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Alexander Elliott Sims 1825–1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1825

Birth Location: Cocke, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1900

Death Location: Bryant Long Is, Jackson, Alabama, USA

Father: Thomas Sims

Mother: Rebeccah McDowell

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Alexander Elliott Sims was born in 1825 in Cocke, Tennessee, USA, the child of Thomas Sims And Rebeccah Mcdowell. Alexander Elliott Sims passed away in 1900 in Bryant Long Is, Jackson, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • Alexander Elliott Sims was born in 1825 in Cocke, Tennessee, USA, the child of Thomas Sims And Rebeccah Mcdowell.
  • Alexander Elliott Sims passed away in 1900 in Bryant Long Is, Jackson, Alabama, USA.

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Alexander Sims's Ancestors

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Alexander Sims
1825–1900
Birth Place: Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Thomas Sims
1794–1870
Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
Rebeccah McDowell
1801–1870
Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Elliott (Alexander) Sims
1765–1840
Richmond, Wise, Virginia, USA
Johanna Gaton
1769–1860
, , Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Sherrod Sims
1730–1825
Sarah Ashburn
1735–1779
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sims
1702–1784
Rebecca Petty
1701–1784

Alexander Sims's Timeline

2 Records

1825
1825
Birth of Alexander Elliott Sims in Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Cocke, Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 75
Death of Alexander Elliott Sims in Bryant Long Is, Jackson, Alabama, USA
Bryant Long Is, Jackson, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1825
    Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Bryant Long Is, Jackson, Alabama, USA

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