Sarah Sim

Brief Life History of Sarah

When Sarah Sim was born on 9 March 1900, in Baraboo, Sauk, Wisconsin, United States, her father, John B Sim, was 37 and her mother, Sarah J. Harney, was 27. She had at least 2 sons and 6 daughters with Clyde Alexander Pratt. She lived in Caledonia, Columbia, Wisconsin, United States for about 5 years and Portage, Columbia, Wisconsin, United States for about 10 years. She died in 1979, in Watertown, Jefferson, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 79.

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Family Time Line

Clyde Alexander Pratt
1901–
Sarah Sim
1900–1979
Violet M. Pratt
1922–2000
Catharine Pratt
1923–2010
katherine pratt
1923–
Catarine L Pratt
1924–
Betty J Pratt
1926–
walter pratt
1928–2004
arthur pratt
1932–2005
myrtle pratt
1935–

Sources (10)

  • Sarah E Sim in household of Margaret Harvie, "Wisconsin State Census, 1905"
  • Sarah Simms Pratt in entry for Catharine Gibson Wiersma, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
  • Sarah Pratt, "United States 1950 Census"

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World Events (8)

1901 · Assassination of Mckinley

President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.

1907 · Law Passed for Child Employment

The maximum hours for children to work were set to 55 per week.

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Korean Sang, Jae, Young, Jong, Kyong, Yong, Chang, Chong, Dong, Song, Won, Chae, Chul, Hyun, Jae Bong, Jae Hoon, Myong, Nam, Pyong, Byung, Chong Ho, Chong Su, Dae, Hae.

Scottish (Aberdeenshire), English, and Dutch: from the personal name Sim(m) or Sime, a short form of Simon .

Korean: variant of Shim .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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