William Sims
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William Sims (1796 - 1847)

William Sims
Born in Hawkins County, Tennessee, USAmap
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Son of and
Brother of , , and
Husband of — married 16 Nov 1825 in Hardeman County, Tennessee, USAmap
Descendants descendants
Father of
Died at age 51 in Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi, USAmap
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Biography

William Sims was born on May 6, 1796 in Hawkins County, Tennessee, the fifth child of Parish Sims and Grizel Kessiah Sims. To be continued by Patricia Sims.

Census Records

William Sims, Mississippi State Census, 1837[1]
Name: William Sims
Event Type: State Census
Year: 1837
Event Place: Mississippi
County: Lowndes County


William Sims, United States Census, 1840[2]
Name: William Sims
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1840
Event Place: Lowndes, Mississippi, United States
Page: 192

Sources

  1. ↑ Citing this Record "Database: MS 1837 State Census Index " Ancestry.com. Mississippi, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1805-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. Mississippi Census, 1805-1890. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.
  2. ↑ Citing this Record "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRL-DGJ : 7 September 2017), William Sims, Lowndes, Mississippi, United States; citing p. 192, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 215; FHL microfilm 14,841.
  • Southern-born and Bred, by Vaughn, Estelle Rogers; Published/Created, [Chicago, Printed by Adams Press, 1972]-76, Notes: Vol. 2: "Privately printed." LCCN: 70190701, Dewey class no. 929/.2/0973, CALL NUMBER: CS71.B88 1972




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William Sims House, Columbus, Mississippi
William Sims House, Columbus, Mississippi


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Selman-334 David Selman
Hi Patty,

I added a 1840 census record with a source citation.

Thanks, David ~ WikiTree Mentor

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