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SIMPKINS, William

Male Abt 1867 - Abt 1929  (~ 62 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  SIMPKINS, William was born about 1867 in England; died about Apr 1929 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY.

    Family/Spouse: Marjory. Marjory was born about 1874 in Canada; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. SIMPKINS, Howard W  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1894 in Canada; died on 20 Mar 1956 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY.
    2. 3. SIMPKINS, Alice Louise  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1898 in Canada; and died.
    3. 4. SIMPKINS, Andrew Gordon  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1904 in New York; died on 6 Mar 1959 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY.
    4. 5. SIMPKINS, Edward E  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1906 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 6 May 1960 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY.
    5. 6. SIMPKINS, Bertha  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1910 in New York; and died.
    6. 7. SIMPKINS, Isabelle L  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1912 in New York; and died.
    7. 8. SIMPKINS, Charles H  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1915 in New York.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  SIMPKINS, Howard W Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born about 1894 in Canada; died on 20 Mar 1956 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY.

    Notes:

    Niagara Gazette - 3/21/1954

    Funeral services for Howard W.
    ' Simpkins. 61. of 7820 Buffalo Ave.,
    Iwho" died yesterday (March 20,
    j 195ft) at the Henry Hubbs Hold.
    will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at
    'he Hardison and Ingram Funeral
    Home. The Rev. John Wickcnden,
    rector of the Epiphany Episcopal
    Church, will officiate.
    Mr. Simpkins, who retired a year
    »to after serving for many years
    it a customs inspector on the Peace
    Bridge. Buffalo, had been ill for
    * short time.
    He is survived by a son, Robert,
    Montclair, N.J.; a daughter, Mrs.
    Ralph Dyson, Burlington, N.J.; his
    mother, Mrs. William Simpkins,
    this city; three sisters, Mrs. Howard
    Wilson and Mrs. Edwin Smith,
    both of this city, and Mrs. Ralph
    Seller, ncKmore, and three brothers,
    A. Gordon Simpkins, Grand
    Island, Edward E, Simpkins. Lewiston,
    and Charles Simpkins, Franklinville.
    Burial will be in Elmlawn Cemetery,
    Kenmore.

    Howard married Ella M about 1922. Ella was born about 1898 in PA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. SIMPKINS, Howard W  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1923 in New York.
    2. 10. SIMPKINS, Richard C  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 11. SIMPKINS, Robert E  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 12. SIMPKINS, Muriel  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Jul 1928 in New York; died on 17 Feb 1999 in Eden, Erie County, NY.

  2. 3.  SIMPKINS, Alice Louise Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born about 1898 in Canada; and died.

    Alice married WILSON, Howard C on 16 Jan 1924 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Howard (son of WILSON, Guy and BROWNING, Lavinia Anne) was born in Aug 1895 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 12 Jun 1944 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. WILSON, Evelyn L  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 14. WILSON, Guy  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 4.  SIMPKINS, Andrew Gordon Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born about 1904 in New York; died on 6 Mar 1959 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY.

    Notes:

    Niagara Gazette - 3/7/1959

    UnionCarbide
    Designing
    Engineer Dies
    Andrew Gordon Simpkins,
    | 55. of 3416 Wallace Dr.. Grand
    i Island, died unexpectedly Friday
    (March 6, 1959) at Memo-
    • rial Hospital.
    An employe for 27 years at
    Union Carbide Metals Co., he
    was a designing engineer.
    Mr. Simpkins was born in
    ; Niagara Falls, graduated from
    j Niagara Falls High School-and
    attended the University of
    Michigan. He then j o i n ed
    i Union Carbide.
    He was a member of the
    • American Society of Mechanii
    cal Engineers, LaSalle Lodge,
    iNo. 1049, F&AM. and the Niagara
    Lodge of Perfection,
    : Buffalo Consistory of Scottish
    | Rite Masonry.
    : Avid Fisherman
    I Mr. Simpkins, an avid fishi
    ing, hunting and skeet shooting
    enthusiast, was a member
    of the Grand Island Rod and
    Gun Club. He also bowled for
    a Union Carbide t e am and
    played golf.
    He was a member of Trinity
    Lutheran Church, Grand Is-
    land.
    Survivors include his wife,
    Mrs. Frances Burwell- Simpkins.
    Grand Island; one son,
    Phillip .1. Simpkins, Grand Island;
    his mother, Mrs. Marjory
    C. Simpkins, this city;
    two brothers, Edward Simpkins,
    Lewiston. and Charles
    Simpkins, Franklinvillc; three
    sisters. Mrs. Howard Wilson,
    this city, Mrs. Edwin Smith
    and Mrs. Ralph Sieler, Buffalo.
    Funeral Monday
    Funeral services will be held
    Monday at 11 a.m. at Cornell
    and Daggett Funeral Chapel,
    with the Rev. Franklin J. Beck,
    minister of Trinity Lutheran
    Church, officiating.
    Masonic services will be con-
    ducted Sunday at 7:30 p.m. by
    LaSalle Lodge No. 1049.

