Husband: Harry William Simpson
Census name: William H. Ware
Born: Oct-10-1888 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,2
Died: Jun-23-1960 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 1
Buried: in Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 1,3
Census: 1930, 1940 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV (see note 1)
Resided: 1925 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 2
Census: 1900, 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: coal miner 1
Occupation: 1940 loader in coal mine 4
Occupation: 1930 coal miner 5
Occupation: 1920 teamster 6
Father: William Simpson, Jr. (1854 - 1935)
Mother: Ida C. Tharp (1862 - 1895)
Other spouse 2
Notes
Wife: Lula Tate 7
Also known as: Lulu Tate 8
Born: Feb- -1882 9
Died: Oct-20-1920 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 10 (see note 2)
Buried: in Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 3,11,10
Cause of death: typhoid fever 10
Resided: 1914 in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV 8
Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: Charles M. Tate (1833 - 1906)
Mother: Martha A. Jarvis (1838 - 1913)
F Child 1: Helen Maxine Simpson Born: Apr- 6-1912 in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV 12,13,14,15,5 Died: Nov- 5-1995 in Los Angeles Co, CA 15,14,13 Buried: in Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV 11 Resided: in Los Angeles, CA 14,16 Resided: 1968 in Farmington, Marion Co, WV 17 Census: 1940 in Lincoln District, Marion Co, WV Resided: 1935 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 18 Census: 1930 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Paul Leo Eddy b. Mar-27-1908 d. Feb- 3-1980
F Child 2: Virginia Jarvis "Dick" Simpson Also known as: Dick Simpson 19 Born: Jul-23-1914 in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV 12,14 Died: Feb- 3-1995 14 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 11 Resided: in Reynoldsville, Harrison Co, WV 14,17 Census: 1940 in Reynoldsville, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1930 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Harold Kenneth Moore b. Aug-20-1912 d. Nov- 7-1966
M Child 3: William Harry Simpson Born: 1918 20 Died: 1918 20 Buried: in Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 11
Sources: (1) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (2) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (3) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. II, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (4) 1940 Census, Harrison County, WV. (5) 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV. (6) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (7) Obituary of wife's sister. (8) Obituary of sister. (9) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (10) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (11) Findagrave.com. (12) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (13) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (14) Social Security Death Index. (15) California Death Index, 1940-1997 (online), Ancestry.com and California Dept of Health Svcs, Center for Health Statistics. (16) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 1, Ancestry.com. (17) Obituary of stepmother. (18) 1940 Census, Marion County, WV. (19) Obituary of half-sister. (20) Headstone (year only) Event Notes Note (1) He and all other family members identified by the surname Ware, his wife's maiden name. Note (2) Headstone for Lula Tate Simpson at Archbold Cemetery has dates 1880-1918. But she appeared in the 1920 Census, and her death record states death date as Oct 20 1920 and indicates birth year as 1881, age 39. Birth date given in 1900 Census as Feb 1882, age 18.