John Simpson, Jr.
--b. August 4, 1857 Sullivan Co., TN
--d. March 28, 1934 Lone Star, Sullivan Co., TN
----buried Walker's Fork Cemetery, Sullivan Co., TN
John Simpson, Jr.
Courtesy of Gladys Owens
* * * * * --m/1 Sarah C. NELSON
--about 1893 probably Sullivan Co. TN
----b. abt 1869 Sullivan Co., TN
----d. 1900/08 Sullivan Co., TN
------d/o John S. Nelson and Lucinda TAYLOR
--------gd/o Levi Nelson and Elizabeth Ann 'Betsy' IRVIN
* * * * * --m/2 Rachel Emaline 'Lina' CRAWFORD
--1908 probably Sullivan Co., TN
----b. July 2, 1876
----d. Decmeber 6, 1921 Sullivan Co., TN
------buried Bowser's Cemetery, TN
------d/o John Crawford and Hannah -
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My Websites for John Jr.
- Job(e) Legacy - Gedcom on Rootsweb World Connect
JOB(E) LEGACY
Descendants of Andrew Job Jr
Zacharia JOBE Jr. 27 M Farmer 100 TN Polly SIMPSON 30 F Domestic TN Amanda A. 4 F TN John Nelson 3 M TN*Living next door is Zachariah and Polly's father, Zacheriah Jobe and their grandparents - Samuel Jobe and Barbary Adwell.
Zachariah Jobe 70 Mary Simpson 35 Amanda Simpson 15 John Simpson 12 Tom Simpson 1/12 The next listing was George Jobe
George JOB Self M Male W 43 TN Farm TN TN Luisa JOB Wife M Female W 37 TN Keep House Myra JOB Dau S Female W 17 TN TN TN Eliza JOB Dau S Female W 15 TN TN TN James JOB Son S Male W 12 TN Labor TN TN John JOB Other S Male W 10 TN Labor TN TN William JOB Son S Male W 7 TN TN TN Samuel JOB Son S Male W 4 TN TN TN Mack JOB Son S Male W 1 TN TN TN Mary SIMPSON Self W Female W 45 TN Keep House John SIMPSON Son S Male W 19 TN Labor TN TN Jessie SIMPSON Son S Male W 10 TN Labor TN TN *John is shown as age 19, unmarried and listed with his mother and his uncle's family.
John SIMPSON Head Aug 1852 47 Sarah Wife 1870 29 Susan Dau Feb 1894 06 Francis D. Dau Mar 1896 04 Virgie Dau May 1897 03 John W. Son April 190 02/12
From Gladys Owens:"There is an indication Sarah Nelson Simpson, first wife of John died between 1900 and 1908.
John SIMPSON Head 52 Emeline Wife 42 George F. Son 8/12*In this census, John and Emeline were married for two years. Emeline had one child with one child still living.
John SIMPSON Head 56owns his land Lina Wife 45 William Son 17 McKinley Son 09 Minnie B. Dau 08
John SIMPSON Head 76 Widowed owns land McKinley son 20 Minnie B. dau 18
From Gladys Owens:"AT the time of his death, John had only two children living, Minnie B. Simpson and Frances Dona Simpson Persinger. Gladys and Minnie B. had to sell John's land to pay for his funeral. The land John had came from his mother, Mary Ann 'Polly' Jobe Simpson.""John Simpson died March 28, 1934 and is buried at Walker's Fork in Sullivan Co.,TN"
"Rachel Emline Crawford Simpson s buried at Bowser's Cemetery, Sullivan Co., TN. There is no record that I have found, as of today (Oct 2002) of where Sarah Nelson Simpson is buried, but I suspect she is buried at Walker's Fork.
Gladys Simpson Lovin sent a copy of a newspaper announcement to me:
Obituary of John Simpson
SERVICE TO BE AT WALKER'S FORK CHURCH - REV HOOD TO OFFICIATE - BURIAL THEREJohn Simpson, 84, died at Lone Star at 2:30 p.m. yesterday following a lingering illness. He was born and raised in Sullivan Co., where he had resided all his life. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Donnie Persinger and Miss Minnie Simpson, both of or near Kingsport; also nine grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. tomorrow from the Walker's Fork Church with Rev. Lafayette Hood officiating. Burial will follow in a nearby cemetery.
If you have any old photos for any descendants of this family, please send to me at
Ann (Jobe) Brown