    Family/Spouse: BURWELL, Frances. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. SIMPKINS, Phillip J  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Oct 1931; died on 30 Aug 2001 in New Castle, New Castle County, DE.

  4. 5.  SIMPKINS, Edward E Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born about 1906 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 6 May 1960 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY.

    Notes:

    Niagara Gazette - 5/7/1960

    Services for Edward
    Simpkins, 54, of 2445 Creek
    Rd.. Town of Porter, will be
    held at 2 p.m. Monday at the
    Lane Funeral Home.
    Mr. Simpkins was found
    dead F r l d a v (May 6, 1960) in
    his car which was parked with
    the m o t o r running in a lane be
    h i n d the 3-F Club in Swan Rd.
    Mr. Simpkins was discover
    ed by John Fischer, manager
    of the c l u b - who summoned
    sheriffs deputies and an in-
    halator from the Ransomville
    Fire Dept. Mr. Simpkins was
    pronounced dead at the scene
    by Coroner F. Eugene Ingram,
    who issued a certificate of
    suicide.
    A native of this city, he was
    with the Einsfeld Plumbing
    Corp. for 12 years and was
    engineer at Stella Niagara for
    8 years. Just before his death
    he was employed on the State
    Power Authority project here.
    Surviving arc his wife, Mrs.
    Berta Townscnd Simpkins;
    two daughters, Miss Lois Ann
    Simpkins, at home and Mrs.
    Marjory Abray, this city; his
    mother, Mrs. Marjory Simpkins,
    this city; three sisters,
    Mrs. Howard Wilson, this city,
    Mrs. Edwin Smith, Bergholtz,
    and Mrs. Ralph Sifler, Kenmore;
    a brother, Charles
    Simpkins, Franklinville, N.Y.;
    and a grandchild.
    The Rev. Paul Henderson,
    St. Barnabas Episcopal Mission,
    Franklinville, will conduct
    thc funeral. Interment
    will be private.

    ALSO

    Niagara Gazette

    SIMPKINS—Suddenly In the town of Porter.
    May 6, 1960.Edward E. Slmokins
    of 2445 Creek Road, Younostown.
    Husband of Berta Townsend Slmpklns.
    Father of Mrs. Mary Marjorie Abray,
    Niagara Falls; Miss Lois Ann
    Slmpklns at home. Son of Mrs. Marjorie
    Slmpklns, Niagara Falls. Brother
    of Mrs. Howard Wilson, Niagara
    Falls, Mrs. Edwin Smith, Bershotti,
    New York, Mrs. Ralph Slfler, Kenmore,
    New York; Charles Slmpkins,
    Frankllnvllle, New York. Also survived
    by one Grandchild. Funeral services
    will be held from the Lane Funeral
    Home Inc., 8622 Buffalo Ave., Monday,
    May, 9, 1960, at 2:00 P.m. Rev.
    Paul Henderson officiating. Interment
    at the convenience of the family.

    Edward married GALLECIEZ, Rose Agnes on 24 Oct 1935 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Rose (daughter of GALLECIEZ, Frank A and KENNAN, Mary A) was born on 18 Sep 1909 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 16 Dec 1946 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. SIMPKINS, Mary Marjorie  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1937; died on 25 Jun 2022 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY.
    2. 17. SIMPKINS, Lois Ann  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 18. SIMPKINS, Linda Rose  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1941; died on 26 Jan 1957 in Newark, Wayne County, NY.

    Edward married TOWNSEND, Berta Belle after 1946. Berta (daughter of TOWNSEND, Morris Mortimer and STUART, Emily Florence Wallace) was born on 22 Jul 1907 in Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY; died on 5 Apr 1988 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 6.  SIMPKINS, Bertha Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born about 1910 in New York; and died.

    Family/Spouse: SMITH, Edwin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 7.  SIMPKINS, Isabelle L Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born about 1912 in New York; and died.

    Family/Spouse: SIFLER, Ralph. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 8.  SIMPKINS, Charles H Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born about 1915 in New York.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. SIMPKINS, Douglas Charles  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 3

  1. 9.  SIMPKINS, Howard W Descendancy chart to this point (2.Howard2, 1.William1) was born about 1923 in New York.

