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From: Sherry Petersen <>
Subject: Re: [ILCLINTON] Sims Family from Scotland
Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 17:15:13 -0800
In-Reply-To: <001a01c51091$e13eaa90$fc099646@computer>


SIMS, ALEXANDER MORRELL, MARY ANN 11/12/1879 001/0032 00006361 MONTGOMERY
SIMS, CHARLES W LINDER, ALICE 04/07/1891 001/0182 00009285 MONTGOMERY
SIMS, GEORGE D BEHM, LOU 05/01/1893 001/0208 00009880 MONTGOMERY
SIMS, JACOB N BOWMAN, CELIA M 09/16/1896 A /131 10723 MONTGOMERY
SIMS, JAMES LIKE, GELIA 10/16/1879 001/0030 00006342 MONTGOMERY
SIMS, JAMES A CORLEW, MARTHA J 11/18/1869 / 00004007 MONTGOMERY
SIMS, JAMES A JONES, MARY E 03/01/1883 001/0097 00007204 MONTGOMERY
SIMS, JAMES B DUFF, HATTIE E 10/05/1891 001/0187 00009394 MONTGOMERY
SIMS, ROBERT SCHERER, MILLIE 12/03/1884 001/0112 00007671 MONTGOMERY
SIMS, WILLIAM A WOODMAN, JOSEPHINE 10/31/1869 / 00003992 MONTGOMERY
SIMS, WILLIAM T LAY, MARY K (MRS) 03/12/1874 006/0143 00005048 MONTGOMERY

SIMMS, GEORGE COLVIN, FLORENCE A 10/10/1893 001/0213 00009997 MONTGOMERY




> From: "James Larry Wilson" <>
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> Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 18:31:58 -0500
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> Subject: [ILCLINTON] Sims Family from Scotland
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> Resent-Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 16:48:00 -0700
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> I am looking for information concerning the following Sims family from
> Scotland appearing first on the 1860 Census in Clinton CO Illinois and
> thereafter in Montgomery County Illinois.
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> 1860 US Federal Census Carlyle Clinton Co Illinois
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> Wm Sims 35 M Farmer b. Scotland
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> Ann 40 F b. Scotland
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> William 14 M b. Scotland
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> Alexander 12 M b. Scotland
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> George 10 M b. Scotland
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> James 8 M b. Scotland
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> Ann 5 F b. PA
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> John 3 M b. IL
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> Barbara 63 F b. Scotland
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> Ellen Coopeland 25 F b. Scotland
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> This family moves to Hillsboro Montgomery Co by 1870 and adds another son
> Robert 10. In searching the 1860-1930 Clinton Co and (Hillsboro, Raymond,
> Irving, Rountree)Montgomery County Illinois Census Records and Illinois Death
> Records I have put together the following information on this family.
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> William Sims b. Ab. 1825 Scotland; Father Unk, Mother Barbara Unk b. Abt 1797;
> d. Btw 1870-1880; Marries Ann Unk in Scotland Abt 1845. The family emigrated
> Abt 1855 (child Ann b. PA)
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> Children of William and Ann Sims
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> 1. William b. May 1845 Scotland d. April 2, 1927.
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> Marries Julia Unknown Abt 1865
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> Children (The 1900 Census shows Julia had 3 children, 2 are living.)
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> 1. Charles b.1866
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> 2. Elizabeth b.1868
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> 3. Ethel b. Aug 1885
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> Marries Roy Lipe 1918/19 (on 1920 Census with parents)
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> Children
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> 1. Sydney b. 1919
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> 2. Silva b. 1923
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> 2. Alexander b. Jan 1848 Scotland
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> Marries Mary Ann Unk 1880
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> Children
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> 1. Maud b. Apr 1883
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> 2. Seymour b. Nov 1890
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> 3. George W. b. Nov 1849 Scotland d. Aft 1900
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> Marries Addie (Florence A.) Unk 1894
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> Children
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> 1. Lillie b. Jan 1895
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> 2. Nellie b. Feb 1897
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> 3. George Dewey b. June 1898
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> 4. Cora E. b. June 1900
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> 5. Lora M. b. 1902
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> 4. James b. 1852 Scotland
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> Marries Julia Unk Abt 1880
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> Children Unknown
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> 5. Ann b. 1855 in Pennsylvania. d. June 13, 1925
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> Marries Charles E. (Charley) Lipe 1880
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> No Children (1900 Census reports 0 children 0 living)
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> Listed on the Illinois Death Records as Annie Copeland Lipe
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> Enumerated on the 1900 and 1910 with Charles and Ann is the person
> "Mother-in-law' Ellen Copeland. So this may not be a
> child of William and Ann Sims, altho' she is enumerated as their child on the
> 1860 and 1870 Census records.
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> 6. John b. Nov 1856 Illinois d. Aft 1930
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> Marries Sarah Unk 1901
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> No Children
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> Marries Luella Unk Aft 1920
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> 7. Robert b. Nov 1860 Illinois
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> Marries Cammilla? Unk in 1884
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> Children
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> 1. Myrtle b. Nov 1885
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> 2. Owen b. Dec 1890
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> 3. Ruth b. May 1899
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> Enumerated on the 1930 Rountree Montgomery Co IL Census records directly above
> Charles Lipe age 75 (Widower of Ann Copeland Lipe) is a Harry Sims that is a
> son of one of the Sims men born in Scotland, but I have been unable to
> determine which one.
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> Sims Harry 41 married at age 21 b. IL father b. Scotland mother b. IL Farmer
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> Ida 40 married at age 20 b. IL father b. IL mother b. IL
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> Maragret 13
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> James 12
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> I am wanting to know if this family connects to my gggrandmother Findlater
> Sims b. July 4, 1835 in Aberdeen Scotland who married John Norman Gray in
> Carlyle, Clinton County Illinois in Feb. 23,1860. Since this family is also
> Sims from Scotland in Carlyle Clinton County in 1860, the year they married, I
> feel that William and Findlater are most likely brother and sister.
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> Any help with this family is greatly appreciated.
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> Darla Wilson
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