******IMPORTANT NOTE if you are related.******
Great grandchildren of these persons have been diagnosed with Factor V and Factor VIII blood disorders, and there have been many of their children and grandchildren who have died from blood clots in the heart or lungs. Please consider having a blood test done by your local physican for these factors.
******************************************
We are seeking additional photos for any members of this family. Thank you.
1900 US Census - Elco, Alexander County, Illinois on 16 June 1900
Dwelling 162 Family 167
Head - Sims, John F. age 27 b. Aug 1878 b. IL parents b. Il farm laborer married 3 years
wife Lilly 17 b. June 1882 b. Il parents b. IL
listed as mother of 1; but no child is listed - the space for number of
children is left blank
1910 US Census - Prairie, Washington County, Illinois on 21 April 1910
Head - Sims, John F. age 37 laborer in hardwood mill
wife Lillie B. 27 mother of 6 - 4 living
dau Ava May 10
son Theodore 8
dau Mary 6
son Eugene 3
(The children she had lost at this time were Sidney Thomas, her first born and Charley Floyd; she recorded their birth and death dates - at least years - but not their burial palces.)
1920 US Census - Sidney Rural, Cheyenne County, Nebraska on 17 Feb 1920
Dwelling 611 Family 634
Head - Sims, John F age 48 carpenter for railroad
wife Lillie B 38
son Theodore 17 b. IL
dau Helen M 16 b. IL
son Agnes E. 12 b. AK (horrible handwriting - this is actually EUGENE)
dau Lillian V 9 b, Ak
dau Neomia F 6 b. Ak (horrible spelling too - this should be NAOMIA)
ALSO living next door to Robert E. Lee and their daughter Eva M. Sims Lee and his and her children
1930 US Census taken on 14 April 1930 for Cheyenne City, Laramie, WY
704 West 21st Street - rented the home $22.00 per month
Dwelling 297 - Family 378
Sims, John F. - age 57 - married - married 1st time @ age 25
b. IL father b. TN mother b. TN
occupation - track worker - railroad
wife Lillie B. - age 47 - married for the 1st time @ age 15
b. IL father b. MO mother b. MO
son Theodore M. - age 27 - single b. Ark.
occupation - chef - hotel
son Eugene - age 23 - single - b. Ark
occupation - dishwasher - hotel
daughter Namomi F. - age 16 - single - b. Ark
daughter Violet M. - age 8 - single - b. Neb
son-in-law McCordy, Harold - age 29 - married - married at age 27
occupation - driver - Twin Cab Company
daughter McCordy, Helen N. - age 28 - married first time @ age 26 - b. Ark
In tracing John Francis Sims, I wrote to the Railroad Retirement Board; since he had worked for the Union Pacific Railroad - they have their own system for retirement monies and do not pay into Social Security. It was a long shot to find some records and it worked! The address at the time was: The United States of America, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 Rush Street, Chicago, IL 60611.
The original response letter was dated 12 Oct 1978
In reference to RRB No. A-48879
Dear Mrs. Hill:
This is in reference to your letter requesting information on John Francis Sims. Please find attached copies of information in our file which appeared to pertain to your request. The poor condition of some of the copies is due to the age of the material being copied. We hope this information will be of assistiance to you in your research. If we can be of further assistiance, please advise.
Very truly yours,
H. P. Gibbons
Director of Retirement Claims
Enclosed were copies of :
1. Internal memoramdum concerning when & where he was working for the UPRR
2. A from filled out by JFS to the Dept of Commerce (Census Bureau) requesting that they release information petaining to him to the UPRR/Railroad Retirement Board to verify his address/occupation
3. Application for benefits under the railroad retirement acts because of the death of an employee, an application or an annuitant
4. A letter written by his daughter, Mrs. Naomia F. (Sims) Stevens to explain the situation after her mother's death
5. State of Wyoming Death Certificate #1938/89 for JFS
6. family statement; listing of al living family members of JFS, including siblings
7. old Xerox copies of JFS family Bible with the names and birthdates of his children and his marriage date
8. RRB Claims Service Supplemental information to Question 14 (form letter)
9. Letter from daughter Mrs. Naomia F. (Sims) Stevens asking for the return of her parent's marriage certificate and family record; also requesting back pay to finish funeral payment
10. Marriage License, Mill Creek, Union County, Illinois 15 November 1897, by John Brown, Justice of the Peace
(Just a notation about the Railroad Retirement Board and their records - they now have a copy and research fee for their records, but in general, the records were excellent and worth the fees.)
