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Homer Looking at Map (Artwork) This article is about the ancestor named after the President.

For Homer Simpson's father, see Abe Simpson II.

Abraham Simpson I was the paternal great-grandfather and namesake of Grampa Simpson, and thus the paternal great-great-grandfather of Homer Simpson and the paternal great-great-great-grandfather of Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. He was also the son of Virgil and Mabel Simpson, and the maternal half-brother of Eliza Simpson.

Biography[]

He was born after Mabel (a white woman) and Virgil (an escaped black slave) married in Canada escaping slaveholders; on the way Mabel had disguised herself with the hat of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States.[1] Grampa mentioned that he and his wife tried to make a cheap substitute for holy water but made a sex tonic instead.[2] A family tree showing Abraham's known lineage can be seen here.

Behind the Laughter[]

"The Color Yellow", in which Abraham is Homer's great-great-grandfather, and the son of Virgil and Mabel (the earliest of Homer's ancestors to bear the name Simpson according to the episode), is impossible to reconcile with The Simpsons Uncensored Family Album, in which Homer's great-great-great grandparents are Garwood Simpson and Clowta Stillman, and his great-great-grandparents are called Gabby Crouse and Howland Simpson.

Appearances[]

Joystick Video gameThe Simpsons: Tapped Out

Trivia[]

  • Abraham looks like Bart, although he has longer hair.

Citations[]

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