Descendants of Austin Johnson

Submitted by Erick D. Montgomery  

© 2006

Austin Johnson, son of Richard Johnson and Lucy Hunter was b abt. 1799 in Louisa Co, Virginia.  Austin Johnson lived in Sumner County, and at times was associated with Rocky Creek in present Trousdale County, Tennessee, Cairo on the Cumberland River, and Castalian Springs. He died 23 December 1847 by drowning in the Cumberland River while "crossing the back water on the Gallatin turnpike at the east end of the Nashville bridge," in Davidson County, Tennessee. His companion, Thomas D. Martin, also drowned at the same time, and was buried in the Martin Cemetery on Martin Lane, northeast of Gallatin. Austin Johnson's place of burial has not been located. He married (1) Ann Elizabeth Corley 4 Sep 1820 in Wilson Co, Tennessee, daughter of Austin Corley and his first wife of Hanover County, Virginia and Wilson County, Tennessee. She was born in Hanover Co, Virginia, and died bet. 1824 - 1829 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Children of Austin Johnson and Ann Elizabeth Corley:

1. Martha Jane Johnson, b 6 Jul 1821 in Sumner Co, Tn., d 26 Apr 1905 in Sumner Co, burial Simpson Cemetery in Sumner County. (Photo) She married (1) James H. Turner 5 Oct 1837 in Sumner Co, Tn., son of John Turner and Elizabeth Bailey. He was born Abt. 1800 probably in Virginia and died abt.1840 in Sumner Co, Tn. Child of Martha Jane Johnson and James H. Turner:

   • John Austin Turner b 29 Jan 1839 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d 9 Sep 1853 in Sumner Co, burial Simpson Cemetery.  John Austin Turner inherited a large amount of property from his father, James, who had inherited from his own father, John Turner.  See Will of John Turner.  Lawsuit #13467 dated 1848 and 1849 between John's stepfather, Enoch Simpson and his uncle, Nelson Bailey Turner shows the tenacity that his uncle displayed in obtaining guardianship and control over John's inheritance.  After John's death, there was another court battle over his money (Lawsuit #8022, dated 1853,  Enoch Simpson, et al vs. Nelson B. Turner, et al.)  In this loose record, John's paternal aunts and uncles, Nelson B. Turner, Thomas Buntin & wife Elizabeth, William Carter & wife Eliza, & John M. Henly & wife Mary claim to be the heirs of John A. Turner and entitled to the whole of this fund or a portion.  They felt the money originally came from James H. Turner and therefore it rightfully belonged to James' brothers and sisters.  The Chancery Court disagreed and the money was inherited by John's mother, Martha, and his half siblings listed below.  (Estate of John A. Turner_1855) 

   Martha Jane Johnson married 2nd in Sumner County on 21 March 1841 to Enoch Simpson, son of Aaron Simpson and Charlotte Wisheart.  (correct spelling should be Wisheart. Many people, including DAR insist on WISEHEART, which is wrong based on the records left by her father, Henry Wisheart, who died in Fairfax County, Virginia in 1776 - edm). He was b 1 November 1797 in Caswell Co., North Carolina, and d 1 August 1860 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. Enoch was married previously to Elizabeth Carter. (They married in Caswell County, North Carolina on 29 December 1818. She was born in Caswell County, North Carolina 16 April 1797, and died in Sumner County, Tennessee in 1839. Their children, and Martha's step-children were Aaron Sanford Simpson who married Mary Frances Johnson, Martha's sister; Mary Ann Simpson, who married Richard E. Johnson, Martha's brother; William C. Simpson who married Permelia C. Durham; Nancy E. Simpson who married William W. West; Katherine Odie Simpson who married James Wilburn West; and Elizabeth Amanda Simpson who married Alfred M. Stuart) Enoch Simpson is buried in the Carter Cemetery, Gravely Hill, Sumner Co, Tennessee with his first wife. Oral family history says that Enoch Simpson was killed by "bushwackers".  (Will of Martha Jane Simpson) Children of Martha Jane Johnson and Enoch Simpson:

