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William Anderson Sims

William Anderson Sims

Male 1858 - 1940  (81 years)


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  • Name William Anderson Sims  [1
    Birth 15 Oct 1858  Rainelle, Greenbrier County, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 16 Apr 1940  Rainelle, Greenbrier County, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial 17 Apr 1940  Little Creek Cemetery, Rainelle, Greenbrier County, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Audrey Simms: "[William was] originally buried in Little Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, and was moved to The End of the Trail Cemetery in Rainelle [at an unspecified time]."
    Person ID I764  Crane Genealogy
    Last Modified 6 Feb 2020 

    Father Daniel B. Sims,   b. Jan 1821, Albemarle County, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jun 1902, Greenbrier County, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Virginia Jane Reynolds,   b. 5 Dec 1833, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Dec 1897, Greenbrier County, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Marriage 19 Feb 1851  Greenbrier County, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Notice from the Lewisburg Chronicle, Volume 5, Number 48, published Thursday, February 27, 1851: Married - On Wednesday the 19th day by...[the Rev. James N. Eakin]...Mr. Daniel B. Sims to Miss Jane Reynolds, all of this County.
    Family ID F195  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Alice Osborne,   b. 20 May 1860, Greenbrier County, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jan 1929, Bellwood, Fayette County, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Marriage 1 Jun 1880  Greenbrier County, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Lura A. Simms,   b. 18 Jun 1881, Greenbrier County, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jan 1973 (Age 91 years)
     2. Anna Frances Sims,   b. 25 Dec 1882, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Feb 1971 (Age 88 years)
     3. James William Lee Sims,   b. 11 Aug 1887   d. 28 Jul 1912 (Age 24 years)
     4. Bud Lester Sims,   b. 16 May 1892, Meadow Bridge, Fayette County, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Feb 1971 (Age 78 years)
     5. Esta Jane Sims,   b. 16 May 1892   d. 14 Feb 1927 (Age 34 years)
     6. George Edward Sims,   b. 5 Nov 1894, Dennis, Greenbrier County, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Feb 1981 (Age 86 years)
     7. Toney Albert Simms,   b. 18 May 1899   d. 14 Nov 1985 (Age 86 years)
     8. Jesse Fred Simms,   b. 8 Feb 1902, Calhoun County, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Sep 1981, Rainelle, Greenbrier County, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    Family ID F217  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Feb 2020 

  • Sources 
    1. [S744] Death Certificate; Sims, William Anderson, (District 1064, Registered number 5, Certificate number 4878), 23 Oct 2005 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S1811] West Virginia Marriages Index: 1785 - 1971, 16 Jul 2024 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S243] Marriage Record: CRANE, Mary Louise & MORTON, John Johnson, 6 May 2018, 15. (Reliability: 3).
      Book 1-B, Page 80, Line 51.