Lena Finch1

F, (say 1905 - say 1910)
FatherRobert Self Finch (May 1882 - 7 Dec 1929)
MotherIzora Tullah Dean (8 Aug 1880 - 15 Jun 1969)
Birth*say 1905 Lena was born say 1905. 
Death*say 1910 She died at Clay Co., Alabama, say 1910. 
Burial* Her body was interred at Mineral Springs Methodist Cemetery, Clay Co., Alabama.2 
ChartsJohn Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants
Last Edited23 February 2002

Citations

  1. E-mail written May 2000 - Sep 2008 to Lew Griffin from Sharon Boling, Anniston, AL, e-mail address.
  2. On a tombstone in the Mineral Springs Methodist Church near where Izora is buried is a tombstone with the name Lena, daughter of Robert and Izora Finch, 5 years old.

James Lee Gaskill1

M, (6 February 1925 - 19 June 1991)
Birth*6 February 1925 James was born on 6 February 1925.2 
Photographed*say 1946 He was photographed say 1946 at Dare Co., North Carolina.1
James Lee Gaskill
Marriage*October 1956 He married Carolyn Culpepper at Manteo, Dare Co., North Carolina, in October 1956 at age 31.1 
Death*19 June 1991 He died at Manteo, Dare Co., North Carolina, on 19 June 1991 at age 66.2 
Biography* Carolyn and James have a daughter, Laura Gaskill. Laura says she was "born in 1965 in Elizabeth City, NC, at Albemarle Hospital but we lived in Manteo, NC, until my father, James, died in 1991 and my mother moved back to her hometown of Elizabeth City, NC, in 1992. We lived there until her death on June 24, 1993, from emphysema. I now live in Reidsville, NC, with my husband, Charles Gareth (Gary) Carter of Rocky Mount, NC."1 

Family

Carolyn Culpepper (30 October 1928 - 24 June 1993)
Last Edited2 June 2011

Citations

  1. E-mail written 2002 - 2006 to Warren Culpepper from #1344) Laura Gaskill Carter (d/o Carolyn Culpepper, Reidsville, NC, e-mail address (Jun 2011).
  2. U.S. Social Security Administration, compiler, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Online database at Ancestry.com.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/main.htm

Lester Kenneth Culpepper Jr.1

M, (27 January 1924 - 29 July 1986)
FatherLester Kenneth Culpepper1 (7 May 1893 - 28 Jul 1939)
Birth*27 January 1924 Lester was born at North Carolina on 27 January 1924.2,3 
(Son) 1930 Census1 April 1930 Lester was listed as a son in an unknown person 's household on the 1930 Census at Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina.4 
SSN*between 1936 and 1950 His Social Security Number was issued between 1936 and 1950 in North Carolina.2 
Residence*July 1986 Lester resided at Union Co., North Carolina, in July 1986.3 
Death*29 July 1986 He died at Lubbock Co., Texas, on 29 July 1986 at age 62.3,5,2 
Last Edited28 March 2007

Citations

  1. MyFamily.com Inc. (Original data: Register of Deeds. North Carolina Birth Indexes. Raleigh NC State Archives), compiler, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2005.
    http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8783
    L. K. Culpepper is the father of Lester Kenneth Culpepper, Jr., born 1924 in Mecklenburg Co., NC.
  2. U.S. Social Security Administration, compiler, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Online database at Ancestry.com.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/main.htm
  3. The Generations Network Inc., compiler, North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-1996, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2005.
    http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8908
    Lester Kenneth Culpepper, II, Male, White, Widowed, born 27 Jan 1924 in NC, died 29 Jul 1986 in Texas, SSN: 242-26-8809, resided in Union Co., NC; burial out of state.
  4. 1930 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 60-13, Sheet #13-A, Page 212, 613 N. Smith St., Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., NC
    Rent=$35, Radio=Yes, Farm =___
    Kenneth L. Culpepper, Head, M. 35, , SC/SC/SC, Occ=Illegible
    Ila Culpepper, Wife, F, Wh, 25, , SC/SC/SC, Occ=Illegible
    Kenneth Culpepper, Son, M, Wh, 5, sng, NC/SC/SC.
  5. Texas Department of Health, compiler, Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2006.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4876
    Lester Kenneth Culpepper II, Male, died 29 Jul 1986 in Lubbock Co., TX.

