Parris
Lindsey
Sims
Born in Sumner, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Abraham Sims
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Margaret Ann (Turnbow) Sims
— married
14 Dec 1840 in Maury Co., Tennessee
Father of
James Abraham Sims
Died
at age 60
in Lawrenceburg, Lawrence, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Jan 2019
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Biography
Parris Lindsey Sims/Simms, the son of Abraham Sims was born 24 Jan 1817 in Sumner County, Tennessee, United States. He died 14 Feb 1877 (aged 60) in Lawrenceburg, Lawrence County, Tennessee, United States and was buried at Mount Ararat Cemetery in Lawrence County, Tennessee, United States. [1]
Parris married twice and had a total of 13 children.
On 14 December 1840 Parris L Sims married Margaret Turnbo in Maury, Tennessee, United States. [2]
In 1850 Parris Simms, farmer, age 33 was living in District 6, Lawrence, Tennessee, USA with his wife Margaret, 33 and six children:
- James A Simms, age 9
- Andrew F Simms, age 7
- Joseph N Simms, age 6
- Mary J Simms, age 5
- Nancy F Simms, Age 3
- Edmund C Simms, under 1 year [3]
On 08 Jul 1855 Margaret passed away in Sims Ridge, Lawrence, Tennessee, United States and was buried at Sims Family Cemetery, Sims Ridge, Lawrence County, Tennessee, United States.
Parris married his second wife Mary E McGlamery about 1856/57 in Lawrence Tennessee.
In 1860 Parris, 43 and Mary E. Simms, 33 were living in District 6, Lawrence, Tennessee, United States with their ten children:
- James A Simms, age 18
- Andrew F Simms, age 17
- Joseph N Simms, age 16
- Mary J Simms, 14
- Nancy F Simms, age 12
- Edmund C Simms, age 10
- Parris W Simms, age 9
- Neill B Simms, age 7
- Margaret C Simms, age 2
- John B Simms, under 1 year [4]
Sources
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16788985/parris-lindsey-simms
- ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK41-M1QT : Mon Mar 11 01:05:03 UTC 2024), Entry for Parris L Sims and Margaret Turnbo, 14 Dec 1840.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCD2-1J6 : Fri Mar 08 20:24:20 UTC 2024), Entry for Parish L Simms and Margaret A Simms, 1850.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TN-K3X : Thu Mar 07 16:28:20 UTC 2024), Entry for P L Simms and Mary E Simms, 1860.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Parris by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Parris:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Parris by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Parris:
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~0.78%
Kathy (Brown) Maxwell
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~0.78%
Karen (Tuley) Crowe :
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~0.78%
Mary (Dickinson) McFarlin :
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~0.78%
Mary Dickinson :
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