   • Thomas Benton Simpson, b 19 Feb 1842 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 1 September 1922 in Bethpage, Sumner Co, Tennessee. (Photo of Thomas Benton Simpson)He married Frances Logan Graves 23 August 1863 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, daughter of Benjamin F. Graves and Harriet C. Young who were from Wilson County, Tn.. She was b 20 October 1840 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, and d 8 Jun 1896 in Bethpage, Sumner Co, Tennessee. They are both buried in the Simpson Cemetery, Sumner County.  Photo of Thomas Benton Simpson & Family. Children of Thomas Benton Simpson and Frances Logan Graves:
     1. Nora Simpson, b 28 Jun 1864 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 17 July 1866 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. Burial in the Simpson Cemetery (unmarked).
     2. Eva Simpson, b 21 Apr 1866 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d June 1866 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. Burial in the Simpson Cemetery (unmarked).
     3. Harriet  "Hattie" Simpson, b 26 February 1868 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 8 Apr 1943 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married Milton Elzia Dobbs 11 Sep 1890 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, (son of James Chesley Dobbs and Samantha H. E. Hunter) b 5 March 1868 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 1 February 1954 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Burial in the Rock Bridge Cemetery, Sumner County, Tennessee.  Photo of Milton Elzia Dobbs Family. Children of Harriet Simpson and Milton Elzia Dobbs:
        • Walter Orville Dobbs was b 10 June 1891 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d 12 November 1946 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married Lizzie Dora Bradley 2 May 1908 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, dau of Samuel Bradley and Martha Shy. She was b 12 March 1887 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, and d 2 Jul 1952 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Both are buried in the Mt. Vernon Cemetery.  They had two children:  Samuel Milton Dobbs, b 26 February 1910 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 7 Dec 1977 in Portland, Sumner Co, Tennessee and Estelle Dobbs, b 22 Jul 1919 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
        • Thomas Chesley "T. C."  Dobbs was b 23 October 1893 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d 27 December 1935 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married Annie Gertrude Crowder 12 Sep 1911 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, daughter of James Alexander Crowder and Emily Jane   Brizendine. She was b 25 November 1894 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d 9 June 1973 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Both are buried in the Rock Bridge Cemetery.  They had 4 children.
        • Fannie Logan Dobbs, b 20 June 1896 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d 4 November 1966 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married Johnny Cullen Hall 14 Jul 1917 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, son of William Hall. He was b 17 July 1899, d 28 February 1974.  Burial Rock Bridge Cemetery.  They had 7 children.
        • Milton Enoch Dobbs, b 26 May 1902 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d 11 Aug 1975 in Indianapolis, Marion Co, Indiana. He married Willie Brown, daughter of Simon Brown and Lizzie Ashlock. They had four children.
        • Alton Wade Dobbs, b 21 July 1905 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d 18 Jul y1957 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married Virgie Avis Linville 27 March 1923 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, daughter of Herley Smith Linville and Lillian Carr. She b 28 Jul 1904 in Dallas, Dallas Co, Texas.  Burial Rock Bridge Cemetery.  They had 4 children.
        • Redmond Franklin Dobbs, b 3 April 1908 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d 14 November 1976 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married Eva Mai Moncrief 16 Dec 1930 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, daughter of Francis Levi Moncrief and Julia Clarinda Martin. She was b 9 March 1908 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Burial Mt. Vernon Cemetery.  They had 3 children.
        • Harvey Jarvis Dobbs, b 1 September 1911 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married Erma Brown 22 Dec 1928, daughter of James Madison Brown and Jane Elizabeth Martin. She was born 10 Sep 1910. They had 1 child.
     4. Infant child Simpson, b 19 April 1870 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 19 April 1870 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
     5. Benjamin Enoch "Ben" Simpson, b 11 August 1871 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 24 September 1937 in Nashville, Davidson Co, Tennessee. He married Lesbia Hazelton Hunter 22 October 1902 in Bethpage, Sumner Co, Tennessee; b 1 September 1882 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 21 July 1937 in Bethpage, Sumner Co, Tennessee, dau of Thomas William Hunter and Zilphia Ann Ross Moncrief. Benjamin Enoch and Lesbia are buried in the Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Bethpage.  Photo Ben and Lesbia's children; Photo of Lesbia and Ben. Children of Benjamin Enoch Simpson and Lesbia Hazelton Hunter: 
        • Bertha Lourine Simpson, b 4 December 1903 in Bethpage, Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 25 February 1991 in Gallatin, Sumner Co, Tennessee.  She married Harry Leon Kirkham 28 April 1928 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, son of William Bates Kirkham and Nettie Catherine Woodall. He was b 22 November 1907 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, and d 16 December 1981 in Gallatin, Sumner Co, Tennessee. Photo of Bertha and Harry. Both are buried in the Mt. Vernon Cemetery.  Four children.
        • Ann Logan "Annie" Simpson, b 24 September 1905 in Bethpage, Sumner Co, Tennessee, d 1 December 2002 in Gallatin, Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married William Thomas "Will" Rippy (Son of Josiah Thomas Rippy and Narcissa Louise Young) 14 Sep 1957 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, b 12 December 1889 in Sumner Co, Tennessee d 9 September 1960 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Burial in the Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Bethpage.  No children.  Photo of Annie and sister Bertha.  Photo of Annie Simpson Rippy.
        • Thomas Benjamin "Tom" Simpson, b 2 September 1907 in Bethpage, Sumner Co, Tennessee, d 16 October 1975 in Gallatin, Sumner Co, Tennessee.  He married Ethel Nadine Sanders 24 June 1931 in Bethpage, Sumner Co, Tennessee, daughter of Lavander Pope Sanders and Martha Ida Turner. She was b 2 July 1911 in Highland, Warren Co, Tennessee, d 25 December 2004 in Gallatin, Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Burial Crestview Memorial Park, Gallatin, Sumner County, Tn.  They had 3 children.  (Tom and Nadine Simpson were the maternal grandparents of the submitter).  Photo of Thomas Benjamin Simpson.  Photo of Tom Simpson and his brother, Jule.
        • Julius Carmack "Jule" Simpson, b 6 August 1909 in Bethpage, Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 17 September 1988 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married Mary Frances Wallace 24 Dec 1933 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, daughter of Charles Owen Wallace and Maude Lillian Penn. She was b 3 June 1910 in Kansas, Sumner Co, Tennessee, and d 21 November 1995 in Gallatin, Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Burial Crestview Memorial Park, Gallatin.  They had 3 children. Photo of Frances and Jule Simpson.
        • Margaret Carr Simpson, b 11 July 1914 in Bethpage, Sumner Co, Tennessee, d 11 December 1915 in Bethpage, Sumner Co, Tennessee. Burial in the Simpson Cemetery, Sumner County, Tennessee.  Photo of Margaret.
        • Eunice Lavinia Simpson, b 28 May 1916 in Bethpage, Sumner Co, Tennessee, d 5 September 1963 in Bethpage, Sumner Co, Tennessee.  She married Felix Grundy Haynes 25 November 1937 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, son of Henry Clay Haynes and Georgia Womack. He was b 12 December 1915 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, and d 28 April 1981 in Gallatin, Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Burial in the Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Bethpage.  They had four children.  Photo of Eunice.
