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John Bennia Sims 1815 – 1874 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Bef. 24 Nov 1815

Birth Location: Pendleton (now Highland) Co, VA

Death Date: Jun 1874

Death Location: Pocahontas Co, WV

Father: Silas Sims

Mother: Catherine Seybert

Spouse(s): Lucinda Stone

Children(s): Josiah (Sims)

John Bennia Sims was born in 1815 in Pendleton (now Highland) Co, VA, the child of Silas Sims and Catherine Seybert. John Bennia Sims married Lucinda Stone, and had children including Josiah Syms (Sims). John Bennia Sims passed away in 1874 in Pocahontas Co, WV.

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Biography

  • John Bennia Sims was born in 1815 in Pendleton (now Highland) Co, VA, the child of Silas Sims and Catherine Seybert.
  • John Bennia Sims married Lucinda Stone, and had children including Josiah Syms (Sims).
  • John Bennia Sims passed away in 1874 in Pocahontas Co, WV.

Immediate Family

Parents

Silas Sims
1791 – 1845
Birth Location: Pendleton, Virginia, United States
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Catherine Seybert
1791 – 1861
Birth Location: Botetourt County, VA
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Spouses(s)

Lucinda Stone
1816 – 1850
Birth Location: Pendleton, West Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Josiah (Sims)
1837 – 1906
Birth Location: Pendleton (now Highland) Co, VA
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John Sims's Ancestors

Self
John Sims
1815 – 1874
Birth Place: Pendleton (now Highland) Co, VA
Parents
Silas Sims
1791 – 1845
Pendleton, Virginia, United States
Catherine Seybert
1791 – 1861
Botetourt County, VA
Grandparents
James Sims
1755 – 1811
Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
Sarah Hullinger
1760 – 1806
Virginia, USA
Phillip Seybert
– 1806
Margaret Richeson
1767 – 1825
Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Suffiah Somers
1739 – 1797
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Capt Stillwell
1714 – 1771
Sarah Stillwell
1718 – 1777

John Sims's Descendants

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John (Bennia) Sims (Bef. 24 Nov 1815 – Jun 1874) m. Lucinda Stone (1816 – Jun 1850)
  1. 1. Josiah (Syms) (Sims) (21 Jan 1837 – 26 Sep 1906) m. Nancy (Cestaline) Grimes (Oct 1831 – 1913)
    1. 1. Robert ("Lee" Symes) (Sims) (13 Jan 1866 – 20 Sep 1950) m. Fannie (Eliza) McComb (12 Feb 1868 – 17 Jan 1938)
      1. 1. Daisy Sims m. Charles (Kenneth) Schoolcraft (4 April 1906 – 23 May 1937)
        1. 1. carl Schoolcraft (9 Jun 1935 – 03/29/2012) m. Nancy Hayes (01/29/1938 – 04/12/2012)

John Sims's Timeline

2 Records

1815
Bef. 24 Nov 1815
Birth of John Bennia Sims in Pendleton (now Highland) Co, VA
Pendleton (now Highland) Co, VA
1874
Jun 1874
Age 59
Death of John Bennia Sims in Pocahontas Co, WV
Pocahontas Co, WV

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Bef. 24 Nov 1815
    Event Place: Pendleton (now Highland) Co, VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1874
    Event Place: Pocahontas Co, WV
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