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Abner Payton SIMS

Abner Payton SIMS

Male 1864 - 1949  (84 years)


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  • Name Abner Payton SIMS
    Birth 15 Feb 1864  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Birth date given in marriage record as Feb 15 1864, but his death record states Feb 1865.
    Gender Male
    Census 1870  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1883  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Occupation 1888  [3] 
    telegraphy 
    Occupation 1894  [3] 
    miner 
    Occupation 1896  [4] 
    railroad worker 
    Census 1900  Court House District, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Adamston (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Occupation 1900, 1910, 1920  [5, 6, 7] 
    coal miner 
    Census 1930  Long Run (Industrial), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Occupation coal miner  [2] 
    Occupation 1930  [8] 
    farmer 
    Residence Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Death 12 Jan 1949  Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Cause: stomach cancer 
    Burial Wyatt Cemetery (IOOF), Wyatt, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I88829  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 7 Oct 2020

    Father Payton Abner SIMS,   b. CA 1829, Rappahannock Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Apr 1865, Portsmouth, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 36 years)
    Mother Delia Ann DOTSON,   b. Apr 1826, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Apr 1906, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 80 years)
    Family ID F16447  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dortha Florantha Jenetta "Nettie" MILLER,   b. 26 Aug 1866, Monroe Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Aug 1939, Industrial, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
    Marriage 10 Nov 1883  Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Informant: J. W. Miller.
    Children 
    >1. Benjamin Earl SIMS,   b. 2 Jul 1885, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Feb 1969, Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
    >2. William Ernest SIMS,   b. 30 Apr 1888, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    >3. Andrew Payton SIMS,   b. 25 Dec 1891, Alton, Upshur Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Dec 1981, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
    >4. Raymond SIMS,   b. 14 Jun 1894, Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jun 1980 (Age 86 years)
    +5. Lelah SIMS,   b. 30 Oct 1896, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jan 1985, Hillsborough Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
    +6. Ethel Elizabeth SIMS,   b. 24 Oct 1899, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Aug 1941, Grafton, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years)
    Documents
    88829_AbnerPSims_NettieMiller_MarriageRecord_10Nov1883.jpg    		88829_AbnerPSims_NettieMiller_MarriageRecord_10Nov1883.jpg
    Family ID F38178  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    88829_SIMS_AbnerPayton_1864-1949_DeathCertificate.jpg    		88829_SIMS_AbnerPayton_1864-1949_DeathCertificate.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11790219&Type=Marriage.

    2. [S1853] WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=40791&Type=Death.

    3. [S1599] Birth record of son.

    4. [S1592] Birth record of daughter.

    5. [S2096] 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    6. [S2019] 1900 Census, Taylor County, WV.

    7. [S2113] 1910 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    8. [S2041] 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).