Josie A. Lethco^{[1, 2, 3]}

1892 - 1987  (94 years)

• Name	Josie A. Lethco
  Born	10 Apr 1892	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1900	District 3, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Census	1920	Jefferson County, Tennessee   [5]
  Census	1930	District 3, Sevier County, Tennessee   [6]
  Died	23 Jan 1987  [7]
  Buried	Sims Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [8]
  Person ID	I139629	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Colonel Bunch Lethco,   b. 12 Jan 1856, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Mar 1930, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Mary S. Strange,   b. 17 Apr 1863, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Aug 1944, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 81 years)
  Married	19 Jul 1886	Jefferson County, Tennessee   [9]
  Family ID	F60087	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	William Luther Sims,   b. 20 Jun 1884, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Feb 1956, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 71 years)
  Children	+ 1. Lonas Mayford Sims,   b. 4 Jan 1911, Tennessee ,   d. 12 Nov 1980  (Age 69 years) + 2. Rosa Lee Sims,   b. 15 Jun 1912, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Sep 2000, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 88 years) + 3. Florence Bessie Sims,   b. 4 May 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Jul 2012  (Age 98 years) + 4. Alvin Glenn Sims,   b. 19 May 1917, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 11 Apr 2013, Sandusky, Ohio  (Age 95 years) + 5. Hazel Lucille Sims,   b. 23 Feb 1925, Tennessee ,   d. 10 Jul 2015, Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System, Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee  (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F60062	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 10 Apr 1892 - Tennessee Census - 1900 - District 3, Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1920 - Jefferson County, Tennessee Census - 1930 - District 3, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Sims 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

  [S74] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume IV, 1987-1999, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 16 Oct 1992. Leon Hurst obituary [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 1 Oct 1956. Noah Laverne Sims obituary [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 7 Feb 1956. William Luther Sims obituary [S112] Census, 1900. Name: Josie R Lethco Titles & Terms: Event: Census Event Date: 1900 Event Place: ED 137 Civil District 3, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Birth Date: Apr 1892 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Race or Color (Standardized): White Gender: Female Marital Status: Single Years Married: Estimated Marriage Year: Mother How Many Children: Number Living Children: Immigration Year: Page: 1 Sheet Letter: B Family Number: 15 Reference Number: 89 Film Number: 1241595 Digital Folder Number: 004118729 Image Number: 00381 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Colonel B Lethco M 45 Tennessee Wife Mary S Lethco F 37 Tennessee Daughter Mary L Lethco F 11 Tennessee Son James D Lethco M 10 Tennessee Daughter Josie R Lethco F 8 Tennessee Son William C Lethco M 6 Tennessee Son George W Lethco M 3 Tennessee Daughter Dicy E Lethco F 2 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1920. Name: Josie Sims Residence: , Jefferson, Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1894 Age: 26 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Wife Gender: Female Race: White Marital Status: Married Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Film Number: 1821748 Digital Folder Number: 4389731 Image Number: 00904 Sheet Number: 5 Household Gender Age Birthplace SELF Luther Sims M 37y Tennessee WIFE Josie Sims F 26y Tennessee DAU Mayford Sims F 10y Tennessee DAU Rosa Sims F 7y Tennessee DAU Florence Sims F 6y Tennessee SON Sims M 3y Tennessee SON Lonzo Reese M 15y Tennessee [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Josey Sims Event: Census Event Date: 1930 Event Place: District 03, Sevier, Tennessee Gender: Female Age: 38 Marital Status: Married Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1892 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Wife Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Enumeration District Number: 0003 Family Number: 104 Sheet Number and Letter: 5B Line Number: 54 NARA Publication: T626, roll 2271 Film Number: 2342005 Digital Folder Number: 4547919 Image Number: 00621 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Luther Sims M 46 Tennessee Wife Josey Sims F 38 Tennessee Son Mayford Sims M 18 Tennessee Daughter Florence Sims F 15 Tennessee Son Alvin Sims M 12 Tennessee Daughter Hazel Sims F 5 Tennessee [S74] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume IV, 1987-1999, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 23 Jan 1987. Sims, Josie A Lethco 94 widow of Luther Sims b. 4-10-1892 TN d. 1-23-87 Knox Health Care Cen res R3 Box 958 Jeff City f. Curnel Bunch Lethco m. Mary Strange Sims Cem Survivors: 3 dau Rosie Hurst Sev Florence Eledge Sev Hazel Case same address 1 son Alvin Sims OH 27 gc 59 ggc severalgggc several n/n mem Sims Chapel Bapt Ch preceded in death by son Mayford Sims. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 173. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: M S Strange Also Known As: Suffix: Event: Marriage Event Date: 19 Jul 1886 Event Place: Jefferson, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Spouse: C B Lethco Spouse's Also Known As: Spouse's Prefix: Spouse's Suffix: Page: 64