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Stephen Day Sims 1878 – 1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Mar 1878

Birth Location: Woodville, Tyler, Texas, USA

Death Date: 10 May 1938

Death Location: Jasper, Jasper, Texas, USA

Father: Alfred Sims

Mother: Rachell Segrest

Spouse(s): Susanna Kerr

Children(s): Francis Sims, William Sims

Stephen Day Sims was born in 1878 in Woodville, Tyler, Texas, USA, the child of Alfred Cuthbert Sims and Rachell Laura Arabella Segrest. Stephen Day Sims married Susanna Kerr, and had children including Francis Avery Sims, William Albert Sims. Stephen Day Sims passed away in 1938 in Jasper, Jasper, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Stephen Day Sims was born in 1878 in Woodville, Tyler, Texas, USA, the child of Alfred Cuthbert Sims and Rachell Laura Arabella Segrest.
  • Stephen Day Sims married Susanna Kerr, and had children including Francis Avery Sims, William Albert Sims.
  • Stephen Day Sims passed away in 1938 in Jasper, Jasper, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alfred Sims
1845 – 1920
Birth Location: Woodville, Tyler, Texas, USA
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Rachell Segrest
1851 – 1880
Birth Location: Macon, Alabama, USA
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Spouses(s)

Susanna Kerr
1883 – 1947
Birth Location: Newton, Texas, USA
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Children(s)

Francis Sims
1905 – 1970
Birth Location: Jasper, Texas, USA
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William Sims
1911 – 1978
Birth Location: Polk, Texas, USA
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Stephen Sims's Ancestors

Self
Stephen Sims
1878 – 1938
Birth Place: Woodville, Tyler, Texas, USA
Parents
Alfred Cuthbert Sims
1845 – 1920
Woodville, Tyler, Texas, USA
Rachell (Laura Arabella) Segrest
1851 – 1880
Macon, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Jacob (Jr) Segrest
1808 – 1870
Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
Martha (Lewis) Day
1818 – 1903
Macon, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Segrest
1777 – 1850
Rachel Munger
1778 – 1808
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Stephen Sims's Descendants

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Stephen (Day) Sims (7 Mar 1878 – 10 May 1938) m. Susanna Kerr (9 Oct 1883 – 2 Mar 1947)
  1. 1. Francis (Avery) Sims (1 Aug 1905 – 11 May 1970) m. William (Kimble) Morgan (21 Jan 1899 – 1 Feb 1966)
    1. 1. Fred (Thomas) Morgan (6 Jan 1940 – ) m. Linda (Marie) Morton (30 Aug 1946 – )
  2. 2. William (Albert) Sims (9 Jan 1911 – 1 Aug 1978) m. Amanda (Lorraine) Beckworth (16 Aug 1920 – 25 Sep 1978)

Stephen Sims's Timeline

2 Records

1878
7 Mar 1878
Birth of Stephen Day Sims in Woodville, Tyler, Texas, USA
Woodville, Tyler, Texas, USA
1938
10 May 1938
Age 60
Death of Stephen Day Sims in Jasper, Jasper, Texas, USA
Jasper, Jasper, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1878
    Event Place: Woodville, Tyler, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1938
    Event Place: Jasper, Jasper, Texas, USA
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