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Joel A. Sims 1810–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1810

Birth Location: Oglethorpe Co., GA

Death Date: 6 Mar 1865

Death Location: Cleveland, Tennessee, USA

Father: Warren Sims

Mother: Lucy Scroggins

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

In 1810, Joel A. Sims entered the world in Oglethorpe Co., GA, born to Warren Sims And Lucy Scroggins. Joel A. Sims passed away in 1865 in Cleveland, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1810, Joel A. Sims entered the world in Oglethorpe Co., GA, born to Warren Sims And Lucy Scroggins.
  • Joel A. Sims passed away in 1865 in Cleveland, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Warren Sims
1776–1813
Birth Location: Wake, North Carolina, United States
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Lucy Scroggins
1785–1822
Birth Location: Georgia
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joel Sims's Ancestors

Self
Joel Sims
1810–1865
Birth Place: Oglethorpe Co., GA
Parents
Warren Sims
1776–1813
Wake, North Carolina, United States
Lucy Scroggins
1785–1822
Georgia
Grandparents
Ensign (Joel) Sims
1735–1801
Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA
Christiana (Thomas) Mays
1735–1817
Amelia County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Sr
1713–1814
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Adam Sr
1689–1734
Mary Isham
1689–1744

Joel Sims's Timeline

2 Records

1810
abt 1810
Birth of Joel A. Sims in Oglethorpe Co., GA
Oglethorpe Co., GA
1865
6 Mar 1865
Age 55
Death of Joel A. Sims in Cleveland, Tennessee, USA
Cleveland, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1810
    Event Place: Oglethorpe Co., GA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1865
    Event Place: Cleveland, Tennessee, USA
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