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SimpsonSlave Cemetery, 80-2 Summary Report, page 3

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This land record index shows that the SW/4 of the 17th Section passed from Charles Bowen to William H. Clopton in 1844. It was not until 1870 that John Simpson is shown acquiring the land of the adjacent NW/4 of the 17th Section. There is no index record to indicate Simpson ownership of the land at the time when slaves could have been held, at least in the 17th Section. However, land in this nearby area did involve the Simpson and related families after 1870 until 1918, as indicated by the continuation page of the INDEX TO LANDS for this section through the year 1919, as shown below: 3 - (2767)    

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