James Simpson and Catherine Jane Johnston

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Husband James Simpson ^{1 2}

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           Born: 8 Mar 1824 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 Dec 1902 - Cross Creek Twp, Washington Co, PA 3
         Buried:  - Cross Creek, Washington Co, PA

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         Father: Robert Simpson (Abt 1797-1875) 1 2
         Mother: Ann Lyle (1792-1862) 1 2

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       Marriage: 16 Oct 1862 2

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Wife Catherine Jane Johnston ²

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 Jan 1930 - Cross Creek Twp, Washington Co, PA 3
         Buried:  - Cross Creek, Washington Co, PA

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Children

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1 F Anna Mary Simpson ³

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           Born: 27 Jul 1863 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 28 Sep 1949 3
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Warren Tolles (      -Bef 1949) 3

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2 M Robert Simpson ³

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           Born: 9 Dec 1864 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 May 1954 - Crafton, Allegheny Co, PA 3
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Sue Haffner (      -      ) 3
           Marr: 10 May 1892 3

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3 M Frank Simpson ³

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           Born: 18 Aug 1866 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 26 Mar 1936 - New York City, NY 3
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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4 F Roselin Simpson ⁴

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           Born: 2 Oct 1868 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 Jun 1948 - Independence Twp, Washington Co, PA 4
         Buried: 

         Spouse: George Keenan (      -      ) 4

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5 M Rowland Simpson ⁴

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           Born: 5 Aug 1871 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Jan 1959 - Haddonfield, Camden Co, NJ 4
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Mary Krahl (      -      ) 4

         Spouse: Eva Gibson (      -      ) 4

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6 M James Nelson Simpson ⁴

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           Born: 27 Dec 1873 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 Mar 1928 4
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Maud Thresher (      -      ) 4
           Marr: 16 Nov 1901 4

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7 M Homer Simpson ⁴

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           Born: 21 Mar 1876 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 Oct 1960 4
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Velma J. Roney (      -      ) 4
           Marr: 25 Nov 1908 4

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8 M Brainerd Simpson ⁵

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           Born: 6 Jun 1877 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Jun 1932 5
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Husband - James Simpson

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He spent his entire life on the Simpson homestead farm in Cross Creek Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania. The house in which his children were born was built of stone, to which, as the family grew, a frame addition was made. Some years before his death, he erected a large frame house which became the home of the Simpson family, and the old stone house was abandoned and became a ruin.
Besides being an excellent farmer, Mr. Simpson had a deep interest in the affairs of his community and country, and also in matters of family and local history. His formal education was that which he secured in the district school which was located near his home, but he was a well-read man, and was, without a doubt, the best informed person of his time on matters relating to the history of north-western Washington County and especially of the Cross Creek region in which he lived. He possessed an excellent library of
books on local and national history. Leafing through the books which he left, one would find copious notes giving information invaluable to later generations. He was known during his life time as the antiquarian of the Lyle family and the special depository of family traditions. In his home were many relics of the Lyle family of earlier times. At the first Lyle reunion in 1884, he was able to give to the relatives assembled very instructive explanations of the uses made of these articles of the pioneer Lyles.
During his later years, Mr. Simpson was the the chief instigator of a movement to restore the old graveyard located at the Cross Creek church, and he directed the compilation of the history of that ancient burial ground which was first published in book form in 1894. This book, revised and again published in 1942, is a most reliable source of information on the early and subsequent history of the whole Cross Creek community.

1 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 853.

2 Alvin D. White, The Lyles of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Burgettstown, PA: The Enterprise Press, 1963), Pg 125.

3 Alvin D. White, The Lyles of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Burgettstown, PA: The Enterprise Press, 1963), Pg 127.

4 Alvin D. White, The Lyles of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Burgettstown, PA: The Enterprise Press, 1963), Pg 128.

5 Alvin D. White, The Lyles of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Burgettstown, PA: The Enterprise Press, 1963), Pg 129.