Biographical Sketch of James B. Simpson, Crawford County, Missouri >From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888. ********************************************************************** James B. Simpson, a pioneer citizen of Crawford County and an old and respected resident of this portion of the State, was born in Franklin County, MO., March 11, 1818, and is now, therefore, a little past the allotted age of three-score years and ten. Eight children were in the family of his parents, John S. and Delilah (Greenstreet) Simpson, of whom he was the youngest. His father came originally from South Caro- lina, while his mother was a native of Kentucky. They were among the pioneer citizens of Missouri, and bore their full share in the devel- opment and improvement of the section where they made their home. James' birth occurred at an early day in the county's history, when but little had been done in the way of improvement, and when mischiev- ous Indians kept the watchful settler on the alert at all times. Owing to the primitive condition of schools while growing up, he was denied the privileges of but a limited education until quite a large boy, but through his own efforts he has acquired a good knowledge of the curr- ent affairs of the day, and keeps well posted on all general subjects. In 1838 he was married to Miss Mary, daughter of John and Sarah Cant- ley, nee Gibson. To them have been born four children, three of whom survive: John G., Martha J. and Mary E. All are married and have homes of their own. Mr. and Mrs. Simpson still reside upon the old homestead, and can claim eighteen grandchildren, and three great grandchildren. They are well preserved in years, and enjoy the re- spect of a wide circle of friends. Mr. Simpson is a stanch Democrat, and has held the office of justice of the peace for twelve years. Himself and wife are members of the Baptist Church. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================