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William Clay Sims 1862 – 1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 nov 1862

Birth Location: Wayne County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 27 nov 1949

Death Location: Wayne County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Matthew Sims

Mother: Lydia Youngblood

Spouse(s): Mary King

Children(s): Lola Sims

William Clay Sims was born in 1862 in Wayne County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Matthew Joseph Sims and Lydia Hannah Youngblood. William Clay Sims married Mary King, and had children including Lola Sims. William Clay Sims passed away in 1949 in Wayne County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • William Clay Sims was born in 1862 in Wayne County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Matthew Joseph Sims and Lydia Hannah Youngblood.
  • William Clay Sims married Mary King, and had children including Lola Sims.
  • William Clay Sims passed away in 1949 in Wayne County, Tennessee, USA.

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William Sims's Ancestors

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William Sims
1862 – 1949
Birth Place: Wayne County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Matthew Joseph Sims
1840 – 1870
Wayne County, Tennessee, USA
Lydia (Hannah) Youngblood
1844 – 1885
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Josiah Youngblood
1818 – 1890
North Carolina, USA
Mary Horton
1819 – 1879
Anderson County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Youngblood
1790 – 1840
Edith Reed
1792 – 1872
Nathaniel Horton
1790 – 1846
Malinda Atkinson
1805 – 1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Youngblood
1765 – 1814
John Reed
1774 – 1846
Lydia Hollis
1776 – 1844
Isaac Horton
1759 – 1854
Hannah Farris
1759 – 1845

William Sims's Descendants

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William (Clay) Sims (15 nov 1862 – 27 nov 1949) m. Mary King
  1. 1. Lola Sims (22 sep 1891 – 5 march 1991) m. Robert (Watkins) Hardin (1 sep 1877 – 1 may 1942)
    1. 1. Annie (Marie) Hardin (1917 – 22 jul 1999) m. James (Bailey) Estes (13 March 1914 – 15 may 1979)

William Sims's Timeline

2 Records

1862
15 nov 1862
Birth of William Clay Sims in Wayne County, Tennessee, USA
Wayne County, Tennessee, USA
1949
27 nov 1949
Age 87
Death of William Clay Sims in Wayne County, Tennessee, USA
Wayne County, Tennessee, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 nov 1862
    Event Place: Wayne County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 nov 1949
    Event Place: Wayne County, Tennessee, USA

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