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James Washington Simms 1831–1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Feb 1831

Birth Location: Georgia

Death Date: 16 APR 1904

Death Location: Louisanna, Claiborne Parish, Colquitt

Father: Joseph Simms

Mother: Annphildia Thornton

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In 1831, James Washington Simms entered the world in Georgia, born to Joseph Alfred Simms And Annphildia Annie Thornton. James Washington Simms passed away in 1904 in Louisanna, Claiborne Parish, Colquitt.

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Biography

  • In 1831, James Washington Simms entered the world in Georgia, born to Joseph Alfred Simms And Annphildia Annie Thornton.
  • James Washington Simms passed away in 1904 in Louisanna, Claiborne Parish, Colquitt.

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James Simms's Ancestors

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James Simms
1831–1904
Birth Place: Georgia
Parents
Joseph Alfred Simms
1802–1861
Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States,
Annphildia (Annie) Thornton
1810–1897
Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Francis (Marion) Sims
1771–1847
Trinity Parish, Charles, Maryland, USA
Elizabeth (Betsy) Primm
1779–1852
Virginia
William (Dozier) Thornton
1785–1863
Elbert, Georgia, USA
Nancy (Allen) Thornton
1788–1856
VA, USA
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Simms's Timeline

2 Records

1831
16 Feb 1831
Birth of James Washington Simms in Georgia
Georgia
1904
16 APR 1904
Age 73
Death of James Washington Simms in Louisanna, Claiborne Parish, Colquitt
Louisanna, Claiborne Parish, Colquitt

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1831
    Event Place: Georgia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 APR 1904
    Event Place: Louisanna, Claiborne Parish, Colquitt

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