R.D. Simpson, born in Quincy, Illinois, came to Mitchell County, Kansas,
     in 1876. In the fall of 1880, he and his wife, Susie Vancil, came to Barber
     County, settling in the Mingona community south of the Medicine River. 
     Susie, born June 30, 1841, had married R.D. Simpson, April 24, 1866. R.D.
     was in Company C of the 78th Illinois Infantry with General Sherman during
     the Civil War.
       They farmed and had a race track east of their Barber County home. Roger
     L. Simpson now owns this land, which had been his great grandfathers. R.D.
     Simpson, father of Warren Simpson, owned a livery stable in Medicine Lodge;
     it was located where the old Lincoln Library stands. The livery stable was
     there from Jan 1, 1896 to June 14, 1897.
       Warren Simpson was the father of Lee, Gladys and Robert; all were born in
     Barber County. Their mother, Mary Elizabeth Clarke Simpson, was born in Old 
     Inland County, Nebraska, the daughter of J.M. and Mattie Worley Clarke.
       Lee Simpson and Violet Marr were married March 19, 1927, at Wichita,
     Kansas. Their children were all born in or near Medicine Lodge; they were:
     Mrs. Dawn Mohr, Lucky Simpson and Roger Lee Simpson.
       Roger Lee was born April 20, 1939 in Medicine Lodge and lived there most
     of his life. He married Sharon Kaye Wilson of Wichita, November 19, 1960, 
     in Lincoln, Nebraska. Their five children, all born i Medicine Lodge are:
     Roger Lee, Howard Scott, Steven Todd, Sharla Ashley and Michael Bryan.
       Warren's daughter, Gladys Simpson Ware, had three children.
       Lee Simpson's brother Robert and his wife Marjorie Rozelle were married
     in Gerlane, March 29, 1930. Their children are Phyllis J., Richard, Evelyn,
     Phillip and Mary.
       Lee Simpson has been a farmer, stockman and oilfield worker. He has been
     a soil conservation contractor for 54 years, working in Barber, Pratt,
     Edwards, Comanche, Harper Counties in Kansas, and in Alfalfa County, 
     Oklahoma. Roger Lee has worked with his father for 17 years. For Wayne
     Meairs, they built the Arrowhead Lake, which is the largest man-made body
     of water in Barber County.
          
                
     Source:Chosen Land - Barber County, Kansas, pg. 418 
     Submitted by: Roger L. Simpson