Elizabeth H. (?)

F, (circa 1823 - )
Birth*circa 1823 Elizabeth was born at Georgia circa 1823. 
(Mother) 1880 Census Elizabeth was listed as a mother in James Asbury Permillion's household on the 1880 Census at Coppermine Beat, Clay Co., Alabama.1 

Family
Child
Last Edited25 October 2001

Citations

  1. FHL Film 1254007 National Archives Film T9-0007 Page 18B.

W. H. Hobbs1

M, (say 1806 - )
Birth*say 1806 W. was born say 1806. 
Marriage*say 1826 He married Martha Grant say 1826. 

Family

Martha Grant (say 1808 - )
Child
Last Edited25 October 2001

Citations

  1. Bobby and Helen Lackey, A Walk in the Past 1700--1990, .

Martha Grant1

F, (say 1808 - )
Birth*say 1808 Martha was born say 1808. 
Marriage*say 1826 She married W. H. Hobbs say 1826. 
Married Namesay 1826  As of say 1826, her married name was Hobbs. 

Family

W. H. Hobbs (say 1806 - )
Child
Last Edited29 September 2002

Citations

  1. Bobby and Helen Lackey, A Walk in the Past 1700--1990, .

McCormick Neal1

M, (3 September 1839 - 1 December 1904)
FatherJohn Neal (28 Oct 1795 - 13 Mar 1855)
MotherMartha Carter (1800 - Nov 1876)
Birth*3 September 1839 McCormick was born at Georgia on 3 September 1839.2,3 
Marriage*18 December 1860 He married Emma E. Meacham at Talbot Co., Georgia, on 18 December 1860 at age 21. 
Marriage*circa 1880 He married Ella V. Dickson at Talbot Co., Georgia, circa 1880.2 
Relocation*circa January 1886 He relocated circa January 1886 at McIntosh, Marion Co., Florida,4 
1900 Census*1 June 1900 McCormick was listed as the head of a family on the 1900 Census at McIntosh, Marion Co., Florida.2 
Will*5 December 1903 He made a will at McIntosh, Marion Co., Florida, on 5 December 1903, naming as executor(s) Henry L. Dickson, naming as heir(s) Effie Narcissa Boykin and Martha Neil Boykin.

"I hereby devise to Effie Boykin and Mattie Boykin, the nieces of my beloved wife, lately deceased, who now reside with me, both of whom I have instituted proper proceedings to adopt, all the property which I possess at the time of my death, share and share alike." Witnesses were J. K. Christian and W. M. Gist (who at time of probate on Dec 7, 1904, stated that McCormick Neal died on 1 Dec 1904.)5 
Death*1 December 1904 He died at McIntosh, Marion Co., Florida, on 1 December 1904 at age 65.3 
Burial*circa 3 December 1904 His body was interred circa 3 December 1904 at McIntosh Town Cemetery, McIntosh, Marion Co., Florida. Cemetery is located one block off the west side of US-441, on the north end of McIntosh, beginning at the corner of Avenue "A" (NW 210th Street) and 10th Street..6,3 
Biography* McCormick and Ella had no children of their own, but raised their nieces, Effie and Mattie Boykin. 

