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Bernice Inez Sims 1915–1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7/30/1915

Birth Location: Megargel, Monroe, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 11 Jan 1998

Death Location: Polk County, Florida, USA

Father: Bishop Sr

Mother: Eula Smith

Spouse(s): Thomas Trotman

Children(s): Bernice Trotman, Carl Trotman

Bernice Inez Sims was born in 1915 in Megargel, Monroe, Alabama, USA, the child of Bishop Marvin Sims Sr And Eula Bell Smith. In 1920, Bernice Inez Sims resided in Jeddo, Monroe, Alabama, USA. In 1933, Bernice Inez Sims resided in Huxford , Ala.. Bernice Inez Sims married Thomas Osburn Trotman, and had children including Bernice Ruth Trotman, Carl Osburn Trotman. Bernice Inez Sims passed away in 1998 in Polk County, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • Bernice Inez Sims was born in 1915 in Megargel, Monroe, Alabama, USA, the child of Bishop Marvin Sims Sr And Eula Bell Smith.
  • In 1920, Bernice Inez Sims resided in Jeddo, Monroe, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1933, Bernice Inez Sims resided in Huxford , Ala..
  • Bernice Inez Sims married Thomas Osburn Trotman, and had children including Bernice Ruth Trotman, Carl Osburn Trotman.
  • Bernice Inez Sims passed away in 1998 in Polk County, Florida, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Bishop Sr
1888–1962
Birth Location: Georgiana, Butler County, Alabama, United States of America
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Eula Smith
1893–1973
Birth Location: Frisco City, Monroe County, AL
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Spouses(s)

Thomas Trotman
1909–1990
Birth Location: Mitchell, Georgia, USA
TT

Children(s)

Bernice Trotman
1937–2004
Birth Location: Hialeah, Miami-Dade, FL, USA
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Carl Trotman
1941–1997
Birth Location: Miami Dade, Florida
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Bernice Sims's Ancestors

Self
Bernice Sims
1915–1998
Birth Place: Megargel, Monroe, Alabama, USA
Parents
Bishop Marvin Sims Sr
1888–1962
Georgiana, Butler County, Alabama, United States of America
Eula (Bell) Smith
1893–1973
Frisco City, Monroe County, AL
Grandparents
Zachariah (Lewis) Smith
1869–1951
Alabama
Martha (Elizabeth) Snider
1876–1963
Purdue Hill, Butler, AL, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Smith
1838–1907
Sarah Hughes
1838–1919
Obanion Snider
1840–1878
Catherine Daniel
1840–1909
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Willis Smith
1795–1862
Josiah Hughes
1792–1865
Martha Coker
1800–1861
Jacob Snider
1776–1857
Nancy Steward
–1844

Bernice Sims's Descendants

1.
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Bernice (Inez) Sims (7/30/1915–11 Jan 1998) m. Thomas (Osburn) Trotman (6 Aug 1909–21 Jun 1990)
  1. 1. Bernice (Ruth) Trotman 1937–2004
  2. 2. Carl (Osburn) Trotman 1941–1997

Bernice Sims's Timeline

7 Records

1915
7/30/1915
Birth of Bernice Inez Sims in Megargel, Monroe, Alabama, USA
Megargel, Monroe, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 5
Bernice Inez Sims resided here in Jeddo, Monroe, Alabama, USA
Jeddo, Monroe, Alabama, USA
1933
Abt 1933
Age 18
Bernice Inez Sims resided here in Huxford , Ala.
Huxford , Ala.
1935
1935
Age 20
Bernice Inez Sims resided here in Dade, Florida
Dade, Florida
1940
1940
Age 25
Bernice Inez Sims resided here in 83, Dade, Florida, USA
83, Dade, Florida, USA
1950
1950
Age 35
Bernice Inez Sims resided here in Dade, Florida, USA
Dade, Florida, USA
1998
11 Jan 1998
Age 83
Death of Bernice Inez Sims in Polk County, Florida, USA
Polk County, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7301915
    Event Place: Megargel, Monroe, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dade, Florida; Roll: m-t0627-00582; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 13-74
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Jeddo, Monroe, Alabama; Roll: T625_33; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 152
    [4] Florida Death Index
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Dade, Florida; Roll: 6277; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 13-143B

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Jeddo, Monroe, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Jeddo, Monroe, Alabama; Roll: T625_33; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 152

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1933
    Event Place: Huxford , Ala.
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Fort Lauderdale News; Publication Date: 22 Dec 1933; Publication Place: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA; ,0.59162325,0.3894165,0.6661961&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Dade, Florida
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dade, Florida; Roll: m-t0627-00582; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 13-74

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: 83, Dade, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dade, Florida; Roll: m-t0627-00582; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 13-74

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Dade, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Dade, Florida; Roll: 6277; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 13-143B

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1998
    Event Place: Polk County, Florida, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Florida Death Index
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