     6. Thomas Orville Simpson, b 14 July 1874 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 27 June 1916 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married Martha "Telie" Artelia Hunter  (daughter of Chesteen Robert Hunter and Mary Frances Hawkins, Photo of Mary Frances) 16 June 1897 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; b 26 September 1881 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d December 1960 in Columbia, Maury Co, Tennessee.  Both are buried in the Bethpage Cemetery.  Photo of Telia, Orville, and Pauline. Children of Thomas Orville Simpson and Martha Artelia Hunter:
        • Pauline Lois Simpson, b 15 August 1899 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 10 September 1971 in Columbia, Maury Co, Tennessee, b 15 August 1899 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d 10 September 1971 in Columbia, Maury Co, Tennessee. She married Wayne Thomas Hardison 9 February 1928, son of Dr. T. J. Hardison and Carrie. He was b 8 May 1895 in Maury Co, Tennessee, d 6 December 1971 in Columbia, Maury Co, Tennessee.  They had 3 children.  Photo of Pauline.
        • Donald Orville Simpson, b 2 December 1912 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d July 1986 in Mt. Juliet, Wilson County, Tennessee. He married Gracie Wilkes Pearson 28 April 1934 in Franklin, Simpson Co, Kentucky, daughter of Oscar M.  Pearson and Ira Lois Wilkes. She was b 16 November 1914 in Bedford Co, Tennessee, d 13 August 2005 in Nashville, Davidson Co, Tennessee.  They had four children. Both are buried in the Spring Hill Cemetery in Madison, Davidson County, Tn.  Photo of Don; Photo of Telia and Don.
     7. Martha Frances "Frank or Frankie" Simpson, b 3 August 1876 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 3 November 1925 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married John Thomas Hawkins 15 November 1893 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; b 10 November1871 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 3 October 1953 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. Burial Rock Bridge Cemetery. Photo of the John Hawkins Family. (John Hawkins m. 2nd Nellie Barr Simpson, daughter of Joseph Roger Simpson and first cousin of his first wife).Children of Martha Frances Simpson and John Thomas Hawkins:
        • Benjamin Enoch "Bennie" Hawkins, b 21 November 1896 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d November 1981 in Portland, Sumner Co, Tennessee.  He married Vera Illa Martin 1 January 1916 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, daughter of John Chris Martin and Josie Jackson. She was b 1 March 1898 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, and d December, 1982 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Both are buried in the Rock Bridge Cemetery.  They had 2 children.
        • Jewel Evangeline Hawkins, b 28 January 1899 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d 2 February 1910 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Burial Rock Bridge Cemetery.
        • Margaret Beatrice Hawkins b 11 February 1901 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d 20 December 1980 in Gallatin, Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Burial in the Rock Bridge Cemetery. She married Francis Julius  "Frank" Brizendine 30 October 1931 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, son of James Cornelius Brizendine and Margaret Elizabeth Hunter. He was b 4 October 1874 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d 6 April 1947 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  He is buried in the Carnie Cemetery, Cheatham County, Tennessee with his first wife. Beatrice and Frank Brizendine had 1 child.
        • Vallie Mai Hawkins b 28 August 1903 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d 12 April 1936 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married Luther Olie Gray 21 July 1918 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, son of Bud Gray and Eliza Kirkham. He was b 6 June 1892 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d 21 June 1981 in Gallatin, Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Both are buried in the Rock Bridge Cemetery.  Vallie and Olie had 8 children.  (Olie Gray married 2nd after Vallie Mai's death to Annie Gertrude Crowder Dobbs, widow of Vallie Mai's first cousin, T. C. Dobbs).
        • James Thomas "Tom" Hawkins, b 2 October 1905 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d 29 August 1983 in Portland, Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married Edith Lee Barber 10 July 1927 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, daughter of Joseph Barber and Polly Young. She was b 22 April 1909 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, and died 29 March 1996 in Portland, Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Burial Rock Bridge Cemetery.  They had two children.
        • Penelope Frances "Nellie" Hawkins b 9 March 1913 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d 25 April 1977 in Gallatin, Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married Oscar Lee 11 January 1933 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, son of R. H. Lee and Betty Williams. He was b 17 September 1910 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d 14 June 1975 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Burial in the Rock Bridge Cemetery.  They had one child.
     8. Edna Penelope "Nell" Simpson, b 11 June 1878 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 13 December 1961 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married Robert Edward Lee (son of J. Pope Lee and Elizabeth McClannahan)  21 November 1900 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; b 31 October 1875 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 21 July 1965 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Both are buried in the Rock Bridge Cemetery.  Photo of the Robert Lee Family. Children of Edna Penelope Simpson and Robert Edward Lee:
        • Merton Edger Lee b 2 February 1904 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d April 1983 in Sun City, Maricopa Co, Arizona. He married (1) Lila May Hoaig 14 December 1924 in Drumright, Oklahoma, daughter of Otto Hoaig and Laura McCarty. She b 15 December 1909 in Neodesha, Wilson Co, Kansas.  They had two children. He married (2) Fran Aft. 1939.
        • Mable Lucille Lee b 1906 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married (1) King. They had one child. She married (2) Edwin Smith.  They had one child.
        • Robert Edward Lee, Jr. b 14 February 1908 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d February 1974 in Portland, Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married (1) Unknown Bef. 1936. He married (2) Mary Lindsay (Rash) Farr 5 September 1936, daughter of Roger Rash and Mae Anderson. She was b 14 April 1913 in Russellville, Kentucky. They had two children. He married (3) Wilma Russell Aft. 1939.
        •   Harry Benton Lee, b 2 August 1911. He married Pauline Keen 27 Feb 1937.
     9. Maggie Verona "Margaret" Simpson, b 2 Jul 1881 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 27 October 1941 in Bethpage, Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married Dr. Thomas Edward "Ed" Wright 7 July 1915 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; b 7 Apr 1885 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 11 December 1949 in Jefferson City, Jefferson Co, Tennessee.  They divorced 12 May 1931. Ed remarried in about 1931 to Bertha Yates. Margaret never remarried. They had no children.  Margaret is buried in the Bethpage Cemetery.
     10. Sarah Catherine "Sallie" Simpson, b 1 December 1884 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 15 March 1937 in Bethpage, Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Burial in the Bethpage Cemetery. She married (1) Clarence Edward McWhirter 19 March 1903 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; b 4 Mar 1882 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 25 June 1948 in Portland, Sumner Co, Tennessee. Burial in the Bethpage Cemetery. Sallie Simpson and Clarence McWhirter divorced, possibly in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Photo of Clarence and Sarah. Child of Sarah Catherine Simpson and Clarence Edward McWhirter:
         • Thomas Raymond McWhirter, b 1 March 1911 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois.  Photo of Raymond with his mother Sarah.

