Richard Edward Sims (1851 - 1954)

Born 14 Jan 1851 in Georgia, United States

Husband of Mary Elizabeth (Bell) Sims — married 12 Dec 1872 in Campbell, Georgia, USA

Descendants

Died 1 Nov 1954 at age 103 in DeKalb, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Father: William Sims^[1]
Mother: Martha Ann Cox^[2]

Married Mary Elizabeth Bell on 12 Dec 1872 in Campbell, Georgia, USA.^[3]

Children:
Lucy Ann Sims 1873 Georgia
David Wesley Sims 1875 Georgia
James Paul Sims 1877 Georgia
Allie Josephine Sims 1879 Georgia
William Atticus Sims 1881 Georgia
Daniel Myrick Sims 1883 Georgia
John Bryant Sims 1885 Georgia
Mary Sims 1890 Georgia
Henry Coleman Sims 1892 Georgia
Lillie Odell Sims 1894 Georgia

Sources

1. ↑ William Sims on Find A Grave: Memorial #64595741 accessed on 19 Jan 2019
2. ↑ Martha Ann Cox Sims on Find A Grave: Memorial #98328188 accessed on 19 Jan 2019
3. ↑ "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWCY-SMW : 22 December 2016), Richard E. Sims and Mary E. Bell, 12 Dec 1872; citing Marriage, , Campbell, Georgia, United States, county courthouses, Georgia; FHL microfilm 262,625.

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #98326920
• Ancestry Profile
• "Georgia Death Index, 1933-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V499-647 : 24 December 2014), Richard E Sims, 01 Nov 1954; from "Georgia Deaths, 1919-98," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2001); citing DeKalb, Georgia, certificate number 24908, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records, Atlanta.
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZMN-176 : 30 December 2015), Richard E Sims in entry for William Sims, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCSP-DFR : 17 October 2014), Richard Sims in household of William Sims, Georgia, United States; citing p. 69, family 495, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,642.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8PQ-LQL : 15 July 2016), R E Sims, Militia District 454 Mountain, Walton, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 117, sheet 508A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0170; FHL microfilm 1,254,170.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3JR-SLL : accessed 27 April 2017), Richard E Sims, Militia Districts 224, 239, Dark Corner, High Shoals, Oconee, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 83, sheet 23A, family 419, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,215.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLLM-B3P : accessed 27 April 2017), Richard E Sims Sr., Dark Corner, Oconee, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 119, sheet 15B, family 264, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 206; FHL microfilm 1,374,219.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3H6P-23Z : accessed 27 April 2017), Richard E Sims Sr., Dark Corner, Oconee, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 7, sheet 6B, line 86, family 124, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 379; FHL microfilm 2,340,114.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7PQ-Y6W : accessed 26 September 2016), Richard E Sims, Militia District 224, Oconee, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 108-7, sheet 6A, family 91, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 699.