One other additional document in the file is the death certificate for Lillie Belle Sims from Washington State, #120/35 30 July 1939. The burial plot is located as Lot 1844, Space A, Section SW1/4
***Letter from the City Of Cheyenne, Wyoming - Cemetery Sexton dated 6 Feb 1990
John Francis Sims died at the age of 65 from Coronary thrombosis. Hobbs & Finkbiner Funeral Home officiating. He was buried in Lakeview Cemetery Lot 1844, Space A, Secition SW 1/4. Date of burial was Jan 22, 1938.
Great grandchildren of these persons have been diagnosed with Factor V and Factor VIII blood disorders, and there have been many of their children and grandchildren who have died from blood clots in the heart or lungs. Please consider having a blood test done by your local physican for these factors.
******************************************
We are seeking additional photos for any members of this family. Thank you.
1900 US Census - Elco, Alexander County, Illinois on 16 June 1900
Dwelling 162 Family 167
Head - Sims, John F. age 27 b. Aug 1878 b. IL parents b. Il farm laborer married 3 years
wife Lilly 17 b. June 1882 b. Il parents b. IL
listed as mother of 1; but no child is listed - the space for number of
children is left blank
1910 US Census - Prairie, Washington County, Illinois on 21 April 1910
Head - Sims, John F. age 37 laborer in hardwood mill
wife Lillie B. 27 mother of 6 - 4 living
dau Ava May 10
son Theodore 8
dau Mary 6
son Eugene 3
(The children she had lost at this time were Sidney Thomas, her first born and Charley Floyd; she recorded their birth and death dates - at least years - but not their burial palces.)
1920 US Census - Sidney Rural, Cheyenne County, Nebraska on 17 Feb 1920
Dwelling 611 Family 634
Head - Sims, John F age 48 carpenter for railroad
wife Lillie B 38
son Theodore 17 b. IL
dau Helen M 16 b. IL
son Agnes E. 12 b. AK (horrible handwriting - this is actually EUGENE)
dau Lillian V 9 b, Ak
dau Neomia F 6 b. Ak (horrible spelling too - this should be NAOMIA)
ALSO living next door to Robert E. Lee and their daughter Eva M. Sims Lee and his and her children
1930 US Census taken on 14 April 1930 for Cheyenne City, Laramie, WY
704 West 21st Street - rented the home $22.00 per month
Dwelling 297 - Family 378
Sims, John F. - age 57 - married - married 1st time @ age 25
b. IL father b. TN mother b. TN
occupation - track worker - railroad
wife Lillie B. - age 47 - married for the 1st time @ age 15
b. IL father b. MO mother b. MO
son Theodore M. - age 27 - single b. Ark.
occupation - chef - hotel
son Eugene - age 23 - single - b. Ark
occupation - dishwasher - hotel
daughter Namomi F. - age 16 - single - b. Ark
daughter Violet M. - age 8 - single - b. Neb
son-in-law McCordy, Harold - age 29 - married - married at age 27
occupation - driver - Twin Cab Company
daughter McCordy, Helen N. - age 28 - married first time @ age 26 - b. Ark
In tracing John Francis Sims, I wrote to the Railroad Retirement Board; since he had worked for the Union Pacific Railroad - they have their own system for retirement monies and do not pay into Social Security. It was a long shot to find some records and it worked! The address at the time was: The United States of America, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 Rush Street, Chicago, IL 60611.
