Ray French Sims^{[1, 2]}

1929 - 1982  (52 years)

• Name	Ray French Sims
  Born	31 Dec 1929	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	District 8, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	5 May 1982  [4]
  Buried	Underwood Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Person ID	I159845	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2014

  
  

  Father	Sherrod Abraham Sims,   b. 7 Jan 1888, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Mar 1951  (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Linnie Mae Campbell,   b. 20 Nov 1891, Tennessee ,   d. 9 Sep 1972  (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F60055	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 31 Dec 1929 - Tennessee Census - 1930 - District 8, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Underwood Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 7 Mar 1951. Sherrod Abraham Sims obituary [S47] Sevier County, Tennessee and its Heritage, Sevier County Heritage Book Committee, (1994, Don Mills, Inc.), 342. [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Rory Sims Event Type: Census Event Year: 1930 Event Place: District 08, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 0 Marital Status: Single Race: White Race (Original): White Relationship to Head of Household: Son Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son Birth Year (Estimated): 1930 Birthplace: Tennessee Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Affiliate Film Number: 2271 Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Sherod Sims Head M 42 Tennessee Lennie Sims Wife F 29 Tennessee Danial Sims Son M 19 Tennessee Gertrude Sims Daughter F 16 Tennessee Myrtle Sims Daughter F 14 Tennessee Ima Sims Daughter F 13 Tennessee Turner Sims Son M 11 Tennessee Stella Sims Daughter F 9 Tennessee Jack Sims Son M 5 Tennessee Rory Sims Son M 0 Tennessee [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 5 May 1982. Sims, Ray French 52 b. 12-31-29 TN d. 5/5/82 Mountain Home VA res R1 Kodak laborer f. Sherrod Abraham Sims m. Linnie Campbell WW II Army 11-2-46 2-10-48 Underwood Cem Survivors: 1 broTurner Kodak 4 sis Mrs Ina Grace Carmichael Mrs Fred (Gertrude) Disney Rutledge Mrs Fred (Stella) Whisenant 6100 Jilson Rd Knox Myrtle Whaley several n/n. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 75.