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Marriage: Children:
  1. Henry Sims: Birth: 6 DEC 1867. Death: Bef 1880

  2. Thomas A. Sims: Birth: 4 FEB 1869 in , , Putnam, IN. Death: 8 JUL 1921

  3. James Willard Dove Sims: Birth: 18 FEB 1875 in , , Putnam, IN. Death: 27 JUN 1942 in Adams Twp., Morgan, IN

  4. Lyla Sims: Birth: 12 MAR 1880 in , Putnam, IN. Death: 12 MAR 1880

  5. Lula Sims: Birth: 15 DEC 1885 in , Hendricks, IN.

  6. Charles Sims: Birth: 2 JAN 1887 in , Raccoon, Hendricks, IN.

  7. Walter Sims: Birth: 14 FEB 1889 in Raccoon, Putnam, IN.


Notes
a. Note:   MORGAN CO MAR REC WPA INDEX FINCHUM SARAH E MD JOSEPH A SIMS MAR 7, 1867 BOOK C-E P. 80 INTERNET: e-mail TO: "Faith Davis" <[email protected]> FROM: Willis Arnold Finchum <[email protected]> SUBJECT: Re: Additional information for your family tree At 09:45 AM 1/20/02 -0800, you wrote: Hello. My name is Faith Davis and I beleive that the information that I have may be usefull to you. I am the great - great - granddaughter of Joseph A. Sims and Sarah E. Finchum. Joseph and Sarah's son, Charles, is my great - grandfather. His daughter, Clara Irene Sims is my grandmother. She had 16 children, one of which is my father, Robert Dale Davis. Clara had three sets of twin children. If you would like any additonal information, please contact me at [email protected] Thank you for your time. Regards, Faith PS I was born in Indiana and my family also hails from Kentucky ********************************************************************* My Response: Hi "Cousin" Faith, According to data I have, You and I are second cousins twice removed. Our common ancestor is William Riley Finchum who is the father Sarah Finchum. Sarah is a sister to my grandfather James Willard Finchum. I am in correspondence with Inez Sims who is the widow of Edgar Sims. Edgar's father is James Willard "Dove" Sims who is a brother Charles Sims. I am very glad to make contact with you as I haven't got a lot of data on Sims relatives. I know that years ago the used to hold Finchum/Sims family reunios in Greencastle, Putnam Co., IN. I attended one and have several Finchum connections from there. I wonder if you have any pictures of Sims or Finchum people that you are willing to share. I am now 80 years old, so have to "Hurry" to get data where others can find it, I am very glad to be able to use World Connect. Best to you from "Cousin" Arnold Finchum [email protected] INTERNET: From: "Faith A. Davis" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Hello Cousin... Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2002 20:28:40 -0700 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 Hello... It has been some time since we communicated...I have more information for you if you would like on the Davis side of the family. Clara Irene Sims married Herschell Leroy Davis They had the following children: Clara Elizabeth Davis DOB: July 30, 1932 Lois Jean Davis DOB: June 21, 1933 Shirlie Marie Davis DOB: December 18, 1935 Herschell Leroy Davis, JR DOB: March 22, 1937 Jackqeline Luellen Davis DOB: February 21, 1939 Patricia Katherine Davis DOB: November 17, 1941 Robert Dale Davis DOB: May 5, 1944 Roberta Dorothy Davis DOB: May 5, 1944 Roy Albert Davis DOB: UNK Raymond Allen Davis DOB: UNK Ricky Leon Davis DOB: UNK Kenneth Lee Davis DOB: UNK James Earle Davis DOB: 1947 Let me know if that helps.. Regards, Faith Davis


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