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Mary Elizabeth Sims 1842–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 January 1842

Birth Location: Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 15 May 1915

Death Location: Moody, McLennan County, Texas, United States of America

Father: John Boley

Mother: Elizabeth Bowly

Spouse(s): John Sims

Children(s): John Sims, Matthew Sims, Hattie Butler, Susan Sims, Amanda Mangum

Mary Elizabeth Sims was born in 1842 in Tennessee, United States of America, the child of John Presley Boley And Elizabeth Bowly. In 1870, Mary Elizabeth Sims resided in District 9, Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA. Mary Elizabeth Sims married John Sims, and had children including Amanda Elizabeth Mangum, Hattie Hyette Butler, John Presley Sims, Matthew Tyler Sims, Susan F Sims. Mary Elizabeth Sims passed away in 1915 in Moody, McLennan County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Mary Elizabeth Sims was born in 1842 in Tennessee, United States of America, the child of John Presley Boley And Elizabeth Bowly.
  • In 1870, Mary Elizabeth Sims resided in District 9, Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA.
  • Mary Elizabeth Sims married John Sims, and had children including Amanda Elizabeth Mangum, Hattie Hyette Butler, John Presley Sims, Matthew Tyler Sims, Susan F Sims.
  • Mary Elizabeth Sims passed away in 1915 in Moody, McLennan County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Sims's Ancestors

Self
Mary Sims
1842–1915
Birth Place: Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
John Presley Boley
1804–1888
Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Bowly
1812–
Tennessee
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Sims's Descendants

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Mary (Elizabeth) Sims (3 January 1842–15 May 1915) m. John Sims (Abt 1844–)
  1. 1. John (Presley) Sims 1866–1964 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Mangum 1869–1942
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Ellen) Carroll 1912–1942 m. Edgar (Paul) Carroll 1901–1975
      1. 1. Edwin (Gareth) Carroll 1932–2018 m. Gailya (Rae) Brown 1933–2011
    2. 2. Robert (Cecil) Sims 1899–1983
    3. 3. Alva (Betty) Johnson 1886–1965
    4. 4. Willie (Shipp) Sims 1903–1976
    5. 5. Matthew (John) Sims 1898–1975
    6. 6. Andrew (Lee) Sims 1892–1975
    7. 7. Lillie (Pearl) Crocker 1891–1974
    8. 8. Richard (Lawrence) Sims 1888–1931
    9. 9. Mary (Magdaline) Dosier 1894–1972
  2. 2. Matthew (Tyler) Sims 1872–1934
  3. 3. Hattie (Hyette) Butler 1879–1946
  4. 4. Susan (F.) Sims 1868–1919
  5. 5. Amanda (Elizabeth) Mangum 1874–1926

Mary Sims's Timeline

3 Records

1842
3 January 1842
Birth of Mary Elizabeth Sims in Tennessee, United States of America
Tennessee, United States of America
1870
1870
Age 28
Mary Elizabeth Sims resided here in District 9, Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
District 9, Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
1915
15 May 1915
Age 73
Death of Mary Elizabeth Sims in McLennan County, Texas, United States of America
McLennan County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 January 1842
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 9, Cannon, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1516; Page: 199A
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 9, Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 9, Cannon, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1516; Page: 199A

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 May 1915
    Event Place: McLennan County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Moody, McLennan County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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