Family 1

Emma E. Meacham (say 1840 - before 1880)

Family 2

Ella V. Dickson (21 May 1854 - 8 November 1903)
Last Edited6 April 2010

Citations

  1. William H. Davidson, A Rockaway in Talbot, Travels in an Old Georgia County, West Point, GA: Hester Print, 1983.
  2. 1900 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 88, Page 82A, Family 257, Precinct 22, Ancestry.com Image 37 of 47, McIntosh, Marion Co., FL
    McCormick Neal, Head, M, Sep 1839, 60, md 20 yrs, GA/GA/GA, Farmer (ID: 44437)
    Ella S. Neal, Wife, F, May 1854, 46, md 20 yrs, GA/GA/GA
    Effie N. Boykin, Niece, F, Nov 1891, 8, S, GA/GA/GA
    Mattie Boykin, Niece, F, Nov 1893, 7, S, GA/GA/GA
    Jonah Couch, Servant, Black, M, May 1866, 34, S, GA/GA/GA, Servant.
  3. McIntosh, FL Town Cemeteries, Rootsweb.
    https://sites.rootsweb.com/~flmarion/cemeteries/McIntosh.htm
  4. Date of relocation based upon the obituary of Ella Dickson Neal.
  5. Lois Potterton Schneider, Abstracts of Will Books 1 and 2, Marion Co., FL, 1883-1908, Schneider, Ocala, FL, 2000.
    p. 69.
  6. Warren L. Culpepper (#1942), Former publisher of Culpepper Connections, e-mail address.
    Tombstone has been photographed.

Robert Bruce Alexander

M, (12 November 1811 - 14 September 1851)
Birth*12 November 1811 Robert was born at Putnam Co., Georgia, on 12 November 1811. 
Marriage*4 April 1837 He married Ann Maria Harris at Athens, Clarke Co., Georgia, on 4 April 1837 at age 25. In addition to daughter's Arabella and Mary, who have their own pages within this family tree, Robert and Ann Alexander had three other children, all sons. They are detailed in the following excerpt of a message from Ann White to Warren Culpepper on 4 Sep 2009:
     1. William (died around 1852 at age 13)
     2. Willis (born and died in 1843)
     3. Robert Bruce
     The census records from Columbus GA in 1850 show Arabella as 10, William as 8, Willis as 6, Mary as 4, and Robert as 2. The family believes however that Mary was older than William and Robert. The family bible also shows that Willis was born in 1843 and died 4 days later.... Census records do get messed up. I found some of this info also on Muscogee genealogy.com.1,2
 
Death*14 September 1851 He died at Columbus, Muscogee Co., Georgia, on 14 September 1851 at age 39.3 

Family

Ann Maria Harris (say 1814 - 4 March 1858)
Children
Last Edited10 September 2009

Citations

  1. Alexander's - Southside, VA/NC, GA & AL: http://www.gencircles.com/users/jhalexanderjr/1
  2. E-mail written Sep 2009 to Warren L. Culpepper from Ann White (gt-gd/o #46939), e-mail address.
  3. Buster W. Wright, compiler, Burials and deaths reported in the Columbus (Georgia) Enquirer 1832-1872, Columbus, GA: Columbus GA Enquirer, 1984.
    6.

Ann Maria Harris

F, (say 1814 - 4 March 1858)
FatherStephen W. Harris (1 Oct 1785 - 14 Sep 1827)
MotherSarah Herndon Watkins1 (12 Feb 1786 - 1871)
Birth*say 1814 Ann was born say 1814. 
Marriage*4 April 1837 She married Robert Bruce Alexander at Athens, Clarke Co., Georgia, on 4 April 1837. In addition to daughter's Arabella and Mary, who have their own pages within this family tree, Robert and Ann Alexander had three other children, all sons. They are detailed in the following excerpt of a message from Ann White to Warren Culpepper on 4 Sep 2009:
     1. William (died around 1852 at age 13)
     2. Willis (born and died in 1843)
     3. Robert Bruce
     The census records from Columbus GA in 1850 show Arabella as 10, William as 8, Willis as 6, Mary as 4, and Robert as 2. The family believes however that Mary was older than William and Robert. The family bible also shows that Willis was born in 1843 and died 4 days later.... Census records do get messed up. I found some of this info also on Muscogee genealogy.com.1,2
 
Married Name4 April 1837  As of 4 April 1837, her married name was Alexander.1 
Death*4 March 1858 She died at Huntsville, Madison Co., Alabama, on 4 March 1858.1 

Family

Robert Bruce Alexander (12 November 1811 - 14 September 1851)
Children
Last Edited10 September 2009

Citations

  1. Alexander's - Southside, VA/NC, GA & AL: http://www.gencircles.com/users/jhalexanderjr/1
  2. E-mail written Sep 2009 to Warren L. Culpepper from Ann White (gt-gd/o #46939), e-mail address.

