Rees Sims (aka Reese Sims, Reese Simms, and in interment record as Russ Simms) was born 18 Aug 1829 in Llansamlet, Glamorgan, Wales. His monument does give a different birth date. He died 20 Dec 1871 in Scranton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania.
Rees was the son of Evan Sims and his wife Mary. He came to the United States approximately 1852-1856. He married Sarah Hopkins. Their children included Thomas (b. c1858), William R. (b. c1865), Sarah Jane (b. c1869, m. Joseph Humphrey), and Reese (b. c1872). His death was the result of a mining accident, and his namesake, who he never got to see, died in the same manner.
The name Sims was consistently spelled Sims in Wales; it varied a bit once in PA, sometimes one m, sometimes two; it became consistently Simms by about 1900.
Rees was the son of Evan Sims and his wife Mary. He came to the United States approximately 1852-1856. He married Sarah Hopkins. Their children included Thomas (b. c1858), William R. (b. c1865), Sarah Jane (b. c1869, m. Joseph Humphrey), and Reese (b. c1872). His death was the result of a mining accident, and his namesake, who he never got to see, died in the same manner.
The name Sims was consistently spelled Sims in Wales; it varied a bit once in PA, sometimes one m, sometimes two; it became consistently Simms by about 1900.
Rees Sims (aka Reese Sims, Reese Simms, and in interment record as Russ Simms) was born 18 Aug 1829 in Llansamlet, Glamorgan, Wales. His monument does give a different birth date. He died 20 Dec 1871 in Scranton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania.
Rees was the son of Evan Sims and his wife Mary. He came to the United States approximately 1852-1856. He married Sarah Hopkins. Their children included Thomas (b. c1858), William R. (b. c1865), Sarah Jane (b. c1869, m. Joseph Humphrey), and Reese (b. c1872). His death was the result of a mining accident, and his namesake, who he never got to see, died in the same manner.
The name Sims was consistently spelled Sims in Wales; it varied a bit once in PA, sometimes one m, sometimes two; it became consistently Simms by about 1900.
Rees was the son of Evan Sims and his wife Mary. He came to the United States approximately 1852-1856. He married Sarah Hopkins. Their children included Thomas (b. c1858), William R. (b. c1865), Sarah Jane (b. c1869, m. Joseph Humphrey), and Reese (b. c1872). His death was the result of a mining accident, and his namesake, who he never got to see, died in the same manner.
The name Sims was consistently spelled Sims in Wales; it varied a bit once in PA, sometimes one m, sometimes two; it became consistently Simms by about 1900.
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