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Velma Sims 1898–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 June 1898

Birth Location: Fayette County, Alabama, United States of America

Death Date: 31 August 1991

Death Location: Fayette, Fayette County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Andrew Lawson

Mother: Sara Bruce

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In 1898, Velma Sims entered the world in Fayette County, Alabama, United States of America, born to Andrew Jackson Lawson And Sara Anna G Bruce. Velma Sims passed away in 1991 in Fayette, Fayette County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1898, Velma Sims entered the world in Fayette County, Alabama, United States of America, born to Andrew Jackson Lawson And Sara Anna G Bruce.
  • Velma Sims passed away in 1991 in Fayette, Fayette County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Velma Sims's Ancestors

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Velma Sims
1898–1991
Birth Place: Fayette County, Alabama, United States of America
Parents
Andrew Jackson Lawson
1869–1959
Ft Payne, Alabama, United States
Sara (Anna G.) Bruce
1871–1951
Georgia, United States of America
Grandparents
James (Albert "Jimmy") Lawson
1848–1912
St Clair, Alabama, United States
Pernatha (Ann Uptain .) Lawson
1850–1885
Aurora, Etowah, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Lawson
1822–1865
Lucinda Lawson
1825–1863
Sarah Thrasher
1825–1878
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Lawson
1795–1851
Sarah Ball
1792–1885
Charles Walker
1785–1837
Catherine Everett
1784–1847

Velma Sims's Timeline

2 Records

1898
15 June 1898
Birth of Velma Sims in Fayette County, Alabama, United States of America
Fayette County, Alabama, United States of America
1991
31 August 1991
Age 93
Death of Velma Sims in Fayette, Fayette County, Alabama, United States of America
Fayette, Fayette County, Alabama, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 June 1898
    Event Place: Fayette County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 August 1991
    Event Place: Fayette, Fayette County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fayette, Fayette County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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