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John Michael Sims 1949–2013 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 May 1949

Birth Location: Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America

Death Date: 7 February 2013

Death Location: Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Ted Jr

Mother: Dorothy Mehr

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John Michael Sims was born in 1949 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America, the child of Ted Lawrence Sims Jr And Dorothy Ruth Mehr. In 1950, John Michael Sims resided in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA. In 1965, John Michael Sims resided in Pasadena, Texas, USA. John Michael Sims married Deborah Kay Swinney. John Michael Sims passed away in 2013 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Michael Sims was born in 1949 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America, the child of Ted Lawrence Sims Jr And Dorothy Ruth Mehr.
  • In 1950, John Michael Sims resided in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA.
  • In 1965, John Michael Sims resided in Pasadena, Texas, USA.
  • John Michael Sims married Deborah Kay Swinney.
  • John Michael Sims passed away in 2013 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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John Sims's Ancestors

Self
John Sims
1949–2013
Birth Place: Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America
Parents
Ted Lawrence Sims Jr
1922–1973
Houston, Texas, USA
Dorothy (Ruth) Mehr
1925–2008
Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
Grandparents
Theodore (Floyd) Sims
1903–1981
Wylie, Collin County, Texas, United States of America
Blanche (Orella) Hebert
1903–1984
Centerville, Louisiana
Great-Grandparents
Elisha Sims
1879–1956
Elizabeth Rudisll
1877–1969
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sims
1848–1915
Sarah Skaggs
1855–1892

John Sims's Timeline

7 Records

1949
23 May 1949
Birth of John Michael Sims in Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America
Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America
1950
1950
Age 1
John Michael Sims resided here in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
1965
1965
Age 16
John Michael Sims resided here in Pasadena, Texas, USA
Pasadena, Texas, USA
1966
1966
Age 17
John Michael Sims resided here in Pasadena, Texas, USA
Pasadena, Texas, USA
1993
1993
Age 44
John Michael Sims resided here in Houston, TX
Houston, TX
1994
1994
Age 45
John Michael Sims resided here in Webster, Texas, USA
Webster, Texas, USA
2013
7 February 2013
Age 64
Death of John Michael Sims in Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America
Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 May 1949
    Event Place: Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Rayburn High School; Year: 1966
    [2] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Rayburn High School; Year: 1965
    [3] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [4] U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, Ca., National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [5] Texas, Birth Index
    [6] Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2019, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas; Texas Marriage Index, 1966-2019
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Houston, Harris, Texas; Roll: 650; Page: 22; Enumeration District: 263-52

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Houston, Harris, Texas; Roll: 650; Page: 22; Enumeration District: 263-52

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1965
    Event Place: Pasadena, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Rayburn High School; Year: 1965

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1966
    Event Place: Pasadena, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Rayburn High School; Year: 1966

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Houston, TX
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1994
    Event Place: Webster, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, City: Webster; State: Texas; Year(s): 1994

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 February 2013
    Event Place: Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, Ca., National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, Ca., National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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