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Ronald D. "Ron" Sims, Sr.

Male 1944 -  (79 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Ronald D. "Ron" Sims, Sr. was born 15 Jul 1944, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee (son of Ross G. Sims and Albertine Wood).

    Ronald — . [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Randy Sims
    2. David Sims
    3. Jodi Sims
    4. Ronnie Sims, Jr.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Ross G. Sims was born 31 Jul 1906 (son of Bruce E. Sims and Lillie Reagan); died Sep 1981.

    Notes:

    Sheriff of Knox County, Tennessee 1974-1976.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 22.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 8, 10.

    Ross — Albertine Wood. Albertine (daughter of Rev. John W. Wood and Rosa Williford) was born 12 May 1908; died Feb 1977. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Albertine Wood was born 12 May 1908 (daughter of Rev. John W. Wood and Rosa Williford); died Feb 1977.
    Children:
    1. Jack Sims died Bef 12 May 2008.
    2. Ross "Juicey" Sims, Jr. was born 17 Apr 1924, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; died 12 May 2008; was buried Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    3. Bobbie Sims
    4. Donald R. "Don" Sims was born 15 Jul 1944.
    5. 1. Ronald D. "Ron" Sims, Sr. was born 15 Jul 1944, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Bruce E. Sims was born May 1878, Tennessee (son of Ransom F. Sims and Martha Jane Newman); died 3 Jun 1913; was buried Knoxville National Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 18, 22.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 146.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 10.

    Bruce — Lillie Reagan. Lillie (daughter of Richard Reason "Uncle Dick" Reagan and Sarah Caroline Bradley) was born 23 Jan 1880; died 20 Feb 1964. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Lillie Reagan was born 23 Jan 1880 (daughter of Richard Reason "Uncle Dick" Reagan and Sarah Caroline Bradley); died 20 Feb 1964.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 18, 21.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 10, 22, 72.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 146.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 10, 30.

    Children:
    1. Gladys Sims died Bef 23 Nov 2007.
    2. 2. Ross G. Sims was born 31 Jul 1906; died Sep 1981.
    3. Clyde Sims died Bef 23 Nov 2007.

  3. 6.  Rev. John W. Wood was born 8 Feb 1881, Madison County, Tennessee; died 3 Nov 1953; was buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

    John — Rosa Williford. Rosa was born 17 Jun 1881, Madison County, Tennessee; died 10 May 1953, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Rosa Williford was born 17 Jun 1881, Madison County, Tennessee; died 10 May 1953, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. 3. Albertine Wood was born 12 May 1908; died Feb 1977.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Ransom F. Sims was born Mar 1847, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of William K. Sims and Nancy Jones); died 7 Mar 1929, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 8 Mar 1929, Knoxville National Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1860, District 3, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1900, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1910, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1920, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 281.

    Ransom married Martha Jane Newman 31 Oct 1867, Sevier County, Tennessee. Martha (daughter of Vance Newman and Elizabeth Loveday) was born Nov 1838, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Martha Jane Newman was born Nov 1838, Tennessee (daughter of Vance Newman and Elizabeth Loveday).

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 281.

    Children:
    1. Nancy Ellen Sims was born 12 Jul 1868, Tennessee; died 5 Mar 1945; was buried Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    2. Forance Mary Sims was born 28 Mar 1870, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Mar 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 27 Mar 1925, Sugarlands Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Julius S. Sims was born 16 May 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Nov 1953; was buried Fain Cemetery, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
    4. 4. Bruce E. Sims was born May 1878, Tennessee; died 3 Jun 1913; was buried Knoxville National Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    5. William M. Sims was born Mar 1881, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  Richard Reason "Uncle Dick" ReaganRichard Reason "Uncle Dick" Reagan was born 12 Nov 1830, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Daniel Wesley Reagan and Nancy Ogle); died 17 Apr 1912; was buried Ownby Addition Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 1DDV-7W

    Notes:

    Listed in 1850 Sevier County, Tennessee census as farmer.

    Richard Reason lived all his life in the Gatlinburg area. Some time after the Civil War he moved his home and store to the Sugarlands.

    R. R. Reagan served the district for many years as a Justice of the Peace and as a tax collector. He was the county sheriff from 1870 to 1874. When the Gatlinburg Post Office was established in 1856 by the U. S. Postal Department, Richard served from 12 December 1871 to 10 July 1883 as postmaster, but not the first.

    Serving the Union during the Civil War, R. R. Reagan enlisted 16 Sep 1862 in Company E, 2nd Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry. A commissary sergeant, he was discharged 5 July 1865 at Nashville, Tennessee. His personal description at that time was: 5' 9" in height, dark hair, dark complexion and yellow eyes.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 16, 17.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 144, 171.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 141, 146.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 8.

    Richard married Sarah Caroline Bradley 9 Jun 1878, Sevier County, Tennessee. Sarah (daughter of James Holland Bradley and Martha Grant) was born 31 Jul 1842, Tow String Creek, Swain County, North Carolina; died 16 Jan 1886, Sugarlands, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Sarah Caroline BradleySarah Caroline Bradley was born 31 Jul 1842, Tow String Creek, Swain County, North Carolina (daughter of James Holland Bradley and Martha Grant); died 16 Jan 1886, Sugarlands, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 17.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 141, 145-146.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 15.

    Children:
    1. 5. Lillie Reagan was born 23 Jan 1880; died 20 Feb 1964.
    2. Arra Jane Reagan was born 8 Sep 1881, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 May 1952; was buried Elkmont Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


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