Brief Life History of Joseph George
When Joseph George Sims was born on 13 January 1879, in Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Joseph Sims, was 25 and his mother, Sarah Maria Tarbox, was 21. He had at least 4 sons and 3 daughters with Mary Veronica Power. He lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States in 1940. He died on 16 July 1961, in Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 82.
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- George Sims in household of Joseph Sims, "United States Census, 1880"
- Joseph Sims in entry for Irvin Sims and Anna J Hughes, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
- George J Sims, "United States Census, 1940"
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1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
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.
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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