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Thurman Preston Sims 1911–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jul 1911

Birth Location: Cotulla, Texas, USA

Death Date: 6 March 1967

Death Location: San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Joe Sims

Mother: Jimmie Berry

Spouse(s): Wanda Beneman

Children(s):

Thurman Preston Sims was born in 1911 in Cotulla, Texas, USA, the child of Joe Cleophous Sims And Jimmie Augusta Berry. In 1920, Thurman Preston Sims resided in San Antonio Ward 3, Bexar, Texas, USA. In 1929, Thurman Preston Sims resided in San Antonio, Texas, USA. Thurman Preston Sims married Juanita Kerr, Wanda Joyce Hageman Beneman. Thurman Preston Sims passed away in 1967 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Thurman Preston Sims was born in 1911 in Cotulla, Texas, USA, the child of Joe Cleophous Sims And Jimmie Augusta Berry.
  • In 1920, Thurman Preston Sims resided in San Antonio Ward 3, Bexar, Texas, USA.
  • In 1929, Thurman Preston Sims resided in San Antonio, Texas, USA.
  • Thurman Preston Sims married Juanita Kerr, Wanda Joyce Hageman Beneman.
  • Thurman Preston Sims passed away in 1967 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thurman Sims's Ancestors

Self
Thurman Sims
1911–1967
Birth Place: Cotulla, Texas, USA
Parents
Joe Cleophous Sims
1885–1961
Baldwin, Mississippi
Jimmie (Augusta) Berry
1885–1977
Seguin, Guadalupe, Texas, United States
Grandparents
James (Henry Thomas) Berry
1853–1922
Montgomery, Alabama, United States
Araminta (Adeline) Turner
1862–1920
Seguin, Guadalupe County, Texas, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1832–1907
Raetschel Sawell
1834–1876
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Turner
1785–1871
Elizabeth Smith
1787–1847

Thurman Sims's Timeline

7 Records

1911
27 Jul 1911
Birth of Thurman Preston Sims in Cotulla, Texas, USA
Cotulla, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 9
Thurman Preston Sims resided here in San Antonio Ward 3, Bexar, Texas, USA
San Antonio Ward 3, Bexar, Texas, USA
1929
1929
Age 18
Thurman Preston Sims resided here in San Antonio, Texas, USA
San Antonio, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 24
Thurman Preston Sims resided here in South San Antonio, Bexar, Texas
South San Antonio, Bexar, Texas
1940
1940
Age 29
Thurman Preston Sims resided here in Justice Precinct # 6, Bexar, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct # 6, Bexar, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 39
Thurman Preston Sims resided here in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
1967
6 March 1967
Age 56
Death of Thurman Preston Sims
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1911
    Event Place: Cotulla, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Texas, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1385
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bexar, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-03986; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 15-31
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: San Antonio Ward 3, Bexar, Texas; Roll: T625_1777; Page: 26B; Enumeration District: 48
    [4] National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [5] National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas; Roll: 5150; Page: 37; Enumeration District: 265-440

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: San Antonio Ward 3, Bexar, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: San Antonio Ward 3, Bexar, Texas; Roll: T625_1777; Page: 26B; Enumeration District: 48

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1929
    Event Place: San Antonio, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: South San Antonio, Bexar, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bexar, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-03986; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 15-31

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Justice Precinct # 6, Bexar, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Texas, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1385
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bexar, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-03986; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 15-31

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: San Antonio, Bexar, 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: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas; Roll: 5150; Page: 37; Enumeration District: 265-440

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bexar, Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas; Roll: 5150; Page: 37; Enumeration District: 265-440

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 March 1967
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
    [2] National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites

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