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James Martin Sims 1840–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 May 1840

Birth Location: Atlanta, De Kalb, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 1 Jul 1914

Death Location: Edgewood, Van Zandt, Texas, USA

Father: John Simms

Mother: Susanna Beard

Spouse(s): Mary Sims

Children(s): Lewis Sims

In 1840, James Martin Sims entered the world in Atlanta, De Kalb, Georgia, United States, born to John P Simms And Susanna G Beard. James Martin Sims married Mary Jane Reed Sims, and had children including Lewis Baxter Sims. James Martin Sims passed away in 1914 in Edgewood, Van Zandt, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1840, James Martin Sims entered the world in Atlanta, De Kalb, Georgia, United States, born to John P Simms And Susanna G Beard.
  • James Martin Sims married Mary Jane Reed Sims, and had children including Lewis Baxter Sims.
  • James Martin Sims passed away in 1914 in Edgewood, Van Zandt, Texas, USA.

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James Sims's Ancestors

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James Sims
1840–1914
Birth Place: Atlanta, De Kalb, Georgia, United States
Parents
John P Simms
1812–1873
South Carolina, United States
Susanna (G) Beard
1816–1892
South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
William (A.) Beard
1775–1850
Georgia, USA
Sarah (Ann) Frearson
1787–1850
Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Pvt. Frierson
1743–1821
Mary Chandler
1745–1804
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Sims's Descendants

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James (Martin) Sims (2 May 1840–1 Jul 1914) m. Mary (Jane REED) Sims (17 May 1842–9 April 1925)
  1. 1. Lewis (Baxter) Sims 1864–1950 m. Lucy (Ann (Dolly)) Vernon 1869–1952
    1. 1. Elta (Mae) Sims 1890–1977 m. George (LaFayette) Dodgen 1888–1940
      1. 1. Paul (Carman) Dodgen 1927–2011

James Sims's Timeline

2 Records

1840
2 May 1840
Birth of James Martin Sims in Atlanta, De Kalb, Georgia, United States
Atlanta, De Kalb, Georgia, United States
1914
1 Jul 1914
Age 74
Death of James Martin Sims in Edgewood, Van Zandt, Texas, USA
Edgewood, Van Zandt, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 May 1840
    Event Place: Atlanta, De Kalb, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1914
    Event Place: Edgewood, Van Zandt, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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