Biographical Sketch of William F. Simpson, Camden County, Missouri

>From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, 
Pulaski, Phelps and Dent Counties, Missouri" The Goodspeed Publishing
Company, 1889.
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William F. Simpson, county surveyor of Camden County, and a farmer of
Adair Township, was born in Tennessee in 1845, and is a son of William
C. and Lucretia T. (Garner) Simpson, both natives of Tennessee, the
former of whom was born in 1810.  The parents moved from Tennessee to
Camden County, Mo., in 1847.  William C. Simpson was a farmer, and 
served as county surveyor for about twenty-seven years; he was also
assessor several terms and commissioner of public schools.  Of the 
eight children in this family but four are now living, viz.: Sophia Ann
Pritchett, Nancy E. Freeman, John D. and William F.  William C. Simpson
who died in 1882, was a son of James Simpson and Levina Simpson; the
former, a farmer, was born in Virginia, and died in 1860. Mrs. Lucretia
T. Simpson died in 1860.  She was a daughter of Louis Garner, who moved
from his native state, Tennessee, to Camden County, Mo., about 1857.
William F. Simpson spent the greater part of his early life in Camden
County, Mo.  In 1863 he enlisted in Company K, Second Missouri Light
Artillery, United States Army, under command of Col. Nelson Cole and
Capt. Confare, with whom he served in the capacity of duty sergeant and
second lieutenant, operating in Nebraska and Montana, until 1865, 
receiving his discharge at St. Louis.  November 15, 1866, he married
Lucy Estes, who was born in Camden County, Mo., in 1840, and was a
daughter of John G. and Lucy (Dodson) Estes.  Mrs. Simpson died in 
1881, and June 9, 1886 Mr. Simpson married Mary J. Russell, who was
born in Camden County in 1856, and is a daughter of Andrew A. Russell.
They have one child, William Andrew.  Mr. Simpson was justice of the
peace in Auglaize Township for six years, and upon the death of his
father, in 1882, he was appointed county surveyor, which position he
still holds.  In politics he is a Republican.  He is a Mason, a member
of the I. O. O. F. and G. A. R., and also belongs to the Christian
Church.

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