Stephen W. Harris

M, (1 October 1785 - 14 September 1827)
Birth*1 October 1785 Stephen was born on 1 October 1785.1 
Marriage*say 1804 He married Sarah Herndon Watkins say 1804.1 
Death*14 September 1827 He died on 14 September 1827 at age 41.1 

Family

Sarah Herndon Watkins (12 February 1786 - 1871)
Child
Last Edited3 December 2002

Citations

  1. Alexander's - Southside, VA/NC, GA & AL: http://www.gencircles.com/users/jhalexanderjr/1

Charles Lawrence Simms1

M, (30 March 1849 - 3 May 1925)
FatherWiley Hartsfield Sims (4 Nov 1811 - 3 Dec 1871)
MotherVirginia Jeffersonia Sterling (6 Feb 1825 - a 1900)
Name-AltSpell This surname is sometimes spelled Sims. 
Birth*30 March 1849 Charles was born at Troup Co., Georgia, on 30 March 1849.2 
(Household member) 1850 Census1 June 1850 Virginia, Robert, Mary and Charles listed as a household member living with Wiley Hartsfield Sims on the 1850 Census on 1 June 1850 at LaGrange, Troup Co., Georgia.3 
(household member) 1860 Census1 June 1860 Virginia, Robert, Mary, Charles, Wiley, Adelle and Jefferson was listed as a household member (Charles L. SIms, 11, M, GA) living with Wiley Hartsfield Sims in the 1860 Census at East Vernon, Troup Co., Georgia.4 
(household member) 1870 Census1 June 1870 Virginia, Charles, Wiley, Adelle, Jefferson, Emily and Clara was listed as a household member (C. L. Sims, 20, M, Farm hand, GA) living with Wiley Hartsfield Sims on the 1870 Census at Troup Co., Georgia.5 
(Executor) Will3 December 1871 In Wiley Hartsfield Sims's will, Charles was named by Wiley to handle his estate on 3 December 1871 at LaGrange, Troup Co., Georgia.6 
(Executor) Probate12 December 1871 Charles was the executor of Wiley Hartsfield Sims's estate on 12 December 1871.6 
Marriage*circa 1877 He married Amanda F. Findlay circa 1877. 
(Son) 1880 Census1 June 1880 Charles was listed as a son in Virginia Jeffersonia Sterling's household on the 1880 Census at East Vernon, Troup Co., Georgia.2 
Relocation*before 19 March 1887 He accompanied by family member(s) Amanda F. Simms and Mary A. Simms relocated before 19 March 1887 at Boston, Thomas Co., Georgia, From the local newspaper, "Mr. C. L. Simms, traveling agent to the Savannah Morning News, has moved his family to this place, and will occupy the house of Rev. J. M. Rushin, made vacant by the removal of the latter to Valdosta."7 
(Deed Witness) Deed4 July 1894 He witnessed a deed grant by Sterling Gardner Culpepper (II) and Clara Belle Culpepper on 4 July 1894 at Alachua Co., Florida,