         Sarah Catherine Simpson married (2) J. W. Parkes Bef. 1922.

   • Penelope Elviria "Nellie and Aunt Puss" Simpson, b 24 Nov 1846 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 4 Jul 1928 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married Robert Barr Wright (son of Robert Anderson Wright and Susan Barr) on 28 Nov 1866 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; born 14 Dec 1841 in Kentucky; died 26 Dec 1917 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Photo of Aunt Puss and Robert. Both are buried in the Simpson Cemetery.  No children.  Will of Robert Barr Wright.
   • Magdalena Frances "Lene" Simpson, b 15 Jan 1849 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 6 Mar 1929 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Never married.  Burial in the Simpson Cemetery.  Photo of the Simpson Family. Will of Magdalena Frances Simpson.
   • Joseph Roger "Joe" Simpson, born 23 Apr 1854 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 20 Oct 1920 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  He married Cintha Ann "Annie" Wright 22 January 1877 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, dau of Robert  Anderson Wright and Susan Barr. She was b 14 June 1852 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d 31 March 1911 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Photo of Joseph. Both are buried in the Simpson Cemetery.  Children of Joseph Roger Simpson and Cintha Ann Wright:
     1. Julius Trousdale "Jule" Simpson, b 19 December 1877 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 29 March 1909 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Buried in the Simpson Cemetery, Sumner County, Tn. He married Bessie Ann Neel 1 January 1905 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, dau of James Smith Neel and Mattie Ellen Marshall. She was b 26 August 1889 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d 8 January 1917 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Children of Julius Trousdale Simpson and Bessie Ann Neel:
        • Eugene Reese Simpson, born 21 May 1907 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 26 Jul 1914 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. Burial in the Simpson Cemetery.  Photo of Julius "Jule Simpson and Reese Simpson.
        • Julius Trousdale Simpson, Jr., b 30 October 1909 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 26 January 1928 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. Burial Dry Fork Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery. He married Mary Louise Webb 1 January 1928 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; born Abt. 1911 in Tennessee.  No children.  Photo of Jule and Reese Simpson with cousin Lena Barr Elliott.
     2. Martha Belle "Matt" Simpson, b 16 December 1880 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 2 June 1925 in Marion, Louisiana.  She married Edgar Noel Kilpatrick Bef. 1920. He was born 25 Jan 1888 in Mississippi, and died 30 Jul 1954 in Farmville, Union Co, Louisiana.  (Edgar married second to Effie Hicks). Photo of Martha. Child of Martha Belle Simpson and Edgar Noel Kilpatrick:
        • Mary Frances Kilpatrick, b Abt. January 1920 in Union Par, Louisiana; d July 1920 in Union Par, Louisiana.
     3. Susie Ann Simpson, b 23 December 1883 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 23 July 1939 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married William Howard Elliott 3 August 1911 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, son of William Elliott and Mary. He was b 4 February 1880 in Tennessee, and d 11 June 1938 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. Photo of Susie. Both are buried in the Simpson Cemetery, Sumner County, Tennessee.  Child of Susie Ann Simpson and William Howard Elliott:
        • Lena Barr Elliott, b 12 May 1912 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 3 July 2001 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  She married Aubry Williams in 1930, son of Charley Williams and Fannie Ray. He was born 8 November 1900 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d February 1983 in Bethpage, Sumner Co, Tennessee.  They had 12 children.
     4. Nellie Barr Simpson, b 9 March 1886 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 13 April 1943 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  She married John Thomas Hawkins 19 December 1926 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, son of James Hawkins and Martha Bundy. He was b 10 November 1871 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, and d 3 October 1953 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Both are buried in the Rock Bridge Cemetery.  They had one son.  (John Hawkins was first married to Martha Frances Simpson, daughter of Thomas Benton Simpson, and Nellie Barr Simpson's first cousin).  Photo Nellie and other Bethpage Teachers.
     5. Infant daughter Simpson, b 14 September 1889 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 16 November 1889 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.

