When Ursula Caroline Thompson was born on 22 August 1858, in Missouri, United States, her father, Andrew Lethede Thompson, was 48 and her mother, Ursley A Martin, was 33. She married Daniel Thomas Sims on 5 March 1876, in Sullivan, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Franklin Township, Grundy, Missouri, United States in 1920 and Election Precinct 26 East of Fowler, Otero, Colorado, United States in 1940. She died on 23 October 1941, in Fowler, Otero, Colorado, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Grundy, Missouri, United States.