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Benjamin Franklin Sims 1832–1874 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1832

Birth Location: Monroe, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 11 March 1874

Death Location: Fannin, Texas, USA

Father: Parish Sims

Mother: Nancy Mathews

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In 1832, Benjamin Franklin Sims entered the world in Monroe, Kentucky, USA, born to Parish Sims And Nancy Mathews. Benjamin Franklin Sims passed away in 1874 in Fannin, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1832, Benjamin Franklin Sims entered the world in Monroe, Kentucky, USA, born to Parish Sims And Nancy Mathews.
  • Benjamin Franklin Sims passed away in 1874 in Fannin, Texas, USA.

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Benjamin Sims's Ancestors

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Benjamin Sims
1832–1874
Birth Place: Monroe, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Parish Sims
1798–1886
Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Nancy Mathews
1800–1834
Laurens County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (Matthews) Sr
1775–1853
Wrightsboro, McDuffie, Georgia, USA
Keziah Smith
1780–1855
North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Oliver Matthews
1729–1799
Elizabeth Evans
1726–1804
Thomas Smith
1760–1816
Elizabeth Ratcliff
1763–1817
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter Matthews
1702–1784
Mary Mendenhall
1712–1761
Benjamin Smith
1732–
Ruth Smith
1740–
Nathaniel Macy
1717–1783
Abigail Gardner
1748–1825

Benjamin Sims's Timeline

2 Records

1832
1832
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Sims in Monroe, Kentucky, USA
Monroe, Kentucky, USA
1874
11 March 1874
Age 42
Death of Benjamin Franklin Sims in Fannin, Texas, USA
Fannin, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1832
    Event Place: Monroe, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 March 1874
    Event Place: Fannin, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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