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Major Young Sims 1881–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Sep 1881

Birth Location: of DUNKLIN, Greenville, South Carolina

Death Date: 23 Jun 1940

Death Location: Kings Mountn, Cleveland, North Carolina

Father: Charles Sims

Mother: Margaret (Johnston)

Spouse(s): Rosa Cashion

Children(s): Everett Sims

Major Young Sims was born in 1881 in of DUNKLIN, Greenville, South Carolina, the child of Charles Young Sims And Margaret Mae Elizabeth Eliza Thompson Sims Johnston. Major Young Sims married Rosa Belle Cashion, and had children including Everett William Sims. Major Young Sims passed away in 1940 in Kings Mountn, Cleveland, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • Major Young Sims was born in 1881 in of DUNKLIN, Greenville, South Carolina, the child of Charles Young Sims And Margaret Mae Elizabeth Eliza Thompson Sims Johnston.
  • Major Young Sims married Rosa Belle Cashion, and had children including Everett William Sims.
  • Major Young Sims passed away in 1940 in Kings Mountn, Cleveland, North Carolina.

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Major Sims's Ancestors

Self
Major Sims
1881–1940
Birth Place: of DUNKLIN, Greenville, South Carolina
Parents
Charles Young Sims
1835–1900
Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Margaret ("Mae" Elizabeth "Eliza" Thompson (Sims)) (Johnston)
1860–1910
Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina
Grandparents
Matthew Thompson
1834–1894
Ware Shoals, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA
Adeline (Nancy Bolt) (Thompson)
1836–1909
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Harris Sr
1798–1873
Lucinda (Thompson)
1806–1881
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Christopher Thompson
1770–1832
Sophia Harrison
1776–1824
Matthew Graydon
1780–1850

Major Sims's Descendants

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Major (Young) Sims (15 Sep 1881–23 Jun 1940) m. Rosa (Belle) Cashion (19 June 1883–28 November 1966)
  1. 1. Everett (William) Sims 1916–1964 m. Beatrice Simms 1920–2010
    1. 1. Marie (M Sims) Black 1938–2004 m. L.D. (Franklin) BLACK 1930–2013

Major Sims's Timeline

2 Records

1881
15 Sep 1881
Birth of Major Young Sims in of DUNKLIN, Greenville, South Carolina
of DUNKLIN, Greenville, South Carolina
1940
23 Jun 1940
Age 59
Death of Major Young Sims in Kings Mountn, Cleveland, North Carolina
Kings Mountn, Cleveland, North Carolina

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1881
    Event Place: of DUNKLIN, Greenville, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1940
    Event Place: Kings Mountn, Cleveland, North Carolina

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