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James Elmer Sims 1885 – 1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jul 1885

Birth Location: near Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 10 Feb 1949

Death Location: Illinois, USA

Father: Thomas Sims

Mother: Susan Henderson

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The story of James Elmer Sims began in 1885 in near Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, USA. James Elmer Sims passed away in 1949 in Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Elmer Sims began in 1885 in near Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, USA.
  • James Elmer Sims passed away in 1949 in Illinois, USA.

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James Sims's Ancestors

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James Sims
1885 – 1949
Birth Place: near Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, USA
Parents
Thomas Ira Sims
1860 – 1931
Baker, Martin, Indiana, USA
Susan (E. Lillian "Lillie" SIMS SEEGAR) Henderson
1865 – 1942
Indiana, United States of America
Grandparents
James (E.) Henderson
1839 – 1877
Indiana
Elizabeth ("Catherine" HENDERSON) Sherrill
1842 – 1920
Lawrence County, Indiana, United States of America
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Sims's Timeline

2 Records

1885
20 Jul 1885
Birth of James Elmer Sims in near Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, USA
near Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, USA
1949
10 Feb 1949
Age 64
Death of James Elmer Sims in Illinois, USA
Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1885
    Event Place: near Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1949
    Event Place: Illinois, USA

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