Edwards, Rev. Jonathan.  "An Illustrated History of Spokane County, State of
Washington."  San Francisco: W. H. Lever, 1900.  p. 500.
 
JOHN SIMPSON

     deceased, a pioneer of 1882, was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1853. He
came to America when eighteen or nineteen years old and settled, first in
Oregon, but afterwards came to Spokane county and took up a homestead of one
hundred and sixty acres of land two miles west of Spokane bridge. He resided on
this farm until his death, which occurred in 1893. He was married in Scotland,
in 1881, to Miss Margaret Murray, the fruit of their union being four children,
namely: Thomas, Nellie, Maggie and Jennie. Mrs. Simpson now owns the original
homestead and forty acres more. She is engaged in the dairy business.


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