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Josephine Sims 1879–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1879

Birth Location: Opelika, Alabama

Death Date: Nov. 4, 1949

Death Location: Polk, Florida, United States

Father: Elic Sims

Mother: Mahaley (Mahalia)

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Josephine Sims was born in 1879 in Opelika, Alabama, the child of Elic Alex Sims And Mahaley Mahalia. Josephine Sims passed away in 1949 in Polk, Florida, United States.

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Biography

  • Josephine Sims was born in 1879 in Opelika, Alabama, the child of Elic Alex Sims And Mahaley Mahalia.
  • Josephine Sims passed away in 1949 in Polk, Florida, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elic Sims
1840–
Birth Location: Virginia
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Mahaley (Mahalia)
1845–
Birth Location: Opelika, Alabama
M(

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Josephine Sims's Ancestors

Self
Josephine Sims
1879–1949
Birth Place: Opelika, Alabama
Parents
Elic [Alex] Sims
1840–
Virginia
Mahaley (Mahalia)
1845–
Opelika, Alabama
Grandparents
Allen Sims
1820–1854
Virginia
Kitty Sims
1820–
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
James Sims
1802–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Josephine Sims's Timeline

2 Records

1879
1879
Birth of Josephine Sims in Opelika, Alabama
Opelika, Alabama
1949
Nov. 4, 1949
Age 70
Death of Josephine Sims in Polk, Florida, United States
Polk, Florida, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1879
    Event Place: Opelika, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov. 4, 1949
    Event Place: Polk, Florida, United States
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