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Mary Minor Sims 1800 – 1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Oct 1800

Birth Location: Amelia County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 7 Mar 1888

Death Location: Cumming, Forsyth, Georgia, USA

Father: Richard Sims

Mother: Mary Waddell

Spouse(s): Richard Lester

Children(s): William Lester

In 1800, Mary Minor Sims entered the world in Amelia County, Virginia, USA, born to Richard P Sims and Mary Jane Waddell. Mary Minor Sims married Richard Henry Lester, and had children including William Cicero Lester. Mary Minor Sims passed away in 1888 in Cumming, Forsyth, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1800, Mary Minor Sims entered the world in Amelia County, Virginia, USA, born to Richard P Sims and Mary Jane Waddell.
  • Mary Minor Sims married Richard Henry Lester, and had children including William Cicero Lester.
  • Mary Minor Sims passed away in 1888 in Cumming, Forsyth, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Sims
1770 –
Birth Location: Buttermore, Wiltshire, , England
RS
Mary Waddell
1780 –
Birth Location: East Woodhay, Hampshire, , England
MW

Spouses(s)

Richard Lester
1800 – 1836
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
RL

Children(s)

William Lester
1835 – 1894
Birth Location: Cumming, Forsyth, Georgia, USA
WL

Mary Sims's Ancestors

Self
Mary Sims
1800 – 1888
Birth Place: Amelia County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Richard P Sims
1770 –
Buttermore, Wiltshire, , England
Mary (Jane) Waddell
1780 –
East Woodhay, Hampshire, , England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Sims's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Minor) Sims (1 Oct 1800 – 7 Mar 1888) m. Richard (Henry) Lester (11 Feb 1800 – 1836)
  1. 1. William (Cicero) Lester (15 Feb 1835 – 1894) m. Fannie (C) Swift (abt 1851 – 10 Jan 1935)
    1. 1. Ruth (Dalton) Lester (1879 – 1936) m. Robert (Connor) Bell (21 Apr 1876 – 1912)
      1. 1. Robert (Connor) Bell (28 Aug 1899 – 27 Dec 1951)
      2. 2. Frances (Lester) Bell (10 Jun 1902 – 13 Aug 1980) m. Walter (Eugene) Browning (1 Jun 1899 – 31 Jan 1980)
        1. 1. Walter (Eugene) Browning (12 Jun 1927 – 7 Mar 1930)
        2. 2. Frank (Lester) Browning (24 Feb 1929 – 25 Nov 2015) m. Joan Pett (13 Aug 1931 – 22 May 2019)
      3. 3. Ruth (Harbin Bell) Maison (12 Nov 1908 – 27 Mar 1998)

Mary Sims's Timeline

2 Records

1800
1 Oct 1800
Birth of Mary Minor Sims in Amelia County, Virginia, USA
Amelia County, Virginia, USA
1888
7 Mar 1888
Age 88
Death of Mary Minor Sims in Cumming, Forsyth, Georgia, USA
Cumming, Forsyth, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Oct 1800
    Event Place: Amelia County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1888
    Event Place: Cumming, Forsyth, Georgia, USA
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