William Charles "Charlie" Sims^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1878 - 1938  (59 years)

• Name	William Charles "Charlie" Sims
  Born	8 Jun 1878	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	26 Jan 1938  [5, 6]
  Buried	Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [7]
  Person ID	I62593	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Ruben Chesley "Chess" Sims,   b. 12 Dec 1842, South Carolina ,   d. 3 Dec 1922, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Sarah Ann Childness Russell,   b. 9 Jan 1852, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Aug 1893  (Age 41 years)
  Family ID	F45925	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Ada Henry,   b. 31 May 1887, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Feb 1930  (Age 42 years)
  Children	+ 1. Anna Mae Sims,   b. 18 Feb 1907, Jellico, Campbell County, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Nov 2004  (Age 97 years) + 2. Lucy Catherine Sims,   b. 18 Jul 1909, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Feb 1974  (Age 64 years) + 3. Nina Rue Sims,   b. 1 May 1911,   d. 29 Mar 1933  (Age 21 years) + 4. William Charles "Bub" Sims, Jr.,   b. 11 Feb 1913, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Jul 1972  (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F45922	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Jesse McAmos,   b. 18 Mar 1906,   d. 12 Apr 1980  (Age 74 years)
  Children	1. June Jeweldene Sims,   b. 11 Apr 1931,   d. 7 Oct 1993  (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F63525	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 3	Lela Rosetta Gibson,   b. 10 Apr 1907, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Oct 1979  (Age 72 years)
  Married	6 Oct 1931
  Children	+ 1. Ada Louise Sims,   b. 25 Feb 1933  (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F21352	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 8 Jun 1878 - Tennessee Buried - - Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Spanish-American War Veteran ---------- Reference: "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 206.

  
  

• Sources

  [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 22 Jul 1972. William Charles Sims obituary [S84] E-Mail, Carroll McMahan [cmcmahan@scoc.org], 25 Jul 2007. [S101] 1880 Census, Catlettsburg, Sevier County, Tennessee, 396C. Chesley Sims household [S84] E-Mail, Carroll McMahan [cmcmahan@scoc.org], 9 Mar 2012. William Charles “Charlie” Sims was born in the Catlettsburg Community on June 8, 1878. He was a son of Civil War veteran Reuben Chesley Sims (December 12, 1842-Dec 3, 1922) and Sarah Ann Childness Russell Sims (January 9, 1852-August 22, 1893) a daughter of a widely known minister, Rev. John “Uncle Jackie” Russell. His siblings included Annie (Clark), Elizabeth ‘Epsie” ( Drinnen ), Mary Francis(Newcomb), Clayton Sims, and Mack Sims. He had one sister, Lela (Taylor) from his father’s second marriage to Sallie Caughron and a brother, R.C. “Sam”, from his father’s third marriage to Cordelia “Cordie” Tarwater. Charlie enlisted in U.S. Army and served in Co. M., 46th Volunteer Regiment of Infantry during the Spanish-American War. While stationed in the Philippine Islands, he contacted Malaria and subsequently suffered from the effects the remainder of his life. He returned to Sevierville and married Ada Henry on July 29, 1905. Ada Henry was born in the Wilhite Community on May 31, 1887. She was a daughter of Berry Henry (August 2, 1850- June 25, 1897) and Rhoda Hurst Henry (June. 5, 1850 – June. 28, 1933). Her siblings included: Catherine (Etherton ), Nancy (Williams), Cena (McCarter), Margaret (Connaster), Molly(Hurst)), Bertie (Fox), Carroll Henry and Levator Henry Charlie and Ada Sims were the parents of four children; Anna Mae (February 18, 1907 –November 16, 2004, married Ray Ward), Lucy Catherine (July 18, 1909 – February 22, 1974, married John Thomas Chance and Willard Whaley), Nina Rue (May 1, 1911 – March 29, 1933, married Stewart Williams) and William Charles “Bub” Sims, Jr. (February 11, 1913- Jul. 22, 1972, married Theo Smith). Ada died on February 22, 1930. She was buried in the Alder Branch Cemetery. Charlie desired adventure and managed to find employment in several diverse locations around the southeast including Jellico, Tennessee (building the first road across Jellico Mountain), Muscle Shoals, Alabama (on the Wilson Dam), Old Hickory, Tennessee (at the DuPont munitions plant during World War 1), and Johnson City ( on a building at East Tennessee State University). Ada did not enjoy the nomadic lifestyle and eventually persuaded Charlie to return to Sevierville. Charlie acquired a keen interest in local politics and served as a deputy for his cousin, Sheriff Russell Allen. Charlie’s second marriage was to Jessie McAmos of Morristown They were married on April 2, 1930 and had one daughter, June Jewel Dean (April 11, 1931 –October 7, 1993, married Audie Rosenbalm). The marriage ended in divorcee. On October 6, 1931, Charlie Sims married Lela Rosetta Gibson. Lela was born April. 10, 1907 to John Pleas Gibson and Margaret Ellen England Gibson. Her siblings were: Marshall Gibson, Irene (Ricketts) and Bessie Gibson. After the death of Charlie’s daughter Nina, Charlie and Lela adopted Nina’s five week old daughter, Louise (born February 25, 1933, married Clyde McMahan). Charlie died January 26, 1938 and was buried in the Alder Branch Cemetery. Lela died on October 5, 1979 at the age of 72. She is buried in the Shiloh Cemetery. [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 26 Jan 1938. Sims, W. C. hus of Lela Gibson b. Jun 8, 1878 TN d. Jan 26, 1938 Sev Co R3 f. Chester Sims b. TN Survivors: wife 4 dau Mrs Ray Ward Mrs Willard Whaley June & Louise 1 son Charlie Jr 2 bro J. C. Neuberts Mack P-Forge 1 sis Mrs Robt Drinnen Asbury. [S71] Sevier County Republican Extracts, Beulah Linn, (http://sevier.tngenealogy.net/research-assistance/records-resources/27-newspapers-a-publications), 26 Jan 1938. W.C. Sims, 59, peddler, d/ Jan 26, bur Alder Branch. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 101. List birth as 8 Jun 1876