Raymond Goodnight Sims
1914–1975 (Age 61)
Kentucky, United States
The Life of Raymond Goodnight
Raymond Goodnight Sims was born on 26 July 1914, in Kentucky, United States. He married Gladys Mae Gilbert on 14 August 1941, in Anna, Collin, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died on 29 December 1975, in Anna, Collin, Texas, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas, United States.
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Family Time Line
Raymond Goodnight Sims
1914–1975
Gladys Mae Gilbert
1911–1987
Marriage: 14 August 1941
Mary Ann Sims
1945–2005
Spouse & Children
1914–1975Male
1911–1987Female
MARRIAGE
14 August 1941
Anna, Collin, Texas, United States
14 August 1941
Anna, Collin, Texas, United States
children
(1)
- Mary Ann Sims
1945–2005Female
World Events (8)
1926 · Mammoth Cave is Discovered
Age 12
In 1926, in central Kentucky, Mammoth Cave was discovered. It dates back to Mississippian times and consists of over four hundred miles of passageway. On July 1, 1941, the cave was made a National Park.
1929 · The Great Depression Arrives
Age 15
Like most of the country, the economy of Texas suffered greatly after the Stock Market Crash of 1929. Thousands of city workers were suddenly unemployed and relied on a variety of government relief programs; unemployed Mexican citizens were required to take one-way bus tickets to Mexico.
1931
Age 17
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from Sim .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
Raymond Sims in entry for Mrs Mary Ann Harris, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"- Raymond C Sims in entry for David Harold Sims, "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997"
- Raymond Sims in entry for Mary Ann Sims, "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997"
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