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Sarah Margaret "Sally" Sims 1854–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 April 1854

Birth Location: Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 4 July 1951

Death Location: Wylie, Collin County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Elisha Sims

Mother: Elizabeth Turner

Spouse(s): Francis McCarty

Children(s): Charles McCarty, Chessie Sharp, Ethel Clayton, Delbert McCarty, Margaret Holleman

In 1854, Sarah Margaret "Sally" Sims entered the world in Tennessee, United States of America, born to Elisha Sims And Elizabeth Ann Turner. In 1860, Sarah Margaret "Sally" Sims resided in Benton, Cuba, Crawford, Missouri, USA. In 1870, Sarah Margaret "Sally" Sims resided in Precinct 4, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA. Sarah Margaret "Sally" Sims married Francis L Mccarty, and had children including Charles Sylvester Mccarty, Chessie Viola Sharp, Delbert Lafayette Mccarty, Ethel Victoria Clayton, Margaret Elizabeth Holleman. Sarah Margaret "Sally" Sims passed away in 1951 in Wylie, Collin County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1854, Sarah Margaret "Sally" Sims entered the world in Tennessee, United States of America, born to Elisha Sims And Elizabeth Ann Turner.
  • In 1860, Sarah Margaret "Sally" Sims resided in Benton, Cuba, Crawford, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1870, Sarah Margaret "Sally" Sims resided in Precinct 4, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA.
  • Sarah Margaret "Sally" Sims married Francis L Mccarty, and had children including Charles Sylvester Mccarty, Chessie Viola Sharp, Delbert Lafayette Mccarty, Ethel Victoria Clayton, Margaret Elizabeth Holleman.
  • Sarah Margaret "Sally" Sims passed away in 1951 in Wylie, Collin County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elisha Sims
1819–1888
Birth Location: Monroe County, Kentucky, United States of America
ES
Elizabeth Turner
1822–1911
Birth Location: Overton County, Tennessee, United States of America
ET

Spouses(s)

Francis McCarty
1850–1931
Birth Location: Bradley County, Tennessee, United States of America
FM

Children(s)

Charles McCarty
1873–1955
Birth Location: Wylie, Collin County, Texas, United States of America
CM
Chessie Sharp
1876–1974
Birth Location: Texas, United States of America
CS
Ethel Clayton
1885–1974
Birth Location: Wylie, Collin County, Texas, United States of America
EC
Delbert McCarty
1891–1975
Birth Location: Wylie, Texas
DM
Margaret Holleman
1895–1983
Birth Location: Wiley, Tex
MH

Sarah Sims's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Sims
1854–1951
Birth Place: Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Elisha Sims
1819–1888
Monroe County, Kentucky, United States of America
Elizabeth (Ann) Turner
1822–1911
Overton County, Tennessee, United States of America
Grandparents
William (Suddarth) Turner
1785–1871
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (Pearl) Smith
1787–1847
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah Sims's Descendants

1.
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Sarah (Margaret "Sally") Sims (24 April 1854–4 July 1951) m. Francis (L) McCarty (12 July 1850–20 February 1931)
  1. 1. Charles (Sylvester) McCarty 1873–1955 m. Emma (Lena) Harris 1888–1948 m. Sarah (Ellen) Bowman 1875–1904
    1. 1. Euna (M) McCarty 1905–
    2. 2. Clarence McCarty 1898–1903
    3. 3. William McCarty 1899–1987 m. Nell (Elizabeth) Coolidge 1898–1986
    4. 4. Euna (Mae) Lewis 1901–2001 m. Edward (Adolphus) Lewis 1897–1976
      1. 1. Charles (Maxwell) Lewis 1928–1953
  2. 2. Chessie (Viola) Sharp 1876–1974 m. William (Burton) Sharpe 1861–1933
    1. 1. Willa (B) Sharp 1908–2000 m. William (McKinley) Bennett 1896–1961
      1. 1. Samuel (Harvey) Jenkins 1938–1998
    2. 2. Wendell Sharp 1905–1905
    3. 3. Jesse (Bryan) Sharp 1895–1963 m. Myrttle (M. E.) Bjorklund 1902–1991
      1. 1. Jessie (Lucille) Sharp 1920–1987 m. Gottfried (Fredrick) Stoecker 1911–1973
        1. 1. Brian (Gottfried) Stoecker 1941–2012
      2. 2. Robert (Frank) Sharp 1922–2007 m. Ruth (Edith) Miller 1922–2002 m. Luella (May) Jensen 1927–2023
        1. 1. Robert (Russell) Sharpe 1950–2019
      3. 3. Clellmont (Leonard) Sharp 1924–2001 m. Muriel (Andrietta) Frasher 1921–1991 m. Margaret (Peggy) Althoff 1926–1972
        1. 1. Deborah (Kay) Sharp 1951–2006 m. Larry (Ross) Mills 1947–2016
      4. 4. Richard (Lloyd) Sharp 1927–1997
      5. 5. Joyce (Beverly) Sharp 1928–1931
      6. 6. Donna (Mae) Sharp 1932–2005 m. Harold (Rice) Edwards 1925–1969
    4. 4. Jacob (Francis) Sharp 1910–1982 m. Kathryn (Howard) Burch 1912–1999
      1. 1. John (Wesley) Sharp 1938–2001
    5. 5. Thaddius (W) Sharp 1913–2008 m. Frances (Eugenia) Vosburg 1914–1999
      1. 1. William (George) Sharp 1936–2024
    6. 6. Eugenia Sharp 1913–
  3. 3. Ethel (Victoria) Clayton 1885–1974 m. Henry (Lawrence) Clayton 1883–1940
    1. 1. Mogene Clayton 1908–1978
      1. 1. Ralph (Lynn) Hanson 1931–2013 m. Eleanor (Ann) Simonton 1933–2021
    2. 2. James (McCarty) Clayton 1913–1978 m. Corrine Clayton 1916–2003
      1. 1. Carol (Ann) Clayton 1935–2013 m. Jimmy (Frank) Hodges 1935–2009
      2. 2. Kay (Cheri) Clayton 1939–2018 m. Don (Morgan) Hudgens 1935–2017
    3. 3. Paul (Henry Clayton) Sr 1914–1992 m. Georgia (Gertrude) Ellisor 1920–2001
      1. 1. Paulette (Clayton) Cosby 1943–2016 m. David (Lee) Cosby 1940–1993
      2. 2. William (Lawrence) Clayton 1944–2017
      3. 3. Charles (Ray Charlie) Clayton 1945–2010
      4. 4. Paul (Henry) Clayton 1947–2024
    4. 4. Max (L) Clayton 1905–1994 m. Mary (Lucile) Peper 1906–1981
      1. 1. Max (Lee) Clayton 1933–2009 m. Patricia (Louise) Fortier 1929–1984
      2. 2. Sally (Gene) Clayton 1931–2019 m. Samuel (Pennington) III 1929–2008
    5. 5. Carl (Edwin) Clayton 1923–2018 m. Dorothy (Virgina) Pinkham 1926–2018
    6. 6. Fay (Elva) Clayton 1910–1986 m. Clarence (F) Hopkins 1910–1994
  4. 4. Delbert (Lafayette) McCarty 1891–1975 m. Thelma (Allene) Rather 1901–1979
    1. 1. Fay (Inez) McCarty 1923–2009 m. Jerry (Joe) Zabcik 1917–2000
    2. 2. Donald (Stuart) McCarty 1930–2008
  5. 5. Margaret (Elizabeth) Holleman 1895–1983 m. William (James) Holleman 1885–1964
    1. 1. Virginia (Margaret) Holleman 1916–2000
    2. 2. Billie (Ruth) Holleman 1918–1949 m. George (Sheffers) O'Brien 1915–1993
      1. 1. Cynthia (Ann) O'Brien 1939–1986
    3. 3. Robert (Wayne) Holleman 1929–1965 m. Fannie (Janette) Bowmer 1930–2012
    4. 4. William (Clinton "Clint") Holleman 1925–2006 m. Nelda (Joyce) Crawford 1931–2020
    5. 5. Marian (Elizabeth) Holleman 1921–2016 m. James (Maurice) Williams 1922–2017

