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Husband Alexander Hamilton Simpson
  Birth 11/11/1882 Milton (now Fulton) GA
  Death 2/13/1974 Colquitt GA
  Note Alex made a deathbed confession to the murder of Sheriff John Victor Dowis on 5/20/1923 to avenge the murder of his brothers, Joe and Orion. Vick was jailed and tried for the murders but was acquitted.
  Father William Penn Simpson (3/11/1851-8/13/1919)
  Mother Iva Nonnie Moon (1/15/1857-3/19/1918)
 
Marriage 9/2/1905 Etowah Co. AL
 
Wife Emma Jane Youngblood
  Birth 10/4/1886 Gwinnett Co. GA
  Death 10/22/1958 Bay Co. FL
  Father Robert Anderson Youngblood (2/14/1848-12/28/1928)
  Mother Mary Palmyra Haynie (12/22/1852-10/28/1909)
 
Children
  1 F Blanche Simpson (5/2/1906-2/20/1917) - died in hospital after appendix operation at age 10.
  2 M Paul John Simpson (12/2/1908-3/18/1996) - murdered a man & spent less than a year in jail.
  3 M Herbert Powell Simpson (11/14/1912-11/24/1963) - survived point blank shot in head from .45.
  4 F Lila Laura Mitchell Hughes (12/26/1914-7/6/1937) - murdered in Houston, Texas.
  5 M Weyman Penn Simpson (09/08/1920-4/6/2005)
  6 F Nona Alice Pitts (03/20/1924-4/19/2008)
  7 M Alexander Hamilton Simpson Jr. (12/15/1925-10/5/1992)
  8 F Cora Janice Smith (10/05/1927-3/22/2024)
 


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