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Edward Sanford Sims 1815–1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Mar 1815

Birth Location: Dark Corners, Clarke County, Georgia

Death Date: 8 Jul 1887

Death Location: Oconee, Georgia, United States

Father: George Sims

Mother: Sophia Quisenberry

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In 1815, Edward Sanford Sims entered the world in Dark Corners, Clarke County, Georgia, born to George Washington Sims And Sophia Amy Quisenberry. Edward Sanford Sims passed away in 1887 in Oconee, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1815, Edward Sanford Sims entered the world in Dark Corners, Clarke County, Georgia, born to George Washington Sims And Sophia Amy Quisenberry.
  • Edward Sanford Sims passed away in 1887 in Oconee, Georgia, United States.

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Edward Sims's Ancestors

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Edward Sims
1815–1887
Birth Place: Dark Corners, Clarke County, Georgia
Parents
George Washington Sims
1740–1815
Culpepper, Virginia, United States
Sophia (Amy) Quisenberry
1745–1830
Georgia, United States
Grandparents
Nathan Sims
1720–1803
Hanover, Virginia, United States
Mary Downs
1720–1809
Granville, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Edward SIMS
1702–1781
Elizabeth DUKE
1702–1781
Daniel II
1688–
Elizabeth Turpin
1690–1739
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Downes
1674–1765
Deborah
1674–1745

Edward Sims's Timeline

2 Records

1815
31 Mar 1815
Birth of Edward Sanford Sims in Dark Corners, Clarke County, Georgia
Dark Corners, Clarke County, Georgia
1887
8 Jul 1887
Age 72
Death of Edward Sanford Sims in Oconee, Georgia, United States
Oconee, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1815
    Event Place: Dark Corners, Clarke County, Georgia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jul 1887
    Event Place: Oconee, Georgia, United States

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