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Lela Marcell Sims 1931–2003 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Aug 1931

Birth Location: New Canton, Pike, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 10 Jan 2003

Death Location: Tucson, Pima, Arizona, USA

Father: Arthur Sims

Mother: Sylvia Hughes

Spouse(s): George Mayfield

Children(s):

Lela Marcell Sims was born in 1931 in New Canton, Pike, Illinois, USA, the child of Arthur M Sims And Sylvia Pearl Hughes. In 1935, Lela Marcell Sims resided in Rural, Pike, Illinois. In 1940, Lela Marcell Sims resided in Beverly Twp, Beverly, Adams, Illinois, USA. Lela Marcell Sims married Akers, George Emery Mayfield, and had children including Byron E Mayfield, Marciea R Mayfield Riggs. Lela Marcell Sims passed away in 2003 in Tucson, Pima, Arizona, USA.

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Biography

  • Lela Marcell Sims was born in 1931 in New Canton, Pike, Illinois, USA, the child of Arthur M Sims And Sylvia Pearl Hughes.
  • In 1935, Lela Marcell Sims resided in Rural, Pike, Illinois.
  • In 1940, Lela Marcell Sims resided in Beverly Twp, Beverly, Adams, Illinois, USA.
  • Lela Marcell Sims married Akers, George Emery Mayfield, and had children including Byron E Mayfield, Marciea R Mayfield Riggs.
  • Lela Marcell Sims passed away in 2003 in Tucson, Pima, Arizona, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Arthur Sims
1899–1989
Birth Location: Quincy, Adams, Illinois, USA
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Sylvia Hughes
1902–1977
Birth Location: Michigan, USA or Illinois
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Spouses(s)

George Mayfield
1919–1980
Birth Location: Siloam, Brown County, Illinois, USA
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Children(s)

Lela Sims's Ancestors

Self
Lela Sims
1931–2003
Birth Place: New Canton, Pike, Illinois, USA
Parents
Arthur M. Sims
1899–1989
Quincy, Adams, Illinois, USA
Sylvia (Pearl) Hughes
1902–1977
Michigan, USA or Illinois
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lela Sims's Timeline

6 Records

1931
20 Aug 1931
Birth of Lela Marcell Sims in New Canton, Pike, Illinois, USA
New Canton, Pike, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 4
Lela Marcell Sims resided here in Rural, Pike, Illinois
Rural, Pike, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 9
Lela Marcell Sims resided here in Beverly Twp, Beverly, Adams, Illinois, USA
Beverly Twp, Beverly, Adams, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 19
Lela Marcell Sims resided here in Quincy, Adams, Illinois, USA
Quincy, Adams, Illinois, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 20
Lela Marcell Sims resided here in Illinois
Illinois
2003
10 Jan 2003
Age 72
Death of Lela Marcell Sims in Plymouth, Hancock, Illinois, USA
Plymouth, Hancock, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1931
    Event Place: New Canton, Pike, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Beverly, Adams, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00756; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 1-1
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Quincy, Adams, Illinois; Roll: 716; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 1-41

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Pike, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Beverly, Adams, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00756; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 1-1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Beverly Twp, Beverly, Adams, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Beverly, Adams, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00756; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 1-1

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Quincy, Adams, Illinois, 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: Quincy, Adams, Illinois; Roll: 716; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 1-41

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tucson, Arizona, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jan 2003
    Event Place: Plymouth, Hancock, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tucson, Pima, Arizona, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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