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John Sims, Jr.

Male 1790 - 1857  (67 years)

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  • Name John Sims 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Birth 20 Jun 1790  New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Military Service 23 Jul 1813  Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    War of 1812 (US)
    Capt J.B.Smith Co., 32nd US Infantry
    Discharged 23Jul1814
    Bounty Land 05Nov1850 (aged 59) 
    Death 23 Nov 1857  Jackson County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Rathbun Cemetery, Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • After the war he lived in Bradford Co.,PA for many years. IN 1838 the family moved to Ogle Co.,IL and in 1850 again emigrated to Jackson Co.,Iowa.
    Person ID I47724  OurNorthernRoots
    Last Modified 23 May 2025 

    Father John Sims,   b. 1751, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1820, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Family ID F17337  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catherine Hoover,   b. 1794, Walpack Twp, Sussex County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Sep 1869, Byron, Ogle County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage ca 1813  Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    >1. Daniel Sims,   b. 31 Aug 1817, Bradford County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Dec 1908, Byron, Ogle County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
     2. David Dudley Sims,   b. 1821, Bradford County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1848, Byron, Ogle County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 27 years)
    >3. Julia Ann Sims,   b. 8 Jun 1821, Bradford County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jun 1893, Brookings, Brookings County, South Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
    >4. Catherine L. Sims,   b. 8 Jun 1825, Bradford County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jan 1887 (Age 61 years)
    +5. Henry William Sims,   b. 19 Mar 1827, Bradford County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Feb 1902 (Age 74 years)
    >6. Sarah Cora Sims,   b. 1 Mar 1829   d. 5 Jan 1912 (Age 82 years)
    >7. John Martin Sims,   b. 19 Jun 1832, Bradford County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Mar 1926, Jackson County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)
    >8. Hannah Clara Sims,   b. 1834, Bradford County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 May 1902, Chatfield, Fillmore County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
    >9. George W. Sims,   b. 6 Aug 1836, Bradford County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Dec 1874, Clinton County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years)
    >10. Elizabeth Sims,   b. Est 1839, Bradford County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1860 (Age ~ 20 years)
    Family ID F17338  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 May 2022 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 20 Jun 1790 - New Jersey Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - ca 1813 - Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary Service - War of 1812 (US) Capt J.B.Smith Co., 32nd US Infantry Discharged 23Jul1814 Bounty Land 05Nov1850 (aged 59) - 23 Jul 1813 - Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 23 Nov 1857 - Jackson County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Rathbun Cemetery, Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
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