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Walter Lafayette Sims 1872–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 May 1872

Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee

Death Date: 7 May 1959

Death Location: Modesto, Stanislaus, California

Father: James Sims

Mother: Susannah Baker

Spouse(s): Josie Robertson

Children(s): Orland Sims, Vernon Sims, Clyde Sims, Ruth Sims, Lois Sims, Ola Sims, Jessie Sims, Grady Sims, Lillie Sims, Dora Sims

Walter Lafayette Sims was born in 1872 in Sevier, Tennessee, the child of James H Jim Sims And Susannah M Baker. In 1910, Walter Lafayette Sims resided in Dent, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma. Walter Lafayette Sims married Josie Virene Robertson, and had children including Clyde Calvin Sims, Dora Belle Sims, Grady Sims, Jessie Gladdies Sims, Lillie Daisy P Sims, Lois Mabel Sims, Ola Sims, Orland Charles O C Sims, Ruth E Sims, Vernon Alvin Sims. Walter Lafayette Sims passed away in 1959 in Modesto, Stanislaus, California.

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Biography

  • Walter Lafayette Sims was born in 1872 in Sevier, Tennessee, the child of James H Jim Sims And Susannah M Baker.
  • In 1910, Walter Lafayette Sims resided in Dent, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma.
  • Walter Lafayette Sims married Josie Virene Robertson, and had children including Clyde Calvin Sims, Dora Belle Sims, Grady Sims, Jessie Gladdies Sims, Lillie Daisy P Sims, Lois Mabel Sims, Ola Sims, Orland Charles O C Sims, Ruth E Sims, Vernon Alvin Sims.
  • Walter Lafayette Sims passed away in 1959 in Modesto, Stanislaus, California.

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Walter Sims's Ancestors

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Walter Sims
1872–1959
Birth Place: Sevier, Tennessee
Parents
James H. "Jim" Sims
1842–1910
Cocke, Tennessee, United States
Susannah (M.) Baker
1847–1914
Sevier, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
William (K.) Sims
1798–1880
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States
Nancy (Jane) Jones
1806–1880
James (H.) Baker
1820–1910
Sevier, Tennessee
Catherine Keeler
1821–1904
Sevier, Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Sims's Descendants

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Walter (Lafayette) Sims (21 May 1872–7 May 1959) m. Josie (Virene) Robertson (9 Mar 1883–4 Aug 1964)
  1. 1. Orland (Charles "O. C.") Sims 1924–1991 m. Mary (Lou) Griffiths 1927–1988
  2. 2. Vernon (Alvin) Sims 1918–2001
  3. 3. Clyde (Calvin) Sims 1913–1992 m. Audie (Lee) Sauls 1912–1964
  4. 4. Ruth (E.) Sims 1911–1999 m. John (Arthur) Ray 1889–1966
    1. 1. Emery (Dean) Ray 1935–1970 m. Darlene (Mae) Boggs –2008
  5. 5. Lois (Mabel) Sims 1909–1992 m. Walter (Harry Raymond "Joe") Miller 1907–1992 m. Floyd (Worth) Davis 1903–1930
    1. 1. Eunice ("Irene" (Davis)) Miller 1930–2008 m. Bobby ("Bob" Ray) White 1928–1991
    2. 2. Curtis (Floyd) Davis 1929–1929
  6. 6. Ola Sims 1907–1978 m. Velva (J.) Mayhue 1910–1965 m. James (B.) Butler 1905–1930
    1. 1. Joyce (W. "Joycie") Butler 1926–1991
  7. 7. Jessie (Gladdies) Sims 1905–1994 m. Oscar (Roy) Butler 1903–1968
    1. 1. W. (R. "Buddy") Butler 1939–2009
    2. 2. Betty (Gene) Butler 1932–2009
    3. 3. Nolen (R.) Butler 1926–1983
    4. 4. Helen (Gladys) Butler 1925–2009 m. Odie Pate –2009
  8. 8. Grady Sims 1903–1969 m. Julia J. 1914–1969
  9. 9. Lillie ("Daisy" P.) Sims 1902– m. Clyde (Allen) Brock 1897–1981
  10. 10. Dora (Belle) Sims 1901–1975 m. William ("Willie" Robert) Sullenger 1900–1975
    1. 1. Archie Sullinger 1925–1926

Walter Sims's Timeline

3 Records

1872
21 May 1872
Birth of Walter Lafayette Sims in Sevier, Tennessee
Sevier, Tennessee
1910
1910
Age 38
Walter Lafayette Sims resided here in Dent, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma
Dent, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma
1959
7 May 1959
Age 87
Death of Walter Lafayette Sims in Modesto, Stanislaus, California
Modesto, Stanislaus, California

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 May 1872
    Event Place: Sevier, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Dent, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Dent, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Dent, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 May 1959
    Event Place: Modesto, Stanislaus, California

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