2. Lt. Richard E. "Dick" Johnson, born Abt. 1822 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 19 Jan 1862 at Fishing Creek, Kentucky in battle.  (Photo) He married Mary Ann Simpson 16 August 1842 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, dau of Enoch Simpson and Elizabeth Carter. She was b Abt. 1821 in Giles Co, Tennessee, d Abt. 1877 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Children of  Lt. Richard E. Johnson and Mary Ann Simpson:
   • Emily Elizabeth Johnson, b September, 1843 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 1909 in Pleasant Grove, Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married William W. Rippy 7 November 1862 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He was born 18 September 1842 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, and died 22 May 1909 in Macon Co, Tennessee.  Both are buried in the Pleasant Grove Cemetery.  Children of Emily Elizabeth Johnson and William W. Rippy:
     1. Ardelia Jane Rippy, b 8 May 1866 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d 19 November 1899 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married Ezekiel Johnson Keen 14 July 1880 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; b 30 Sep 1852 in Allen Co, Kentucky; died 13 Oct 1940 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Both are buried in the Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
     2. J. R. Rippy, b 1870 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Died bef. 1880.
     3. Jasper T. Rippy, b 13 April 1873 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 2 April 1950 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married Louella Keen 12 November 1896 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; b 12 June 1873 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 23 October 1966 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
     4. Malvina Ethel "Mallie" Rippy, b 14 September 1878 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 19 May 1958 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. Burial Sherron Cemetery, Sumner County, Tn.  She married Alfred Coleman Keen Abt. 1900; b Aug 1852 in Tennessee; died 1924.  
     5. Burton Adolphus "Bert" Rippy, born 12 Mar 1881 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 26 June 1945 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married (1) Ceola East 16 August 1908 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d Bef. 1920. He married (2) Bertie Johns Aft. 1909; born 14 Sep 1896; died 24 Jan 1970.
     6. Fannie E. Rippy, born Nov 1883 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died in Decatur, Illinois. She married Finiss Judd 22 Mar 1902 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; born 6 April 1885 in Tennessee; died in Decatur, Illinois.
   • Robert Foster "Bob" Johnson, b 11 August 1845 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 3 October 1921 in Liberty, Sumner Co, Tennessee.  He married Rachel Loucinda Escue 7 Jun 1870 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, daughter of James Escue and Elizabeth Howdershell. She was b 13 April 1843 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, and d 23 November 1921 in Liberty, Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Both are buried in the Escue Cemetery, Sumner County.  (*The above birth and death dates for Robert Johnson and Lucinda Escue are from Bible records.  The tombstones and death certificates have different dates - edm) Children of Robert Foster Johnson and Rachel Loucinda Escue:
     1. Edmond Johnson, b 20 April 1871 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, 19 March 1951 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married Vinnie Ann Graves (daughter of George Graves and Artelia Catherine Graves) 31 January 1894 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; b 6 March 1877 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, 6 July 1955 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Both are buried in the Forest Chapel Cemetery, Sumner County.
     2. Isadora Catherine Johnson, b 9 March 1873 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, 8 October 1873 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
     3. Felix Hill Johnson, b 22 August 1874 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d in Arkansas. He married Sarah Alice Dorris 6 January 1897 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; b March 1873 in Tennessee.
     4. Sarah Malvina "Mally" Johnson, b 17 March 1877 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 27 November 1959 in Hopkinsville, Christian Co, Kentucky. She married Jasper Bunyon Reddick 25 November 1896 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, b January 1874 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d 1918 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Both are buried in the Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Sumner County.
     5. Robert Calvin Johnson, b 26 March 1879 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, 8 August 1945 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married Georgia Graves (daughter of George and Artelia Catherine (Graves) 26 Aug 1900 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, b 9 December 1884 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 10 December 1920 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
     6. John William Johnson, b 11 September 1881 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, 27 October 1949 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married (1) Hattie Elizabeth Hodges 12 May 1901 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, b 12 July 1881 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, 28 November 1918 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married (2) Minnie Perry 1927; b 30 April 1895 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Burial Sherron Cemetery.
     7. Charles Baker Johnson, b 11 July 1884 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d 5 December 1970 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married Fannie Henrietta Anglea  (daughter of John W. Anglea and Malinda Ella Denning) 25 Dec 1906 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, b 1 August 1885 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d 9 July 1967 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Both are buried in the Fairfield Cemetery.
     8. Harry Thornberg Johnson, b 5 January 1887 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 6 October 1921 in Sumner County, Tn. He married Eva Mai Creasy 16 April 1911 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died Bef. 1920. (*Harry's death certificate states that he was b 20 September 1885 and d 20 October 1921. The dates I have for Harry Thornberg Johnson are from Bible records - edm)
   • Mary Jane Johnson, b 12 June 1847 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d Abt. 1924 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married Benjamin Rush Heath 2 November 1862 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, son of Richmond Heath and Sarah Milan. He was b 11 August 1841 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, and died 12 June 1917 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. Benjamin Heath was a member of the 9th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment.  He was a Corporal, enlisted on 1 September 1862 and was listed on the muster rolls until November 10, 1862. (Sumner County and Her Sons in the War Between the States, 1861 - 1865 by E. J. Keen) Both are buried in the Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Sumner County.  Children of Mary Jane Johnson and Benjamin Rush Heath:
     1. Charles Thomas Heath, born February, 1866 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died Abt. 1945. He married (1) Rosie Troutt Abt. 1891; b 26 February 1877 in Tennessee, d 12 January 1907. He married (2) Betty Abt. 1909; b Abt. 1861 in Tennessee.
     2. Mollie Jane Heath, b 16 August 1870 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d 14 January 1962. She married John Tuttle 3 Jul 1887, b 4 March 1867 in Tennessee, 30 December 1953.
     3. Magdaline F. Heath, b 1 April 1875 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, 28 March 1947 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married Levi Washington Creasy 14 December 1892; b June 1868 in Tennessee; died 1954.  Both are buried in the Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
     4. William Robert Heath, b 20 August 1877 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d 4 April 1964. He married (1) Nora Byrd Wolfe 14 Jul 1901; b 20 June 1880 in Kentucky; d 30 October 1954. He married (2) Idelle Powell 20 Jun 1959.
     5. Donnie Mai Heath, b 14 August 1878 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d 20 January 1971. She married George Rosencran Heath Abt. 1897; b 30 June 1863 in Kentucky; d 11 March 1943.
     6. Dora Belle Heath, b 15 November 1883 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d 2 July 1970. She married Albert H. Harrison 8 October 1906; b 25 January 1882 in Tennessee; d 17 May 1968.
   • Martha Ann "Patsy" Johnson, b Abt. 1849 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 15 January 1926 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married Andrew I. Thornberg Heath 19 August 1867 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, son of Richmond Heath and Sarah Milan. He was b 29 January 1837 in Tennessee, and d 15 January 1924 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  A. I. was a private in the 9th Tennessee Calvary Regiment.  He enlisted on 1 September 1862. He served in the battle at Hartsville, Tennessee where he fell from his horse injuring his spine while charging the enemy on December 7, 1862. He was left on the banks of the Caney Fork River being unable to ride a horse. He was captured and taken to Bowling Green, Kentucky where he escaped. He enlisted in Forrest's 19th - 20th Tennessee Cavalry serving in Company F as a Corporal. (Sumner County and Her Sons in the War Between the States, 1861 - 1865 by E. J. Keen)  Martha and A. I. are buried in the Sherron Cemetery. Photo of their tombstones and Memorial Marker for A. I.  Photo of Patsy and A. I. Children of Martha Ann Johnson and Andrew I. Thornberg Heath:
     1. Ida G. Heath, b 24 November 1869 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 5 July 1900 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. Never married.  Burial Sherron Cemetery.
     2. William Thomas "Tom" Heath, b 13 November 1871 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 20 August 1948 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married Isabelle Brackin Abt. 1894, b 9 November 1873 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d 14 July 1936 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
     3. Raleigh Thornberg Heath, b 9 September 1875 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d 31 August 1954 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married Mattie Boren 1 Jul 1908 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, b 1874 in Kentucky, d April 1941 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Raleigh Thornberg Heath is buried in the Sherron Cemetery.  Mattie Boren Heath is buried in the Brackin Cemetery, Sumner County.
     4. Tobias Franklin Heath, b 20 June 1878 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d 19 April 1915 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Never married.  Burial in the Sherron Cemetery.
     5. Alonzo Garfield "Lonnie" Heath, b 25 November 1882 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d 19 March 1963 in Simpson Co, Kentucky. Burial Sherron Cemetery. He married (1) Bertha H. Johnson 2 April 1903 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, b 1888 in Tennessee, d April 1912 in Sulphura, Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married (2) Velma Gass 24 March 1918 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; b Abt. 1904 in Tennessee.
     6. Sarah Ann "Sallie" Heath, b 25 February 1889 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d Abt. 1967 in Seattle, Washington. She married (1) Thomas Newton Barnes 3 Jul 1905 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, b 29 April 1887 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d Abt. 1956. She married (2) Madsen Aft. 1954.
   • William Austin Johnson, b 3 April 1852 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 2 February 1930 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He was b 3 April 1852 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, and d 2 February 1930 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married (1) Sarah H. Brazil 21 February 1870 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She was b Abt. 1851 in Kentucky. He married (2) Mary Ann Harper 18 July 1880 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, dau of Logan Harper and Margaret Cantrell. She was b 1 March 1846, and d 22 July 1922 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  William Austin Johnson and Mary Ann Harper are both buried in the Mount Vernon Cemetery, Sumner County.  Photo of William Austin. Photo of the William Austin Johnson Family. Children of William Austin Johnson and Mary Ann Harper:
     1. Margaret Ann "Maggie" Johnson, b 3 April 1881 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d 19 February 1945 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married (1) Robert Milton Reddick 25 August 1900 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, (son of James Wiley Reddick and Mary Washington Parrish) b 3 January 1873 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d 26 December 1908 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Burial Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Sumner County. She married (2) Lonnie M. Perry 23 December 1911 (son of John Wesley Perry and Patsy C.Graves) in Sumner Co, Tennessee, b 19 November 1882 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d 9 August 1920 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married (3) John Willis Carter Bet. 1920 - 1921, (Son of Calvin Carter and Melissa Hawkins) b 28 April 1881 in Kentucky, d 28 December 1921 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He is buried in the Mt. Vernon Cemetery. She married (4) James Grundy Hall Abt. 1930; b Abt. 1882 in Jackson Co, Tennessee.  Margaret Ann is buried in the Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
     2. Lila Frances "Fannie" Johnson, b 7 May 1884 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d 22 Jan 1977 in Hendersonville, Sumner County. She married George Parker 10 Nov 1901 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, b 28 October 1878 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d 7 February 1954 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Both are buried in the Mt. Vernon Cemetery. (I have 3 different birth dates for Fannie.  The SSDI has her birth as 7 May 1885, her tombstone has 7 May 1886, and the 1900 census has her birth as May, 1884 - edm)
     3. Wilburn Durham Johnson, b 10 December 1885 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d 11 Mar 1961 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married Nancy Ann Parker 23 December 1907 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, b 26 September 1891 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d 25 February 1966 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Both are buried in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Sumner Co, Tennessee.
     4. Minerva Caroline "Callie" Johnson, b 10 September 1889 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d 28 January 1946 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married Bernice Chapman Perry, b 7 March 1889 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d 24 April 1963 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, (Son of John William Francis Perry and Mildred Frances Robertson Lawrence).  Both are buried in the Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
     5. Lucy Bell Johnson, b 15 September 1892 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d 21 January 1959 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married John Williams  "Jack" Escue 7 August 1908 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, b 10 July 1888 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d 6 April 1965 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Both are buried in the Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
   • James Arthur Johnson, b 10 July 1853  (funeral home record has 1852 - edm) in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 11 September 1919 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. Burial Shiloh Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Sumner Co, Tennessee.  He married (1) Mary Smith 3 March 1876 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, dau of William Smith and Susan. She was b Abt. 1852 in Tennessee, d Bef. 1887 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. Children of James Arthur Johnson and Mary Smith:
     1. Fernanda Johnson, born Abt. 1878 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
     2. William Richard Johnson, born 9 Feb 1880 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 31 Oct 1947 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. Burial Frazier Cemetery, Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married Cinderella; born Abt. 1905.
     3. David Johnson, b. December,  1882 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married Alice in about 1902. She was born Abt. 1887 in Tennessee.