The original response letter was dated 12 Oct 1978
In reference to RRB No. A-48879
Dear Mrs. Hill:
This is in reference to your letter requesting information on John Francis Sims. Please find attached copies of information in our file which appeared to pertain to your request. The poor condition of some of the copies is due to the age of the material being copied. We hope this information will be of assistiance to you in your research. If we can be of further assistiance, please advise.
Very truly yours,
H. P. Gibbons
Director of Retirement Claims
Enclosed were copies of :
1. Internal memoramdum concerning when & where he was working for the UPRR
2. A from filled out by JFS to the Dept of Commerce (Census Bureau) requesting that they release information petaining to him to the UPRR/Railroad Retirement Board to verify his address/occupation
3. Application for benefits under the railroad retirement acts because of the death of an employee, an application or an annuitant
4. A letter written by his daughter, Mrs. Naomia F. (Sims) Stevens to explain the situation after her mother's death
5. State of Wyoming Death Certificate #1938/89 for JFS
6. family statement; listing of al living family members of JFS, including siblings
7. old Xerox copies of JFS family Bible with the names and birthdates of his children and his marriage date
8. RRB Claims Service Supplemental information to Question 14 (form letter)
9. Letter from daughter Mrs. Naomia F. (Sims) Stevens asking for the return of her parent's marriage certificate and family record; also requesting back pay to finish funeral payment
10. Marriage License, Mill Creek, Union County, Illinois 15 November 1897, by John Brown, Justice of the Peace
(Just a notation about the Railroad Retirement Board and their records - they now have a copy and research fee for their records, but in general, the records were excellent and worth the fees.)
One other additional document in the file is the death certificate for Lillie Belle Sims from Washington State, #120/35 30 July 1939. The burial plot is located as Lot 1844, Space A, Section SW1/4
***Letter from the City Of Cheyenne, Wyoming - Cemetery Sexton dated 6 Feb 1990
John Francis Sims died at the age of 65 from Coronary thrombosis. Hobbs & Finkbiner Funeral Home officiating. He was buried in Lakeview Cemetery Lot 1844, Space A, Secition SW 1/4. Date of burial was Jan 22, 1938.
******IMPORTANT NOTE if you are related.******
Great grandchildren of these persons have been diagnosed with Factor V and Factor VIII blood disorders, and there have been many of their children and grandchildren who have died from blood clots in the heart or lungs. Please consider having a blood test done by your local physican for these factors.
******************************************
We are seeking additional photos for any members of this family. Thank you.
1900 US Census - Elco, Alexander County, Illinois on 16 June 1900
Dwelling 162 Family 167
Head - Sims, John F. age 27 b. Aug 1878 b. IL parents b. Il farm laborer married 3 years
wife Lilly 17 b. June 1882 b. Il parents b. IL
listed as mother of 1; but no child is listed - the space for number of
children is left blank
1910 US Census - Prairie, Washington County, Illinois on 21 April 1910
Head - Sims, John F. age 37 laborer in hardwood mill
wife Lillie B. 27 mother of 6 - 4 living
dau Ava May 10
son Theodore 8
dau Mary 6
son Eugene 3
(The children she had lost at this time were Sidney Thomas, her first born and Charley Floyd; she recorded their birth and death dates - at least years - but not their burial palces.)
1920 US Census - Sidney Rural, Cheyenne County, Nebraska on 17 Feb 1920
Dwelling 611 Family 634
Head - Sims, John F age 48 carpenter for railroad
wife Lillie B 38
son Theodore 17 b. IL
dau Helen M 16 b. IL
son Agnes E. 12 b. AK (horrible handwriting - this is actually EUGENE)
dau Lillian V 9 b, Ak
dau Neomia F 6 b. Ak (horrible spelling too - this should be NAOMIA)
ALSO living next door to Robert E. Lee and their daughter Eva M. Sims Lee and his and her children
1930 US Census taken on 14 April 1930 for Cheyenne City, Laramie, WY
704 West 21st Street - rented the home $22.00 per month
Dwelling 297 - Family 378
Sims, John F. - age 57 - married - married 1st time @ age 25
b. IL father b. TN mother b. TN
occupation - track worker - railroad
wife Lillie B. - age 47 - married for the 1st time @ age 15
b. IL father b. MO mother b. MO
son Theodore M. - age 27 - single b. Ark.
