Researching Sid Simpson
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 52380 people with the Simpson surname? In that year Simpson was ranked number 52 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Sid means "Form of SIDNEY. See SYDNEY" and is of French origin.
Records of Sid Simpson on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Sid Simpson and the Simpson Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Simpson Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Simpson family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 67287 people with the Simpson surname in the UK? Simpson is now ranked number 57 for popularity in the UK. |
Simpson Genealogy Databases
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Simpson Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 212677 people with the Simpson surname in the USA? Simpson is ranked number 87 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Simpson Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Sid Simpson. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Sid Simpson
Sid Simpson
Sidney Elmer Simpson (September 20, 1894 – October 26, 1958) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Illinois from 1943 to 1958. He was a member of the Republican Party.
Born in Carrollton, Illinois, Simpson attended the public schools and graduated from Carrollton High School. During the First World War he served in the United States Army, with overseas service. He was owner of Simpson Motor Co. and Simpson Bus Co. He served as chairman of the Greene County Republican Committee. Simpson also served as member of the executive committee of the County Chairman's Association of Illinois, and as city treasurer of Carrollton for one term. He also served as a member of the Carrollton Board of Education.
Simpson was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-eighth and to the seven succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1943, until his death. He served as chairman of the Committee on the District of Columbia (Eighty-third Congress). Simpson voted present on the Civil Rights Act of 1957. Simpson had been renominated to the Eighty-sixth Congress. He died of a heart attack in Pittsfield, Illinois on October 26, 1958. He was succeeded in Congress by his wife Edna O. Simpson.
He was interred in Carrollton City Cemetery in Carrollton, Illinois.
Source: Sid Simpson, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Simpson
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