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

In 1872, Walter Lafayette Sims entered the world in Sevier, Tennessee, born to 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 Dora Belle Sims, Lillie "Daisy" P. Sims, Grady Sims, Jessie Gladdies Sims, Ola Sims, Lois Mabel Sims, Ruth E. Sims, Clyde Calvin Sims, Vernon Alvin Sims, Orland Charles "O. C." Sims. Walter Lafayette Sims passed away in 1959 in Modesto, Stanislaus, California.

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Biography

  • In 1872, Walter Lafayette Sims entered the world in Sevier, Tennessee, born to 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 Dora Belle Sims, Lillie "Daisy" P. Sims, Grady Sims, Jessie Gladdies Sims, Ola Sims, Lois Mabel Sims, Ruth E. Sims, Clyde Calvin Sims, Vernon Alvin Sims, Orland Charles "O. C." Sims.
  • Walter Lafayette Sims passed away in 1959 in Modesto, Stanislaus, California.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Sims
1842 – 1910
Birth Location: Cocke, Tennessee, United States
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Susannah Baker
1847 – 1914
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee, United States
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Spouses(s)

Josie Robertson
1883 – 1964
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee
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Children(s)

Dora Sims
1901 – 1975
Birth Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
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Lillie Sims
1902 –
Birth Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
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Grady Sims
1903 – 1969
Birth Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
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Jessie Sims
1905 – 1994
Birth Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
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Ola Sims
1907 – 1978
Birth Location: Seminole, Seminole, Oklahoma
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Lois Sims
1909 – 1992
Birth Location: Encantuska, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
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Ruth Sims
1911 – 1999
Birth Location: Seminole, Seminole, Oklahoma, USA
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Clyde Sims
1913 – 1992
Birth Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
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Vernon Sims
1918 – 2001
Birth Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
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Orland Sims
1924 – 1991
Birth Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
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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. Dora (Belle) Sims (15 Jan 1901 – Nov 1975) m. William ("Willie" Robert) Sullenger (1 Jan 1900 – 14 Feb 1975)
    1. 1. Archie Sullinger (20 Jul 1925 – 30 Jun 1926)
  2. 2. Lillie ("Daisy" P.) Sims (1902 – ) m. Clyde (Allen) Brock (22 Feb 1897 – 8 Jan 1981)
  3. 3. Grady Sims (24 Aug 1903 – Nov 1969) m. Julia J. (4 Jul 1914 – 11 Oct 1969)
  4. 4. Jessie (Gladdies) Sims (28 Oct 1905 – 21 Mar 1994) m. Oscar (Roy) Butler (9 May 1903 – 1 Aug 1968)
    1. 1. Helen (Gladys) Butler (7 May 1925 – 22 Apr 2009) m. Odie Pate ( – bef 2009)
      1. 1. Karen Pate m. Robert Goforth
        1. 1. Derek Goforth m. Jordan
        2. 2. Kassidy Goforth
        3. 3. Natasha Goforth
      2. 2. Terry (Lyn) Pate (1954 – ) m. Aubrey (Lelas) Wallace (20 Aug 1951 – )
        1. 1. Paige (Avery) Wallace (31 Oct 1982 – )
        2. 2. Whitney (Ann) Wallace (4 May 1987 – )
      3. 3. Peggy Pate m. Schlinke
      4. 4. Muriel (Lee) Pate (1948 – ) m. Clyde (Edward) Mcalister (1947 – )
        1. 1. Steven ("Steve" Edward) Mcalister (23 Sep 1970 – )
        2. 2. Bradley ("Brad" Scott) Mcalister (17 Oct 1974 – ) m. D’Lana
    2. 2. Nolen (R.) Butler (8 Sep 1926 – Oct 1983)
    3. 3. Lucille Butler (abt 1927 – ) m. Ledbetter
    4. 4. Jewel Butler (abt 1930 – )
    5. 5. Betty (Gene) Butler (abt 1932 – bef 2009) m. Blaylock
    6. 6. Sammie (Fay) Butler (abt 1937 – ) m. Don Reed
    7. 7. W. (R. "Buddy") Butler (abt 1939 – bef 2009)
  5. 5. Ola Sims (31 May 1907 – 12 Jun 1978) m. James (B.) Butler (1905 – 1930) m. Velva (J.) Mayhue (22 Jan 1910 – 21 Feb 1965)
    1. 1. Joyce (W. "Joycie") Butler (21 Jun 1926 – 5 Feb 1991) m. Shepard
    2. 2. Arliss Butler (abt 1928 – )
    3. 3. Arnold Mayhue (abt 1937 – )
  6. 6. Lois (Mabel) Sims (1 Oct 1909 – 9 Sep 1992) m. Floyd (Worth) Davis (31 Oct 1903 – 10 Dec 1930) m. Walter (Harry Raymond "Joe") Miller (30 Jul 1907 – 15 Jun 1992)
    1. 1. Curtis (Floyd) Davis (16 Sep 1929 – 16 Sep 1929)
    2. 2. Eunice ("Irene" (Davis)) Miller (13 Sep 1930 – 13 Jan 2008) m. Bobby ("Bob" Ray) White (10 Jul 1928 – 27 Dec 1991)
      1. 1. Cameron (Scott) White (30 Jan 1956 – ) m. Lori (Jane) Domel (26 Jan 1957 – )
        1. 1. Dylan (Samuel) Domel-White (24 Jun 1993 – )
      2. 2. Kira (Jelaine) White (4 Jan 1959 – ) m. George (D.) Hughes (1958 – )
  7. 7. Ruth (E.) Sims (19 Jun 1911 – 21 Oct 1999) m. John (Arthur) Ray (9 Oct 1889 – May 1966)
    1. 1. Wanda Ray (aft 1932 – ) m. Nix
      1. 1. Doyle Nix (23 Apr 1958 – 14 Jul 1982) m. Patricia Colrick (21 Sep 1958 – 14 July 1982)
    2. 2. Emery (Dean) Ray (2 Jan 1935 – 30 May 1970) m. Darlene (Mae) Boggs (17 Apr – bef 2008)
  8. 8. Clyde (Calvin) Sims (9 May 1913 – 11 Jan 1992) m. Audie (Lee) Sauls (9 May 1912 – 26 Nov 1964)
  9. 9. Vernon (Alvin) Sims (15 Jul 1918 – 15 Mar 2001) m. Willhite
  10. 10. Orland (Charles "O. C.") Sims (6 Mar 1924 – 18 Sep 1991) m. Mary (Lou) Griffiths (20 Jan 1927 – 30 Mar 1988)
    1. 1. Orland (Charles) Sims (18 Dec 1944 – ) m. Judy (I.) Jaspar (abt 1946 – )

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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