Sterling G. and Clara B. (wife) Culpepper of Thomas Co., GA to Imperial Phosphate Company, a Florida Corporation, for $7,500, 150/2000 interest in 2,000 acres of undivided lands in Townships 8 and 9 in Ranges 16E and 17E (very complex description of land provided in deed) in Alachua County, Florida.  Witnesses for Clara included C. L. Simms and James M. Jones. Witnesses for Sterling were A. T. Green and R. M. McCarthy. Alachua Co., FL Deed Book 40-426. Recorded 16 Jul 1894. (This is the final of three deeds involved in the sale, and this one appears to be a summary of the earlier two, in which the second corrected an error in the first. The first was dated 8 Feb 1894, only one month after the date that Sterling had purchased the land.)8 
1910 Census*15 April 1910 Charles was listed as the head of a family on the 1910 Census at College Park, Fulton Co., Georgia.9 
Death*3 May 1925 He died at Fulton Co., Georgia, on 3 May 1925 at age 76.10 
Biography* From "Thomas County Newspaper Clippings. Vol. III, 1882-1888",
Saturday, March 19, 1887, Boston, GA: "Mr. C. L. Simms, traveling agent to the 'Savannah Morning News', has removed his family to this place, and occupies the house of Rev. J. M. Rushin, made vacant by the removal of the latter to Valdosta.

In 1892, in Boston, Thomas Co., GA, Charles, along with C. R. Hawk, took over the 'Thomasville Review', which ceased publication later that year. (William Warren Rogers, "Thomas County, 1865-1900.")

 

Family

Amanda F. Findlay (circa 1854 - )
Children
Last Edited22 July 2012

Citations

  1. Harry Stuart Culpepper and Alma Elaine Payne Ancestors, Culpepper/Payne Family Bible, Steven Edward Culpepper, owner, Sandy Springs, GA, (2005).
  2. 1880 Federal Census, United States.
  3. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 113, Family 14, LaGrange, Troup Co., GA, Ancestry.com image #106
    Wiley H. Sims, 39, M, Merchant, RE=$53,400, TN
    Virginia J. Sims, 24, F, GA
    Robert D. Sims, 6, M, GA
    Mary Virginia Sims, 4, F, GA
    James Sims, 2, M, GA (Mot likely this was Charles Lawrence Simms).
  4. 1860 Federal Census, United States.
    Unk Twnshp, page 236, Troup Co., GA, Ancestry.com image 64
    W. H. Sims, 49, M, Insurance Agent, RE=$15,000, PE=$21,000, GA
    V. J. Sims, 35, F, GA
    Robert D. Sims, 16, M, GA
    Mary V. Sims, 14, F, GA
    Charles L. Sims, 11, M, GA
    John W. Sims, 8, M, GA
    Adel Corin Sims, 4, F, GA
    ? Sims, 2, M, GA.
  5. 1870 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 391, Unknown Townships, Antioch P.O., Troup Co., GA, Ancestry.com image 127 of 236
    W. H. Sims, 59, M, Farmer, RE=$1600, PE=$800, GA
    V. J. Sims, 45, F, Keeping house, GA
    C. L. Sims, 20, M, Farm hand, GA
    W. S. Sims, 19, M, Farm hand, GA
    Adaline Sims, 13, F, GA
    J. D. Sims, 11, M, GA
    Emma Sims, 8, F, GA
    Clara Sims, 3, F, GA.
  6. Wiley H. Simms Probate File, (Transcribed by Warren Culpepper), Troup Co., GA Archives in LaGrange, Call No. Wiley Simms Folder/Loose.
  7. Tad Evans, compiler, Thomas County, Georgia Newspaper Clippings, Volume 1, 1857-1875, Abstracted from The Southern Enterprise and The Thomasville Times, 1995.
    Vol 3, p. 284.
  8. Volunteer Compilers, compiler, Alachua County, Florida Deeds, 1826-1914, Alachua County Clerk of the Court, Jan 2005.
    http://www.clerk-alachua-fl.org/archive/AncientJ/FrontPage.cfm?BID=602
  9. 1910 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 135, Page 266a, Family 116, Gen.com img 11, College Park, Fulton Co., GA
    George B. Findlay, Head, M, 35, md1-7 yrs, GA/GA/GA, Accountant
    Augustine Findlay, Wife, F, 33, md1-7 yrs, ch 0/0, GA/Italy/GA
    Charles L. Simms, Uncle, M, 63, md1-33 yrs, GA/VA/GA, Traveling Salesman for crane Co.
    Amanda Simms, Aunt, F, 55, md1-33 yrs, GA/Scotland/PA.
  10. Georgia Health Department / Office of Vital Records, compiler, Georgia Deaths, 1919-1998, Online database at Ancestry.com, 1998.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/5426a.htm

