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Joel Sims 1774–1829 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1774

Birth Location: Laurens, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 01 Dec 1829

Death Location: Shoal Creek, Morgan Co., Al.

Father: Zachariah Sims

Mother: Elizabeth Graves

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In 1774, Joel Sims entered the world in Laurens, South Carolina, United States, born to Zachariah Sims And Elizabeth Graves. Joel Sims passed away in 1829 in Shoal Creek, Morgan Co., Al..

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Biography

  • In 1774, Joel Sims entered the world in Laurens, South Carolina, United States, born to Zachariah Sims And Elizabeth Graves.
  • Joel Sims passed away in 1829 in Shoal Creek, Morgan Co., Al..

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Joel Sims's Ancestors

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Joel Sims
1774–1829
Birth Place: Laurens, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Zachariah Sims
1748–1790
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia
Elizabeth Graves
1751–1839
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Graves
1724–1792
Elizabeth, City, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Ann) Sims
1737–1792
Culpepper, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Graves
1706–1747
Frances Coleman
1690–1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Graves
1670–1747
Susannah Dickens
1680–1716

Joel Sims's Timeline

2 Records

1774
1774
Birth of Joel Sims in Laurens, South Carolina, United States
Laurens, South Carolina, United States
1829
01 Dec 1829
Age 55
Death of Joel Sims in Shoal Creek, Morgan Co., Al.
Shoal Creek, Morgan Co., Al.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1774
    Event Place: Laurens, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Dec 1829
    Event Place: Shoal Creek, Morgan Co., Al.

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