William L. Sims^[1]

1902 - 1967  (64 years)

• Name	William L. Sims
  Born	21 Jun 1902	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 14, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	21 Jan 1967
  Buried	Marietta Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I110243	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	3 Jun 2015

  
  

  Father	James B. Sims,   b. 11 Jul 1867, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Feb 1943  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Nancy Elizabeth Russell,   b. 23 Nov 1869, Tennessee ,   d. 16 May 1955, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F158484	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Lola Grace Benson,   b. 10 Jun 1904, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Mar 1962  (Age 57 years)
  Children	1. Ada Buena Sims,   b. Abt 1931, Tennessee  (Age ~ 93 years) + 2. Edith Marjorie Sims,   b. 6 Sep 1932, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Jul 1995  (Age 62 years)   3. Ray Sims,   b. Abt 1936, Tennessee  (Age ~ 88 years)   4. D. J. Sims,   b. Abt 1937, Tennessee  (Age ~ 87 years)   5. Gertrude Sims,   b. Abt 1937, Tennessee  (Age ~ 87 years)   6. Carl Sims,   b. Abt 1939, Tennessee  (Age ~ 85 years)
  Family ID	F39840	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 21 Jun 1902 - Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 14, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Marietta Cemetery, Knox 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), 9, 14 Oct 1940. W. H. Benson obituary [S112] Census, 1940. Name: William L Sims Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Boyds Creek, Civil District 14, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 38 Marital Status: Married Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Relationship to Head of Household: Head Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1902 Last Place of Residence: Same Place Household Role Gender Age Birthplace William L Sims Head M 38 Tennessee Lola Grace Sims Wife F 35 Tennessee Ada Buena Sims Daughter F 9 Tennessee Edith Sims Daughter F 7 Tennessee Roy Sims Son M 4 Tennessee D J Sims Son M 3 Tennessee Gertrude Sims Daughter F 3 Tennessee Carl Sims Son M 1 Tennessee "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-27883-6801-80?cc=2000219 : accessed 4 June 2015), Tennessee > Sevier > Civil District 14, Boyds Creek > 78-22 Civil District 14, Boyds Creek > image 22 of 28; citing NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012). [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 28123535).