Born in Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Miller
and Sarah (O'Hair) Miller
Sister of
Elizabeth (Miller) Burnett, Eliza Jane (Miller) Porter, Daniel Miller, Martha Ann (Miller) Thompson, Robert Miller, Eusebia (Miller) Pilson, William Miller, James A Miller and Eveline Miller
Wife of
John P Sims
— married
9 Oct 1845 in Edgar, Illinois, United States
Mother of
Isabella J. (Sims) Davis, Martha A. Sims, James Franklin Sims, Lafayette Sims and Evaline Sims
Died
at age 74
in Edgar, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Jan 2011
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Biography
Mary was born in 1828 to James Miller and Sarah O'Hair in Kentucky.
She married John P Sims. They resided in Illinois.
Mary passed away there in 1902.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXHS-4C9 : accessed 7 March 2016), Mary Sims in entry for John P Sims, 1860.
- "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6WX-9RT : accessed 7 March 2016), Mary Sims in household of John Sims, Illinois, United States; citing p. 15, family 111, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,776.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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~0.78%
Donald Whisenant
:
23andMe
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Patricia Joan (Kirchherr) Allen :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Carolyn (O'Hair) Braun :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Debbie (Hannaford) VanSteenwyk :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
John Skaggs :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member JohnSkaggs68
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~0.39%
Shane Smith :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member antonypatra621
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~0.39%
Kelly O'Hair :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member kellytohair
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~0.39%
R O’Hair :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
~3.12%
GenSeacher Hosmer :
AncestryDNA
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Rejected matches › Mary Genevieve (Mueller) Bisker (1830-1902) › Mary Ann (Miller) Custer (1828-) › Mary Blaxland Miller (1827-1902) › Mary Jane (Miller) Moore (1828-1904) › Mary D. (Gerberd) Miller (1829-) › Mary M (Simms) Fenwick (1826-) › Mary Catherine Rebecca (Miller) Pietsch (1828-1903) › Mary Sims (abt.1830-)
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