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Robert Justin Simpson

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Robert Justin Simpson

Birth
Marigold, Randolph County, Illinois, USA
Death
3 Mar 1986 (aged 82)
Red Bud, Randolph County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Ruma, Randolph County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Bob was the son of Henry Edwin Simpson & Mary Elizabeth Whelan. He married Frances McDermott on 10 August 1954. Bob was a timberman. In 1921, he had the first crystal radio set in the community. Later, Bob built he own set & could hear as far away as Havana, Peru, & England. He started a fertilizer business on the corner of the Simpson farm in the mid-1960's. Bob & his partner Francis had a thriving business in the 1970's.
Bob was the son of Henry Edwin Simpson & Mary Elizabeth Whelan. He married Frances McDermott on 10 August 1954. Bob was a timberman. In 1921, he had the first crystal radio set in the community. Later, Bob built he own set & could hear as far away as Havana, Peru, & England. He started a fertilizer business on the corner of the Simpson farm in the mid-1960's. Bob & his partner Francis had a thriving business in the 1970's.


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