The following material
on the immediate ancestry of
O. J. Simpson
should not be considered either
exhaustive or authoritative, but
rather as a first draft.
| Ancestry of O. J. Simpson | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Orenthal James ("O. J.") Simpson, b. San Francisco, Cal., 9 July 1947 |
| PARENTS | |
| 2 |
Jimmy Lee Simpson,
b. ... , Ark., 29 Jan. 1920,
d. San Francisco, Cal., 9 June 1986 [SSDI 438-22-1972]
m. ... 1941 |
| 3 | Eunice Durden, b. ... 23 Oct. 1921, d. San Francisco, Cal., 9 Nov. 2001 [SSDI 369-28-5275] |
| GRANDPARENTS | |
| 4 |
... Simpson,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 5 | ... Potter, b. ... , d. ... |
| 6 |
Dennis Durden,
b. Caddo Parish, La., 11 Oct. 1883,
d. Rodessa, La., ... Nov. 1964 [SSDI 433-16-7618]
m. Caddo Parish, La., 20 Feb. 1910 [Louisiana Marriages] |
| 7 | Patsy Sewell, b. ... , La., Nov. 1889, d. Rodessa, La., ... Nov. 1959 |
| GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 12 |
Curtis Durden,
b. ... , La., ... [ca. 1847],
d. ...
m. ... [ca. 1866] |
| 13 | Lucinda Bayliss, b. ... 1852, d. Caddo Par., La., 2 Sept. 1917 [Louisiana Death Index 20:9308] |
| 14 |
Sam Sewell,
b. ... 1854,
d. Caddo Par., La., 14 May 1935
[Louisiana Death Index 13:5569]
m. |
| 15 | ... Herndon, b. ... , d. ... |
| GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 26 |
Amos Bayliss,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 27 | Adaline ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
1930 Louisiana, Caddo Par., Police Jury Ward 9, ED 74, sheet 6A, line 41
Durden Dennis H M Neg 45 M 25 LA LA LA Farmer General
Patsy W F Neg 40 M 20 LA LA LA
J D S M Neg 17 S LA LA LA
Samma D F Neg 15 S LA LA LA
Ruth D F Neg 13 S LA LA LA
Broswell S M Neg 11 S LA LA LA
Eunice D F Neg 8 S LA LA LA
Johnnie Mae D F Neg 6 S LA LA LA
James S M Neg 4 S LA LA LA
Hollis S M Neg 3 S LA LA LA
Opal Lee D F Neg 1/12 S LA LA LA
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1910 Louisiana, Caddo Par., Ward 1, ED 29, sheet 15B, line 51
Durden Dennis H M Mu 27 M1 LA US US Farm labor General
Patsy W F Mu 20 M1 LA US LA
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1910 Louisiana, Caddo Par., Ward 1, ED 29, sheet 18B, line 92
Sewell Sam H M B 58 M2 22 AR NC AL Farm Labor Farm
Cyndee W F B 50 M2 12 1 1 LA VA GA
Harison Conner Stepson M B 16 S LA LA LA
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1900 Louisiana, Caddo Par., Ward 1, ED 25, sheet 3B, line 54
Swell Sam H B M Oct 1852 48 M2 LA AR L Farmer
Ramunda W B F Oct 1877 22 M2 1 1 LA AR LA
Patsy D B F Nov 1889 10 S LA AR LA
The birthplace of Sam's mother is reported in the schedule as "L".
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