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Dorothy Elizabeth Sims 1921–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 FEB 1921

Birth Location: Uriah, Monroe, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 15 NOV 1959

Death Location: Huxford, Escambia County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Bishop Sr

Mother: Eula Smith

Spouse(s): James Kruse

Children(s): Rondale Kruse

Dorothy Elizabeth Sims was born in 1921 in Uriah, Monroe, Alabama, USA, the child of Bishop Marvin Sims Sr And Eula Bell Smith. In 1939, Dorothy Elizabeth Sims resided in Brewton. In 1950, Dorothy Elizabeth Sims resided in Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, USA. Dorothy Elizabeth Sims married Jack Carlisle, James H Kruse, and had children including Rondale Mack Kruse. Dorothy Elizabeth Sims passed away in 1959 in Huxford, Escambia County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Elizabeth Sims was born in 1921 in Uriah, Monroe, Alabama, USA, the child of Bishop Marvin Sims Sr And Eula Bell Smith.
  • In 1939, Dorothy Elizabeth Sims resided in Brewton.
  • In 1950, Dorothy Elizabeth Sims resided in Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, USA.
  • Dorothy Elizabeth Sims married Jack Carlisle, James H Kruse, and had children including Rondale Mack Kruse.
  • Dorothy Elizabeth Sims passed away in 1959 in Huxford, Escambia County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorothy Sims's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Sims
1921–1959
Birth Place: Uriah, 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

Dorothy Sims's Descendants

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Dorothy (Elizabeth) Sims (20 FEB 1921–15 NOV 1959) m. James (H) Kruse (abt 1911–)
  1. 1. Rondale (Mack) Kruse 1939–1995

Dorothy Sims's Timeline

4 Records

1921
20 FEB 1921
Birth of Dorothy Elizabeth Sims in Uriah, Monroe, Alabama, USA
Uriah, Monroe, Alabama, USA
1939
Abt 1939
Age 18
Dorothy Elizabeth Sims resided here in Brewton
Brewton
1950
1950
Age 29
Dorothy Elizabeth Sims resided here in Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, USA
Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, USA
1959
15 NOV 1959
Age 38
Death of Dorothy Elizabeth Sims in Mobile, ALabama
Mobile, ALabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 FEB 1921
    Event Place: Uriah, Monroe, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Alabama, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Mobile, Mobile, Alabama; Roll: 150; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 69-35
    [4] Find a Grave, Memorial page for James Carl “Jimmy” Sims, Memorial ID 172470915
    [5] Find a Grave, Memorial page for Dorothy E Sims Kruse, Memorial ID 39693503

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1939
    Event Place: Brewton
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Monroe Journal; Publication Date: 7 Dec 1939; Publication Place: Monroeville, Alabama, USA; ,0.7450566,0.6171426,0.8516499&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, 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: Mobile, Mobile, Alabama; Roll: 150; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 69-35

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 19 Nov 1959
    Event Place: Atmore, Alabama
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Atmore Advance - 19 Nov 1959 - 5, Card of Thanks 19 Nov 1959

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Mobile, Alabama
    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: Mobile, Mobile, Alabama; Roll: 150; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 69-35

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 NOV 1959
    Event Place: Mobile, ALabama
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Alabama, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
    [3] Alabama, Death Index
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Find a Grave, Memorial page for James Carl “Jimmy” Sims, Memorial ID 172470915
    [6] Find a Grave, Memorial page for Dorothy E Sims Kruse, Memorial ID 39693503

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Huxford, Escambia County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Find a Grave, Memorial page for James Carl “Jimmy” Sims, Memorial ID 172470915
    [3] Find a Grave, Memorial page for Dorothy E Sims Kruse, Memorial ID 39693503

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