Nancy Susan Sims

Brief Life History of Nancy Susan

When Nancy Susan Sims was born on 24 October 1875, in Baylis, Pike, Illinois, United States, her father, John W Sims, was 49 and her mother, Temperance Miller, was 33. She married Lewis Albert Hall on 12 January 1902, in Pittsfield, Pike, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Pittsfield, Pike, Illinois, United States for about 10 years and New Salem, Pike, Illinois, United States in 1930. She died on 30 March 1938, in Baylis, Pike, Illinois, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Pittsfield, Pike, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lewis Albert Hall
1866–1917
Nancy Susan Sims
1875–1938
Marriage: 12 January 1902
Lewis Samuel Hall
1902–1974
Everette William Hall
1906–1952

Sources (11)

  • Nannie S Edwards in household of Harry C Edwards, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Nannie Susan Edwards, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
  • Nannie S Simms, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"

World Events (8)

1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

1877 · The First Workers Strike

The country was in great economic distress in mid-1877, which caused many workers of the Railroad to come together and began the first national strike in the United States. Crowds gathered in Chicago in extreme number to be a part of the strike which was later named the Great Railroad Strike. Shortly after the strike began, the battle was fought between the authorities and many of the strikers. The conflict escalated to violence and quickly each side turned bloody.

1892 · The Chicago Canal

The Chicago River Canal was built as a sewage treatment scheme to help the city's drinking water not to get contaminated. While the Canal was being constructed the Chicago River's flow was reversed so it could be treated before draining back out into Lake Michigan.

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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