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Marriage Certificate, 11 sep 1907, Fort Scott,
Bourbon, Kansas - approx 15" x 19" on heavy stock.
William and Ada noted the births of their children on the bottom
and reverse side, as follows ver batim: (see
detail below)
| Clarence Alford
Simpson |
borned Oct 18, Sund
11:40 am 1908 Fort Scott Kan |
| Orval Marvin
Simpson |
borned March 29=1910
10:50 am morning Fort ScottKan Tuestay |
| Forest Melvin
Simpson |
borned Feb 12=1914
6:45 am morning Fort Scott Kan wensday |
| Sarah Elizabeth
Simpson |
Sunday 11:45 borned
December 5=1915 |
| Dorothy Mae
Simpson |
April 24=1918 7:20
am wed Morning |
| Gladys Lucille
Simpson |
May 25=1921 after
midnight 2:00am wen |
| Also included
on the back is the notation for Forest's marriage: |
| "Forrest
M. Simpson married to Dorothy Wood May 12, 1931" |
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| On the front of the certificate,
Willam and Ada noted their birth information: |
| "Wm H. Simpson Borned June
14 1875"(1) |
| "Ada May Simpson Feb 9 12:00pm
1885 |
(1) William's date of birth
is recorded everywher else as 1869 - there is one other reference
that favors 1875 - the 1880 Census of LaCygne, Linn, Kansas where his age is shown as 5
His death certificate gives his date of birth as 14 jun 1869
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