     James Arthur Johnson married (2) A. Etta Carman 3 July 1887 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She was b March 1861 in Tennessee.  Children of James Arthur Johnson and A. Etta Carman:

     1. Lena M. Johnson, b. July 1888 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d. in the 1918 Influenza epidemic. She married Jesse W. Hill 2 April 1910 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He was b. 1894, d. 1957.
     2. Annie G. Johnson, b. March 1890 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
     3. Archie A. Johnson, b. 22 February 1892 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d. November 1968 in Portland, Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married Mayme Kincaid 13 December 1915 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
     4. Vallie C. Johnson, b. 2 February 1894, d. 24 February 1961. She married Chester Lee Bandy 19 August 1910. He was b. 5 January 1892, d. 30 January 1968. They are buried in Old Brush Cemetery, Sumner Co, Tennessee.
     5. Mary Johnson, b. Abt. 1896 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
   • Jesse S. Johnson, b Abt. 1858 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  He married Sarah J. A. Keen 29 Nov 1877 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, daughter of Marcus Keen and Elizabeth Brown. She was born Abt. 1859 in Tennessee.  Child of Jesse S. Johnson and Sarah J. A. Keen:
     1. Myrtle May Johnson, b February, 1884 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. Burial Free Methodist Cemetery, Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married Dock Lonzo Clark 29 Oct 1902, solemnized by W. R.Garrison, M. G. in Sumner Co, Tennessee, b 11 January 1871 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d 30 July 1950 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. His funeral home record lists his parents as Richard Clark and Millie Graves. Burial Free Methodist Cemetery.
   • Nancy Johnson, b Abt. 1860 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.

3. Mary Frances Johnson was b 13 September 1824 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d 31 January 1897 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. (Photo) She married Aaron Sanford Simpson 29 Apr 1841 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, son of Enoch Simpson and Elizabeth Carter. He was b 20 November 1819 in Caswell Co, North Carolina, d 10 November 1879 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Both are said to be buried  in unmarked graves in the Pond Cemetery, Sumner County, Tennessee. Children of Mary Frances Johnson and Aaron Sanford Simpson:
   • Joseph Enoch Simpson, b 6 November 1842 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; Confederate soldier. d 6 August 1862 in Lookout Mountain, Georgia.  Burial Lookout Mountain, Georgia.  Died unmarried.
   • William Simpson, b 15 November 1844 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 7 January 1909 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He is buried in the Mount Vernon Cemetery.  He married (1) Emily Jane Brizendine 3 August 1865 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, dau of James Wright Brizendine and Lucinda Brown. She was born 31 August 1846 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, and d 16 May 1868 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married (2) Mary Louisa Equels 26 November 1868 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, dau of William Equels and Elizabeth Hodges. She was born 25 November 1848 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, and died 11 December 1880 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Burial Mount Vernon Cemetery. He married (3) Leona Alice Doss 20 March 1881 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, dau of John Doss and Martha Caldwell. She was b 20 July 1858 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, d 16 July 1932 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She is buried in the Mount Vernon Cemetery.
     Child of William Simpson and Emily Jane Brizendine:
     1. Robert Lee Simpson, b 15 September 1866 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 9 April 1931 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He is buried in the Mount Vernon Cemetery. He married Rosella Sherron 27 Nov 1887 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; b 19 September 1871 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 3 October 1950 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Rosella Sherron and Robert Lee Simpson had seven infant children in addition to those listed on census records, (Susie, Gertie, Jesse C., Alva and Rosa Lee). They are all buried in Mount Vernon Cemetery in Sumner County, Tennessee. Three of them were named Enoch, Howard and Norman. The others probably did not have names, dying at birth. They were born between 1893 and 1912.

     Children of William Simpson and Mary Louisa Equels:

     1. Ira Eldon Simpson, b 9 November 1869 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 5 July 1941 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married Alice Cornwell 24 December 1896 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; b 23 October 1877 in Round Pond, Simpson Co, Kentucky; d 8 July 1956 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Both are buried in the Sherron Cemetery.
     2. Laura Neil Simpson, b 9 July 1871 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 11 May 1947 in Portland, Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married John William Woodward 28 December 1887 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; b 15 March 1865 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 4 May 1944 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Both are buried in the Maple Hill Cemetery.
     3. Joseph Enoch Simpson, b 9 May 1873 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 22 November 1946 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married Nora Bell Hodges 17 January 1900 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; b 28 March 1879 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 23 December 1962 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. Both are buried in the Sherron Cemetery.
     4. Alonzo Sanford "Lonnie" Simpson, b 21 August 1874 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 25 October 1940 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married Cora Bell Flemming 4 October 1899 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; b 18 January 1879 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 27 May 1934 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Burial Sherron Cemetery.
     5. Elizabeth Frances  "Lizzie" Simpson, b 12 February 1876 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 14 February 1950 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married John W. Lambert 27 July 1898 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; b 27 October 1873; d 6 April 1919 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
     6. William Sumner Simpson, b 13 September 1877 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 28 October 1879 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Burial Mount Vernon Cemetery.
     7. Emily Caldonia Simpson, b 31 May 1879 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 20 October 1905 in Pulaski Co, Arkansas. She married H. Woodson Wallace 21 November 1895 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.