Sarah Sims's Timeline

14 Records

1854
24 April 1854
Birth of Sarah Margaret "Sally" Sims in Tennessee, United States of America
Tennessee, United States of America
1860
1860
Age 6
Sarah Margaret "Sally" Sims resided here in Benton, Cuba, Crawford, Missouri, USA
Benton, Cuba, Crawford, Missouri, USA
1870
1870
Age 16
Sarah Margaret "Sally" Sims resided here in Precinct 4, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Precinct 4, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
1880
1880
Age 26
Sarah Margaret "Sally" Sims resided here in Rockwall, Texas, USA
Rockwall, Texas, USA
1894
1894
Age 40
Sarah Margaret "Sally" Sims resided here in Houston, Texas, USA
Houston, Texas, USA
1900
1900
Age 46
Sarah Margaret "Sally" Sims resided here in Wylie, Collin, Texas, USA
Wylie, Collin, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 56
Sarah Margaret "Sally" Sims resided here in Wylie, Collin, Texas, USA
Wylie, Collin, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 66
Sarah Margaret "Sally" Sims resided here in Justice Precinct 4, Harris, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 4, Harris, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 76
Sarah Margaret "Sally" Sims resided here in Precinct 2, Precinct 2, Brazoria, Texas, USA
Precinct 2, Precinct 2, Brazoria, Texas, USA
1934
1934
Age 80
Sarah Margaret "Sally" Sims resided here in Waco, Texas, USA
Waco, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 81
Sarah Margaret "Sally" Sims resided here in Cedar Bayou, Highlands, Harris, Texas
Cedar Bayou, Highlands, Harris, Texas
1940
1940
Age 86
Sarah Margaret "Sally" Sims resided here in Justice Precinct 3, Harris, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 3, Harris, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 96
Sarah Margaret "Sally" Sims resided here in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
1951
4 July 1951
Age 97
Death of Sarah Margaret "Sally" Sims in Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America
Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 April 1854
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Harris, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04055; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 101-36
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, Harris, Texas; Roll: T625_1815; Page: 43B; Enumeration District: 114
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Rockwall, Texas; Roll: 1324; Page: 618b; Enumeration District: 033
    [7] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [8] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Wylie, Collin, Texas; Roll: 1621; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0017
    [9] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [10] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Wylie, Collin, Texas; Roll: T624_1540; Page: 14b; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 1375553
    [11] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [12] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Houston, Harris, Texas; Roll: 795; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 263-683

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Benton, Cuba, Crawford, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Precinct 4, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Rockwall, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Rockwall, Texas; Roll: 1324; Page: 618b; Enumeration District: 033

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1894
    Event Place: Houston, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Wylie, Collin, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Wylie, Collin, Texas; Roll: 1621; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0017

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Wylie, Collin, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Wylie, Collin, Texas; Roll: T624_1540; Page: 14b; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 1375553

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 4, Harris, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, Harris, Texas; Roll: T625_1815; Page: 43B; Enumeration District: 114

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 2, Precinct 2, Brazoria, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1934
    Event Place: Waco, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Cedar Bayou, Highlands, Harris, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Harris, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04055; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 101-36

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 3, Harris, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Harris, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04055; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 101-36

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Houston, Harris, Texas; Roll: 795; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 263-683

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 July 1951
    Event Place: Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wylie, Collin County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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