occupation - chef - hotel
son Eugene - age 23 - single - b. Ark
occupation - dishwasher - hotel
daughter Namomi F. - age 16 - single - b. Ark
daughter Violet M. - age 8 - single - b. Neb
son-in-law McCordy, Harold - age 29 - married - married at age 27
occupation - driver - Twin Cab Company
daughter McCordy, Helen N. - age 28 - married first time @ age 26 - b. Ark
In tracing John Francis Sims, I wrote to the Railroad Retirement Board; since he had worked for the Union Pacific Railroad - they have their own system for retirement monies and do not pay into Social Security. It was a long shot to find some records and it worked! The address at the time was: The United States of America, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 Rush Street, Chicago, IL 60611.
The original response letter was dated 12 Oct 1978
In reference to RRB No. A-48879
Dear Mrs. Hill:
This is in reference to your letter requesting information on John Francis Sims. Please find attached copies of information in our file which appeared to pertain to your request. The poor condition of some of the copies is due to the age of the material being copied. We hope this information will be of assistiance to you in your research. If we can be of further assistiance, please advise.
Very truly yours,
H. P. Gibbons
Director of Retirement Claims
Enclosed were copies of :
1. Internal memoramdum concerning when & where he was working for the UPRR
2. A from filled out by JFS to the Dept of Commerce (Census Bureau) requesting that they release information petaining to him to the UPRR/Railroad Retirement Board to verify his address/occupation
3. Application for benefits under the railroad retirement acts because of the death of an employee, an application or an annuitant
4. A letter written by his daughter, Mrs. Naomia F. (Sims) Stevens to explain the situation after her mother's death
5. State of Wyoming Death Certificate #1938/89 for JFS
6. family statement; listing of al living family members of JFS, including siblings
7. old Xerox copies of JFS family Bible with the names and birthdates of his children and his marriage date
8. RRB Claims Service Supplemental information to Question 14 (form letter)
9. Letter from daughter Mrs. Naomia F. (Sims) Stevens asking for the return of her parent's marriage certificate and family record; also requesting back pay to finish funeral payment
10. Marriage License, Mill Creek, Union County, Illinois 15 November 1897, by John Brown, Justice of the Peace
(Just a notation about the Railroad Retirement Board and their records - they now have a copy and research fee for their records, but in general, the records were excellent and worth the fees.)
One other additional document in the file is the death certificate for Lillie Belle Sims from Washington State, #120/35 30 July 1939. The burial plot is located as Lot 1844, Space A, Section SW1/4
***Letter from the City Of Cheyenne, Wyoming - Cemetery Sexton dated 6 Feb 1990
John Francis Sims died at the age of 65 from Coronary thrombosis. Hobbs & Finkbiner Funeral Home officiating. He was buried in Lakeview Cemetery Lot 1844, Space A, Secition SW 1/4. Date of burial was Jan 22, 1938.
Great grandchildren of these persons have been diagnosed with Factor V and Factor VIII blood disorders, and there have been many of their children and grandchildren who have died from blood clots in the heart or lungs. Please consider having a blood test done by your local physican for these factors.
******************************************
We are seeking additional photos for any members of this family. Thank you.
1900 US Census - Elco, Alexander County, Illinois on 16 June 1900
Dwelling 162 Family 167
Head - Sims, John F. age 27 b. Aug 1878 b. IL parents b. Il farm laborer married 3 years
wife Lilly 17 b. June 1882 b. Il parents b. IL
listed as mother of 1; but no child is listed - the space for number of
children is left blank
1910 US Census - Prairie, Washington County, Illinois on 21 April 1910
Head - Sims, John F. age 37 laborer in hardwood mill
wife Lillie B. 27 mother of 6 - 4 living
dau Ava May 10
son Theodore 8
dau Mary 6
son Eugene 3
(The children she had lost at this time were Sidney Thomas, her first born and Charley Floyd; she recorded their birth and death dates - at least years - but not their burial palces.)
