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Wiley Benjamin Sims 1840–1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Oct 1840

Birth Location: Georgia, USA

Death Date: 11 Oct 1892

Death Location: Cedartown, Polk Co, Georgia, USA

Father: Charles Simms

Mother: Minerva Sims

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Wiley Benjamin Sims was born in 1840 in Georgia, USA, the child of Charles Charley Simms And Minerva Sims. In 1850, Wiley Benjamin Sims resided in District 41, Heard, Georgia, USA. Wiley Benjamin Sims passed away in 1892 in Cedartown, Polk Co, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • Wiley Benjamin Sims was born in 1840 in Georgia, USA, the child of Charles Charley Simms And Minerva Sims.
  • In 1850, Wiley Benjamin Sims resided in District 41, Heard, Georgia, USA.
  • Wiley Benjamin Sims passed away in 1892 in Cedartown, Polk Co, Georgia, USA.

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Wiley Sims's Ancestors

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Wiley Sims
1840–1892
Birth Place: Georgia, USA
Parents
Charles "Charley" Simms
1812–1841
Minerva Sims
1809–1886
Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Wiley (Henry) Sims
1769–1828
Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
Mary (Polly) Hartsfield
1774–1855
Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Benjamin Witcher
1788–1859
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Francis) McElroy
1786–1852
Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Charles Sr
1717–1805
Easther Murry
1725–1767
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Adam Syms
1685–1733

Wiley Sims's Timeline

4 Records

1840
11 Oct 1840
Birth of Wiley Benjamin Sims in Georgia, USA
Georgia, USA
1841
5 May 1841
Age 1
Wiley Benjamin Sims - Probate in Clarke, Georgia, USA
Clarke, Georgia, USA
1850
20 Sep 1850
Age 10
Wiley Benjamin Sims resided here in District 41, Heard, Georgia, USA
District 41, Heard, Georgia, USA
1892
11 Oct 1892
Age 52
Death of Wiley Benjamin Sims in Polk Co, Georgia, USA
Polk Co, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1840
    Event Place: Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 41, Heard, Georgia; Roll: M432_73; Page: 160A; Image: 220
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1850
    Event Place: District 41, Heard, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 41, Heard, Georgia; Roll: M432_73; Page: 160A; Image: 220

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1892
    Event Place: Polk Co, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cedartown, Polk Co, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 5 May 1841
    Event Place: Clarke, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Georgia, Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1802-1911; Author: Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Clarke County); Probate Place: Clarke, Georgia

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