John Simpson

ID: 3252
This file appears in: County Named, 1819

John Simpson got his first taste of military action fighting with Gen. Anthony Wayne at the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794.
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This file appears in: County Named, 1819

By Tim Talbott
Historical Marker #912 in Franklin notes Simpson County’s namesake, War of 1812 veteran, Captain John Simpson. Simpson, a native of Virginia, came to Kentucky as child with his family. The Simpsons…