Homer Sims (1868 - 1938)

Born Aug 1868 in Newstead, Erie, New York, USA

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 5 Feb 1938 at age 69 in Bellwood, Butler, Nebraska, USA

Biography

Homer Sims was born in August 1868 in New York. He married in about 1899, per 1900 census.

Census

Date: 1870

Place: Newstead, Erie, New York, United States^[1]

• 1880 US Census: Name: Homer Sims; Event Place: Central, Merrick, Nebraska, United States; Gender: Male; Age: 11; Marital Status: Single; Race: White; Occupation: Farmer; Relationship to Head of Household: Son; Birth Year (Estimated): 1869; Birthplace: New York, United States; Father's Birthplace: England; Mother's Birthplace: New York, United States^[2]

William Sims Self M 49 England

Cathrin Sims Wife F 45 New York, United States

Alice Sims Daughter F 15 New York, United States

John Sims Son M 13 New York, United States

Homer Sims Son M 11 New York, United States

Sarah Sims Daughter F 9 New York, United States

William Sims Son M 7 Nebraska, United States

Henry Sims Son M 5 Nebraska, United States

Susan Sims Daughter F 2 Nebraska, United States

Cathrin Sims Daughter F 0 Nebraska, United States

• 1900 census^[3]

Homer Simms Head Male 32 New York

Nella Simms Wife Female 28 Holland

Leonard Simms Son Male Nebraska

• 1910 census^[4]

Homer Sims Head Male 40 New York

Nellie Sims Wife Female 38 Holland

Leonard Sims Son Male 10 Nebraska

Gertrude C Sims Daughter Female 9 Nebraska

Bernard L Sims Son Male 7 Nebraska

Marie E Sims Daughter Female 5 Nebraska

Margaret W Sims Daughter Female 3 Nebraska

Lucy W Sims Daughter Female 1 Nebraska

• 1920 US Census: Name: Homer Sims; Event Place: Center, Butler, Nebraska, United States; Gender: Male; Age: 51; Marital Status: Married; Race: White; Can Read: Yes; Can Write: Yes; Relationship to Head of Household: Head; Own or Rent: Rent; Birth Year (Estimated): 1869; Birthplace: New York; Father's Birthplace: England; Mother's Birthplace: New York^[5]

Homer Sims Head M 51 New York

Nella Sims Wife F 47 Holland

Gertude K Sims Daughter F 18 Nebraska

Bernard L Sims Son M 17 Nebraska

Marie E Sims Daughter F 16 Nebraska

Margeret W Sims Daughter F 12 Nebraska

Lucy W Sims Daughter F 10 Nebraska

Lawrence J Sims Son M 8 Nebraska

Agnes I Sims Daughter F 6 Nebraska

Joseph W Sims Son M 4 Nebraska

• 1930 US Census: Name: Homer Sims; Event Place: Bone Creek, Butler, Nebraska, United States; Gender: Male; Age: 61; Marital Status: Married; Race: White; Relationship to Head of Household: Head; Birth Year (Estimated): 1869; Birthplace: New York; Father's Birthplace: England; Mother's Birthplace: New York^[6]

Homer Sims Head M 61 New York

Nella Sims Wife F 58 Holland

Lawrence Sims Son M 19 Nebraska

Agnes I Sims Daughter F 17 Nebraska

Joseph Sims Son M 14 Nebraska

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S-275795208 Page: Year: 1870; Census Place: Newstead, Erie, New York; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1870usfedcen&h=24062903&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1868Birth place: New YorkResidence date: 1870Residence place: Newstead, Erie, New York, United States APID: 7163::24062903
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8YN-5CJ : 16 August 2017), Homer Sims in household of William Sims, Central, Merrick, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district ED 116, sheet 40D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,752.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3B6-8DY : accessed 13 March 2020), Homer Simms, Central & Paradise Island Townships, Merrick, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 132, sheet 3A, family 44, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,934.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLW5-CWW : accessed 13 March 2020), Homer Sims, Center, Butler, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 3, sheet 5B, family 93, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 839; FHL microfilm 1,374,852.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCVX-BVW : accessed 21 November 2019), Homer Sims, Center, Butler, Nebraska, United States; citing ED 3, sheet 2A, line 1, family 20, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 982; FHL microfilm 1,820,982.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQVY-DNT : accessed 21 November 2019), Homer Sims, Bone Creek, Butler, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 3, sheet 1B, line 74, family 16, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1267; FHL microfilm 2,341,002.

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 March 2020), memorial page for Homer Sims (Aug 1868–5 Feb 1938), Find A Grave: Memorial #96101694, citing Saint Francis Catholic Cemetery, David City, Butler County, Nebraska, USA ; Maintained by Scott (contributor 47643415) .