| Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. His father was Richard F. Simpson, a native of Laurens District, South Carolina, a graduate of the South Carolina College, and for many years a lawyer at Laurens Court House, a soldier with the rank of major in the Florida war, a member of both branches of the General Assembly of his native State, three terms (1842-48) a member of the House of Representatives of the Congress of the United States, and a signer of the Ordinance of Secession of the State of South Carolina. His mother was Margaret Taliaferro, a native of Anderson District, South Carolina, whose parents were Virginians by birth. |
