John P Sims (1824 - 1877)

Born 16 Dec 1824 in Edgar, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Eleanor (Miller) Sims — married 9 Oct 1845 in Edgar, Illinois, United States

Died 3 Mar 1877 at age 52 in Edgar, Illinois, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Alan Sims [send private message]

Biography

John was born in 1824 and died in 1877.

Burial

Place: Sims Cemetery, Edgar County, IL

Sources

• 1850 United States Federal Census

Name John Simms Gender Male Race White Age 25 Birth Year 1825 Birthplace Kentucky Home in 1850 District 11, Wayne, Illinois, USA Occupation Farmer Industry Agriculture Cannot Read, Write Yes Line Number 17 Dwelling Number 259 Family Number 263 Inferred Spouse E Simms Inferred Child M J Simms; E Simms John Simms 25 E Simms 22 M J Simms 3 E Simms 0

• 1860 United States Federal Census

Name John P Sims Age 35 Birth Year 1825 Gender Male Race White Birth Place Illinois Home in 1860 Elbridge, Edgar, Illinois Post Office Elbridge Dwelling Number 833 Family Number 798 Occupation Farmer Real Estate Value 2400 Personal Estate Value 653 Inferred Spouse Mary Sims Inferred Child Isabella Sims; Martha Sims; James F Sims; Lafayette Sims John P Sims 35 Mary Sims 32 Isabella Sims 13 Martha Sims 11 James F Sims 9 Lafayette Sims 6

• 1870 United States Federal Census

Name John P Sims Age in 1870 46 Birth Date 1824 Birthplace Illinois Dwelling Number 159 Home in 1870 Elbridge, Edgar, Illinois Race White Gender Male Post Office Elbridge Occupation Farmer Male Citizen Over 21 Yes Personal Estate Value 1200 Real Estate Value 8000 Inferred Spouse Mary E Sims Inferred Children Franklin Sims; Lafayette Sims; Evaline Sims John P Sims 46 Mary E Sims 42 Jane Porter 27 Franklin Sims 19 Lafayette Sims 17 Evaline Sims 10

• Geneanet Community Trees Index

Name John P Sims Gender M (Male) Birth Date 16 juil. 1824 (16 Jul 1824) Birth Place Illinois, Illinois, USA Death Date 3 mars 1877 (3 Mar 1877) Death Place Edgar, Illinois, USA Father Hall Sims Mother Annie Jones Spouse Mary Ellen Miller Child Evaline Sims; Infant Son Sims; Isabella Sims; James F Sims; Lafayette Sims; Martha A Sims

• Illinois, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1790-1860

View record Record details Name John P. Sims Spouse Mary E. Miller Date 8 Oct 1845 County Edgar State Illinois Source Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT Microfilm 1301881

• Illinois, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999

Name John P Simms Gender Male Residence Date Abt 1876 Residence Place Edgar, Illinois Will Date 11 Nov 1876 Probate Date 11 Nov 1876 Probate Place Edgar, Illinois, USA Inferred Death Date 1876 Inferred Death Place Illinois, USA Item Description Will Records, Vol 3-5, 1854-1900 John P Simms Mary E Sims Evaline M Sims James F Sims Lafayette Sims

• U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

Name John Sims Birth Date 1820 Death Date 3 Mar 1877 Cemetery Sims Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place Edgar County, Illinois, United States of America https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21752371/john-sims

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXHS-4CM : 18 March 2020), John P Sims, 1860.
• "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFKX-J8R : 4 November 2017), John P. Sims and Mary E. Miller, 09 Oct 1845; citing Edgar, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,301,880.
• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 24 June 2020), memorial page for John Sims (1820–3 Mar 1877), Find A Grave: Memorial #21752371, citing Sims Cemetery, Edgar County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by a2 (contributor 46812011) .
• FamilySearch Person Sources: L782-Z6J

Acknowledgements

• Information from the import of indygrandma.ged on 02 January 2011. Prior to import, this record was last changed 8 AUG 2009.