THE MISADVENTURES OF ME - My Autobiography and Ancestral Tales

Susan Sims

b. c 1846

Susan Sims|b. c 1846|p82.htm#i1822|Artimus Sims|b. c 1814|p80.htm#i1812|Sarah (Surname Unknown)|b. c 1814|p3.htm#i1813|Mathias Sims|b. c 1776|p81.htm#i1810|Sally Wilson|b. c 1775|p93.htm#i1811|||||||

Father: Artimus Sims b. circa 1814
Mother: Sarah (Surname Unknown) b. circa 1814

Relationship: 1st cousin 3 times removed of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Susan Sims was born c 1846 at Tennessee.

Susan Sims

b. c 1849

Susan Sims|b. c 1849|p82.htm#i2830|Mathias Sims|b. c 1776|p81.htm#i1810|Sally Robeson|b. c 1814|p75.htm#i2822|Sherwood Sims||p81.htm#i2819||||||||||

Father: Mathias Sims b. circa 1776
Mother: Sally Robeson b. circa 1814

Relationship: 2nd great-grandaunt of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Susan Sims was born c 1849.

Tennessee Sims

b. 1850

Tennessee Sims|b. 1850|p82.htm#i1823|Artimus Sims|b. c 1814|p80.htm#i1812|Sarah (Surname Unknown)|b. c 1814|p3.htm#i1813|Mathias Sims|b. c 1776|p81.htm#i1810|Sally Wilson|b. c 1775|p93.htm#i1811|||||||

Father: Artimus Sims b. circa 1814
Mother: Sarah (Surname Unknown) b. circa 1814

Relationship: 1st cousin 3 times removed of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Tennessee Sims was born in 1850 at Tennessee.

Thomas Sims

b. c 1775

Thomas Sims|b. c 1775|p82.htm#i2820|Sherwood Sims||p81.htm#i2819||||||||||||||||

Father: Sherwood Sims

Relationship: 3rd great-granduncle of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Thomas Sims was born c 1775.

Thomas Jefferson "T.J." Sims

b. 1 Apr 1840, d. 14 Nov 1915

Thomas Jefferson Sims

Father: William Wilson Sims b. 1802, d. 1848
Mother: Margaret " Peggy K." Bone b. 28 Oct 1800

Charts: Ancestors of Charles E. Sterling

Relationship: Great-grandfather of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Thomas Jefferson "T.J." Sims was born on 1 Apr 1840 at Tennessee.
Marriage*: He married Martha Custus McWilliams, daughter of Joseph Allison McWilliams and Jedidah Perkins, on 5 Dec 1861 at Keatsville, Washbourne County, Missouri.
Death*: Thomas Jefferson "T.J." Sims died on 14 Nov 1915 at Elk City, Beckham County, Oklahoma, at age 75.
Census: He and Martha Custus McWilliams appeared on the census of 16 Jun 1880; age 40, farmer, born Tennessee, father & mother born Tennessee; Martha, age 33, born Missouri, father, Kentucky, mother, Tennessee; Robert, age 14, born Missouri; Joseph, age 12, born Missouri; Margaret, age 10, born Missouri; Jessie, age 7, born Texas; Ellen N., age 4, born Texas; Pauline, age 2, born Texas; boarder Susan McWilliams, age 35, born Missouri.
Census: Thomas Jefferson "T.J." Sims and Martha Custus McWilliams appeared on the census of 1900 at Hunt County, Texas; born Apr, 1840, age 60, married 38 yrs, born Tennessee, father North Carolina, mother South Carolina, mail carrier for Star Route; Martha, Nov. 1846, age 38, 10 children, 7 living, born Missouri, father Kentucky, mother Tennessee; Robert Edward, Feb, 1866, age 34, born Missouri; Pauline, Aug, 1878, age 21, born Texas; William W., Mar, 1881, age 19, born Texas; Maude Sept, 1883, age 16, born Texas; Emma Z., Dec, 1885, age 14, born Texas; grandson Harry B. Roberts, Apr, 1894, age 6, born Texas; father Tennessee, mother Missouri;grandson Jesse Crow, Mar, 1900, age 2/12, born Texas, father Louisiana, mother Texas.
TTOkla*: Thomas Jefferson "T.J." Sims and Martha Custus McWilliams were residents of the Twin Territories of Oklahoma per 1900 census. b 1907.
Census*: Thomas Jefferson "T.J." Sims and Martha Custus McWilliams appeared on the census of 1910 had 10 children, 7 still living in 1910.
Note*: Thomas Jefferson "T.J." Sims got married right after Civil War; owned a hotel in Texas; had blonde, curly hair but wore it shaved (every time he washed his face, he washed his head); stood real tall-at least 6 foot; sold insurance; dressed well; drove a fringed buggy with a beautiful horse.

