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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN SIMS 1832–1874 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1832

Birth Location: Monroe, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 11 Mar 1874

Death Location: Fannin, Texas, United States

Father: Parish Dr.

Mother: NANCY MATTHEWS

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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN SIMS was born in 1832 in Monroe, Kentucky, United States, the child of Parish Sims Dr And Nancy Matthews. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN SIMS passed away in 1874 in Fannin, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • BENJAMIN FRANKLIN SIMS was born in 1832 in Monroe, Kentucky, United States, the child of Parish Sims Dr And Nancy Matthews.
  • BENJAMIN FRANKLIN SIMS passed away in 1874 in Fannin, Texas, United States.

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BENJAMIN SIMS's Ancestors

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BENJAMIN SIMS
1832–1874
Birth Place: Monroe, Kentucky, United States
Parents
Parish Sims Dr.
1798–1886
Greenville, South Carolina, United States
NANCY MATTHEWS
1800–1834
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Grandparents
Augustus Sims
1763–1851
Waverly, Morgan, Illinois, United States
Nancy (Petit) Farmer
1760–1849
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Sims
1742–1830
Sophia Griffin
1742–1830
Elijah Jr
1735–1810
Isabelle Hess
1738–1849
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Sims
1700–1775
Elizabeth Foster
1710–1774
John Griffin
1720–1769
Mary Reese
1718–1781
Elijah Farmer
1709–1762
Mary Yates
1712–1770
John Hess
1713–1767
Elizabeth Bomberger
1710–1751

BENJAMIN SIMS's Timeline

2 Records

1832
1832
Birth of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN SIMS in Monroe, Kentucky, United States
Monroe, Kentucky, United States
1874
11 Mar 1874
Age 42
Death of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN SIMS in Fannin, Texas, United States
Fannin, Texas, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1832
    Event Place: Monroe, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1874
    Event Place: Fannin, Texas, United States

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