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Ira Sims 1885–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Oct 1885

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 25 Aug 1959

Death Location: Dallas, Texas

Father: James Sims

Mother: Celia Sheriff

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Children(s):

In 1885, Ira Sims entered the world in Alabama, born to James Henry Sims And Celia Selah Sheriff. Ira Sims passed away in 1959 in Dallas, Texas.

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Biography

  • In 1885, Ira Sims entered the world in Alabama, born to James Henry Sims And Celia Selah Sheriff.
  • Ira Sims passed away in 1959 in Dallas, Texas.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Sims
1862–1927
Birth Location: Tennessee
JS
Celia Sheriff
1864–1936
Birth Location: Limestone County, Alanbama USA
CS

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ira Sims's Ancestors

Self
Ira Sims
1885–1959
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
James Henry Sims
1862–1927
Tennessee
Celia ((Selah)) Sheriff
1864–1936
Limestone County, Alanbama USA
Grandparents
*James (Henry) Sims
1838–1875
Tennessee
Martha (J McLain) (Sims)
1837–
Tennessee
Manoah (E Noah) Sherriff
1819–1897
North Carolina
Mary (Ann Polly) Bearden
1824–1900
Hall County, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ira Sims's Timeline

2 Records

1885
17 Oct 1885
Birth of Ira Sims in Alabama
Alabama
1959
25 Aug 1959
Age 74
Death of Ira Sims in Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1885
    Event Place: Alabama

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1959
    Event Place: Dallas, Texas
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