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Matilda Henderson Sims 1828–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Dec 1828

Birth Location: Henry County, Kentucky

Death Date: 2 Mar 1898

Death Location: Mohawk , Lane County, Oregon

Father: Thomas Sims

Mother: Elizabeth Morris

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Amanda Fountain, Matthew Fountain, Thomas Fountain, Elizabeth Fountain, Jeanette Fountain, Martha Fountain, Laura Fountain, Sarah Fountain, Icyphene Fountain, John Fountain, Henderson Fountain, Hudson Fountain

In 1828, Matilda Henderson Sims entered the world in Henry County, Kentucky, born to Thomas Anderson Sims And Elizabeth Morris. Matilda Henderson Sims married James Davis Buck Fountain, and had children including Amanda Fountain, Elizabeth Josephine Lizzie Fountain, Henderson Davis Fountain, Hudson Fountain, Icyphene Pheny Fountain, Jeanette Nettie Fountain, John William Fountain, Laura Ellen Fountain, Martha Jane Fountain, Matthew Fountain, Sarah Emmaline Emmy Fountain, Thomas Anderson Fountain. Matilda Henderson Sims passed away in 1898 in Mohawk , Lane County, Oregon.

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  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • In 1828, Matilda Henderson Sims entered the world in Henry County, Kentucky, born to Thomas Anderson Sims And Elizabeth Morris.
  • Matilda Henderson Sims married James Davis Buck Fountain, and had children including Amanda Fountain, Elizabeth Josephine Lizzie Fountain, Henderson Davis Fountain, Hudson Fountain, Icyphene Pheny Fountain, Jeanette Nettie Fountain, John William Fountain, Laura Ellen Fountain, Martha Jane Fountain, Matthew Fountain, Sarah Emmaline Emmy Fountain, Thomas Anderson Fountain.
  • Matilda Henderson Sims passed away in 1898 in Mohawk , Lane County, Oregon.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Sims
1802–1852
Birth Location: Virginia
TS
Elizabeth Morris
1809–
Birth Location: Virginia
EM

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Amanda Fountain
1847–1903
Birth Location: Boone County, Missouri
AF
Matthew Fountain
1849–1905
Birth Location: Boone County, Missouri
MF
Thomas Fountain
1851–1913
Birth Location: Boone County, Missouri
TF
Elizabeth Fountain
1853–1939
Birth Location: –
EF
Jeanette Fountain
1855–1923
Birth Location: –
JF
Martha Fountain
1847–1919
Birth Location: –
MF
Laura Fountain
1859–1903
Birth Location: –
LF
Sarah Fountain
1861–1926
Birth Location: Lane County, Oregon
SF
Icyphene Fountain
1863–1936
Birth Location: Lane County, Oregon
IF
John Fountain
1865–1938
Birth Location: Lane County, Oregon
JF
Henderson Fountain
1868–1923
Birth Location: Lane County, Oregon
HF
Hudson Fountain
1870–1941
Birth Location: Lane County, Oregon
HF

Matilda Sims's Ancestors

Self
Matilda Sims
1828–1898
Birth Place: Henry County, Kentucky
Parents
Thomas Anderson Sims
1802–1852
Virginia
Elizabeth Morris
1809–
Virginia
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matilda Sims's Descendants

1.
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Matilda (Henderson) Sims (22 Dec 1828–2 Mar 1898)
  1. 1. Amanda Fountain 1847–1903
  2. 2. Matthew Fountain 1849–1905
  3. 3. Thomas (Anderson) Fountain 1851–1913
  4. 4. Elizabeth (Josephine "Lizzie") Fountain 1853–1939
  5. 5. Jeanette ("Nettie") Fountain 1855–1923
  6. 6. Martha (Jane) Fountain 1847–1919
  7. 7. Laura (Ellen) Fountain 1859–1903
  8. 8. Sarah (Emmaline "Emmy") Fountain 1861–1926
  9. 9. Icyphene ("Pheny") Fountain 1863–1936
  10. 10. John (William) Fountain 1865–1938
  11. 11. Henderson (Davis) Fountain 1868–1923
  12. 12. Hudson Fountain 1870–1941

Matilda Sims's Timeline

2 Records

1828
22 Dec 1828
Birth of Matilda Henderson Sims in Henry County, Kentucky
Henry County, Kentucky
1898
2 Mar 1898
Age 70
Death of Matilda Henderson Sims in Mohawk , Lane County, Oregon
Mohawk , Lane County, Oregon

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1828
    Event Place: Henry County, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1898
    Event Place: Mohawk , Lane County, Oregon
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