     Children of William Simpson and and Leona Doss:

     1. James Coleman Simpson, b 19 May 1882 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 16 October 1968 in Roanoke, Woodford Co, Illinois. He married Callie Flemming 8 February 1903 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; born Abt. 1883 in Tennessee.
     2. Janetta Bell "Nettie" Simpson, b 16 March 1884 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 5 April 1948 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married Harry Cleveland Holmes 20 Dec 1903 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; b 31 January 1885 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 26 September1961 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. Both are buried in the Mount Vernon Cemetery.
     3. Noah S. Simpson, b 28 February 1890 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d April 1971 in Bloomington, Monroe Co, Indiana. He married (1) Zela Parker 13 Mar 1910 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; b Abt. 1894. He married (2) Margaret Bef. 1971.
     4. Martha Elzoa "Mattie" Simpson, b 25 April 1892 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 31 May 1971 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married (1) Charles Newton Durham 23 Mar 1910 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; b 9 September 1883 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 21 December 1945 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married (2) William Andrew Dalton 26 August 1950 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; b 27 August 1896; d 1 June 1972. Both are buried in the Mount Vernon Cemetery.
     5. Eslie Bryant Simpson, b 11 December 1896 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 21 August 1968 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, burial Crestview Memorial Park Cemetery. He married Zettie Myrtle Barber 14 January 1917 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; b 17 August 1893 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d April 1985 in Gallatin, Sumner Co, Tennessee.  They had no children.
   • James W. "Jim" Simpson, b 6 July 1847 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 28 May 1928 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. Will of James W. Simpson He married (1) Mary C. Bradley 8 August 1867 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, daughter of Richard Bradley and Susan. (Will of Richard Bradley) She was born 11 August 1848 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, and died 9 December 1909 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married (2) Mary Elizabeth Ralph 20 June 1911 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She was born 1866 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, and d 1939 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Both are buried in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.  Children of James W. Simpson and Mary C. Bradley:
     1. Abe Marshall Simpson, b 11 November 1868 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 12 March 1890 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Burial in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
     2. Elviria Frances "Lene" Simpson, b 17 August 1870 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 15 June 1946 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married Alfred Henry Hodges 20 November 1887 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; b 28 May 1866 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 2 July 1933 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Both are buried in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
     3. Richard Sanford Simpson, b 2 March 1872 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 6 March 1890 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. Burial in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
     4. Cornelia Susan Simpson, b 7 March 1873 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 25 October 1875 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Burial in the Simpson Cemetery.
     5. James H. Simpson, b 24 August 1875 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 5 March 1890 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Burial in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
     6. Emily M. Simpson, b 28 October 1877 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She is buried in the Rock Bridge Cemetery. She married (1) Brodie Dalton Ausbrooks 26 December 1895 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; b 18 April 1876 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 11 July 1953 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. They were divorced before 1910. She married (2) Berford Crowder 19 December 1913 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; b 22 February 1890 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 10 August 1936 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  He is buried in the Rock Bridge Cemetery. Emily had no children by either marriage.
     7. Clara Bell Simpson, b 15 October 1878 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 16 November 1890 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. Burial Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
     8. Mary Alma Simpson, b 28 January 1881 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 27 Aug 1881 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Burial in the Simpson Cemetery.
     9. Tobias Ham Simpson, b 25 March 1883 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 21 October 1921 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. Burial Pleasant Hill Cemetery. He married Sarah Caroline "Callye" Brizendine 26 Nov 1910 in Sumner Co, Tennessee;  She was the dau of Marion Jasper Brizendine and Margaret Catherine Harper, b 22 April 1880 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 10 November 1947 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Sarah Caroline is buried in the Mount Vernon Cemetery.
     10. Lunar Dean Simpson, b 5 September 1884 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 24 March 1928 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. Burial in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery. He married Zora Belle Ryan 10 November 1907 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; b Abt. 1889 in Tennessee.
     11. Ada Evelene Simpson, b 26 August 1887 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 24 February 1961 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married Bailey Sanders Carman 16 Nov 1902 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; b 4 October 1874 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 1 February 1965 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Both are buried in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
   • Elizabeth J. Simpson, born 03 Dec 1849 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 11 Jan 1854 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
   • Thomas P. Simpson, born 22 Jun 1852 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 10 Jun 1854 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
   • Ann Eliza Katherine "Kitty" Simpson, born 21 Dec 1855 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 24 Nov 1917 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married John Wright Tucker Abt. 1872 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, son of John Wright Tucker, Sr. and Elizabeth. He was b 26 Jun 1847 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, and d Abt. 1930 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. Burial: Tucker Family Cemetery, Pondville, Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Children of Ann Eliza Katherine Simpson and John Wright Tucker:
     1. Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Tucker, b 6 January 1873 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 15 Nov 1948 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, burial Sherron Cemetery. She married Wade Hampton Perdue 14 March 1901 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; b 19 November 1879 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 16 June 1942 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
     2. Emily Dora Tucker, b 1876 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d Abt. 1884 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, at the age of 8.  Burial in the Tucker Family Cemetery, Pondville, Sumner Co, Tennessee
     3. Frances Tucker, b in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d in Sumner Co, Tennessee. Died at the age of 2, burial in the Tucker Family Cemetery, Pondville, Sumner Co., Tennessee.
     4. James Bob Tucker, b Abt. 1883 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d Abt. 1894 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Burial in the Tucker Family Cemetery, Pondville.
     5. Lela Bertha Tucker, b 30 September 1889 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married Rev. Isaac Newton Knight 17 September 1916 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; b 3 June 1858 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 4 December 1944.  Burial in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
   • John Wesley Simpson, b 1 December 1858 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 10 December 1934 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  He married Amanda Emmadine "Dine" Ashlock 9 November 1877 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, dau of Isaac Melton Ashlock and Mary Ann Hunter. She was b 7 November 1851 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, and d 9 September 1931 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Both are buried in the Mount Vernon Cemetery.  Children of John Wesley Simpson and Amanda Emmadine Ashlock:
     1. William Brady Simpson, b 22 July 1880 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 12 May 1969 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married (1) Leatha Bertha West 12 June 1904 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; b 21 June 1889 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 15 January 1917 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. Both are buried in the Rock Bridge Cemetery. He married (2) Annie Elizabeth Keen 17 November 1918 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; b 10 June 1889; d April 1975 in Franklin, Simpson Co, Kentucky.  Burial in the Fairfield Cemetery.
     2. Mary Katherine Simpson, b 28 March 1885 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 11 February 1965 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. Burial in the Fairfield Cemetery. She married Charles J. Roberts 25 November 1907 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; b 4 May 1871 in Allen Co, Kentucky; d 29 July 1943 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
     3. David Arthur Simpson, b 26 August 1887 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d Abt. 1970 in Indianapolis, Marion Co, Indiana. He married Iva A. Gray 15 March 1908 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; b 7 December 1890 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died December, 1982 in Indiana. (Daughter of Robert Ellis Gray and Martha A. Cantrell)
     4. Andrew Thomas Simpson, b 17 June 1891 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 18 October 1969 in Akron, Summit Co, Ohio. He married Ethel W. Gray 20 December 1914 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; b 17 April 1894 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d October 1969 in Cuyahoga Falls, Summit Co, Ohio. (Daughter of Fate Gray and Sallie Maddox)
     5. Herman Bryant Simpson, b 18 February 1894 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 13 November 1968 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. Burial in the Fairfield Cemetery. He married (1) Gertrude Gray 15 August 1915 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, b 10 Jun 1900 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 15 October 1918 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, (daughter of Robert Ellis Gray and Martha A. Cantrell)   Burial in the Sherron Cemetery. He married (2) Carrie Beatrice Brown 25 December 1921 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; b 7 April 1904 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 6 August 1976 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She is buried in the Fairfield Cemetery.
     6. Hershal A. Simpson, twin of Herman Bryant Simspon, b 18 February 1894 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 2 January 1902 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Burial in the Mount Vernon Cemetery.
     7. Charles F. Simpson, b Bef. 1900 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d Bef. 1900 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. Burial in the Mount Vernon Cemetery.
     8. Infant child Simpson, b Bef. 1900 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d Bef. 1900 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, buried in the Mount Vernon Cemetery.
     9. Infant daughter Simpson, b Bef. 1900 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d Bef. 1900 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. Burial in the Mount Vernon Cemetery.
     10. Isaac S. Simpson, b Bef. 1900 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d Bef. 1900 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, burial Mount Vernon Cemetery.
   • Emily Frances Simpson, b 4 June 1860 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 14 April 1934 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  She married Asa Wilson Ausbrooks 27 May 1915 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; b 9 December 1857 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 3 May 1935 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. Both are buried in the Mount Moriah Cemetery, Sumner Co, Tennessee.
   • Martha L. F. Simpson, born 16 October 1863 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 11 August 1865 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
   • Jasper Edmund Simpson, b 2 August 1866 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 8 July 1938 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. Burial in the Sherron Cemetery.  He married (1) Chanie S. Sherron 29 October 1899 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, dau of Thomas Sherron and Nancy Elizabeth Perdue. She was b 8 November 1875 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, and d 4 June 1906 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. Burial in the Sherron Cemetery. He married (2) Callie Donia Neal 20 June 1909 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, dau of George Neal and Mary. She was b 31 October 1881 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, and d 10 December 1931 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. Burial in the Sherron Cemetery.  Children of Jasper Edmund Simpson and Chanie S. Sherron:
     1. Roy Sanford Simpson, b 5 December 1900 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married Fannie Sue Presnell 21 August 1926 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
     2. Thomas Arlis Simpson, b 20 July 1902 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 2 June 1906 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Burial in the Sherron Cemetery, Sumner County, Tennessee.
     3. Walter Enoch Simpson, b 22 September 1904 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 5 June 1906 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Burial in the Sherron Cemetery.
     4. Wesley C. Simpson, b 15 May 1906 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married (1) Fordie Brown 24 May 1926 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; b 1 January 1908; d 3 October 1928.  She is buried in the Sherron Cemetery. He married (2) Laura Aft. 1928; b Abt. 1913.

