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Locust Grove District 53, H151:

…… Simpson, William A. 73 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, M1 25y, owns farm, HOH.

………… Elizabeth 45 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA, M1 25y, 3 ch with 2 living.

………… James 16 yo son, b. VA, parents b. VA, school.

………… Ethel 11 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA, school.

………… Mary A. 77 yo single sister, b. VA, parents b. VA, own income.

1920 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Locust Grove District 102, H55:

…… Simpson, William A. 83 yo w/m corn mill manager, b. VA, parents b. VA, owns, HOH.

………… Elizabeth G. 55 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA.

…… Cannaday, Marvin C. 21 yo son in law, b. VA, parents b. VA, farmer. [cannaday_frco]

………… Ethel A. 20 yo married daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA.

………… James A. 5 yo grandson, b. VA, parents b. VA.

1928 Death: 3-12-1928 Locust Grove District, Floyd Co., VA. [Death Cert]

William Allen Simpson, 91y 3m 19d, married w/m farmer & miller, b. Nov 22, 1836 Floyd Co., VA. Spouse: Girlie Simpson. Father: James Simpson, b. Floyd Co., VA. Mother: Elizabeth Walters, b. Montgomery Co., VA. Informant: Willington Aldridge of Simpsons, VA. COD: cardio renal disease. Burial: Family Burial Ground.

1928 Burial: Simpson-Barlow Cemetery, Gold Field Rd NE, Floyd Co., VA.

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Tracy C. Nov 2021)

……+ Simpson, Elizabeth Geraldine “Gerlie”

Parents: Joseph D. & Sarah Ann (Clingenpeel) King. [King_Henry_Sarah]

1864 Birth: 9-14-1864 Floyd Co., VA.

1890, 1900, 1910, 1920 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with husband William Allen Simpson.

1930 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Locust Grove District 11, H26:

…… Simpson, Elizabeth G. 65 yo widowed w/f overseer, b. VA, parents b. VA, owns, HOH.

…… Cannaday, Allen 15 yo single w/m, b. VA, parents b. VA, farm laborer.

1940

1940 Death: 4-12-1940 New Altamont Hospital, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., VA but of Floyd, VA. [Death Cert]

Elizabeth Geraldine Simpson, 75y 6m 28d, widowed w/f, b. Sept 14, 1864 Floyd Co., VA. Spouse: W. A. Simpson. Father: Joseph King, b. Floyd Co., VA. Mother: Sarah Ann Clingenpeel, b. Franklin Co., VA. Informant: Mrs. H. Baron of Floyd, VA. COD: lobar pneumonia; acute nephritis. Burial: Simpson Cem.

1940 Burial: Simpson-Barlow Cemetery, Gold Field Rd NE, Floyd Co., VA.

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Tracy C. Nov 2021)

......3. Simpson, James M.

Parents: William Allen & Elizabeth Geraldine “Gerlie” (King) Simpson.

1893 Birth: 11-24-1893 Pizarro, Floyd Co., VA.

1900, 1910 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1919 Death: 12-13-1919 U.S.H., Staunton, VA past 5y 9m 2d, but of Pizarro, VA. [Death Cert]

James M. Simpson, 26 yo single w/m farmer, b. 1893 Pizarro, VA. Father: W. A. Simpson, b. VA. Mother: Unknown. Informant: J. W. Freed, M.D., Staunton, VA. COD: pulmonary tuberculosis. Burial: Shawsville, VA, Dec 15, 1919.

1919 Burial: Simpson-Barlow Cemetery, Gold Field Rd NE, Floyd Co., VA.

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Tracy C. Nov 2021)

......3. Simpson, Ina

Parents: William Allen & Elizabeth Geraldine “Gerlie” (King) Simpson.

1895 Birth: 4-8-1895 Floyd Co., VA.

1896 Death: 4-9-1896 Floyd Co., VA.

1896 Burial: Simpson-Barlow Cemetery, Gold Field Rd NE, Floyd Co., VA. [1896 Floyd County VA Death Register]

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Tracy C. Nov 2021)

......3. Simpson, Ethel Ada

Parents: William Allen & Elizabeth Geraldine “Gerlie” (King) Simpson.

