Brief Life History of John Oliver
When John Oliver Sims was born about 1841, in Maury, Tennessee, United States, his father, Minor S. Sims, was 31 and his mother, Melinda Cooke, was 27. He registered for military service in 1863. He died from 1860 to 1865, in District 556, Rabun, Georgia, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- J O Simms in household of J O Cook, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: John O Sims - Government record: Census record: birth-name: John O Sims
- John O C Simms in household of Melinda Simms, "United States Census, 1850"
Parents and Siblings
1812–1850 Male
1815– Female
Siblings (5)
1835–1905 Male
1837–1874 Female
about 1841–1865 Male
1844–1915 Female
1846– Male
World Events (4)
1846
Age 5
1846
Age 5
1861
Age 20
Name Meaning
English (southern):
variant of Sim , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
topographic name for one who lived or worked at the house of someone called Symme (Simon).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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