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Lillie Lavada Sims 1917–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Apr 1917

Birth Location: Texas, USA

Death Date: 7 Aug 1989

Death Location: Fresno, Fresno County, California, United States of America

Father: William Jr.

Mother: Lillie Williams

Spouse(s): John Sr

Children(s): Geneva Davis, Jimmie Davis, Jerry Davis, Lillie Davis, Elizabeth Davis, John Jr

Lillie Lavada Sims was born in 1917 in Texas, USA, the child of William Henry Sims Jr And Lillie Ida Williams. In 1920, Lillie Lavada Sims resided in Henrietta, Clay, Texas, USA. In 1930, Lillie Lavada Sims resided in Wichita Falls, Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, USA. Lillie Lavada Sims married John Hubert Davis Sr, and had children including Elizabeth Ann Davis, Geneva Mae Davis, George Thomas Davis, Jerry Allen Davis, Jimmie Lee Davis, John Hubert Davis Jr, Lillie Faye Davis, Mary Diane Davis. Lillie Lavada Sims passed away in 1989 in Fresno, Fresno County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lillie Lavada Sims was born in 1917 in Texas, USA, the child of William Henry Sims Jr And Lillie Ida Williams.
  • In 1920, Lillie Lavada Sims resided in Henrietta, Clay, Texas, USA.
  • In 1930, Lillie Lavada Sims resided in Wichita Falls, Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, USA.
  • Lillie Lavada Sims married John Hubert Davis Sr, and had children including Elizabeth Ann Davis, Geneva Mae Davis, George Thomas Davis, Jerry Allen Davis, Jimmie Lee Davis, John Hubert Davis Jr, Lillie Faye Davis, Mary Diane Davis.
  • Lillie Lavada Sims passed away in 1989 in Fresno, Fresno County, California, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lillie Sims's Ancestors

Self
Lillie Sims
1917–1989
Birth Place: Texas, USA
Parents
William Henry Sims Jr.
1875–1939
Decatur, Tennessee, USA
Lillie (Ida) Williams
1877–1948
Texas
Grandparents
William (W) Williams
1852–1894
ARK
Nancy (A) Brown
1856–1887
Sevier County, Arkansas, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Brown
1815–1860
Mary Cox
1815–1881
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Jr
1782–1865
Sarah McCracken
1789–1844

Lillie Sims's Descendants

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Lillie (Lavada) Sims (25 Apr 1917–7 Aug 1989) m. John (Hubert Davis) Sr (7 Jun 1896–15 Apr 1969)
  1. 1. Geneva (Mae) Davis 1940–2014 m. Billy (Gene) Crawford 1937–1988
  2. 2. Jimmie (Lee) Davis 1946–2001
  3. 3. Jerry (Allen) Davis 1949–1984
  4. 4. Lillie (Faye) Davis 1938–2010
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Ann) Davis 1942–2018
  6. 6. John (Hubert Davis) Jr 1944–2020

Lillie Sims's Timeline

7 Records

1917
25 Apr 1917
Birth of Lillie Lavada Sims in Texas, USA
Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 3
Lillie Lavada Sims resided here in Henrietta, Clay, Texas, USA
Henrietta, Clay, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 13
Lillie Lavada Sims resided here in Wichita Falls, Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, USA
Wichita Falls, Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 18
Lillie Lavada Sims resided here in Benton, Arkansas
Benton, Arkansas
1940
1940
Age 23
Lillie Lavada Sims resided here in E Precinct 5, Loving, Loving, Eddy, New Mexico, USA
E Precinct 5, Loving, Loving, Eddy, New Mexico, USA
1955
1955
Age 38
Lillie Lavada Sims resided here in California
California
1989
7 Aug 1989
Age 72
Death of Lillie Lavada Sims in Fresno, Fresno, California, United States
Fresno, Fresno, California, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Apr 1917
    Event Place: Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Henrietta, Clay, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Henrietta, Clay, Texas; Roll: T625_1784; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 16

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Wichita Falls, Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Benton, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Loving, Eddy, New Mexico; Roll: m-t0627-02444; Page: 27A; Enumeration District: 8-15

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: E Precinct 5, Loving, Loving, Eddy, New Mexico, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Loving, Eddy, New Mexico; Roll: m-t0627-02444; Page: 27A; Enumeration District: 8-15

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1955
    Event Place: California
    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 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 9 Aug 1989
    Event Place: Hanford, California
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Hanford Sentinel - 9 Aug 1989 - Page 4, Obituary for Lillie Davis 9 Aug 1989

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Fresno County
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Hanford Sentinel; Publication Date: 9 Aug 1989; Publication Place: Hanford, California, USA; ,0.6193326,0.492594,0.6967187&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Fresno, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1989
    Event Place: Fresno, Fresno, California, United States

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fresno, Fresno County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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