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John Sims, Jr.
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Name John Sims Suffix Jr. Birth 20 Jun 1790 New Jersey
Gender Male Military Service 23 Jul 1813 Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
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
Burial Rathbun Cemetery, Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa
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
d. 1820, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
(Age 69 years) Family ID F17337 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Catherine Hoover, b. 1794, Walpack Twp, Sussex County, New Jersey
d. 26 Sep 1869, Byron, Ogle County, Illinois
(Age 75 years) Marriage ca 1813 Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Children > 1. Daniel Sims, b. 31 Aug 1817, Bradford County, Pennsylvania
d. 2 Dec 1908, Byron, Ogle County, Illinois
(Age 91 years)2. David Dudley Sims, b. 1821, Bradford County, Pennsylvania
d. 1848, Byron, Ogle County, Illinois
(Age 27 years)> 3. Julia Ann Sims, b. 8 Jun 1821, Bradford County, Pennsylvania
d. 5 Jun 1893, Brookings, Brookings County, South Dakota
(Age 71 years)> 4. Catherine L. Sims, b. 8 Jun 1825, Bradford County, Pennsylvania
d. 9 Jan 1887 (Age 61 years)+ 5. Henry William Sims, b. 19 Mar 1827, Bradford County, Pennsylvania
d. 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
d. 1 Mar 1926, Jackson County, Iowa
(Age 93 years)> 8. Hannah Clara Sims, b. 1834, Bradford County, Pennsylvania
d. 14 May 1902, Chatfield, Fillmore County, Minnesota
(Age 68 years)> 9. George W. Sims, b. 6 Aug 1836, Bradford County, Pennsylvania
d. 18 Dec 1874, Clinton County, Iowa
(Age 38 years)> 10. Elizabeth Sims, b. Est 1839, Bradford County, Pennsylvania
d. Bef 1860 (Age ~ 20 years)Family ID F17338 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 20 May 2022
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