Matthew H. Sims (1818 - 1883)

Born 8 Jul 1818 in Georgia, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Mahala (Whaley) Sims — married 10 Mar 1845 in Fayette County, Georgia, USA

Husband of Elizabeth (Allen) Sims — married 29 Dec 1851 in Fayette County, Georgia

Descendants

Died 1883 at about age 64 in Clayton County, Georgia, USA

Biography

Mathew H. Simms wed Mahala Whaly March 10, 1845 in Fayette County, Georgia as seen in an image of the original marriage register.^[1]

Enlisted in the 2nd Regiment, Georgia Reserves, in 1864.^[2]

Matthew H. Sims is buried at Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery in Fulton County, Georgia.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXJJ-DBR : 22 December 2016), Mathew H. Simms and Mahala Whaly, 10 Mar 1845; citing Marriage, Fayette, Georgia, United States, county courthouses, Georgia; FHL microfilm 209,384.
2. ↑ http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=ba0d04d1-dc7a-df11-bf36-b8ac6f5d926a
3. ↑ Find A Grave website

See also:

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCSP-VSQ : accessed 22 August 2015), Mathew H Sims, Georgia, United States; citing p. 119, family 930, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,643.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8LD-BWN : accessed 22 August 2015), Mathew Sims, District 1204, Campbell, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district 22, sheet 541C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0137; FHL microfilm 1,254,137.

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father Robert M Sims

mother Nancy (Waldrop) Sims