Born in Harlan, Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Abraham Simpson
and Delilah (Saylor) Simpson
Sister of
Chrisman Simpson, Louisa Simpson [half], Delilah Simpson [half], Alice (Simpson) Gross and Mary Simpson [half]
Wife of
Elijah Williams
— married
15 Sep 1852 in Harlan, Kentucky, USA
Descendants 
Mother of
Lizanne (Williams) Simpson
Died [date unknown]
in Harlan, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Mar 2024
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Biography
Delila was born in 1832.
Sources
- 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 1, Harlan, Kentucky; Roll: 203; Page: 36a; Line Number: 12
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #17189255 (accessed 20 March 2024)
Delila Simpson (17) in District 1, Harlan, Kentucky, USA. Born in Kentucky.
"Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4WM-QQM : 29 November 2023), Elijah Williams, 1852.
- 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Harlan, Kentucky; Roll: M653_371; Page: 397; Family History Library Film: 803371
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #39157888 (accessed 20 March 2024)
Delila Williams (25), Household Duties, in Harlan, Kentucky. Born in Kentucky.
- Military: "U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934"
The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Number: T288; Roll: 521
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4654 #10464476 (accessed 20 March 2024)
Name: Deliah Williams [Delilah Williams]; Gender: Female; Relation to Head: Widow; Spouse: Elijah Williams.
- Marriage: "Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965"
Original data: Marriage Records. Kentucky Marriages. Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61372 #901611918 (accessed 20 March 2024)
Delila Williams (35) marriage to Jesse Taylor on 10 Dec 1868 in Whitley, Kentucky, USA.
- 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1870; Census Place: Subdivision 93, Knox, Kentucky; Roll: M593_480; Page: 419B
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #17568610 (accessed 20 March 2024)
Jane Taylor (36) in Subdivision 93, Knox, Kentucky. Born in Kentucky.
- 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1880; Census Place: Harlan, Kentucky; Roll: 418; Page: 494d; Enumeration District: 046
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #11762353 (accessed 20 March 2024)
Jane Williams (48), widowed, Housekeeper, head of household in Harlan, Kentucky, USA. Born in Kentucky.
- 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 40; Digital film/folder number: 004118913; FHL microfilm: 1240525; Image number: 379; Sheet number: 1; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00789-5
FamilySearch Record: M94D-D1S (accessed 20 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6SF3-JWX
Delia Taylor (68), widowed mother-in-law, in household of Hiram Simpson (45) in Magisterial District 7, Harlan, Kentucky, United States. Born in Kentucky.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Maternal line mitochondrial DNA test-takers:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Maternal line mitochondrial DNA test-takers:
- Beverly (Ray) Baughn
:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup T2b6a, FTDNA kit #B118387
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~1.56%
Ann (Silverwood) Harris :
23andMe
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Kandace Blevin :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member kandacekm
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~1.56%
Mavis (Hopkins) Williams Kelley :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch YR7618470 [compare]
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Josh Bledsoe :
AncestryDNA, yourDNAportal JOS0e8abeaf, Ancestry member josh_bledsoe85
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~0.78%
Jason Bailey :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A673502 [compare], Ancestry member jasonbailey52
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~0.78%
Donald Campbell :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member donniecampbell68
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