Sources for family of
Virgil Simpson and Gula Curnes
Transcriptions and links to images for sources utilized to document the present understanding of their family
United States Federal Census
1870 Madison County Iowa Federal Census Monroe Twp Page 3
(Jane, below, nee Eliza Jane Dunaway, was daughter of Aquilla and Mary Deweese Duanway, granddaughter of David and Rhoda Chandler Deweese. The family has grown over the intervening decade, and the family has moved a few miles to the west)
dw#18/fm#18 Simpson
Samuel 40 Farmer 0/899 IN
Jane 36 Keeping House KY
Jerome 12 At School IA
John 10 At School IA
Noah 8 At School IA
Virgil 7 At School IA
Mary 5 IA
Jersey 4 IA
Harriet 3 IA
Martha 1/12 IA
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1880 Madison County Iowa Federal Census Ed 115 Monroe Twp Page 28D and Page 29A
(Eliza, below, nee Eliza Jane Dunaway, was daughter of Aquilla and Mary Deweese Duanway, granddaughter of David and Rhoda Chandler Deweese. Four children have been born to this family during the last decade. All 12 children born to this union are recorded all together on this census)
dw#267/fm#278 Simpson
Samuel 47 Farmer IN VA VA
Eliza J 44 Wife Keeping House KY -- KY
Jerome 22 Son At Home IA IN KY
John 20 Son Farm Laborer IA IN KY
Noah 19 Son Farm Laborer IA IN KY
Virgil 17 Son Farm Laborer IA IN KY
Mary 16 Daughter At Home IA IN KY
Jesse 14 Son At Home IA IN KY
Harriet 13 Daughter At School IA IN KY
Malinda B 10 Daughter At School IA IN KY
Martha 9 Daughter IA IN KY
Charles 8 Son IA IN KY
Paskel 6 Son IA IN KY
Bessie 7 Daughter IA IN KY
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1900 Montgomery County Iowa Federal Census Ed 110 Pilot Grove Twp Page 7B
(Virgil, below, is 4th child and 4th son of Samuel and Eliza Dunaway Simpson, grandson of Aquilla and Mary Deweese Dunaway, great grandson of David and Rhoda Chandler Deweese)
dw#144/fm#146 Simpson
Virgil Head Aug 1862 37 marr age 19 IA OH PA Farmer
Gula Wife Nov 1863 37 marr age 19 3chld/2lvng IL OH PA
Grace Daughter Aug 1883 17 IA IA IL At School
Fred Son Mar 1885 15 IA IA IL Farm Labor
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1920 Montgomery County Iowa Federal Census Ed 123 Elliot Twp Ed Page 1A
dw#8/fm#8 Simpson
Virgil Head 57 IA OH PA Farmer General Farm
Lula C Wife 56 Il OH TN
Orville B Son 32 IA IA IL Mechanist Automobile
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1930 Montgomery County Iowa Federal Census Ed 18 Elliot Twp Ed Page 6A
dw#147/fm#148 Simpson
Orville head $8000 40 marr age 32 IA IA IA Plumber General Plumbing
Ruby Wife 27 marr age 19 IA IA IA
Wilma Daughter 7 IA IA IA
Lawrince Son 5 IA IA IA
Virgil Father 67 IA IA IA Farmer General Farm
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Obituary of Eliza Simpson
From research of Christine McCormick, Germantown, MD
Mrs. Samuel Simpson passed away at her home in Barney, IA Jan 31, 1915, aged 80 years, 7 Months and 23 days. Eliza Dunaway was born near Glasgow, KY on Jun 8, 1834. She moved to Iowa in 1850 where on Jan 14, 1857 she was married to Samuel Simpson. To this union were born 12 children, 7 sons and 5 daughters. All are living except Noah who died Sep 3, 1902. The husband and father passed away Dec 16, 1908.
The surviving children are Jerome of Diagonal; John of Macksburg; Virgil of Elliott; Jesse of Fullerton NE; Mrs. Bertha Gearhart of Lorimor; Mrs. Hattie White of Earlham; Mrs. Anna Sterline of Pleasantville; Mrs. Mary Wright; Mrs. Bessie Loomis; Charles and Pascal Simpson of Barney. The funeral services were conducted at the Barney Church by Rev Spooner of Lorimor and interment was made to the Barney Cemetery.
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