Charles Lawrence Simms1

Male, #44441, (30 Mar 1849 - 3 May 1925)

Parent*Wiley H. Sims (4 Nov 1811 - 3 Dec 1871)
Parent*Virginia Jefferson Sterling (6 Feb 1825 - a 1900)
Charles Lawrence Simms|b. 30 Mar 1849\nd. 3 May 1925|p44441.htm|Wiley H. Sims|b. 4 Nov 1811\nd. 3 Dec 1871|p9807.htm|Virginia Jefferson Sterling|b. 6 Feb 1825\nd. after 1900|p9808.htm|Martin Sims|b. say 1785|p45971.htm|Elizabeth Hartsfield|b. 19 Sep 1788\nd. 6 Jan 1831|p45970.htm|Wiley J. Sterling|b. 1 Jul 1796\nd. 7 Nov 1851|p45919.htm|Bethena Bonner|b. 20 Dec 1802\nd. 27 Jun 1881|p45920.htm|

Name Variation  Charles Lawrence Simms was also known as Sims. 
Birth*30 Mar 1849 Charles was born at Troup Co., Georgia, on 30 Mar 1849.2 
 He was the son of Wiley H. Sims and Virginia Jefferson Sterling. 
1850 Census1 Jun 1850 Virginia, Robert, Mary and Charles listed as a household member living with Wiley H. Sims on the 1850 Census on 1 Jun 1850 at LaGrange, Troup Co., Georgia.3 
1860 Census1 Jun 1860 Virginia, Robert, Mary, Charles, Wiley, Adelle and Jefferson was listed as a household member (Charles L. SIms, 11, M, GA) living with Wiley H. Sims in the 1860 Census at East Vernon, Troup Co., Georgia.4 
1870 Census1 Jun 1870 Virginia, Charles, Wiley, Adelle, Jefferson, Emily and Clara was listed as a household member (C. L. Sims, 20, M, Farm hand, GA) living with Wiley H. Sims on the 1870 Census at Troup Co., Georgia.5 
Will3 Dec 1871 In Wiley H. Sims's will, Charles was named by Wiley to handle his estate on 3 Dec 1871 at LaGrange, Troup Co., Georgia.6 
Probate12 Dec 1871 Charles was the executor of Wiley H. Sims's estate on 12 Dec 1871.6 
Marriage*circa 1877 He married Amanda F. Findlay circa 1877. 
1880 Census1 Jun 1880 Charles was listed as a son in Virginia Jefferson Sterling's household on the 1880 Census at East Vernon, Troup Co., Georgia.2 
Relocation*before 19 Mar 1887 He accompanied by family member(s) Amanda F. Simms and Mary A. Simms relocated before 19 Mar 1887 at Boston, Thomas Co., Georgia, From the local newspaper, "Mr. C. L. Simms, traveling agent to the Savannah Morning News, has moved his family to this place, and will occupy the house of Rev. J. M. Rushin, made vacant by the removal of the latter to Valdosta."7 
Deed4 Jul 1894 He witnessed a deed grant by Sterling Gardner Culpepper and Clara Belle Culpepper on 4 Jul 1894 at Alachua Co., Florida.
(Sterling G. and Clara B. (wife) Culpepper of Thomas Co., GA to Imperial Phosphate Company, a Florida Corporation, for $7,500, 150/2000 interest in 2,000 acres of undivided lands in Townships 8 and 9 in Ranges 16E and 17E (very complex description of land provided in deed) in Alachua County, Florida.  Witnesses for Clara included C. L. Simms and James M. Jones. Witnesses for Sterling were A. T. Green and R. M. McCarthy. Alachua Co., FL Deed Book 40-426. Recorded 16 Jul 1894. (This is the final of three deeds involved in the sale, and this one appears to be a summary of the earlier two, in which the second corrected an error in the first. The first was dated 8 Feb 1894, only one month after the date that Sterling had purchased the land)).8 
1910 Census*15 Apr 1910 Charles was listed as the head of a family on the 1910 Census at College Park, Fulton Co., Georgia.9 
Death*3 May 1925 He died at Fulton Co., Georgia, on 3 May 1925.10 
Biography* From "Thomas County Newspaper Clippings. Vol. III, 1882-1888",
Saturday, March 19, 1887, Boston, GA: "Mr. C. L. Simms, traveling agent to the 'Savannah Morning News', has removed his family to this place, and occupies the house of Rev. J. M. Rushin, made vacant by the removal of the latter to Valdosta.

In 1892, in Boston, Thomas Co., GA, Charles, along with C. R. Hawk, took over the 'Thomasville Review', which ceased publication later that year. (William Warren Rogers, "Thomas County, 1865-1900").

 

Family

Amanda F. Findlay (circa 1854 - )
Children

Charts Andrew Hartsfield Descendants
Last Edited 16 Mar 2004

Citations

  1. Harry Stuart Culpepper and Alma Elaine Payne Ancestors, Culpepper/Payne Family Bible, Steven Edward Culpepper, owner, Sandy Springs, GA, (2005).
  2. 1880 Federal Census, United States.
  3. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 113, Family 14, LaGrange, Troup Co., GA, Ancestry.com image #106
    Wiley H. Sims, 39, M, Merchant, RE=$53,400, TN
    Virginia J. Sims, 24, F, GA
    Robert D. Sims, 6, M, GA
    Mary Virginia Sims, 4, F, GA
    James Sims, 2, M, GA (Mot likely this was Charles Lawrence Simms).
  4. 1860 Federal Census, United States.
    Unk Twnshp, page 236, Troup Co., GA, Ancestry.com image 64
    W. H. Sims, 49, M, Insurance Agent, RE=$15,000, PE=$21,000, GA
    V. J. Sims, 35, F, GA
    Robert D. Sims, 16, M, GA
    Mary V. Sims, 14, F, GA
    Charles L. Sims, 11, M, GA
    John W. Sims, 8, M, GA
    Adel Corin Sims, 4, F, GA
    ? Sims, 2, M, GA.
  5. 1870 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 391, Unknown Townships, Antioch P.O., Troup Co., GA, Ancestry.com image 127 of 236
    W. H. Sims, 59, M, Farmer, RE=$1600, PE=$800, GA
    V. J. Sims, 45, F, Keeping house, GA
    C. L. Sims, 20, M, Farm hand, GA
    W. S. Sims, 19, M, Farm hand, GA
    Adaline Sims, 13, F, GA
    J. D. Sims, 11, M, GA
    Emma Sims, 8, F, GA
    Clara Sims, 3, F, GA.
  6. Wiley H. Simms Probate File, (Transcribed by Warren Culpepper), Troup Co., GA Archives in LaGrange, