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James Simms

Birth12 MAY 1856 - Illinois
Death28 July 1914 - Geff, Wayne County, Illinois, USA
MotherElizabeth Downen
FatherJohn Simms

Born in Illinois on 12 MAY 1856 to John Simms and Elizabeth Downen. James Simms married Martha Jane (Miller) Simms and had 8 children. He passed away on 28 July 1914 in Geff, Wayne County, Illinois, USA.

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Parents
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John Simms
1826 - 1899
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Elizabeth Downen
1827 - 1902
Spouse(s)
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Martha Jane (Miller) Simms
1857 - 1956
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Edna Florence Sims
1896 - 1979
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Mayme Belle 'Marna' Simms
1896 - 1992
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Oma Olive 'Olive' Simms
1878 - 1953
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Myrtle Zelphia Simms
1884 - 1979
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Elizabeth Ann "Bessie" (Simms) Legg
1892 - 1965
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John Albert Simms
1882 - 1963
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Minnie Ethel (Simms) Burkhart
1887 - 1977
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Alvaretta Caroline Carrie Sims
1890 - 1976

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