Benjamin Gibson Sims

1885 - 1956  (70 years)

• Name	Benjamin Gibson Sims  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
  Birth	19 Nov 1885	Montgomery, Texas, USA   [2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 14]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Farmer  [10]
  Residence	1900	Montgomery, Texas, USA   [3]
  	Justice Precinct 5
  Residence	Between 1917 and 1918	Montgomery, Texas, USA   [14]
  Residence	1930	Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA   [10]
  	Precinct 1
  Residence	1 Apr 1940	Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA   [9]
  Burial	1956	Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches, Texas, USA   [6]
  Death	11 Jul 1956	Plano, Collin, Texas, USA   [2, 4, 5, 6]
  Person ID	I18650	MontyHistNotes_2014 | JMMM_son John Montgomery
  Last Modified	8 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	William Bascom Sims,   b. 15 Dec 1859, Montgomery, Texas, USA d. 19 Aug 1919, Rusk, Cherokee, Texas, USA (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Nancy Montgomery,   b. 12 Aug 1859, Stoneham, Grimes, Texas, USA d. 16 May 1911, Texas, USA (Age 51 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	3 Jan 1889	Montgomery, Texas, USA   [3, 15]
  	Near Longstreet
  Family ID	F2217	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Thenie Latham,   b. Aug 1888, Cherokee, Texas, USA
  Marriage	11 Mar 1908	Cherokee, Texas, USA   [12]
  Children	> 1. Bennie A Sims,   b. 12 Jun 1908, Texas, USA d. 22 Feb 1978, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F20373	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Oct 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Jewel Mozell Doyle,   b. 22 Feb 1905, Ratcliff, Houston, Texas, USA d. 18 Dec 1935, Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches, Texas, USA (Age 30 years)
  Marriage	1928	Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA   [13]
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F20372	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 19 Nov 1885 - Montgomery, Texas, USA Residence - Justice Precinct 5 - 1900 - Montgomery, Texas, USA Marriage - 11 Mar 1908 - Cherokee, Texas, USA Residence - Between 1917 and 1918 - Montgomery, Texas, USA Marriage - 1928 - Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA Residence - Precinct 1 - 1930 - Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA Residence - 1 Apr 1940 - Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA Burial - 1956 - Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches, Texas, USA Death - 11 Jul 1956 - Plano, Collin, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [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. [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 [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 [S4088] Ancestry.com, Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;). Record for Bennie Gibson Sims http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=txdeath1964&h=6985555&indiv=try [S3478] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Number: 466-24-1652; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951. Record for Bennie Sims http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ssdi&h=57380048&indiv=try [S3453] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Bennie Gibson Sims http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=90553318&indiv=try [S2986] Ancestry.com, Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;). Record for Virginia Ellen Sims http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=TXbirthindex&h=1689300&indiv=try [S3054] Ancestry.com, Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1932, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;). Record for Virginia Ellen Sims http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=TxBirthCerts&h=3665833&indiv=try [S3849] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Nacogdoches, Texas; Roll: T627_4111; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 174-4. Record for Bennie Sims http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1940usfedcen&h=156010731&indiv=try [S4007] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 1, Nacogdoches, Texas; Roll: 2379; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0004; Image: 152.0; FHL microfilm: 2342113. Record for Ben G Sims http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=61753819&indiv=try [S3480] Ancestry.com, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;). Record for Bennie A Sims http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=txdeathcerts&h=351326&indiv=try [S3612] Ancestry.com, Texas, Select County Marriage Index, 1837-1977, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;). Record for Thena Latham http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FS1TexasCoMarriageIndex&h=330496&indiv=try [S3612] Ancestry.com, Texas, Select County Marriage Index, 1837-1977, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;). Record for B.G. Sims http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FS1TexasCoMarriageIndex&h=1934447&indiv=try [S2963] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Registration State: Texas; Registration County: Montgomery; Roll: 1983492. Record for Bennie Gibson Sims http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=WW1draft&h=26894293&indiv=try [S1486] Edmondson, Deb, Family Chart by Deb Edmondson, (Name: Date: 12 Jul 2001;;), Family chart prepared by Deb Edmondson Located at Conroe, TX, Library.