| Arundell, John |
Fought in the Revolutionary War and served in George Washington's Life Guard. |
| Bolton, Benjamin Bradford |
Captured in Gwinnett Co. GA during Civil War and released 5 months later. |
| Breithaupt, Ruth (Simpson) |
Obituary from Atlanta Constitution, 1997. |
| Brown, Tyre “Tary” Harris |
First settler of Tulip AR, later renamed Brownsville in his honor; had 1000 slaves. |
| Buchanan, Mary Eliza |
Relative of President James Buchanan. |
| Clay, Henry & Lucretia |
Congressman, senator, speaker of the house and secretary of state. |
| Dover, Samuel & Susan |
1863 letter to their son fighting in Civil War, Samuel was stagecoach driver. |
| Garrett, George Washington |
Civil War veteran, Mayor of Social Circle, teacher in first free school in NC. |
| Gist, Joseph & Ann |
Proof of the relationship between Joseph, Ann and John Gist. |
| Halley, Henry Simpson Jr. |
1860 diary about Henry's family, including great grandfather's escape from Indians. |
| Halley, James & Elizabeth |
Depositions made by the nephew of the discoverer of Halleys Comet. |
| Harris, John & Henrietta |
See pictures of them & their 1850s house in Westport MO, currently a museum. |
| Hart, Chinoe |
First white child born in KY. |
| Hart, David |
Early settler of Boonesborough with his brothers. |
| Hart, Nancy Ann |
Heroine of the Revolutionary War, acted as spy disguised as man, killed 6 Tories. |
| Hart, Capt. Nathaniel |
Negotiated the largest private land purchase in US history, buying most of Kentucky and Tennessee.
Settled Boonesborough with Daniel Boone. |
| Hart, Nathaniel Jr. |
Veteran of Revolutionary War and gentleman farmer with deer, bison, elk. |
| Hart, Thomas |
Thomas Hart and family, including son-in-law Senator Henry Clay. |
| History of Stafford County, VA |
John “The Scotsman” settled here and was indentured to George Brent. |
| Hunter, Duke Williamson |
Letter from Duke to his children as a legacy of his family’s history. |
| Hunter, James Madison |
Early settler of Westport MO. |
| Hunter, Elizabeth |
Moved to America from Ireland as an infant. |
| Hunter, Elizabeth & William |
Moved to America from Ireland and soon died of typhoid fever, leaving 4 children. |
| Hunter, Lucinda Caroline |
“This is yankee paper I am writing on...” Civil war letter from a brother to Lucinda. |
| Hunter, William Stanley |
William's Civil War experience. |
| Jackson, James |
Jackson family descendancy chart. |
| Kent, Winford Hugh |
Obituary from Atlanta Constitution, 1999. |
| Lyles, Arromanus & Mary |
Family Bible. |
| Martin, Abraham |
Martin family descendancy chart. |
| Mauch, Darlene Roaten |
Tragic boating accident almost wipes out family of 5 on Mississippi River. |
| Mayhugh, Edward & Mary |
All 4 sons fought in Civil War. |
| McDowell, Ephraim |
Ephrim performed the world's first abdominal surgery, honored on 4-cent stamp. |
| Meadows, Thomas C. |
1871 lawsuit vs. William Randolph Simpson. |
| Mitchell, John Thomas |
Stories about John’s life by his grandson, Bill Mitchell. |
| Moon, Andrew J. |
Killed in Civil War at battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse. |
| Moon, Jesse |
Wealthy farmer, owning 4-5,000 acres and 75 slaves, but died poor. |
| Moon, Joseph DeKalb |
Read about his exploits in the Civil War, including his military records. |
| Moon, Joseph P. |
Father of 18 children, 8 fought in Civil War. |
| Moon, James Sr. |
"History of the Moon Family" by William H. Moon. |
| Moon, Stephen LaFayette |
Fought in Civil War, including Gettysburg, later wounded in left arm. |
| Moon, Thomas L. & Rachel |
Died of smallpox during Civil War. |
| Morton, Claude Hubert Sr. |
Obituary from Atlanta Constitution, 2001. |
| Nishino, Torayoshi & Mitsue |
Unfortunately, Mitsue was born in the year of the Fire Horse. |
| Offutt, Denton |
Denton hired Abraham Lincoln to work in his store. |
| Oldham, Williamson Simpson |
Lawyer, legislature, judge. Read his speech to Confederate President on Finances. |
| Pitts, William Jennings Sr. |
