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Silas Sims 1791–1845 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1791

Birth Location: Pendleton, Virginia, United States

Death Date: after May 10, 1845

Death Location: Pendleton, Virginia, United States

Father: James Sims

Mother: Sarah Hullinger

Spouse(s): Catherine Seybert

Children(s): John Sims

The story of Silas Sims began in 1791 in Pendleton, Virginia, United States. Silas Sims married Catherine Seybert, and had children including John Bennia Sims. Silas Sims passed away in 1845 in Pendleton, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Silas Sims began in 1791 in Pendleton, Virginia, United States.
  • Silas Sims married Catherine Seybert, and had children including John Bennia Sims.
  • Silas Sims passed away in 1845 in Pendleton, Virginia, United States.

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Silas Sims's Ancestors

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Silas Sims
1791–1845
Birth Place: Pendleton, Virginia, United States
Parents
James Sims
1755–1811
Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
Sarah Hullinger
1760–1806
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Suffiah (Sophia Stillwell) Somers
1739–1797
Cape May, Cape May, New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
Capt Sr
1714–1771
Sarah Stillwell
1718–1777
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Stillwell
1682–1753
Elizabeth Perren
1681–1719

Silas Sims's Descendants

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Silas Sims (1791–after May 10, 1845) m. Catherine Seybert (1791–after 1861)
  1. 1. John (Bennia) Sims 1815–1874 m. Lucinda Stone 1816–1850
    1. 1. Josiah (Syms) (Sims) 1837–1906 m. Nancy (Cestaline) Grimes 1831–1913
      1. 1. Robert ("Lee" Symes) (Sims) 1866–1950 m. Fannie (Eliza) McComb 1868–1938

Silas Sims's Timeline

2 Records

1791
1791
Birth of Silas Sims in Pendleton, Virginia, United States
Pendleton, Virginia, United States
1845
after May 10, 1845
Age 54
Death of Silas Sims in Pendleton, Virginia, United States
Pendleton, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1791
    Event Place: Pendleton, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: after May 10, 1845
    Event Place: Pendleton, Virginia, United States

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