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Edgar Franklin Sims 1889–1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Dec 1889

Birth Location: Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 5 Mar 1930

Death Location: Tyronza, Poinsett County, Arkansas, USA

Father: George Peace

Mother: Alice Peace

Spouse(s): Blanche Kernodle, Blanche Sims

Children(s): Katherine Sims

Edgar Franklin Sims was born in 1889 in Arkansas, USA, the child of George Washington Peace And Alice Smith Sims Peace. In 1930, Edgar Franklin Sims resided in Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA. Edgar Franklin Sims married Blanche Kernodle, Blanche Sims, and had children including Elven R Herron, Katherine Sims. Edgar Franklin Sims passed away in 1930 in Tyronza, Poinsett County, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • Edgar Franklin Sims was born in 1889 in Arkansas, USA, the child of George Washington Peace And Alice Smith Sims Peace.
  • In 1930, Edgar Franklin Sims resided in Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA.
  • Edgar Franklin Sims married Blanche Kernodle, Blanche Sims, and had children including Elven R Herron, Katherine Sims.
  • Edgar Franklin Sims passed away in 1930 in Tyronza, Poinsett County, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Peace
1849–1902
Birth Location: Athens, Limestone, Alabama
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Alice Peace
1863–1950
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Blanche Kernodle
1898–1973
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Blanche Sims
1899–
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Children(s)

Katherine Sims
–1998
Birth Location: Tyronza Township, Crittenden, Arkansas, USA
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Edgar Sims's Ancestors

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Edgar Sims
1889–1930
Birth Place: Arkansas, USA
Parents
George Washington Peace
1849–1902
Athens, Limestone, Alabama
Alice (Smith (Sims)) Peace
1863–1950
Georgia, United States
Grandparents
William (Joshua Butcher) Peace
1823–1889
Athens, Limestone, Alabama
Elizabeth (Casaway) Byrd
1823–1886
Madison County Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
William Peace
1800–1860
William Byrd
1769–1868
Elizabeth Lovins
1782–1818
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edgar Sims's Descendants

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Edgar (Franklin) Sims (15 Dec 1889–5 Mar 1930) m. Blanche Kernodle (28 September 1898–1973) m. Blanche Sims (abt 1899–)
  1. 1. Katherine Sims –1998 m. John Herron 1922–2005
    1. 1. Robert (Wayne) Herron 1946–2022

Edgar Sims's Timeline

4 Records

1889
15 Dec 1889
Birth of Edgar Franklin Sims in Arkansas, USA
Arkansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 41
Edgar Franklin Sims resided here in Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA
Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA
1930
2 March 1930
Age 41
Death of Edgar Franklin Sims in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
1930
5 Mar 1930
Age 41
Burial of Edgar Franklin Sims in Tyronza, Poinsett County, Arkansas, USA
Tyronza, Poinsett County, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1889
    Event Place: Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 March 1930
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 5 Mar 1930
    Event Place: Tyronza, Poinsett County, Arkansas, USA
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