1899 Birth: 1-1899 VA.

1900, 1910 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1914 Marriage #1: Ethel m. Marvin C. Cannaday 4-1-1914 Bristol, TN.

Marvin Carson Cannaday, b. 1-25-1898 Floyd Co., VA, d. 1983 Rockland Co., NY, s/o Andrew Luther & Nora Dell (Aldridge) Cannaday. [Cannaday_AndrewB_2wives]

1922 Divorce: 4-18-1922 Floyd Co., VA granted to wife, Ethel Simpson Cannaday, 23 yo w/f, residence: Simpsons, VA. From Marvin C. Cannady, 24 yo farmer, b. Floyd Co., VA, residence: Pizarro, VA. 2 children affected.

1925 Marriage #2: Ethel m. 2nd Zebedee “Dee Barney” Barlow abt 1925. (can’t find)

Dee Barney Barlow Jr, b. July 5, 1889 Jasper, TN, d. 3-22-1942 Floyd Co., VA – self-inflicted gunshot wound to abdomen near heart. He was a s/o Dee Barlow, Sr, b. unknown, & Ella Florence Shadoin, b. Jasper, TN. He is buried in the Simpson/Barlow Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA.

Zebedee “Dee Barney” Barlow s/o Zebedee “Dee” & Ella Florence (Shadoin) Barlow. [Death Cert] [no file]

1971 Death: 1-16-1889 DOA Community Hospital of Roanoke, Roanoke, VA but of Rt 4, Floyd, Floyd Co., VA. [Death Cert]

Ethel Simpson Barlow, 71 yo widowed w/f, b. Jan 16, 1899 VA. Spouse: Dee Barlow. Father: William Simpson. Mother: Elizabeth King. Informant: Mrs. Bonnie Bowles. COD: metastatic carcinoma. Burial: Family Cemetery, Floyd, VA.

1971 Burial: Simpson-Barlow Cemetery, Gold Field Rd NE, Floyd Co., VA.

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Tracy C. Nov 2021)

...2. Simpson, Matilda Elizabeth

Parents: James & Elizabeth (Walters) Simpson.

1836 Birth: 7-7-1840 Floyd Co., VA.

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

i1857 Marriage #1: Matilda E. Simpson m. William P. Walters 01-08-1857 Floyd Co., VA by Michael Howry. He 21 yo single farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Martin & Mary Walters. She single 16 yo, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o James & Elizabeth Simpson.

William P. Walters, s/o Martin Phillip & Mary Ann (Pharis) Walters. [Walters_MartinP_Mary]

i1870 Marriage #1: Elizabeth Walter m. 2nd James W. Rierson 01-06-1870 at Elizabeth Walter's, Floyd Co., VA by George W. Kelly. He 19 yo single farmer, b. Stokes Co., VA & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Charles & Jane Rierson. She widowed 29 yo, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o James & Betsy Simins (Simpson).

James W. Rierson, 1852-1875, s/o Charles & Jane (Flinchum) Rierson. [1875 Floyd County VA Death Register] This compiler cannot see that his death was recorded in this death re[Rierson_Charles_VJane]

1925 Death: 1-4-1925 at W. F. Vest home, Locust Grove District, Floyd Co., VA.

Matilda Elizabeth Rierson, 84y 5m 27d, widowed w/f, b. July 7, 1840 Floyd Co., VA. Father: Jas Simpson, b. VA. Mother: Elizabeth Walters, b. VA. Informant: Jas S. Vest of Floyd, VA. COD: old age & broken hip from falling out of bed on Dec 29, 1824 – never recovered; no physician in attendance at time of death. Burial: Simpsons Graveyard.

1925 Burial: Simpson-Barlow Cemetery, Gold Field Rd NE, Floyd Co., VA. [Death Cert]

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Tracy C. Nov 2021)

End James & Elizabeth (Walters) Simpson.