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John Axley Sims 1823 – 1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Sep 1823

Birth Location: Bulls Gap, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 21 Nov 1882

Death Location: Wheeling, Delaware, Indiana, USA

Father: Elijah Sims

Mother: Susannah Spoon

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John Axley Sims was born in 1823 in Bulls Gap, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA, the child of Elijah Sims and Susannah Spoon. John Axley Sims passed away in 1882 in Wheeling, Delaware, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • John Axley Sims was born in 1823 in Bulls Gap, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA, the child of Elijah Sims and Susannah Spoon.
  • John Axley Sims passed away in 1882 in Wheeling, Delaware, Indiana, USA.

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John Sims's Ancestors

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John Sims
1823 – 1882
Birth Place: Bulls Gap, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Elijah Sims
1799 – 1871
Culpepper, Virginia, United States
Susannah Spoon
1803 – 1863
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William sims
1762 – 1822
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Mildred BAXTER
1760 – 1811
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
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John Sims's Timeline

2 Records

1823
23 Sep 1823
Birth of John Axley Sims in Bulls Gap, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
Bulls Gap, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
1882
21 Nov 1882
Age 59
Death of John Axley Sims in Wheeling, Delaware, Indiana, USA
Wheeling, Delaware, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1823
    Event Place: Bulls Gap, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Nov 1882
    Event Place: Wheeling, Delaware, Indiana, USA

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