Born in Fulton County, Illinois, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Charles L Berry
and Mary Jane (Brinegar) Berry
Sister of
Jack Ralph Berry, Ora Shannon Berry, Bessie A (Berry) Johnson, Ercel Mae (Berry) Shaw, Daryl E Berry, Vera D Berry, Mary Edna Berry and Oma E (Berry) Reneau
Wife of
Duane Eugene Simpson
— married
24 Apr 1923 in Lewistown, Fulton, Illinois, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Duane Eugene Simpson Jr, [private daughter (1920s - unknown)], Darlene (Simpson) Sayrs, [private daughter (1930s - unknown)] and Diana (Simpson) Schoonover
Died
at age 68
in Galesburg, Knox Co, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Aug 2023
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Biography
This profile is part of the Simpson Name Study.
Myrtle Audrey Berry was born on April 20, 1907 in Fulton County, Illinois, United States.
Myrtle (16) married Duane Eugene Simpson (20) (born on February 24, 1903 in Bryant, Fulton, Illinois; son of Chalmer Gaines Simpson and Jennie Hubbs) on April 24, 1923 in Lewistown, Fulton. Their children were:
- Duane Eugene Simpson (1923–1945)
- Doris Simpson (1927– )
- Darlene Simpson (1930–2006)
- Delores Joan Simpson (1934– )
- Diana Jane Simpson (1938–2017)
Myrtle died on July 1, 1975 in Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, aged 68.
Sources
- FamilySearch Person: L2JR-F5M
- "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKD3-TRT : Sun Mar 10 10:38:38 UTC 2024), Entry for Charles L Berry and Mary J Berry, 1910.
- "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJW1-44Z : Sat Mar 09 02:13:43 UTC 2024), Entry for Charley L Berry and Mary Berry, 1920.
- "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6X1R-NSZH : Tue Mar 19 06:19:37 UTC 2024), Entry for Dwayne Simpson and Myrtle Simpson, 4 April 1950.
- "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q594-19GZ : Fri Mar 15 04:46:59 UTC 2024), Entry for Mr Charles Berry and Clifford Sprinkle, 04 Oct 1951.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Myrtle:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Myrtle:
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~1.56%
Dawn Nott
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A125672 [compare], Ancestry member dbeemer1150
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