Geo. Sims Family Grp., Lamar, TX
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Geo. Sims Family Goup, Lamar, TX
George Sims, b. 1845, TX, d. after 1930, Lamar, TX, bu.?parents?Mo. may be
Kittie ? (Katie, Catherine) ---, b. ca. 1820 VA, d. after 1900, Lamar, bu.?;
ma. last ca. 1850-1853, LA?, to Brown Bailey b. ca. 1796, MS, d. after 1870, Titus(?), TX, bu?;
Geo's fa. Unk., poss. died in LA/MS, as Geo.'s half bro, Jae Bailey, was born in MS, 1930 Census, TX, Lamar.
ma. 1st30 Dec. 1869, Lamar, TX, to Ellen Oats, b. ca. 1857, MS, d. by
1891, Lamar, TX, bu?; d/o Sandy Oates & Therra Small.
Children:
1. Frank b. 1872 TX MS/" wi. Jennie, too, in 1920!!, d.?
2. James b. 1875-6, d.?; ma. to Rachael Williams? of Hopkins, TX, d/o Niles Williams & Patsey ---.
3. Jennieb. 15 Feb. 1878, TX, d. 20 Dec. 1965, TX; bu. Rockyford B, bu. wi. 2 daus. on same stone;
ma. 24 Dec. 1894, Lamar, TX, to Seb. Banks, b. Mar 1876, div. by 1910., d.?, s/o ?
1st child: Mamie b. 1 Feb. 1896, TX. d. 1972, she ma. 1st to Lish Randles, 2nd to LC Young.
Child: Gyrotha Randles, b. 25 Apr. 1910, d. 1 Dec. 1985, Roxton, TX;
2nd child of Jennie: Anna Bell, b. 10 Jan. 1901, d. 27 Mar. 1971, bu. Rockyford; ma. Sears.
see below
4. others?
5. Harriett Feb. 1883, TX, d. 3 Mar. 1904 in childbirth, Roxton, TX, ma. 10 Nov. 1902, Lamar, TX, to Montgomery Givens, b., d.?
6. Gussie Apr. 1888, TX, ma. Early May Hearne
7. Anna b. 1889-90, TX
George Sims ma. 2nd 3 Aug. 1891, Lamar, TX to Aggie C. Williams Bennet
Peyton (wid. some say, of Joel Bennett/Hammer & Isaac Peyton), b. 1860, TX,
d. after 1930?
Shylice, b. 1891, d. 16 Jun. 1915, Roxton, bu. Hickory Grove, Petty, Lamar,
TX
Aggie (Agnes) Williams Bennet ma. 1ston 1 Oct. 1885, Lamar, TX to Isaac Payton, b.?, d. by 1891.
Children of Aggie Wms. Payton
1. Tina Peyton, _st-dau. of Geo. Dec. 1883, TX MS/TX, d.?
2. Phyllis Peyton, (st-dau. of Geo.) b. 1888, TX; prob. ma. Jake Banks, Jr.
3. Tom Peyton (son of Aggie, st-son of Geo.) b. 12 Mar. 1881, TX, d. 3 May 1961, Paris, Lamar, TX, bu.
Rockyford Cem.; s/o Isaac Payton & Aggie C. Williams on death cert, but since she & Isaac were ma. 1885, prob. from Aggie's previous marriage, see above.
Inform.: Thelma Jones
Tom ma. 7 Aug. 1907, Lamar, TX, to Linnie Warren b. 7 Nov. 1894, TX, d. 30 Dec. 1945, Brookston, Lamar, TX , bu. Rockyford; d/o Jas. & Sulda Jackson Warren.
4. John Payton, b. 4 July 1881, Roxton, TX, d. 10 Oct. 1938, Phx, AZ, bu. County Cem., Phoenix, AZ.
ma. 3 Apr. 1904, Lamar, TX, to Lillie Dean, b., d.?
daus.:Johnnie M.b. 1913, TX; Agnes b. 1916, TX
5. Oscar Peyton b. (Aug. 1879, 1900 census) 1880, Roxton, TX, d. after 1930, MI?, (d. Liberty, TX, 28 Mar. 1960?. ma. 12 Jul 1919, Mason City, IA, to Claraest Wood, b. 1894, Cedar Rapids, IA, d/o James Wood & Era Englom;
ma. 2nd 29 Sept. 1921, IA, Cerro Gordo, Mason City, IA,to Maybell Smithb. 1896, St. Maurice, LA, age 25
d/o Moses Smith & Luella Simms (A cousin?)
Ma. 1 other?, last listed in 1930 census, Detroit, MI.
L. C. (Lee C.?) Young, b. 5 Apr. 1910, Lamar, d. 27 Apr. 1985, Roxton, Lamar bu. Rockyford, s/o ?
ma. ca. 1932, Lamar, TX, to Hilda Mae Randles (Randalls), b. 17 Mar. 1914, Roxton, d. 25 Sept. 2002, Paris, bu. Rockyford Cem.
d/o Lish Randles & Mamie Banks (d/o Jennie Sims) (b. 1 Jan. 1896, d.?).
Mamie remarried by 1928-9 to Edgar McKenney, b. 17 July 1904, TX, d. 13 Feb. 1935, Fannin, TX, bu. Sloans Cem., Fannin, TX. Divorced.
SSDI listed a Mamie Banks, b. 27 Jan. 1896, d. 1 July 1972, age 76, Roxton, TX.
Mamie was d/o Zeb Banks & Jennie Simms, b. 1878, d. 1965.
Jennie Simms ma. 24 Dec. 1894, Lamar, to Seb. Banks
Jennie divorced him by 1910.