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Bertha Lee Simms 1905–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1905

Birth Location: Culpepper, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1979

Death Location: Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father:

Mother: Ollie Vaughn

Spouse(s): William Williams

Children(s): Reginald Williams

Bertha Lee Simms was born in 1905 in Culpepper, Virginia, USA, the child of William Simms And Ollie Vaughn. In 1910, Bertha Lee Simms resided in Cedar Mountain, Culpeper, Virginia, USA. In 1920, Bertha Lee Simms resided in Philadelphia Ward 22, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, . Bertha Lee Simms married William Williams, and had children including Reginald J Williams. Bertha Lee Simms passed away in 1979 in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Bertha Lee Simms was born in 1905 in Culpepper, Virginia, USA, the child of William Simms And Ollie Vaughn.
  • In 1910, Bertha Lee Simms resided in Cedar Mountain, Culpeper, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1920, Bertha Lee Simms resided in Philadelphia Ward 22, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, .
  • Bertha Lee Simms married William Williams, and had children including Reginald J Williams.
  • Bertha Lee Simms passed away in 1979 in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ollie Vaughn
1880–1925
Birth Location: Culpeper, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

William Williams
1894–1979
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Children(s)

Reginald Williams
1924–
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Bertha Simms's Ancestors

Self
Bertha Simms
1905–1979
Birth Place: Culpepper, Virginia, USA
Parents
Ollie Vaughn
1880–1925
Culpeper, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bertha Simms's Descendants

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Bertha (Lee) Simms (1905–1979) m. William Williams (abt 1894–25 Nov 1979)
  1. 1. Reginald (J) Williams 1924–

Bertha Simms's Timeline

9 Records

1905
1905
Birth of Bertha Lee Simms in Culpepper, Virginia, USA
Culpepper, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 5
Bertha Lee Simms resided here in Cedar Mountain, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
Cedar Mountain, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 15
Bertha Lee Simms resided here in Philadelphia Ward 22, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia Ward 22, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1925
1925
Age 20
Bertha Lee Simms resided here in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
1930
1930
Age 25
Bertha Lee Simms resided here in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
1935
1935
Age 30
Bertha Lee Simms resided here in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
1940
1940
Age 35
Bertha Lee Simms resided here in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
1950
1950
Age 45
Bertha Lee Simms resided here in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
1979
1979
Age 74
Death of Bertha Lee Simms in Lancaster,Lancaster,Pennsylvania,USA
Lancaster,Lancaster,Pennsylvania,USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1905
    Event Place: Culpepper, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03531; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 36-76
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 22, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1623; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 550
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0061; FHL microfilm: 2341791
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Cedar Mountain, Culpeper, Virginia; Roll: T624_1626; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 1375639
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2734; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 75-62

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Cedar Mountain, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Cedar Mountain, Culpeper, Virginia; Roll: T624_1626; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 1375639

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Philadelphia Ward 22, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 22, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1623; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 550

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0061; FHL microfilm: 2341791

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03531; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 36-76

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03531; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 36-76

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 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: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2734; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 75-62

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
    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: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2734; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 75-62

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1979
    Event Place: Lancaster,Lancaster,Pennsylvania,USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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