Ernest Simpson
Ernie was "a vigorous Paladin sort of man...and his past was colored with numerous tales, many of which I am sure were not told to me," my grandmother Goldie wrote of her beloved father.
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Ernie was "a vigorous Paladin sort of man...and his past was colored with numerous tales, many of which I am sure were not told to me," my grandmother Goldie wrote of her beloved father.
Goldie Simpson reminisced, "My mother was the very essence of a gentle-lady. She was tender and soft-spoken, all-loving and often impractical with her gentle sympathies."
Great grandpa Charlie's family hailed from Germany, arriving in Baltimore, Maryland in 1834. After settling in Pennsylvania, the family removed to Nebraska near the end of the 20th Century.
Born in Story City, Iowa, great grandmother Julia Veland was the daughter of Norwegian immigrants, John and Elisebeth (Gravdahl) Veland. After leaving Iowa, the family resided in Wisconsin for a time before finally settling in Minneapolis.
From my earliest years I was drawn to know my ancestors. At the core of my being I needed to know where I’d come from. Names were not enough – I needed the stories, I longed to know who these people were that came together to create all who came before me. Fortunately, my grandmother, Goldie (Simpson) Uphouse Edwards, was the very lucky recipient of her own grandmother’s 19th Century photo album. This she bequeathed to me, one of my most precious possessions. Just as important were the incredible memories she shared of her mother, Susan Belle Stanwood, and of her colorful father Ernest L. “Bob” Simpson. I’ve spent most of my life recording these stories and collecting information on the Stanwood and Simpson families. Please feel free to visit my blog, GraveObsessions.com, or click above to search this database for records on these awesome ancestors.
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Braving negative temps January 2023 to visit the grave of John Mayel Simpson at the McConnellsville Cemetery in Jefferson Co., NY. See my blog for family stories and more details on my research!
My Grandmother's Family
Goldie Simpson
My young grandmother with her parents, Ernest and Susan (Stanwood) Simpson, and older sister, Beatrice Clark, far right.
My mother, the daughter of Harold and Goldie (Simpson) Uphouse, was an extraordinarily creative person known for her arts and crafts. From her and my grandmother I've inherited a love animals - what's a home without a little hair?
My grandmother, the daughter of Ernest and Susan (Stanwood) Simpson, inspired my passion for family history. She was my anchor, my rock, and helped shape me into who I am today.
My great grandmother, Susan Stanwood, was the youngest daughter of Albert and Lavina (Bursley) Stanwood. She embodied love, kindness and compassion - I so wish I could have known her.
Lavina Bursley, my 2nd great grandmother, was the creator of a photo album now in my possession. Lavina was the daughter of Benjamin and Cynthia (Day) Bursley, and the mother of eight children.
We are the chosen. In each family there is one who seems called to find the ancestors. To put flesh on their bones and make them live again. To tell the family story and to feel that somehow they know and approve. Doing genealogy is not a cold gathering of facts but, instead, breathing life into all who have gone before. We are the story tellers of the tribe. All tribes have one. We have been called, as it were, by our genes. Those who have gone before cry out to us: Tell our story. So, we do. In finding them, we somehow find ourselves. How many graves have I stood before now and cried? I have lost count. How many times have I told the ancestors, "You have a wonderful family; you would be proud of us.". How many times have I walked up to a grave and felt somehow there was love there for me? I cannot say. It goes beyond just documenting facts. It goes to who I am, and why I do the things I do.
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