Amanda F. Findlay

F, (circa 1854 - )
Birth*circa 1854 Amanda was born at Georgia circa 1854.1 
Marriage*circa 1877 She married Charles Lawrence Simms circa 1877. 
Married Namecirca 1877  As of circa 1877, her married name was Simms. 
Name-AltSpellcirca 1877 This surname is sometimes spelled Sims. 
(Daughter-in-law) 1880 Census1 June 1880 Amanda was listed as a daughter-in-law in Virginia Jeffersonia Sterling's household on the 1880 Census at East Vernon, Troup Co., Georgia.1 
(Family Member) Relocationbefore 19 March 1887 She was an accompanying familiy member in the relocation of Charles Lawrence Simms before 19 March 1887 at Boston, Thomas Co., Georgia; From the local newspaper, "Mr. C. L. Simms, traveling agent to the Savannah Morning News, has moved his family to this place, and will occupy the house of Rev. J. M. Rushin, made vacant by the removal of the latter to Valdosta."2 
(Wife) 1910 Census15 April 1910 Amanda was listed as Charles Lawrence Simms's wife on the 1910 Census at College Park, Fulton Co., Georgia.3 

Family

Charles Lawrence Simms (30 March 1849 - 3 May 1925)
Children
Last Edited23 July 2012

Citations

  1. 1880 Federal Census, United States.
  2. Tad Evans, compiler, Thomas County, Georgia Newspaper Clippings, Volume 1, 1857-1875, Abstracted from The Southern Enterprise and The Thomasville Times, 1995.
    Vol 3, p. 284.
  3. 1910 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 135, Page 266a, Family 116, Gen.com img 11, College Park, Fulton Co., GA
    George B. Findlay, Head, M, 35, md1-7 yrs, GA/GA/GA, Accountant
    Augustine Findlay, Wife, F, 33, md1-7 yrs, ch 0/0, GA/Italy/GA
    Charles L. Simms, Uncle, M, 63, md1-33 yrs, GA/VA/GA, Traveling Salesman for crane Co.
    Amanda Simms, Aunt, F, 55, md1-33 yrs, GA/Scotland/PA.

Mary A. Simms

F, (February 1879 - )
FatherCharles Lawrence Simms (30 Mar 1849 - 3 May 1925)
MotherAmanda F. Findlay (c 1854 - )
Name-AltSpell This surname is sometimes spelled Sims. 
Birth*February 1879 Mary was born at Georgia in February 1879.1 
(Granddaughter) 1880 Census1 June 1880 Mary was listed as a granddaughter in Virginia Jeffersonia Sterling's household on the 1880 Census at East Vernon, Troup Co., Georgia.1 
(Family Member) Relocationbefore 19 March 1887 She was an accompanying familiy member in the relocation of Charles Lawrence Simms before 19 March 1887 at Boston, Thomas Co., Georgia; From the local newspaper, "Mr. C. L. Simms, traveling agent to the Savannah Morning News, has moved his family to this place, and will occupy the house of Rev. J. M. Rushin, made vacant by the removal of the latter to Valdosta."2 
Last Edited22 July 2012

Citations

  1. 1880 Federal Census, United States.
  2. Tad Evans, compiler, Thomas County, Georgia Newspaper Clippings, Volume 1, 1857-1875, Abstracted from The Southern Enterprise and The Thomasville Times, 1995.
    Vol 3, p. 284.

