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Nancy Elizabeth Sims 1851 – 1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1851

Birth Location: Butler County, Alabama, United States of America

Death Date: 31 Jul 1916

Death Location: Walthall County, Mississippi, USA

Father: Elihu Sims

Mother: Mary Seale

Spouse(s):

Children(s): William Griffin

Nancy Elizabeth Sims was born in 1851 in Butler County, Alabama, United States of America, the child of Elihu Jackson Sims and Mary Ann Seale. Nancy Elizabeth Sims had children including William Franklin Griffin. Nancy Elizabeth Sims passed away in 1916 in Walthall County, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • Nancy Elizabeth Sims was born in 1851 in Butler County, Alabama, United States of America, the child of Elihu Jackson Sims and Mary Ann Seale.
  • Nancy Elizabeth Sims had children including William Franklin Griffin.
  • Nancy Elizabeth Sims passed away in 1916 in Walthall County, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elihu Sims
1818 – 1870
Birth Location: Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA
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Mary Seale
1826 – 1899
Birth Location: Bibb County, Alabama
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Griffin
1872 – 1947
Birth Location: Greenville, alabama
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Nancy Sims's Ancestors

Self
Nancy Sims
1851 – 1916
Birth Place: Butler County, Alabama, United States of America
Parents
Elihu Jackson Sims
1818 – 1870
Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA
Mary (Ann) Seale
1826 – 1899
Bibb County, Alabama
Grandparents
Stephen (Michael Sims) (3xGGF)
1782 – 1857
Granville, North Carolina, USA
Rhoda (Abernathy) Williams
1782 – 1860
South Carolina, USA
Barnabas* Seale
1790 – 1858
Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Sherrod Sims
1730 – 1825
Sarah Ashburn
1735 – 1799
Thomas Seal
1764 – 1850
Ader Elkins
1768 – 1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Sims
1694 – 1751
James Ashburn
1710 – 1732
Sarah Adams
1715 – 1797
Thomas Seale
1727 – 1798
Elizabeth Struthers
1730 – 1785
John Elkins
1730 – 1832
Sarah Stringfellow
1730 – 1801

Nancy Sims's Descendants

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Nancy (Elizabeth) Sims (1851 – 31 Jul 1916)
  1. 1. William (Franklin) Griffin (19 JAN 1872 – 6 January 1947) m. Alitia (Irene) Watts (28 September 1876 – 23 Dec 1967)
    1. 1. Nollie (F) Griffin (4 Oct 1896 – 01 July 1961) m. Jocie Stripling (23 Feb 1898 – 22 Apr 1934)

Nancy Sims's Timeline

2 Records

1851
1851
Birth of Nancy Elizabeth Sims in Butler County, Alabama, United States of America
Butler County, Alabama, United States of America
1916
31 Jul 1916
Age 65
Death of Nancy Elizabeth Sims in Walthall County, Mississippi, USA
Walthall County, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Butler County, Alabama, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1916
    Event Place: Walthall County, Mississippi, USA
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