James Howard Simpson

1923 - 1998  (74 years)

• Name	James Howard Simpson  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	30 Apr 1923	Cheatham County, Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA   [3]
  	Age: 16; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of Cora and Omie Simpson
  Census	1950	Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA   [4]
  	Relation to Head: Son-in-law of Mary Rogers; Marital Status: Married to Mary
  Death	8 Feb 1998	Christian County, Kentucky, USA   [1, 2]
  Burial	Green Hill Memorial Gardens, Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA   [1, 2]
  	Mary and James Simpson are buried together
  		Green Hill Memorial Gardens Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky Find a Grave: #74143
  Person ID	I14120	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Mary Rogers,   b. 13 Feb 1925, Christian County, Kentucky, USA d. 23 Jan 2022, Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA (Age 96 years)
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living
  Family ID	F5084	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 30 Apr 1923 - Cheatham County, Tennessee, USA Census - Age: 16; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of Cora and Omie Simpson - 1940 - Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA Census - Relation to Head: Son-in-law of Mary Rogers; Marital Status: Married to Mary - 1950 - Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA Death - 8 Feb 1998 - Christian County, Kentucky, USA Burial - - Green Hill Memorial Gardens, Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S11138] Find a Grave: SIMPSON James H 1923-1998, James Howard “Possum” Simpson Sr. Mary and James Simpson are buried together https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91970292/james-howard-simpson [S4629] Newspapers.com: Obituary of James Simpson Sr • Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle - 10 Feb 1998, James Howard Simpson Sr -- The Leaf-Chronicle; Publication Date: 10/ Feb/ 1998; Publication Place: Clarksville, Tennessee. https://www.newspapers.com/image/467804118/?article=170f107b-1034-4d85-803c-c34b2185330c&focus=0.1927875,0.30388352,0.34938473,0 [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01294; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 24-9. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01294; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 24-9 [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Hopkinsville, Christ. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Hopkinsville, Christ