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Simpson Leroy Autry

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Simpson Leroy Autry

Birth
Henderson County, Tennessee, USA
Death
1893 (aged 50–51)
Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA
Burial
Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA Add to Map
Plot
Southwest Section, Row 316 (same as Row 345)
Memorial ID
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Son of John Jake and Elizabeth Autry. Husband of Amanda "Mandy" Holtifield Autry. Father of Daughery Vantus and Melvin Simpson Autry.

1860 Census - District 5, Henderson Co., TN

Jno Autry 48
E Autry 48
Simpson Autry 17
Stephen Autry 16
Alice Autry 10
Mary Autry 13
Crina Autry 7
Jno Autry 5
Jacob Autry 2

Simpson L. Autry served as a Confederate soldier during the Civil War in Company B of the Tennessee Infantry.

1870 Census - District 4, Lake Co., TN

John Autry 40
Eliza Autry 55
Simpson Autry 28
Stephen Autry 25
Sarah Autry 20
Mary Autry 21
John Autry 16
Sena Autry 15
Jacob Autry 14

In 1877, he married Amanda "Mandy" Holtifield in 1877, in Tennessee. They migrated to Arkansas where they established themselves at Jenny Lind, in Sebastian County. Simpson and Mandy had at least two children: Daughery Vantus and Melvin Simpson Autry.

Simpson died in 1893. Armanda received a widow's pension for his military service. She died some years later, in 1909. Both are buried at Steep Hill Cemetery as are their sons.
Son of John Jake and Elizabeth Autry. Husband of Amanda "Mandy" Holtifield Autry. Father of Daughery Vantus and Melvin Simpson Autry.

1860 Census - District 5, Henderson Co., TN

Jno Autry 48
E Autry 48
Simpson Autry 17
Stephen Autry 16
Alice Autry 10
Mary Autry 13
Crina Autry 7
Jno Autry 5
Jacob Autry 2

Simpson L. Autry served as a Confederate soldier during the Civil War in Company B of the Tennessee Infantry.

1870 Census - District 4, Lake Co., TN

John Autry 40
Eliza Autry 55
Simpson Autry 28
Stephen Autry 25
Sarah Autry 20
Mary Autry 21
John Autry 16
Sena Autry 15
Jacob Autry 14

In 1877, he married Amanda "Mandy" Holtifield in 1877, in Tennessee. They migrated to Arkansas where they established themselves at Jenny Lind, in Sebastian County. Simpson and Mandy had at least two children: Daughery Vantus and Melvin Simpson Autry.

Simpson died in 1893. Armanda received a widow's pension for his military service. She died some years later, in 1909. Both are buried at Steep Hill Cemetery as are their sons.


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