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Marshall Lafayette Sims (1835 - 1905)

Capt. Marshall Lafayette Sims
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Died at age 69 in Red River County, Texasmap
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Biography

Name: Marshall Lafayette Sims.[1][2]

Born: 25 Dec 1835 Tennessee.[1]

Married: Susan M. West, 11 Feb 1863 Red River County, Texas.[2][3]
(6 children, to be added soon)

Prominent lawyer & businessman in Clarksville after the War. Charter member & officer of Red River County Bank (later Red River National Bank), established in 1873.[2]

Died: 5 May 1905 Red River County, Texas.[1]

Buried: Clarksville Cemetery, Clarksville, Red River County, Texas.[1]

Military[4]
Name: Sims, M. L.
Age: 25 yrs.
Enlisted 13 Sep 1861 Clarksville, Texas.
Supplied horse worth $200.
Appointed 1st Lieut., Capt. Gould's Co., Mounted Texas Vols., 3rd Tennessee Cav (Forrest's) Regt.

9 Oct 1861: Mustered in camp, 3 mi from Memphis, Tenn.
16 Feb 1862: Captured at Fprt Donelson, Tenn.
28 May 1862: Mustered at POW depot, Sandusky, Ohio.
10 Apr 1862: Transported to Johnson's Island POW Camp, Ohio.
1 Sep 1862: Sent to Vicksburg, Miss.
20 Sep 1862: Mustered on board steamer John H. Done, near Vicksburg, Miss.
8 Nov 1862: Paroled & exchanged [presumably at Vicksburg].

Census 1860
Clarksville, Red River County, Texas, p. 117, dwelling/family 786/786.[5]
Hughes, Jno. W. 33 yrs Inn Keeper (real estate = $800; personal estate = $1,500) b. Tennessee
[+ 2 family members & 11 boarders (mostly young professional men), including:]
Sims, M. L. [f!] 24 yrs Attorney b. Tennessee

Census 1870
Clarksville, Red River County, Texas, p. 2B, dwelling/family 18/18.[6]
Sims, M. L. 35 yrs Attorney at Law (real estate = $15,000; personal estate = $3,600) b. Tennessee
Sims, Sue 26 yrs Keeping house b. Texas
Sims, Estelle 3 yrs b. Texas
Sims, Illie [?] 4/12 yr b. Texas
West, S. F. 60 yrs House Keeper (real estate = $3,000; personal estate = $500) b. Tennessee
West, Lucy 21 yrs b. Texas
Sims, S. A. 23 yrs Law Student b. Tennessee
Sims, Mandy 28 yrs Servant b. Texas
Sims, Charly 3 yrs b. Texas
Sims, Martha 1 yr b. Texas

Census 1880
Clarksville, Red River County, Texas, ED 98, p. 171B, dwelling/family 339/422.[7]
Sims, M. L. 45 yrs Lawyer b. Tennessee (parents, b. Tennessee)
Sims, Sue 38 yrs Wife Keeps House b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee)
Sims, Estelle 12 yrs Dau At School b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee/Texas)
Sims, Lucy 10 yrs Dau At School b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee/Texas)
Sims, Marshall 8 yrs Son b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee/Texas)
Sims, Mary 2 yrs Dau b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee/Texas)
West, S. F. 70 yrs Mother/law (wid.) At Home b. Tennessee (parents, b. [blank])
Lane, Lucy 32 yrs Sister/law (wid.) At Home b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee)
Dickson, Geo. 40 yrs Servant (marr.) Laborer b. Texas (parents, b. [blank])
Norris, Texana 25 yrs Servant (single) Clerk b. South Carolina (parents, b. [blank])

Census 1900
Clarksville, Red River County, Texas, ED 103, p. 18A, dwelling/family 344/355 [8](Main St).
Sims, M. L. Head 63 yrs (b. Dec 1836) (marr. 37 yrs) b. Tennessee (parents, b Tennessee) Lawyer
Sims, Sue Wife 57 yrs (b. Apr 1843) (8 children, 4 living) b. Texas (parents, b. Virginia)
Sims, Mary Dau 22 yrs (b. Nov 1878) (single) b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee/Texas)
Sims, Sallie Dau 19 yrs (b. Jul 1880) (single) b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee/Texas)
Swain, Lucy Gr/dau 9 yrs (b. Oct 1890) b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee/Texas)

Marshall Sims was a Texan.

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Find-a-Grave M. L. Sims
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Clark, Pat B. History of Clarksville and Old Red River County (Dallas: Mathis, Van Nort & Co., 1937), pp. 212-13 & 239
  3. ↑ Marriage Records for Red River County, Texas, 1845-1999.
  4. ↑ U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865.
  5. ↑ Census Texas 1860 Red River County.
  6. ↑ Census Texas 1870 Red River County.
  7. ↑ Census Texas 1880 Red River County.
  8. ↑ Census Texas 1900 Red River County.




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