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From: "James Larry Wilson" <>
Subject: Re: [ILCLINTON] Sims Family from Scotland
Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 09:48:52 -0500
References: <BE3298A1.17B2A%mato@gohighspeed.com>
Thank you very much for this, Sherry.
This is a marriage list, but what are the numbers between the dates and
County name?
Darla
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From: "Sherry Petersen" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 8:15 PM
Subject: Re: [ILCLINTON] Sims Family from Scotland
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> 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
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> SIMMS, GEORGE COLVIN, FLORENCE A 10/10/1893 001/0213 00009997
> MONTGOMERY
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>> From: "James Larry Wilson" <>
>> Reply-To:
>> Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 18:31:58 -0500
>> To:
>> Subject: [ILCLINTON] Sims Family from Scotland
>> Resent-From:
>> Resent-Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 16:48:00 -0700
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> 1860 US Federal Census Carlyle Clinton Co Illinois
>>
>> Wm Sims 35 M Farmer b. Scotland
>>
>> Ann 40 F b. Scotland
>>
>> William 14 M b. Scotland
>>
>> Alexander 12 M b. Scotland
>>
>> George 10 M b. Scotland
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>> James 8 M b. Scotland
>>
>> Ann 5 F b. PA
>>
>> John 3 M b. IL
>>
>> Barbara 63 F b. Scotland
>>
>> Ellen Coopeland 25 F b. Scotland
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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)
>>
>>
>>
>> Children of William and Ann Sims
>>
>> 1. William b. May 1845 Scotland d. April 2, 1927.
>>
>> Marries Julia Unknown Abt 1865
>>
>> Children (The 1900 Census shows Julia had 3 children, 2 are living.)
>>
>> 1. Charles b.1866
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>> 2. Elizabeth b.1868
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>> 3. Ethel b. Aug 1885
>>
>> Marries Roy Lipe 1918/19 (on 1920 Census with parents)
>>
>> Children
>>
>> 1. Sydney b. 1919
>>
>> 2. Silva b. 1923
>>
>>
>>
>> 2. Alexander b. Jan 1848 Scotland
>>
>> Marries Mary Ann Unk 1880
>>
>> Children
>>
>> 1. Maud b. Apr 1883
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>> 2. Seymour b. Nov 1890
>>
>>
>>
>> 3. George W. b. Nov 1849 Scotland d. Aft 1900
>>
>> Marries Addie (Florence A.) Unk 1894
>>
>> Children
>>
>> 1. Lillie b. Jan 1895
>>
>> 2. Nellie b. Feb 1897
>>
>> 3. George Dewey b. June 1898
>>
>> 4. Cora E. b. June 1900
>>
>> 5. Lora M. b. 1902
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>>
>>
>> 4. James b. 1852 Scotland
>>
>> Marries Julia Unk Abt 1880
>>
>> Children Unknown
>>
>>
>>
>> 5. Ann b. 1855 in Pennsylvania. d. June 13, 1925
>>
>> Marries Charles E. (Charley) Lipe 1880
>>
>> No Children (1900 Census reports 0 children 0 living)
>>
>> Listed on the Illinois Death Records as Annie Copeland Lipe
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> 6. John b. Nov 1856 Illinois d. Aft 1930
>>
>> Marries Sarah Unk 1901
>>
>> No Children
>>
>> Marries Luella Unk Aft 1920
>>
>>
>>
>> 7. Robert b. Nov 1860 Illinois
>>
>> Marries Cammilla? Unk in 1884
>>
>> Children
>>
>> 1. Myrtle b. Nov 1885
>>
>> 2. Owen b. Dec 1890
>>
>> 3. Ruth b. May 1899
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Sims Harry 41 married at age 21 b. IL father b. Scotland mother b. IL
>> Farmer
>>
>> Ida 40 married at age 20 b. IL father b. IL mother b. IL
>>
>> Maragret 13
>>
>> James 12
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> Any help with this family is greatly appreciated.
>>
>>
>>
>> Darla Wilson
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