Emily Alice Bertha Simms1

F, (23 February 1862 - 23 February 1937)
FatherWiley Hartsfield Sims (4 Nov 1811 - 3 Dec 1871)
MotherVirginia Jeffersonia Sterling (6 Feb 1825 - a 1900)
Name-AltSpell This surname is sometimes spelled Sims. 
Name Variation She was also known as Emma. 
Birth*23 February 1862 Emily was born at Troup Co., Georgia, on 23 February 1862.2,3 
(household member) 1870 Census1 June 1870 Virginia, Charles, Wiley, Adelle, Jefferson, Emily and Clara was listed as a household member (Emma Sims, 8, F, GA) living with Wiley Hartsfield Sims on the 1870 Census at Troup Co., Georgia.4 
(Devisee) Probate12 December 1871 Wiley, Adelle, Jefferson and Emily received property in Wiley Hartsfield Sims's will on 12 December 1871.5 
(Daughter) 1880 Census1 June 1880 Adelle, Emily and Clara was listed as a daughter in Virginia Jeffersonia Sterling's household on the 1880 Census at East Vernon, Troup Co., Georgia.2 
Married Namecirca 1882  As of circa 1882, her married name was Royal. 
Marriage*circa 1882 She married (?) Royal circa 1882. 
Death*23 February 1937 She died at Lee Co., Georgia, on 23 February 1937 at age 75.6 
Biography* The 1880 census shows siblings Charles, Adelle, Emma and Clara B. all living in the HH of their wodowed mother, Virginia Sims. 

Family

(?) Royal (circa 1859 - )
Last Edited23 July 2012

Citations

  1. Harry Stuart Culpepper and Alma Elaine Payne Ancestors, Culpepper/Payne Family Bible, Steven Edward Culpepper, owner, Sandy Springs, GA, (2005).
  2. 1880 Federal Census, United States.
  3. Jean J. Boicourt, compiler, Boicourt Genealogy, Rootsweb: WorldConnect (online family tree).
  4. 1870 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 391, Unknown Townships, Antioch P.O., Troup Co., GA, Ancestry.com image 127 of 236
    W. H. Sims, 59, M, Farmer, RE=$1600, PE=$800, GA
    V. J. Sims, 45, F, Keeping house, GA
    C. L. Sims, 20, M, Farm hand, GA
    W. S. Sims, 19, M, Farm hand, GA
    Adaline Sims, 13, F, GA
    J. D. Sims, 11, M, GA
    Emma Sims, 8, F, GA
    Clara Sims, 3, F, GA.
  5. Wiley H. Simms Probate File, (Transcribed by Warren Culpepper), Troup Co., GA Archives in LaGrange, Call No. Wiley Simms Folder/Loose.
  6. Georgia Health Department / Office of Vital Records, compiler, Georgia Deaths, 1919-1998, Online database at Ancestry.com, 1998.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/5426a.htm

Mary Virginia Simms1

F, (1 May 1846 - )
FatherWiley Hartsfield Sims (4 Nov 1811 - 3 Dec 1871)
MotherVirginia Jeffersonia Sterling (6 Feb 1825 - a 1900)
Name-AltSpell This surname is sometimes spelled Sims. 
Name Variation She was also known as Mae. 
Birth*1 May 1846 Mary was born at Troup Co., Georgia, on 1 May 1846.2,3 
(Household member) 1850 Census1 June 1850 Virginia, Robert, Mary and Charles was listed as a household member(Mary Virginia SIms, 4, F, GA) living with Wiley Hartsfield Sims on the 1850 Census at LaGrange, Troup Co., Georgia.4 
(household member) 1860 Census1 June 1860 Virginia, Robert, Mary, Charles, Wiley, Adelle and Jefferson was listed as a household member (Mary V. Sims, 14, F, GA) living with Wiley Hartsfield Sims in the 1860 Census at East Vernon, Troup Co., Georgia.5 
Married Name18 October 1863  As of 18 October 1863, her married name was Roberts.6 
Marriage*18 October 1863 She married Alexander J. Roberts at Troup Co., Georgia, on 18 October 1863 at age 17.6 
(Sister) 1920 Census1 January 1920 Adelle and Mary was listed as a sister (May Roberts, F, W, 73, Wd, GA, GA, GA) in Clara Belle Simms's household on the 1920 Census at Atlanta, Fulton Co., Georgia.. Listed with May was "Emily Roberts, F, W, 29, S, TX, GA, GA" who was probably May's daughter.7 

