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Ellen Sims 1866–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 JUL 1866

Birth Location: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Death Date: 5 JUL 1941

Death Location: Larkin Sunset Lawn Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Father: Alexander Sims

Mother: Elizabeth McDermott

Spouse(s): Stephen Gheen

Children(s):

Ellen Sims was born in 1866 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, the child of Alexander Fiddes Greig Sims And Elizabeth Eldortha Mcdermott. Ellen Sims married Stephen Pierce Gheen. Ellen Sims passed away in 1941 in Larkin Sunset Lawn Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Biography

  • Ellen Sims was born in 1866 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, the child of Alexander Fiddes Greig Sims And Elizabeth Eldortha Mcdermott.
  • Ellen Sims married Stephen Pierce Gheen.
  • Ellen Sims passed away in 1941 in Larkin Sunset Lawn Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Sims
1835–1893
Birth Location: Old Meldrum, Aberdeen, Scotland
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Elizabeth McDermott
1841–1912
Birth Location: Rondebosch, Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
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Spouses(s)

Stephen Gheen
1865–1946
Birth Location: Mountain Green, Morgan, Utah, United States
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Children(s)

Ellen Sims's Ancestors

Self
Ellen Sims
1866–1941
Birth Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Parents
Alexander Fiddes Greig Sims
1835–1893
Old Meldrum, Aberdeen, Scotland
Elizabeth (Eldortha) McDermott
1841–1912
Rondebosch, Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
Grandparents
Thomas Sims
1800–1883
Logie Buchan, Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Mary (Jane) Innes
1798–1865
Rayne, Aberdeen, Scotland
James McDermott
1822–1859
Ireland
Johanna (Clasina) Smit
1822–1912
Rondebosch, Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
John Sim
1757–
Elizabeth Wilson
1761–1853
Jane Buyers
1776–
Franciscus Smit
1800–1853
Alida Ziedeman
1800–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sim
1713–
Helen Annand
1722–1770
William Wilson
1731–
Margaret Rob
1732–
William Byres
1746–
Barbara Robertson
1748–1830
Nicolaas Smit
1770–1857
Rosina Simonse
1770–1835
Segfried Ziedeman
1768–1813
Johanna Feres
1770–1815

Ellen Sims's Timeline

3 Records

1866
16 JUL 1866
Birth of Ellen Sims in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1941
1 JUL 1941
Age 75
Death of Ellen Sims in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1941
5 JUL 1941
Age 75
Burial of Ellen Sims in Larkin Sunset Lawn Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Larkin Sunset Lawn Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 JUL 1866
    Event Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 JUL 1941
    Event Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 5 JUL 1941
    Event Place: Larkin Sunset Lawn Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
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