Susan M. (West) Sims (1842 - 1925)

Born 1842 in Red River County, Texas

Ancestors

Wife of Marshall Lafayette Sims — married 11 Feb 1863 in Red River County, Texas

Died 1925 at about age 83 in Red River County, Texas

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Susan (West) Sims settled in the Republic of Texas before February 19, 1846.

This profile is part of the Early Red River, Texas One Place Study.

Biography

Name: Susan M. West.^[1][2][3]

Note: It's possible that Susan M. & her older sister, Martha Louise, are actually the same person, since only one of them appears in each of the 1850 & 1860 censuses, and both should appear in both listings. (Possible confusion by the enumerator?)

Born: 1842 Red River County, Texas.^[1][2][3]

Married: Marshall Lafayette Sims, 11 Feb 1863 Red River County, Texas.^[2][4]
(6 children, to be added soon)

Died: 1925 Red River County, Texas.^[1]

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

For census listings, see her husband's profile.

Susan (West) Sims was a Texan.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Find-a-Grave Sue West 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
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Census Texas 1860 Red River County, p. 111, dwelling/family 699/699.
4. ↑ Marriage Records for Red River County, Texas, 1845-1999.