Sarah Ann (Lewis) Simms (1859 - 1899)

Biography

When Sarah Ann Lewis-Simms was born on March 5, 1859, in Hamilton, Florida, her father, James, was 30, and her mother, Pency, was 32. She had six brothers and two sisters. She died on August 6, 1899, at the age of 40, and was buried in Pinetta, Florida.

Name

Sarah Ann Lewis ^[1][2]

Birth

5 March 1859 • Hamilton County, Florida, United States ^[1][2]

Marriage

As the last name on her headstone is Simms, she must have married one ^[2]

Sarah had previously been attached to Benjamin Hill Simms Sr. (1858-1898). I couldn't find a single source to attach the two people, although it could be true. Elmore-505 20:26, 30 May 2021 (UTC)

Residence

1860 • Hamilton, Florida, United States ^[1]

1880 • Hamilton, Florida, United States

1885 • Hamilton, Florida, United States

Death

6 August 1899 ^[2]

Burial

Mount Horeb Church Cemetery • Pinetta, Madison County, Florida, United States ^[2]

Sources

• 1860 United States Federal Census; Year: 1860; Census Place: Hamilton, Florida; Page: 588. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.

Household Members: Home in 1860, Hamilton, Florida; Post Office, Jasper; Dwelling Number, 191; Family Number, 191; Real Estate Value, 200; Personal Estate Value, 550.

James Lewis; Age, 30; Birth Year, abt 1830; Gender, Male; Birth Place, Georgia; Occupation, Farmer.

Pinkey Lewis; Age, 33; Birth Year, abt 1827; Gender, Female; Birth Place, Georgia.

William A Lewis; Age, 11; Birth Year, abt 1849; Gender, Male; Birth Place, Florida.

Catharine Lewis; Age, 9; Birth Year, abt 1851; Gender, Female; Birth Place, Florida; Attended School, Yes.

John Lewis; Age, 7; Birth Year, abt 1853; Gender, Male; Birth Place, Florida; Attended School, Yes.

Thomas Lewis; Age, 5; Birth Year, abt 1855; Gender, Male; Birth Place, Florida.

Sheppard Lewis; Age, 3; Birth Year, abt 1857; Gender, Male; Birth Place, Florida.

Sarah Lewis; Age, 2; Birth Year, abt 1858; Gender, Female; Birth Place, Florida.

Rufus Lewis; Age, 1/12; Birth Year, abt 1859; Gender, Male; Birth Place, Florida.

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/45593840/sarah-simms : accessed 30 May 2021), memorial page for Sarah Lewis Simms (6 Mar 1859–6 Aug 1899), Find a Grave Memorial ID 45593840, citing Mount Horeb Church Cemetery, Pinetta, Madison County, Florida, USA ; Maintained by Wilma Drew (contributor 47073779).

Name: Sarah Simms

Birth Date: 6 Mar 1859

Death Date: 6 Aug 1899

Cemetery: Mount Horeb Church Cemetery

Burial or Cremation Place: Pinetta, Madison County, Florida, United States of America

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Acknowledgements

• This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. Lewis-13726 was created by Robert Elmore through the import of The New 400+ Years of Elmores_2014-09-19_01.ged on Sep 19, 2014.

See Also

• Place sources here.

Footnotes

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} 1860 US Census
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} FindAGrave.com