     Children of Jasper Simpson and Callie Neal are:

     1. Sylvia Mai Simpson, b 28 February 1910 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married Otis Randolph Marsh 12 April 1925 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
     2. Beulah Frances Simpson, b 13 February 1912 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married Jesse Lee Beasley 17 August 1929 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
     3. Louie Lee Simpson, b 20 March 1914 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 1968. She married Preuitt Barlow 25 December 1936 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
     4. Hestell Simpson, b 10 July 1916 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married Brady Gent 17 November 1934 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
     5. William Hayden Simpson, b 28 August 1918 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married Beatrice Key.
     6. Howell Edmond Simpson, b 28 August 1920 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 1982 in Indianapolis, Marion Co, Indiana. He married Juanita Mai Coates 27 September1947 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Howell Edmond is buried in the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Greenwood, Indiana.
     7. Verna Dee Simpson, b 21 June 1922 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married Charles E. Creasy 8 January 1944 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
     8. Eulahah Simpson, b 12 April 1924 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married (1) Lloyd O'Neal; b 6 August 1918; d 24 July 1963. Lloyd is buried in the Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Sumner County, Tennessee. She married (2) East.
   • Mary Etter Morgan Simpson, b 29 December 1869 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 20 November 1879 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.

Austin Johnson married (2) Barrodill B. White 30 Sep 1829 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, daughter of Robert White and Lucretia. She died between the end of March and before the 26th of August in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  (See Deed: Austin & Barrodill Johnson to Malvina, Margaret, and Barrodill Johnson, Loose Record #1142, Gd. Johnson, 1844) Children of Austin Johnson and Barrodill B. White:

1. Malvina C. Johnson, b Abt. 1832 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
2. Margaret Ann "Mag" Johnson, b 22 Aug 1834 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; d 22 Jun 1909 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. Photo of Mag Johnson. Buried in the Simpson Cemetery, Sumner County.  Never married.
3. Barrodill Johnson, b Abt. 1835 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Living with her sister Martha Jane Simpson in 1850.

Austin Johnson married (3) Mary M. Holt 21 September 1840 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, daughter of Holt and Nancy.  She died Bef. 1850 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  Children of Austin Johnson and Mary M. Holt:

1. Thomas P.  Johnson, b Abt. 1844 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.  He married Nancy A. Baker 2 January 1869 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
2. Rebecca A. Johnson, b Abt. 1846 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.

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