Lonas Mayford Sims^{[1, 2]}

1911 - 1980  (69 years)

• Name	Lonas Mayford Sims
  Born	4 Jan 1911	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	Jefferson County, Tennessee   [3]
  Census	1930	District 3, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Died	12 Nov 1980  [5]
  Buried	Sims Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [6]
  Person ID	I135130	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Jul 2012

  
  

  Father	William Luther Sims,   b. 20 Jun 1884, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Feb 1956, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Josie A. Lethco,   b. 10 Apr 1892, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Jan 1987  (Age 94 years)
  Family ID	F60062	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Edna Marie Eledge,   b. 5 Jul 1916, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 9 Jan 1989  (Age 72 years)
  Children	+ 1. James Edward Sims,   b. 21 Mar 1937,   d. 7 Feb 2000  (Age 62 years)   2. Hobart Sims   3. Noah Laverne Sims,   b. 30 Oct 1933, Tennessee ,   d. 1 Oct 1956  (Age 22 years) + 4. Joan Mae Sims,   b. 6 Jul 1941, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 10 Mar 2006  (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F49998	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Neva E. Goforth,   b. 7 Mar 1912,   bur. Sims Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F60070	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 4 Jan 1911 - Tennessee Census - 1920 - Jefferson County, Tennessee Census - 1930 - District 3, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Sims 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

  [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 26 Jan 1971. Paul Arthur Harvel obituary [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 1 Oct 1956. Noah Laverne Sims obituary [S112] Census, 1920. Name: Mayford Sims Residence: , Jefferson, Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1910 Age: 10 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Gender: Female Race: White Marital Status: Single Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Film Number: 1821748 Digital Folder Number: 4389731 Image Number: 00904 Sheet Number: 5 Household Gender Age Birthplace SELF Luther Sims M 37y Tennessee WIFE Josie Sims F 26y Tennessee DAU Mayford Sims F 10y Tennessee DAU Rosa Sims F 7y Tennessee DAU Florence Sims F 6y Tennessee SON Sims M 3y Tennessee SON Lonzo Reese M 15y Tennessee [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Mayford Sims Event: Census Event Date: 1930 Event Place: District 03, Sevier, Tennessee Gender: Male Age: 18 Marital Status: Single Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1912 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Son Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Enumeration District Number: 0003 Family Number: 104 Sheet Number and Letter: 5B Line Number: 55 NARA Publication: T626, roll 2271 Film Number: 2342005 Digital Folder Number: 4547919 Image Number: 00621 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Luther Sims M 46 Tennessee Wife Josey Sims F 38 Tennessee Son Mayford Sims M 18 Tennessee Daughter Florence Sims F 15 Tennessee Son Alvin Sims M 12 Tennessee Daughter Hazel Sims F 5 Tennessee [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 12 Nov 1980. Sims, Lonas Mayford 69 b. 1-4-11 TN d. 11-12-80 St Mary's Hosp transit lines bus driver f. Wm Luther Sims m. Josie Lethco Sims Cem Survivors: wife Neva Goforth R1 Corryton 2 sons James E Sims Sev Hubert Sims Knox 1 dau Mrs Joan Garlock OH 9 gc 3 ggc m. Sev 1 bro Alvin OH 3 sis Mrs Florence Eledge Sev Rosie Hurst Sev Hazel Case Jefferson City mem & Trustee Heavenly View Bapt Ch. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 173.