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David Sanders Sims 1877–1964 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Mar 1877

Birth Location: Haleyville, Winston, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 12 Jan 1964

Death Location: Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, USA

Father: Artemus Sims

Mother: Emily Gaskins

Spouse(s): Margaret Heard

Children(s): Vinnie Sims

David Sanders Sims was born in 1877 in Haleyville, Winston, Alabama, USA, the child of Artemus A Sims And Emily Louisa Gaskins. David Sanders Sims married Margaret Alice Heard, and had children including Vinnie Howard Sims. David Sanders Sims passed away in 1964 in Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • David Sanders Sims was born in 1877 in Haleyville, Winston, Alabama, USA, the child of Artemus A Sims And Emily Louisa Gaskins.
  • David Sanders Sims married Margaret Alice Heard, and had children including Vinnie Howard Sims.
  • David Sanders Sims passed away in 1964 in Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Artemus Sims
1853–1928
Birth Location: Marion Co., Alabama, USA
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Emily Gaskins
1851–1933
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
EG

Spouses(s)

Margaret Heard
1880–1921
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
MH

Children(s)

Vinnie Sims
1907–1997
Birth Location: Landersville, Alabama
VS

David Sims's Ancestors

Self
David Sims
1877–1964
Birth Place: Haleyville, Winston, Alabama, USA
Parents
Artemus A Sims
1853–1928
Marion Co., Alabama, USA
Emily (Louisa) Gaskins
1851–1933
Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David Sims's Descendants

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David (Sanders) Sims (17 Mar 1877–12 Jan 1964) m. Margaret (Alice) Heard (15 Nov 1880–28 Apr 1921)
  1. 1. Vinnie (Howard) Sims 1907–1997 m. Clarence (Lawrence) West 1905–1948
    1. 1. Winnie (Ruth) West 1926–1999 m. Floyd (Presley) Giles 1925–1999
      1. 1. David (Thomas) Darter 1946–2014
      2. 2. Sharon (Ann) Giles 1949–2015
    2. 2. Berta (Mae) West 1936–2005
    3. 3. Jeannie West 1939–2009
    4. 4. Billy (Franklin) West 1942–2018
    5. 5. Margarett (Maude) West 1945–2016

David Sims's Timeline

2 Records

1877
17 Mar 1877
Birth of David Sanders Sims in Haleyville, Winston, Alabama, USA
Haleyville, Winston, Alabama, USA
1964
12 Jan 1964
Age 87
Death of David Sanders Sims in Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, USA
Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1877
    Event Place: Haleyville, Winston, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1964
    Event Place: Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, USA
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