Family: Martha Custus McWilliams b. 4 Nov 1846, d. 16 Dec 1923

Marriage*: He married Martha Custus McWilliams, daughter of Joseph Allison McWilliams and Jedidah Perkins, on 5 Dec 1861 at Keatsville, Washbourne County, Missouri.

Martha Eudora "Dora" Sims+ b. 13 Aug 1862, d. 7 Aug 1933
Robert Edward "Ed" Sims b. 1 Feb 1866, d. 27 Sep 1956
Joseph Thomas Sims b. 1867, d. 1927
Belle Mattie (Margaret) Sims+ b. 9 Jan 1870, d. 3 May 1894
Jesse Sims+ b. 1 Sep 1872, d. 27 Mar 1900
Nora Sims b. 1876, d. b 1880
Pauline Sims b. 1 Aug 1878, d. 1957
William Wilson Sims+ b. 14 Mar 1881, d. 20 Apr 1946
Malinda Maude Sims+ b. 1 Sep 1883, d. 5 Jan 1956
Emma Zazelle Sims b. 8 Dec 1885, d. 15 Sep 1974

unidentified Sims

b. bt 1794 - 1804

unidentified Sims|b. bt 1794 - 1804|p82.htm#i2818|Mathias Sims|b. c 1776|p81.htm#i1810|Sally Wilson|b. c 1775|p93.htm#i1811|Sherwood Sims||p81.htm#i2819||||||||||

Father: Mathias Sims b. circa 1776
Mother: Sally Wilson b. circa 1775

Relationship: 2nd great-grand aunt/uncle of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Unidentified Sims was born bt 1794 - 1804.

William Leonard Sims

b. 22 Jul 1827, d. 31 Dec 1893

Father: William Wilson Sims b. 1802, d. 1848
Mother: Margaret " Peggy K." Bone b. 28 Oct 1800

Relationship: Great-granduncle of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: William Leonard Sims was born on 22 Jul 1827 at Wilson County, Tennessee.
Marriage*: He married Elizabeth Duncan on 10 Mar 1848.
Death*: William Leonard Sims died on 31 Dec 1893 at Callaway County, Missouri, at age 66.

Family: Elizabeth Duncan b. Mar 1831, d. 24 Jan 1906

William Wilson Sims+ b. 25 Jul 1853, d. 2 Mar 1924
James Sims+ b. 15 Oct 1859, d. 19 May 1943
infant Sims

William Wilson Sims

b. 14 Mar 1881, d. 20 Apr 1946

Father: Thomas Jefferson "T.J." Sims b. 1 Apr 1840, d. 14 Nov 1915
Mother: Martha Custus McWilliams b. 4 Nov 1846, d. 16 Dec 1923

Relationship: Granduncle of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: William Wilson Sims was born on 14 Mar 1881 at Texas.
Marriage*: He married Cora Myrtle Stover in 1902 at Leflore County, Oklahoma.
Death*: William Wilson Sims died on 20 Apr 1946 at Poteau, Leflore County, Oklahoma, at age 65.
Note*: He was a railroad depot agent; owned a shoe shop in Poteau, Oklahoma.

