Ella Ruffin Simpson - wife of Lemuel Wade Simpson who was a male nurse in the Civil War. After his death his widow moved to the Bigler Community, South of Stuttgart, Ark.
Their children were William Washington, Lemuel P, John Thomas, Mary J, Sarah Annie, Joeseph Manning, James Carr, Wade Swift, and Baron Wilco. Ella Ruffin Simpson was one of the first to be buried in Bayou Meto Cemetery at Bayou Meto, Ark.
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1860 Ark. Fed Census in Bradley Co, Washington Township
Lemuel W. Simpson 25 Farmer born Mississippi
Eliphara 25 born Ala.
William W. 6 Miss
John L. 4 Miss
Lemuel P. 3 Miss
Mary J. 7/12 Ark.
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1870 AR. Bradley Co. Washington Twp July 1 P.O. Adamsville, AR p. 601
Samuel Simpson 35 MS Blacksmith
Ellis 35 MS
John 15 MS Work at Saw Mill
William 12 MS
Lemuel 9 MS
Sarah 11 AR Attending school
Ellen Ruffin 14 AR (sister)
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1880 Bayou Meto, Arkansas
Simpson, Lemuel 45 Blaksmth Miss
Ella 45 wife Alab
Sarah A 18 dau Ark
JosephM 11 son Ark
James C 7 son "
Wade S 5 son "
Baron W 3 son "
Not in 1900 Census so presumably she died before then
Their children were William Washington, Lemuel P, John Thomas, Mary J, Sarah Annie, Joeseph Manning, James Carr, Wade Swift, and Baron Wilco. Ella Ruffin Simpson was one of the first to be buried in Bayou Meto Cemetery at Bayou Meto, Ark.
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1860 Ark. Fed Census in Bradley Co, Washington Township
Lemuel W. Simpson 25 Farmer born Mississippi
Eliphara 25 born Ala.
William W. 6 Miss
John L. 4 Miss
Lemuel P. 3 Miss
Mary J. 7/12 Ark.
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1870 AR. Bradley Co. Washington Twp July 1 P.O. Adamsville, AR p. 601
Samuel Simpson 35 MS Blacksmith
Ellis 35 MS
John 15 MS Work at Saw Mill
William 12 MS
Lemuel 9 MS
Sarah 11 AR Attending school
Ellen Ruffin 14 AR (sister)
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1880 Bayou Meto, Arkansas
Simpson, Lemuel 45 Blaksmth Miss
Ella 45 wife Alab
Sarah A 18 dau Ark
JosephM 11 son Ark
James C 7 son "
Wade S 5 son "
Baron W 3 son "
Not in 1900 Census so presumably she died before then
Ella Ruffin Simpson - wife of Lemuel Wade Simpson who was a male nurse in the Civil War. After his death his widow moved to the Bigler Community, South of Stuttgart, Ark.
Their children were William Washington, Lemuel P, John Thomas, Mary J, Sarah Annie, Joeseph Manning, James Carr, Wade Swift, and Baron Wilco. Ella Ruffin Simpson was one of the first to be buried in Bayou Meto Cemetery at Bayou Meto, Ark.
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1860 Ark. Fed Census in Bradley Co, Washington Township
Lemuel W. Simpson 25 Farmer born Mississippi
Eliphara 25 born Ala.
William W. 6 Miss
John L. 4 Miss
Lemuel P. 3 Miss
Mary J. 7/12 Ark.
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1870 AR. Bradley Co. Washington Twp July 1 P.O. Adamsville, AR p. 601
Samuel Simpson 35 MS Blacksmith
Ellis 35 MS
John 15 MS Work at Saw Mill
William 12 MS
Lemuel 9 MS
Sarah 11 AR Attending school
Ellen Ruffin 14 AR (sister)
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1880 Bayou Meto, Arkansas
Simpson, Lemuel 45 Blaksmth Miss
Ella 45 wife Alab
Sarah A 18 dau Ark
JosephM 11 son Ark
James C 7 son "
Wade S 5 son "
Baron W 3 son "
Not in 1900 Census so presumably she died before then
Their children were William Washington, Lemuel P, John Thomas, Mary J, Sarah Annie, Joeseph Manning, James Carr, Wade Swift, and Baron Wilco. Ella Ruffin Simpson was one of the first to be buried in Bayou Meto Cemetery at Bayou Meto, Ark.
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1860 Ark. Fed Census in Bradley Co, Washington Township
Lemuel W. Simpson 25 Farmer born Mississippi
Eliphara 25 born Ala.
William W. 6 Miss
John L. 4 Miss
Lemuel P. 3 Miss
Mary J. 7/12 Ark.
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1870 AR. Bradley Co. Washington Twp July 1 P.O. Adamsville, AR p. 601
Samuel Simpson 35 MS Blacksmith
Ellis 35 MS
John 15 MS Work at Saw Mill
William 12 MS
Lemuel 9 MS
Sarah 11 AR Attending school
Ellen Ruffin 14 AR (sister)
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1880 Bayou Meto, Arkansas
Simpson, Lemuel 45 Blaksmth Miss
Ella 45 wife Alab
Sarah A 18 dau Ark
JosephM 11 son Ark
James C 7 son "
Wade S 5 son "
Baron W 3 son "
Not in 1900 Census so presumably she died before then
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