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Blanch Sims 1915–2007 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jun 1915

Birth Location: Cotulla, La Salle County, Texas, United States of America

Death Date: 23 September 2007

Death Location: San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Joe Sims

Mother: Jimmie Berry

Spouse(s): Robert Newsom

Children(s):

Blanch Sims was born in 1915 in Cotulla, La Salle County, Texas, United States of America, the child of Joe Cleophous Sims And Jimmie Augusta Berry. In 1920, Blanch Sims resided in San Antonio Ward 3, Bexar, Texas, USA. In 1935, Blanch Sims resided in Rural, Guadalupe, Texas. Blanch Sims married Robert A Newsom, and had children including Peggy G Newsom. Blanch Sims passed away in 2007 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Blanch Sims was born in 1915 in Cotulla, La Salle County, Texas, United States of America, the child of Joe Cleophous Sims And Jimmie Augusta Berry.
  • In 1920, Blanch Sims resided in San Antonio Ward 3, Bexar, Texas, USA.
  • In 1935, Blanch Sims resided in Rural, Guadalupe, Texas.
  • Blanch Sims married Robert A Newsom, and had children including Peggy G Newsom.
  • Blanch Sims passed away in 2007 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Blanch Sims's Ancestors

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Blanch Sims
1915–2007
Birth Place: Cotulla, La Salle County, Texas, United States of America
Parents
Joe Cleophous Sims
1885–1961
Baldwin, Mississippi
Jimmie (Augusta) Berry
1885–1977
Seguin, Guadalupe, Texas, United States
Grandparents
James (Henry Thomas) Berry
1853–1922
Montgomery, Alabama, United States
Araminta (Adeline) Turner
1862–1920
Seguin, Guadalupe County, Texas, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1832–1907
Raetschel Sawell
1834–1876
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Turner
1785–1871
Elizabeth Smith
1787–1847

Blanch Sims's Timeline

8 Records

1915
5 Jun 1915
Birth of Blanch Sims in Cotulla, La Salle County, Texas, United States of America
Cotulla, La Salle County, Texas, United States of America
1920
1920
Age 5
Blanch Sims resided here in San Antonio Ward 3, Bexar, Texas, USA
San Antonio Ward 3, Bexar, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 20
Blanch Sims resided here in Rural, Guadalupe, Texas
Rural, Guadalupe, Texas
1940
1940
Age 25
Blanch Sims resided here in Justice Precinct 3, Caldwell, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 3, Caldwell, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 35
Blanch Sims resided here in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
1989
1989
Age 74
Blanch Sims resided here in San Antonio, TX
San Antonio, TX
1993
1993
Age 78
Blanch Sims resided here in Pearsall, TX
Pearsall, TX
2007
23 September 2007
Age 92
Death of Blanch Sims in Pearsall, Frio County, Texas, United States of America
Pearsall, Frio County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1915
    Event Place: Cotulla, La Salle County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] Texas, U.S., Birth Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, TX; Texas, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1903-1932
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Caldwell, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-03996; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 28-16B
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: San Antonio Ward 3, Bexar, Texas; Roll: T625_1777; Page: 26B; Enumeration District: 48
    [6] Texas, Birth Index
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas; Roll: 5146; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 265-359

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: San Antonio Ward 3, Bexar, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: San Antonio Ward 3, Bexar, Texas; Roll: T625_1777; Page: 26B; Enumeration District: 48

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Guadalupe, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Caldwell, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-03996; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 28-16B

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 3, Caldwell, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Caldwell, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-03996; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 28-16B

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, 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: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas; Roll: 5146; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 265-359

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1989
    Event Place: San Antonio, TX
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Pearsall, TX
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 September 2007
    Event Place: Pearsall, Frio County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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