1920 US Census - Sidney Rural, Cheyenne County, Nebraska on 17 Feb 1920
Dwelling 611 Family 634
Head - Sims, John F age 48 carpenter for railroad
wife Lillie B 38
son Theodore 17 b. IL
dau Helen M 16 b. IL
son Agnes E. 12 b. AK (horrible handwriting - this is actually EUGENE)
dau Lillian V 9 b, Ak
dau Neomia F 6 b. Ak (horrible spelling too - this should be NAOMIA)
ALSO living next door to Robert E. Lee and their daughter Eva M. Sims Lee and his and her children
1930 US Census taken on 14 April 1930 for Cheyenne City, Laramie, WY
704 West 21st Street - rented the home $22.00 per month
Dwelling 297 - Family 378
Sims, John F. - age 57 - married - married 1st time @ age 25
b. IL father b. TN mother b. TN
occupation - track worker - railroad
wife Lillie B. - age 47 - married for the 1st time @ age 15
b. IL father b. MO mother b. MO
son Theodore M. - age 27 - single b. Ark.
occupation - chef - hotel
son Eugene - age 23 - single - b. Ark
occupation - dishwasher - hotel
daughter Namomi F. - age 16 - single - b. Ark
daughter Violet M. - age 8 - single - b. Neb
son-in-law McCordy, Harold - age 29 - married - married at age 27
occupation - driver - Twin Cab Company
daughter McCordy, Helen N. - age 28 - married first time @ age 26 - b. Ark
In tracing John Francis Sims, I wrote to the Railroad Retirement Board; since he had worked for the Union Pacific Railroad - they have their own system for retirement monies and do not pay into Social Security. It was a long shot to find some records and it worked! The address at the time was: The United States of America, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 Rush Street, Chicago, IL 60611.
The original response letter was dated 12 Oct 1978
In reference to RRB No. A-48879
Dear Mrs. Hill:
This is in reference to your letter requesting information on John Francis Sims. Please find attached copies of information in our file which appeared to pertain to your request. The poor condition of some of the copies is due to the age of the material being copied. We hope this information will be of assistiance to you in your research. If we can be of further assistiance, please advise.
Very truly yours,
H. P. Gibbons
Director of Retirement Claims
Enclosed were copies of :
1. Internal memoramdum concerning when & where he was working for the UPRR
2. A from filled out by JFS to the Dept of Commerce (Census Bureau) requesting that they release information petaining to him to the UPRR/Railroad Retirement Board to verify his address/occupation
3. Application for benefits under the railroad retirement acts because of the death of an employee, an application or an annuitant
4. A letter written by his daughter, Mrs. Naomia F. (Sims) Stevens to explain the situation after her mother's death
5. State of Wyoming Death Certificate #1938/89 for JFS
6. family statement; listing of al living family members of JFS, including siblings
7. old Xerox copies of JFS family Bible with the names and birthdates of his children and his marriage date
8. RRB Claims Service Supplemental information to Question 14 (form letter)
9. Letter from daughter Mrs. Naomia F. (Sims) Stevens asking for the return of her parent's marriage certificate and family record; also requesting back pay to finish funeral payment
10. Marriage License, Mill Creek, Union County, Illinois 15 November 1897, by John Brown, Justice of the Peace
(Just a notation about the Railroad Retirement Board and their records - they now have a copy and research fee for their records, but in general, the records were excellent and worth the fees.)
One other additional document in the file is the death certificate for Lillie Belle Sims from Washington State, #120/35 30 July 1939. The burial plot is located as Lot 1844, Space A, Section SW1/4
***Letter from the City Of Cheyenne, Wyoming - Cemetery Sexton dated 6 Feb 1990
John Francis Sims died at the age of 65 from Coronary thrombosis. Hobbs & Finkbiner Funeral Home officiating. He was buried in Lakeview Cemetery Lot 1844, Space A, Secition SW 1/4. Date of burial was Jan 22, 1938.
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