Family

Alexander J. Roberts (circa 1830 - )
Children
Last Edited23 July 2012

Citations

  1. Harry Stuart Culpepper and Alma Elaine Payne Ancestors, Culpepper/Payne Family Bible, Steven Edward Culpepper, owner, Sandy Springs, GA, (2005).
  2. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
  3. Jean J. Boicourt, compiler, Boicourt Genealogy, Rootsweb: WorldConnect (online family tree).
  4. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 113, Family 14, LaGrange, Troup Co., GA, Ancestry.com image #106
    Wiley H. Sims, 39, M, Merchant, RE=$53,400, TN
    Virginia J. Sims, 24, F, GA
    Robert D. Sims, 6, M, GA
    Mary Virginia Sims, 4, F, GA
    James Sims, 2, M, GA (Mot likely this was Charles Lawrence Simms).
  5. 1860 Federal Census, United States.
    Unk Twnshp, page 236, Troup Co., GA, Ancestry.com image 64
    W. H. Sims, 49, M, Insurance Agent, RE=$15,000, PE=$21,000, GA
    V. J. Sims, 35, F, GA
    Robert D. Sims, 16, M, GA
    Mary V. Sims, 14, F, GA
    Charles L. Sims, 11, M, GA
    John W. Sims, 8, M, GA
    Adel Corin Sims, 4, F, GA
    ? Sims, 2, M, GA.
  6. Merle Massengale Bruce, compiler, Early marriages Troup County, Georgia, 1828-1900, Roswell, GA: WH Wolfe Assoc., 1982, Repository: Georgia Department of Archives & History in Atlanta.
    Mary V. Sims and Alexander J. Robert on 18 Oct 1863 by E. B. Teague, M.G. in Troup Co., GA, Book D-249.
  7. 1920 Federal Census, United States.
    GA, Fulton Co., Atlanta, ED 134, page 7A; Ancestry.com image 13 of 32; Transcribed by Warren Culpepper.

Alexander J. Roberts1

M, (circa 1830 - )
Birth*circa 1830 Alexander was born at South Carolina circa 1830.2 
Marriage*18 October 1863 He married Mary Virginia Simms at Troup Co., Georgia, on 18 October 1863.3 
1880 Census*1880 Alexander was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census at Corsicana, Navarro Co., Texas. 
Biography* 1880 Census, Corsicana, Navarro Co., TX, Page 491D
Alexander J. Robert, HH, M, M, W, 50, SC, F&M: SC, School Teacher
May V. Robert, Wife, F, M, W, 34, GA, F&M: GA
Addis S. Robert, Dau, F, S, W, 11, GA, F: SC; M: GA
Beale Robert, Son, M, S, W, 1, TX, F: SC; M: GA
Maggie J. Robert, Dau, F, S, W, 4M, TX, F: SC; M: GA.
 

Family

Mary Virginia Simms (1 May 1846 - )
Children
Last Edited20 April 2002

Citations

  1. Merle Massengale Bruce, compiler, Early marriages Troup County, Georgia, 1828-1900, Roswell, GA: WH Wolfe Assoc., 1982, Repository: Georgia Department of Archives & History in Atlanta.
  2. 1880 Federal Census, United States.
  3. Merle Massengale Bruce, compiler, Early marriages Troup County, Georgia, 1828-1900, Roswell, GA: WH Wolfe Assoc., 1982, Repository: Georgia Department of Archives & History in Atlanta.
    Mary V. Sims and Alexander J. Robert on 18 Oct 1863 by E. B. Teague, M.G. in Troup Co., GA, Book D-249.

(?) Royal

M, (circa 1859 - )
Birth*circa 1859 (?) was born circa 1859. 
Marriage*circa 1882 He married Emily Alice Bertha Simms circa 1882. 

Family

Emily Alice Bertha Simms (23 February 1862 - 23 February 1937)
Last Edited26 October 2001