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Joshua Josiah Sims 1808–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1808

Birth Location: Vernon, Monroe, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 1856

Death Location: Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, USA

Father: Augustine Sims

Mother: Nancy Farmer

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Mary “Polly”

In 1808, Joshua Josiah Sims entered the world in Vernon, Monroe, Kentucky, USA, born to Augustine Sims And Nancy Pettit Farmer. Joshua Josiah Sims had children including Mary Anna Sims Polly. Joshua Josiah Sims passed away in 1856 in Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1808, Joshua Josiah Sims entered the world in Vernon, Monroe, Kentucky, USA, born to Augustine Sims And Nancy Pettit Farmer.
  • Joshua Josiah Sims had children including Mary Anna Sims Polly.
  • Joshua Josiah Sims passed away in 1856 in Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joshua Sims's Ancestors

Self
Joshua Sims
1808–1856
Birth Place: Vernon, Monroe, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Augustine Sims
1763–1851
Henry, Virginia
Nancy (Pettit) Farmer
1759–1849
Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
John (Sims) #
1742–1830
Culpepper, Virginia, United States
Saphariah ("Sophia" Griffin) 🌳
1742–1830
Culpepper, Virginia, United States
Elijah Farmer
1735–1810
Northampton, North Carolina, USA
Isabell (Belle) Hess
1738–1809
Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
James (Symes)
1700–1774
Elizabeth Parrish
1710–1828
John Griffin
1720–1769
Mary Reese
1720–1781
Elijah Farmer
1709–1762
Mary Yates
1712–1770
John Hess
1713–1767
Elizabeth Bomberger
1710–1751
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Capt Jr
1672–1718
Elizabeth Sherwood
1668–1726
John Parrish
1690–1768
Mary Schooling
1695–1741
Samuel Griffin
1670–1729
Lydia (Sounders)
1675–1725
Solomon Reese
1682–1752
Jane Draper
1688–1776
Isaac Farmer
1683–1764
Mary Jolley
1680–1730
David Yates
1698–1751
Hannah Yates
1690–1712
Hans Hess
1683–1733
Maria Zindell
1687–1767
Christian Bomberger
1682–1742

Joshua Sims's Descendants

1.
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Joshua (Josiah) Sims (1808–1856)
  1. 1. Mary (Anna Sims) “Polly” 1841–
    1. 1. John (M) Cogburn 1861–1938
      1. 1. Jess (Otha) Cogburn 1911–1985

Joshua Sims's Timeline

2 Records

1808
1808
Birth of Joshua Josiah Sims in Vernon, Monroe, Kentucky, USA
Vernon, Monroe, Kentucky, USA
1856
1856
Age 48
Death of Joshua Josiah Sims in Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, USA
Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1808
    Event Place: Vernon, Monroe, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1856
    Event Place: Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, USA

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