Oliver Hazzard Perry Sims

Brief Life History of Oliver Hazzard Perry

When Oliver Hazzard Perry Sims was born on 4 March 1822, in Brown Cemetery, White, Tennessee, United States, his father, Eli Sims Sr, was 46 and his mother, Rachel Townsend, was 30. He married Eliza Jane Glenn on 26 June 1844, in White, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Tennessee, United States in 1870 and White, Tennessee, United States in 1880. He died on 20 April 1900, in Brown Cemetery, White, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in White, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

Oliver Hazzard Perry Sims
1822–1900
Eliza Jane Glenn
1817–1885
Marriage: 26 June 1844
William Eli Sims
1846–1925
James Glen Sims
1847–1932
Andrew Jefferson Sims
1849–1849
Thomas Snodgrass Sims
1852–1900
Francis Parker Sims
1853–1940
Martha Rachel Sims
1855–1857
Perry Glenn Sims
1858–1941

Sources (15)

  • O H P Simms in household of William Glenn, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Oliver H P Sims, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
  • Oliver Hazard Perry Sims, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1835 · The Hermitage is Built

The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

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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