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James Irwin Sims 1873 – 1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 DEC 1873

Birth Location: Martin County, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 14 OCT 1941

Death Location: Butler Co, Poplar Bluff, MO

Father: John Sims

Mother: Elizabeth Barr

Spouse(s): Nancy Montgomery

Children(s): Rosetta Sims

In 1873, James Irwin Sims entered the world in Martin County, Indiana, USA, born to John Wesley Sims and Elizabeth Malthace Barr. James Irwin Sims married Nancy Emily Montgomery, and had children including Rosetta Sims. James Irwin Sims passed away in 1941 in Butler Co, Poplar Bluff, MO.

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Biography

  • In 1873, James Irwin Sims entered the world in Martin County, Indiana, USA, born to John Wesley Sims and Elizabeth Malthace Barr.
  • James Irwin Sims married Nancy Emily Montgomery, and had children including Rosetta Sims.
  • James Irwin Sims passed away in 1941 in Butler Co, Poplar Bluff, MO.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Sims's Ancestors

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James Sims
1873 – 1941
Birth Place: Martin County, Indiana, USA
Parents
John Wesley Sims
1853 – 1930
Baker, Martin, Indiana, USA
Elizabeth (Malthace) Barr
1853 – 1886
Ohio, USA
Grandparents
John (Wesley) Sims
1834 – 1854
Indiana
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Sims's Descendants

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James (Irwin) Sims (27 DEC 1873 – 14 OCT 1941) m. Nancy (Emily) Montgomery (11 JUN 1870 – 28 November 1960)
  1. 1. Rosetta Sims (abt 1912 – ) m. Patrick (Dean) Culnan (10 Aug 1912 – 17 Jan 1999)
    1. 1. Nancy Horner
    2. 2. Susan Culnan

James Sims's Timeline

2 Records

1873
27 DEC 1873
Birth of James Irwin Sims in Martin County, Indiana, USA
Martin County, Indiana, USA
1941
14 OCT 1941
Age 68
Death of James Irwin Sims in Butler Co, Poplar Bluff, MO
Butler Co, Poplar Bluff, MO

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 DEC 1873
    Event Place: Martin County, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 OCT 1941
    Event Place: Butler Co, Poplar Bluff, MO

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