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James Sims Family Bible

Transcribed by Sandi Gorin and posted here with permission.

Bible at one time in possession of Mrs. Rice C. Reed of Glasgow, KY.

 

James Sims was born July 9th 1807.
Elizabeth Chism was born February 3rd 1806.
James Sims and Elizabeth Chism were married November 1st 1832.

William James Sims was born September 14th 1833; d. April 31st 1835.
John Gist Sims was born December 28th 1834.
Lyseas Sims was born Mrch 13th 1837.
Demetrius Sims was born October 22nd 1838.
Cerelda Sims was born August 30, 1840.
Burwell Sims was born January 16th 1845.
Ann C. Sims was born July 25th 1847.
James C. Sims was born October 25th 1849.

Marriages:
John Gist Sims married Parnussus J. Martin October 16th 1856.
James Miller married Cereilda Sims November 1st 1857.
Lysias Sims married Polina Trice December 29th 1859.
Burwell Sims married Mary E. Kinslow May 14th 1868.
James William Read married Ann C. Sims May 21st 1872.
James C. Sims married Jennie B. McClure February 13th 1882.
Daughter of above, Bessie Sims Chism was born November 29th 1882.

Children of Burwell and Mary Elizabeth (Kinslow) Sims:
Benjamin Gist Sims was born February 24th 1869.
James William Sims was born September 6th 1870.
Minnie Merkle Sims was born December 4th 1871.
Charles D. Sims was born June 2, 1874.
Elizabeth Sims was born November 5th 1875.

Children of J. W. & Ann C. (Sims) Read:
Willella Read was born June 21, 1873.
James F. Read was born August 22, 1878.
Rice C. Read was born March 19, 1886.
John C. Read was born March 21, 1889.

S. G. Longabough married Willella Read May 6, 1891.
Children:

Harry R. Longabough was born March 19, 1892.
Ruby Longabough was born January 1, 1894.
Pearl Longabough was born March 21, 1896.
Ray D. Longabough was born May 16, 1898.
Redy R. Longabough was born December 11, 1902.
Opal Longabough was born July 31, 1905.
Elmer Longabough was born November 9, 1909.
James F. Read and Lena Speck married April 27, 1904.

Deaths:
John C. Read died June 16, 1922.
James William Read died Feb. 2, 1924.
Elizabeth Ann C. Sims died June 24, 1925.

On fly leaf of Bible: Pauline A. V. Sims born Juy 18, 1817.


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