Ernest Virgil Sims

Brief Life History of Ernest Virgil

When Ernest Virgil Sims was born on 27 May 1888, in Waskom, Harrison, Texas, United States, his father, John Leonard Sims, was 35 and his mother, Laura K. Keys, was 30. He had at least 1 son and 2 daughters with Nannie Gertrude Lee. He lived in Beat 4, Jasper, Mississippi, United States for about 20 years. He died on 3 August 1957, in Jasper, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Bay Springs Cemetery, Jasper, Mississippi, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ernest Virgil Sims
1888–1957
Nannie Gertrude Lee
1887–1963
Elgin Verba Sims
1910–1972
Mabel Gertrude Sims
1912–1988
Rosalie Sims
1923–1987

Sources (8)

  • Ernest V Sims in household of Haran E Lee, "United States Census, 1910"
  • E. V Sims, "Mississippi, Marriages, 1800-1911"
  • Ernest V. Sims, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1894 · Texas Files Lawsuit Against Standard Oil Company

Under the direction of Governor Jim Hogg, Texas filed a lawsuit against John D. Rockefeller for violating state monopoly laws. Hogg argued that Standard Oil Company and Water-Piece Oil Company of Missouri were engaged in illegal practices like price fixing, rebates, and consolidation. Rockefeller was indicted, but never tried in a court of law; other employees of his company were convicted as guilty.

1907 · Not for profit elections

The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.

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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