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William Bascom Sims

Male 1859 - 1919  (59 years)

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  • Name William Bascom Sims  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] 
    Birth 15 Dec 1859  Montgomery, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 6, 8, 10] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1880  Montgomery, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Precinct 5 
    Residence 1900  Montgomery, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Justice Precinct 5 
    Residence 1910  Alto, Cherokee, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Burial 1919  Alto, Cherokee, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Alto City Cemetery
    Death 19 Aug 1919  Rusk, Cherokee, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5, 6] 
    Person ID I18649  MontyHistNotes_2014 | JMMM_son John Montgomery
    Last Modified 8 Oct 2025 

    Father Benjamin Sims,   b. 25 Jan 1825, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Sep 1894, Montgomery, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Virginia Farris,   b. 25 Feb 1842, Winchester, Franklin, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Feb 1914, Montgomery, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 2 Dec 1858  Walker County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F9076  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nancy Montgomery,   b. 12 Aug 1859, Stoneham, Grimes, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 May 1911, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years) 
    Marriage 3 Jan 1889  Montgomery, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 8] 
    • Near Longstreet
    Children 
    +1. Benjamin Gibson Sims,   b. 19 Nov 1885, Montgomery, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jul 1956, Plano, Collin, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. Aubra Estelle Sims,   b. 10 Dec 1889, Walker County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Dec 1967, Cherokee, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Willie Irwin Montgomery Sims,   b. 9 Nov 1896, Conroe, Montgomery, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Feb 1918 (Age 21 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F2217  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Oct 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 15 Dec 1859 - Montgomery, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Precinct 5 - 1880 - Montgomery, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 3 Jan 1889 - Montgomery, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Justice Precinct 5 - 1900 - Montgomery, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1910 - Alto, Cherokee, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1919 - Alto, Cherokee, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 19 Aug 1919 - Rusk, Cherokee, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S561] Blair, Eric Lee, Early History of Grimes County, (Name: Date: 1930;;), 253 Pages. Historical information on Grimes County, Texas Book available on CD-Rom disk.

    2. [S1486] Edmondson, Deb, Family Chart by Deb Edmondson, (Name: Date: 12 Jul 2001;;), Family chart prepared by Deb Edmondson Located at Conroe, TX, Library.

    3. [S1552] Alto City Cemetery, (Name: Name: Findagrave; Location: Alto, Cherokee, Texas;;).

    4. [S2931] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online. Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 5, Montgomery,Texas; Roll: 1320; Family History Film: 1255320; Page: 104A; Enumeration District: 125; Image: .
      Record for Benjamin Sims

    5. [S4088] Ancestry.com, Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;).
      Record for W. B. Simms
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=txdeath1964&h=6278005&indiv=try

    6. [S3480] Ancestry.com, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).
      Record for W B Surins
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=txdeathcerts&h=30030463&indiv=try

    7. [S3480] Ancestry.com, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).
      Record for Bennie Gibson Sims
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=txdeathcerts&h=22084608&indiv=try

    8. [S3845] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 5, Montgomery, Texas; Roll: 1660; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0110; FHL microfilm: 1241660.
      Record for William B Sims
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=43986173&indiv=try

    9. [S3480] Ancestry.com, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).
      Record for Aubra Estelle Goff
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=txdeathcerts&h=108323&indiv=try

    10. [S3398] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Alto, Cherokee, Texas; Roll: T624_1538; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 1375551.
      Record for Billie Simms
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910USCenIndex&h=27786497&indiv=try



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