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Otis Barnett Sims 1885–1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Feb 1885

Birth Location: Adams County, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 10 Apr 1947

Death Location: Van Wert Co. OH

Father: Joseph Sims

Mother: Delilah (Chilcoat)

Spouse(s): Maude Merriss

Children(s): Beatrice Sims, Charles Sims, Joy Sims, Edwin Sims, Dale Sims

The story of Otis Barnett Sims began in 1885 in Adams County, Indiana, USA. Otis Barnett Sims married Maude A Merriss, and had children including Beatrice Leota Sims, Charles Herbert Sims, Dale Eugene Sims, Edwin R Sims, Joy Sims. Otis Barnett Sims passed away in 1947 in Van Wert Co. OH.

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Biography

  • The story of Otis Barnett Sims began in 1885 in Adams County, Indiana, USA.
  • Otis Barnett Sims married Maude A Merriss, and had children including Beatrice Leota Sims, Charles Herbert Sims, Dale Eugene Sims, Edwin R Sims, Joy Sims.
  • Otis Barnett Sims passed away in 1947 in Van Wert Co. OH.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Sims
1842–1912
Birth Location: Crawford, Ohio, United States
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Delilah (Chilcoat)
1849–1922
Birth Location: Van Wert, Van Wert, Ohio, United States
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Spouses(s)

Maude Merriss
1887–1941
Birth Location: Ohio
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Children(s)

Beatrice Sims
1905–1980
Birth Location: Adams Co., IN
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Charles Sims
1907–1986
Birth Location: Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States
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Joy Sims
1909–
Birth Location: Indiana
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Edwin Sims
1920–1995
Birth Location: Indiana
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Dale Sims
1914–1982
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
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Otis Sims's Ancestors

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Otis Sims
1885–1947
Birth Place: Adams County, Indiana, USA
Parents
Joseph Baker Sims
1842–1912
Crawford, Ohio, United States
Delilah (E Chilcote) (Chilcoat)
1849–1922
Van Wert, Van Wert, Ohio, United States
Grandparents
Samuel (L) Chilcote
1810–1887
Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States
Charlotte (M) Baumgartner
1811–1879
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Nicodemus Chilcote
1765–1858
Sarah Curtis
1775–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robinson Chilcote
1739–1776
Amy Heathcote
1743–1803

Otis Sims's Descendants

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Otis (Barnett) Sims (12 Feb 1885–10 Apr 1947) m. Maude (A) Merriss (Apr 1887–1941)
  1. 1. Beatrice (Leota) Sims 1905–1980
  2. 2. Charles (Herbert) Sims 1907–1986
  3. 3. Joy Sims 1909–
  4. 4. Edwin (R) Sims 1920–1995
  5. 5. Dale (Eugene) Sims 1914–1982

Otis Sims's Timeline

2 Records

1885
12 Feb 1885
Birth of Otis Barnett Sims in Adams County, Indiana, USA
Adams County, Indiana, USA
1947
10 Apr 1947
Age 62
Death of Otis Barnett Sims in Van Wert Co. OH
Van Wert Co. OH

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1885
    Event Place: Adams County, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1947
    Event Place: Van Wert Co. OH
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