William Bernice Sims (1886 - 1957)

Born 15 Oct 1886 in Campbell County, Georgia, USA

Ancestors

Son of John Wesley Sims and Sarah Lavonia (Dodd) Fullerton

Husband of Claudia (Ward) Sims — married about 1908 in Clayton County, Georgia, USA

Descendants

Died 15 Jan 1957 at age 70 in Georgia, USA

Biography

Bernice Sims was enumerated as stepson of the head of household in Union, Red Oak, Old Ninth, Campbell County, Georgia for the June 6, United States Census, 1900. He was noted as born October 1886 in Georgia and single. He was a farm laborer as seen in an image of the original census. Also included in the household are head John H Fullerton, wife Sarah L Fullerton, daughter Grace I Fullerton, son Harry J Fullerton, daughter Jennie C Fullerton, daughter Katie Fullerton, stepdaughter Jewel Sims and servant Fonzo Purmort.^[1]

William B Sims was enumerated as head of the household at Tallapoosa and Waco Road along south RR, Tallapoosa, Haralson County, Georgia for the January 12, United States Census, 1920. He was noted as born 1887 in Georgia and married. He was a renter and a farmer on a general farm as seen in the image of the original census. Also included in the household are wife Ada A Sims, son Johney C Sims, daughter Jimilue Sims, daughter Elizabeth Sims, son Ward Sims and son Joe H Sims.^[2]

W Bernice Sims was enumerated as head of the household in 37 Lipham Street, Tallapoosa, Haralson County, Georgia for the April 23, United States Census, 1930. He was noted as born 1887 in Georgia and married. He was a renter and a sweeper at a cotton mill as seen in an image of the original census. Also included in the household are wife Claudia Sims, son John C Sims, daughter Elizabeth Sims, son Ward Sims, son Joe H Sims, son Boyce D Sims, daughter Evelyn Sims and daughter Martha Sims.^[3]

On April 1, 1935, William B Simms lived in Tallapoosa, Haralson County, Georgia.^[4]

William B Simms was enumerated as head of the household at Smeyard Road, Militia District 1069, Spalding County, Georgia for the April 26, United States Census, 1940. He was noted as born 1886 in Georgia and married. He rented a home and was a loom cleaner (cotton mill) as seen in this image of the original census. Also included in the household are wife Claudia Simms, son Joe H Simms, son Boyce D Simms and daughter Martha Simms.^[4]

As listed in the Find A Grave Index.^[5] William Bernice Sims is buried at Hollywood Cemetery in Tallapoosa, Haralson County, Georgia, USA.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3FY-MHR : accessed 16 Aug 2014), Bernice Sims in household of John H Fullerton, Militia Districts 1204, 499, 734, Union, Red Oak, Old Ninth, Campbell, Georgia, United States; citing sheet 4B, family 72, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1240183.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MJ6Q-28L : accessed 16 Aug 2014), William B Sims, Tallapoosa, Haralson, Georgia, United States; citing sheet 2B, family 37, NARA microfilm publication T625, FHL microfilm 1820261.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/3W9P-SZM : accessed 16 Aug 2014), W Bernice Sims, Tallapoosa, Haralson, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0001, sheet 17B, family 374, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 368.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K7PJ-Q85 : accessed 16 Aug 2014), William B Simms, Militia District 1069, Spalding, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 126-18, sheet 1A, family 3, NARA digital publication of T627, roll 708.
5. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKY-NBX1 : accessed 17 April 2015), William Bernice Sims, 1957; Burial, Tallapoosa, Haralson, Georgia, United States of America, Hollywood Cemetery; citing record ID 57092593.
6. ↑ Find A Grave website

See also:

• Maternal relationship confirmed by AncestryDNA match of Handy-545 with user descended from James Thompson Hughie; predicted relationship, 3rd cousin, actual relationship, half 2nd cousin; 139 shared centimorgans across 9 segments. Most recent common ancestor between these two individuals is Sarah Lavonia Dodd.

• Paternal relationship confirmed by AncestryDNA match with user descended from Archibald Jackson Sims; predicted relationship, 3rd cousins, based on 149 centimorgans across 6 segments; actual relationship, third cousins. Most recent common ancestors shared between these two individuals are Matthew H. Sims and Elizabeth Allen.

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