Family: Cora Myrtle Stover

Ora Sims
Lyda Custus Sims+ b. 10 Sep 1909
Pauline Emerine 'Polly" Sims+ b. 22 Mar 1918, d. 1985
Louise Sims b. 21 Apr 1920

William Wilson Sims

b. 1802, d. 1848

William Wilson Sims|b. 1802\nd. 1848|p82.htm#i596|Mathias Sims|b. c 1776|p81.htm#i1810|Sally Wilson|b. c 1775|p93.htm#i1811|Sherwood Sims||p81.htm#i2819||||||||||

Father: Mathias Sims b. circa 1776
Mother: Sally Wilson b. circa 1775

Charts: Ancestors of Charles E. Sterling

Relationship: 2nd great-grandfather of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: William Wilson Sims was born in 1802 at South Carolina.
Marriage*: He married Margaret " Peggy K." Bone, daughter of William Bone and Margaret "Peggy" Lansden, on 20 Feb 1823 at Wilson County, Tennessee.
Death*: William Wilson Sims died in 1848 at Lawrence County, Missouri.

Family: Margaret " Peggy K." Bone b. 28 Oct 1800

Robert M. Sims b. 13 Jan 1824, d. 23 Aug 1913
William Leonard Sims+ b. 22 Jul 1827, d. 31 Dec 1893
Millissa Sims b. 1829
Myra Sims b. c 1831
Eliza Sims b. c 1836
Martha Sims b. c 1838
Thomas Jefferson "T.J." Sims+ b. 1 Apr 1840, d. 14 Nov 1915

William Wilson Sims

b. 25 Jul 1853, d. 2 Mar 1924

William Wilson Sims|b. 25 Jul 1853\nd. 2 Mar 1924|p82.htm#i2943|William Leonard Sims|b. 22 Jul 1827\nd. 31 Dec 1893|p82.htm#i857|Elizabeth Duncan|b. Mar 1831\nd. 24 Jan 1906|p17.htm#i2947|William W. Sims|b. 1802\nd. 1848|p82.htm#i596|Margaret " Peggy K." Bone|b. 28 Oct 1800|p6.htm#i855|||||||

Father: William Leonard Sims b. 22 Jul 1827, d. 31 Dec 1893
Mother: Elizabeth Duncan b. Mar 1831, d. 24 Jan 1906

Relationship: 1st cousin 2 times removed of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: William Wilson Sims was born on 25 Jul 1853 at Southwest, Missouri.
Marriage*: He married Mary Frances Johnson c 1872 at Carrington, Callaway County, Missouri.
Death*: William Wilson Sims died on 2 Mar 1924 at Fulton, Callaway County, Missouri, at age 70.

Family: Mary Frances Johnson

Lester Wallace Sims b. 25 Jul 1873, d. 8 Jun 1944
Ollie Clarence Sims b. 12 Dec 1874, d. 12 Feb 1936

Earl Sistler

Marriage*: Earl Sistler married Lillian Williamson.

Family: Lillian Williamson

Edith Pearl Sistler

b. 27 Oct 1911, d. 14 Jan 1993

Edith Pearl Sistler|b. 27 Oct 1911\nd. 14 Jan 1993|p82.htm#i3445|Luther Sistler|d. 1965|p82.htm#i3444|Mabel Ragains|b. 5 Jul 1892\nd. 25 May 1976|p56.htm#i3409|||||||David F. Ragains|b. 24 Feb 1869\nd. 15 Oct 1923|p52.htm#i985|Margaret M. E. Phelps|b. 13 Aug 1870\nd. 15 Feb 1906|p49.htm#i1019|

Father: Luther Sistler d. 1965
Mother: Mabel Ragains b. 5 Jul 1892, d. 25 May 1976

Charts: Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

Relationship: 3rd cousin of Charles Edward Sterling.

