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Edith Melinda Caroline Youngblood 1842–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 AUG 1842

Birth Location: Wayne County, Tennessee

Death Date: 22 APR 1915

Death Location: Sims Cemetery, Wayne County, TN

Father: Josiah Youngblood

Mother: Mary Horton

Spouse(s): Shields Sims

Children(s): Jenettia Sims, Mary Sims, Dorothy Sims, Matthew Sims, Sarah Sims, John Sims, Frances Sims

In 1842, Edith Melinda Caroline Youngblood entered the world in Wayne County, Tennessee, born to Josiah Youngblood And Mary Horton. Edith Melinda Caroline Youngblood married Shields Sims, and had children including Dorothy Jane Sims, Frances Harriet Sims, Jenettia Josephine Sims, John Shields Sims, Mary Melinda Sims, Matthew Josiah Sims, Sarah Elizabeth Sims. Edith Melinda Caroline Youngblood passed away in 1915 in Sims Cemetery, Wayne County, TN.

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Biography

  • In 1842, Edith Melinda Caroline Youngblood entered the world in Wayne County, Tennessee, born to Josiah Youngblood And Mary Horton.
  • Edith Melinda Caroline Youngblood married Shields Sims, and had children including Dorothy Jane Sims, Frances Harriet Sims, Jenettia Josephine Sims, John Shields Sims, Mary Melinda Sims, Matthew Josiah Sims, Sarah Elizabeth Sims.
  • Edith Melinda Caroline Youngblood passed away in 1915 in Sims Cemetery, Wayne County, TN.

Immediate Family

Parents

Josiah Youngblood
1818–
Birth Location: Rutherford County, TN
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Mary Horton
1818–1879
Birth Location: Wayne County, TN
MH

Spouses(s)

Shields Sims
1838–1927
Birth Location: Wayne County, TN
SS

Children(s)

Jenettia Sims
1861–1903
Birth Location: Wayne County, TN
JS
Mary Sims
1863–1936
Birth Location: Wayne County, TN
MS
Dorothy Sims
1866–1932
Birth Location: Wayne County, TN
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Matthew Sims
1868–1951
Birth Location: Wayne County, TN
MS
Sarah Sims
1870–1950
Birth Location: Wayne County, TN
SS
John Sims
1879–1948
Birth Location: Wayne County, TN
JS
Frances Sims
1882–1908
Birth Location: Wayne County, TN
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Edith Youngblood's Ancestors

Self
Edith Youngblood
1842–1915
Birth Place: Wayne County, Tennessee
Parents
Josiah Youngblood
1818–
Rutherford County, TN
Mary Horton
1818–1879
Wayne County, TN
Grandparents
William Youngblood
1790–1840
NC
Edith (Lucinda) Reed
1792–1875
Nathaniel (Ananias) Horton
1790–1848
Ulster County, NY
Malinda Adkinson
1801–1880
Wayne County, TN
Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Youngblood
–1812
John Reed
1774–1846
Lydia Hollis
1776–1844
Isaac Horton
1759–1854
Hannah Ferris
1759–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hollis
1742–

Edith Youngblood's Descendants

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Edith (Melinda Caroline) Youngblood (22 AUG 1842–22 APR 1915) m. Shields Sims (18 DEC 1838–26 JAN 1927)
  1. 1. Jenettia (Josephine) Sims 1861–1903
  2. 2. Mary (Melinda) Sims 1863–1936
    1. 1. Clara Nowlin 1889–1890
    2. 2. Clyde Nowlin 1884–
    3. 3. Walter Nowlin 1886–
    4. 4. Bula Nowlin 1890–
    5. 5. Lula Nowlin 1893–
    6. 6. J. (Lester) Nowlin 1896–1922
    7. 7. Nina Nowlin 1898–
    8. 8. Pearl Nowlin 1901–
    9. 9. Ruth Nowlin 1906–
  3. 3. Dorothy (Jane) Sims 1866–1932 m. John (E. Thomas) Johnson 1860–
    1. 1. Zella Johnson 1888–
    2. 2. Eldred Johnson 1890–
    3. 3. Pearle Johnson 1895–1938 m. Maynard (Clyce) Martin 1897–1928
      1. 1. Ola (May) Martin 1917–
      2. 2. Verna (Gilford) Martin 1919–2004 m. Mary (A.) Smith 1922–2007
      3. 3. Mary (Jane) Martin 1923–
      4. 4. Thomas (Johnson "T. J.") Martin 1926–1991
  4. 4. Matthew (Josiah) Sims 1868–1951
  5. 5. Sarah (Elizabeth) Sims 1870–1950
  6. 6. John (Shields) Sims 1879–1948 m. Effronia (S. “Effie”) Beckham 1877–1912
  7. 7. Frances (Harriet) Sims 1882–1908
    1. 1. Ruby Davis 1903–
    2. 2. Nancy Davis 1905–

Edith Youngblood's Timeline

2 Records

1842
22 AUG 1842
Birth of Edith Melinda Caroline Youngblood in Wayne County, Tennessee
Wayne County, Tennessee
1915
22 APR 1915
Age 73
Death of Edith Melinda Caroline Youngblood in Wayne County, Tennessee
Wayne County, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 AUG 1842
    Event Place: Wayne County, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 APR 1915
    Event Place: Wayne County, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sims Cemetery, Wayne County, TN
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