  2. 10.  SIMPKINS, Richard C Descendancy chart to this point (2.Howard2, 1.William1)

  3. 11.  SIMPKINS, Robert E Descendancy chart to this point (2.Howard2, 1.William1)

  4. 12.  SIMPKINS, Muriel Descendancy chart to this point (2.Howard2, 1.William1) was born on 6 Jul 1928 in New York; died on 17 Feb 1999 in Eden, Erie County, NY.

    Family/Spouse: DYSON, Ralph Edward. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 13.  WILSON, Evelyn L Descendancy chart to this point (3.Alice2, 1.William1)

    Evelyn married ENGLISH, Alan [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 14.  WILSON, Guy Descendancy chart to this point (3.Alice2, 1.William1)

  7. 15.  SIMPKINS, Phillip J Descendancy chart to this point (4.Andrew2, 1.William1) was born on 10 Oct 1931; died on 30 Aug 2001 in New Castle, New Castle County, DE.

  8. 16.  SIMPKINS, Mary Marjorie Descendancy chart to this point (5.Edward2, 1.William1) was born about 1937; died on 25 Jun 2022 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY.

    Notes:

    Mary Marjorie "Marge" Abray of Wheatfield, NY, passed away on June 25, 2022, at the age of 85.
    She is predeceased by her husband, Clifford, who passed away May 20, 2022. They had celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary on May 17, 2022.
    Survived by daughters, Susan (Craig) Boyce, Allison (Ronald) Gugliuzza; and sons, Thomas (Donna Mahoney) and James (Joan). Also survived by grandchildren, Alexander (Amanda Zranchev) and Andrew Boyce, Jeremiah Abray and Sara Gugliuzza; her sister-in-law, Janice (late Don) DiBacco; niece, Nicole (John) Merletti; and many dear friends.
    Marge graduated from Stella Niagara Seminary in 1955. She was a long-time member of Riverside Presbyterian Church in Niagara Falls, serving as church financial secretary, Sunday School Superintendent and teacher. She was a Red Cross volunteer and was employed as a secretary at Union Carbide Corp. and Bacon Memorial Church.
    Upon death, her body was donated to the UB Anatomical Gift Program at the Jacobs School of Medicine.
    A celebration of life service will be held at Riverside Presbyterian Church at 815-84th Street in Niagara Falls on Sunday July 17 at 1 PM.
    In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her name to Heart, Love and Soul Food Pantry, 939 Ontario Ave., Niagara Falls, NY 14305) or Niagara Hospice, 4675 Sunset Dr., Lockport, NY 14094.

    Mary married ABRAY, Clifford Edgar on 17 May 1958 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Clifford was born about 1937; died on 20 May 2022 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. ABRAY, Lois  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 21. ABRAY, Susan  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 22. ABRAY, Allison  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 23. ABRAY, Thomas  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 24. ABRAY, James  Descendancy chart to this point

  9. 17.  SIMPKINS, Lois Ann Descendancy chart to this point (5.Edward2, 1.William1)

  10. 18.  SIMPKINS, Linda Rose Descendancy chart to this point (5.Edward2, 1.William1) was born about 1941; died on 26 Jan 1957 in Newark, Wayne County, NY.

    Notes:

    Niagara Gazette - 1/1957

    Engineer's Daughter
    Dies at Age of 16
    Linda Rose Simpkins, 16, daughter
    of Edward E, Simpkins, chief
    engineer at Stella Niagara Seminary,
    and the late Rose Galleciez
    Simpkins, died Saturday (Jan. 26,
    1957) at a Newark Children's
    School where she had been for
    the last 13 years.
    Surviving besides her father are
    two sisters, Mary Marjorie and
    Lois Ann Simpkins, both of this
    city.
    Private funeral services will be
    held tomorrow at the Gridley Funeral
    Home and burial will be in
    Gate of Heaven Cemetery at the
    convenience of the family.


  11. 19.  SIMPKINS, Douglas Charles Descendancy chart to this point (8.Charles2, 1.William1)


Generation: 4

  1. 20.  ABRAY, Lois Descendancy chart to this point (16.Mary3, 5.Edward2, 1.William1)

  2. 21.  ABRAY, Susan Descendancy chart to this point (16.Mary3, 5.Edward2, 1.William1)

    Family/Spouse: BOYCE, Craig. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 22.  ABRAY, Allison Descendancy chart to this point (16.Mary3, 5.Edward2, 1.William1)

    Family/Spouse: GUGLIUZZA, Ronald. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 23.  ABRAY, Thomas Descendancy chart to this point (16.Mary3, 5.Edward2, 1.William1)

    Family/Spouse: MAHONEY, Donna. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 24.  ABRAY, James Descendancy chart to this point (16.Mary3, 5.Edward2, 1.William1)

    Family/Spouse: Joan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]




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