Marriage*: Edith Pearl Sistler married Elmer Sigard Wetter.
Birth*: Edith Pearl Sistler was born on 27 Oct 1911.
Marriage*: She married David Owern Bowman, son of Alvis Bowman and Dolly Harrell, on 5 Oct 1930 at Pope County, Illinois.
Death*: Edith Pearl Sistler died on 14 Jan 1993 at Bativia, Illinois, at age 81.

Family 1: David Owern Bowman b. 7 Apr 1910, d. 5 Jun 1932

Family 2: Elmer Sigard Wetter b. 30 Sep 1900

Gussie E. Sistler

b. c 1886, d. 3 Nov 1913

Birth*: Gussie E. Sistler was born c 1886.
Marriage*: She married David Franklin Ragains, son of Abraham H. Ragains and Nancy Ann Levins, on 25 Nov 1909 at Pope County, Illinois.
Death*: Gussie E. Sistler died on 3 Nov 1913.

Family: David Franklin Ragains b. 24 Feb 1869, d. 15 Oct 1923

Luther Sistler

d. 1965

Marriage*: Luther Sistler married Mabel Ragains, daughter of David Franklin Ragains and Margaret Mary Ellen Phelps, on 11 Sep 1910.
Death*: Luther Sistler died in 1965.

Family: Mabel Ragains b. 5 Jul 1892, d. 25 May 1976

Edith Pearl Sistler+ b. 27 Oct 1911, d. 14 Jan 1993

John Sizer

b. 1784

Marriage*: John Sizer married Ann Henry Dickinson, daughter of Thomas Dickinson and Ann Woolfolk.
Birth*: John Sizer was born in 1784.

Family: Ann Henry Dickinson b. c 1795

Reuben Sizer

Marriage*: Reuben Sizer married Catherine Dickinson, daughter of Thomas Dickinson and Ann Woolfolk, on 15 Jun 1820 at Caroline County, Virginia.

Family: Catherine Dickinson b. c 1803

Elizabeth Skillern

Marriage*: Elizabeth Skillern married Utie Perkins, son of Elisha Perkins and Margaret Amanda Sherrill.

Family: Utie Perkins b. 1729

Tom Skinner

Marriage*: Tom Skinner married Louisa Oliver, daughter of Henry Thurston Oliver and Nancy Louise Edwards.

Family: Louisa Oliver b. 1855

Elizabeth Slaughter

Marriage*: Elizabeth Slaughter married Jesse McWilliams, son of William W. McWilliams and Sarah "Sally" (Surname Unknown), on 22 Sep 1878 at Kaufman County, Texas.

Family: Jesse McWilliams b. c 1809, d. 13 Oct 1888

Florence Small

Marriage*: Florence Small married David McClanahan.

Family: David McClanahan

Dennis McClanahan+ b. 4 Jun 1889

(Unknown) Smith

Marriage*: (Unknown) Smith married Thomas Lea Hargis, son of George Hargis and Sussannah Lea.

Family: Thomas Lea Hargis b. 1647, d. 1716

George Smith

George Smith||p82.htm#i1247||||Cecelie Matheson|b. 18 Aug 1866\nd. 31 Oct 1954|p36.htm#i1246|||||||||||||

Mother: Cecelie Matheson b. 18 Aug 1866, d. 31 Oct 1954

Death*: George Smith died; obituary states his age as 59, mother Mrs. L. Erckson of Newman and brothers and sister Louis, Hardy, Raymond and Mrs. Annie Fahey.

James Edgar Smith

d. 11 Jan 1975

Marriage*: James Edgar Smith married Ruby Lee Walker, daughter of Levi M. Walker and Emma Seigrist.
Death*: James Edgar Smith died on 11 Jan 1975.

Family: Ruby Lee Walker b. c 1923

Jessup A. Smith

b. 1 Nov 1897

Birth*: Jessup A. Smith was born on 1 Nov 1897.
Marriage*: He married Ida Ragains, daughter of Harrison T. Ragains and Elizabeth Storm, on 1 Nov 1897 at Umatilla County, Oregon.