Short article about William written by his son, Leon Pitts. |
| Prigmore, Benjamin |
Record of births, marriages and deaths recorded in Ben's 1829 bible. |
| Reid, Maj. John & Keziah |
Read 9 letters between the Reid & Simpson families from the early 1800s. |
| Roaten, James Simpson |
James bought Elvis Presley's first house, invented Delaurice Press. |
| Shelby, Evan Jr. |
Capture of General Shelby’s slave girl by Indians, lawsuit in a case of fornication. |
| Shelby, Evan Sr. |
Moved to America from Wales, see pictures of his home town and church. |
| Shelby, Isaac |
First Governor of Kentucky, 9 states have counties named after him. |
| Simpson, Aaron Sanford |
Biography written by Aaron's gg-granddaughter, Edith Martin Young |
| Simpson, Alexander Hamilton Jr. |
1954 letter from Germany to his mother, to brother Herbert, autograph book. |
| Simpson, Alexander Hamilton Sr. |
80 year old murder mystery solved! Simpson brothers murdered by a Sheriff in 1922, who was
murdered by a third brother the next year. |
| Simpson, Anna Louise “Ludie” |
Donated 239 acre family farm, which became Simpsonwood convention center. |
| Simpson, Benjamin Franklin“Frank” |
Moved from NC to Independence MO and raised horses. |
| Simpson, Benjamin Franklin |
Played professional football. Lawyer and Solicitor General in Georgia. |
| Simpson, Cecile Maud |
Obituary from Atlanta Constitution, Feb. 1999. |
| Simpson, Enoch |
Had 20 slaves, killed by bushwhackers opposed to slavery on eve of Civil War. |
| Simpson, Herbert Powell |
Shot in head with .45 pistol and lived with bullet lodged in skull. |
| Simpson, James A. Jr. |
Prominent farmer in Johnson Co. MO, Simpson Township named for him. |
| Simpson, John Henry |
1841 letter from John to his brother William Randolph Simpson. |
| Simpson, John Jr. |
Who was John Jr.'s first wife? |
| Simpson, John Paul |
Murdered a man and spent only 6 months on Georgia chain gang. |
| Simpson, John “Scotsman” |
Original Simpson to settle in VA, from Scotland. |
| Simpson, Joseph Hamilton |
1896 Gwinnett Herald article about his death from typhoid fever. |
| Simpson, Lila Laura |
Murdered by man who thought she looked like his recently deceased wife. |
| Simpson, Mitsuko Nishino |
Eyewitness account of incendiary bombing of Toyama Japan in WW2. |
| Simpson, Moses |
One of 3 brothers who married 3 Wisheart sisters. |
| Simpson, Dr. Oliver Oglethorpe |
Offered $10,000 for death of Vic Dowis, sheriff who killed 2 of Oliver’s nephews. |
| Simpson, Ralph |
Silicon Valley homeowner (this webmaster) wins $450,000 in real estate fraud lawsuit against
Coldwell Banker Real Estate and a local home builder! |
| Simpson, Richard |
Granted 300 acres of land in 1727 in VA. |
| Simpson, Richard & Ann (Lucas) |
Lucas family from the northern neck of Virginia. |
| Simpson, Col. Richard “Duke” |
Ringleader of the infamous persecution of Mormons in Missouri in 1830s. |
| Simpson, Thomas |
Which Thomas is the son of John “Scotsman” Simpson? |
| Simpson, Weyman Penn |
Fought in D-Day and Battle of Bulge during WW2, tank driver, earned Bronze Star. |
| Simpson, William Penn |
Committed suicide after being diagnosed with cancer. |
| Simpson, William Randolph |
1841 letter from his brother, John. Lawsuit with Thomas C. Meadows. |
| Tate, Caswell |
Union soldier, despite coming from Kentucky, who died of “Dropsy of Heart”. |
| Webb, Austin |
Fought in the Battle of Kettle Creek during Revolutionary War. |
| Webb, Carl Oliver |
Lawyer, arrested for possession of liquor and unlawful arms. |
| Williamson, William |
Fought in Revolutionary War. |
| Woodward, Capt. Thomas |
“The Regulator” elected 1st Provential Congress 1775, died Revolutionary War. |
| Woodward, Thomas Simpson |
Reminiscenses of General Woodward of Indians of Alabama and Georgia in 1859. |
| Youngblood, Alice |
Short book of poems and stories about farm life in the Civil War era. |
| Youngblood, Hardaway |
Civil War veteran. See his grave stone and muster rolls. |
| Youngblood, Robert Anderson |
Death certificate. |