Ruben Chesley "Chess" Sims^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

1842 - 1922  (79 years)

• Name	Ruben Chesley "Chess" Sims
  Born	12 Dec 1842	South Carolina
  Gender	Male
  Died	3 Dec 1922	Sevier County, Tennessee   [6]
  Buried	4 Dec 1922	Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [7]
  Person ID	I124965	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Reuben P. Sims,   b. Abt 1804, South Carolina
  Mother	Abernathy,   b. South Carolina
  Family ID	F84020	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah Ann Childness Russell,   b. 9 Jan 1852, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Aug 1893  (Age 41 years)
  Children	1. Nancy Anna Sims,   b. 12 Jul 1870, Tennessee + 2. John Clayton Sims,   b. 20 Mar 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 26 Feb 1952  (Age 79 years) + 3. Mary Francis Sims,   b. 8 Oct 1875, Tennessee ,   d. 31 Mar 1912  (Age 36 years) + 4. William Charles "Charlie" Sims,   b. 8 Jun 1878, Tennessee ,   d. 26 Jan 1938  (Age 59 years) + 5. Martha Elizabeth "Epsie" Sims,   b. 23 Apr 1882,   d. 29 Jul 1973  (Age 91 years) + 6. James Mack Sims,   b. 4 Jul 1883, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 21 May 1967  (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F45925	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Sallie Caughron,   b. 10 Sep 1861,   d. 13 Mar 1900  (Age 38 years)
  Married	17 Nov 1897	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Children	1. Lela Sims
  Family ID	F89083	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 3	Cordelia I. "Cordia" Tarwater,   b. 17 Jul 1875, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 9 Oct 1933  (Age 58 years)
  Children	+ 1. Reuben Calvin "Sam" Sims,   b. 13 Aug 1916, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 26 Jan 2006, Fort Sanders Sevier Medical Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F47899	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 12 Dec 1842 - South Carolina Married - 17 Nov 1897 - Sevier County, Tennessee Died - 3 Dec 1922 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 4 Dec 1922 - 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

  
  

• Sources

  [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 26 Jan 1938. W. C. Sims obituary [S84] E-Mail, Carroll McMahan [cmcmahan@scoc.org], 20 Aug 2009. [S101] 1880 Census, Catlettsburg, Sevier County, Tennessee, 396C. Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Chesley SIMS Self M Male W 37 SC SC TN Chilesse A. SIMS Wife M Female W 28 TN Keeping House TN TN N. Anna SIMS Dau S Female W 10 TN At Home SC TN John C. SIMS Son S Male W 8 TN SC TN Mary F. SIMS Dau S Female W 4 TN SC TN William C. SIMS Son S Male W 11M TN SC TN Reuben P. SIMS Father W Male W 76 SC Farmer VA VA [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, Tennessee, Sevier County, District 3, page 22, 17 Aug 1870. 141 SIMS, R. C. MW 28 farmer $403 SC Chilnepa Ann FW 18 keeping house TN Nancy Ann FW 12-Jul TN R. P. MW 58 farm laborer SC Tempsy FW 18 housekeeping SC [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 15 May 1946. Martha Jane Floyd obituary [S87] Death Certificate. name: R. C. Sims event: Death event date: 03 Dec 1922 event place: Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee gender: Male marital status: Married race or color: White age: 79 estimated birth year: birth date: 12 Dec 1882 birthplace: Sc spouse: father: Reuben Sims father's birthplace: Sc mother: Abernathy mother's birthplace: Sc occupation: Farmer street address: residence: Sevierville cemetery: burial place: Alder Branch burial date: 04 Dec 1922 informant: additional relatives: digital folder number: 4184089 image number: 1090 film number: 1299749 volume/page/certificate number: v 47 cn 200 [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 101. Confed. Vet.