Family: Ida Ragains b. c 1879, d. Apr 1952

Lillian Smith

Lillian Smith||p82.htm#i1153|James Edgar Smith|d. 11 Jan 1975|p82.htm#i1152|Ruby Lee Walker|b. c 1923|p91.htm#i1151|||||||Levi M. Walker|b. 13 Jun 1869|p91.htm#i583|Emma Seigrist|b. 9 Sep 1888|p77.htm#i443|

Father: James Edgar Smith d. 11 Jan 1975
Mother: Ruby Lee Walker b. circa 1923

Relationship: 2nd cousin of Charles Edward Sterling.

Matilda Jane Smith

Marriage*: Matilda Jane Smith married David Ragains, son of William H. Ragains and Jane (Surname Unknown), on 6 Sep 1888 at Keith County, Nebraska.

Family: David Ragains b. 23 Feb 1833, d. 20 Apr 1907

Roger Glen Smith

Roger Glen Smith||p82.htm#i1158|James Edgar Smith|d. 11 Jan 1975|p82.htm#i1152|Ruby Lee Walker|b. c 1923|p91.htm#i1151|||||||Levi M. Walker|b. 13 Jun 1869|p91.htm#i583|Emma Seigrist|b. 9 Sep 1888|p77.htm#i443|

Father: James Edgar Smith d. 11 Jan 1975
Mother: Ruby Lee Walker b. circa 1923

Relationship: 2nd cousin of Charles Edward Sterling.

Les Sorenson

Archie Dean Southard Sr.

b. 22 Aug 1897

Archie Dean Southard Sr.|b. 22 Aug 1897|p82.htm#i3288|Thomas Oscar Southard|b. 18 May 1869\nd. 28 Mar 1914|p83.htm#i3286|Cordelia Emmaline Wolfe|b. 12 Mar 1877\nd. 3 Mar 1956|p94.htm#i3287|James M. Southard|b. 3 Oct 1825\nd. Nov 1869|p82.htm#i3284|Rachel A. Doan|b. 24 Aug 1834\nd. May 1910|p17.htm#i3285|||||||

Father: Thomas Oscar Southard b. 18 May 1869, d. 28 Mar 1914
Mother: Cordelia Emmaline Wolfe b. 12 Mar 1877, d. 3 Mar 1956

Relationship: 4th cousin 2 times removed of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Archie Dean Southard Sr. was born on 22 Aug 1897 at Independence County, Arkansas.
Marriage*: He married Margaret Ann Leslie on 24 Sep 1921 at Independence County, Arkansas.

Family: Margaret Ann Leslie b. 20 Mar 1903

James Micajah Southard

b. 3 Oct 1825, d. Nov 1869

James Micajah Southard|b. 3 Oct 1825\nd. Nov 1869|p82.htm#i3284|Ruben Perkins Southard|b. 4 Jun 1800\nd. c 1878|p83.htm#i3282|Matildey England|b. c 1805\nd. c 1830|p18.htm#i3283|Micajah Southard Sr.|b. 21 Mar 1767\nd. c1855-59|p83.htm#i3281|Martha Perkins|b. 29 May 1777\nd. c 1865|p48.htm#i2135|||||||

Father: Ruben Perkins Southard b. 4 Jun 1800, d. circa 1878
Mother: Matildey England b. circa 1805, d. circa 1830

Relationship: 2nd cousin 4 times removed of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: James Micajah Southard was born on 3 Oct 1825 at Burke County, North Carolina.
Marriage*: He married Rachel Armenda Doan on 23 Dec 1852 at McMinn County, Tennessee.
Death*: James Micajah Southard died in Nov 1869 at Independence County, Arkansas, at age 44.

Family: Rachel Armenda Doan b. 24 Aug 1834, d. May 1910

Thomas Oscar Southard+ b. 18 May 1869, d. 28 Mar 1914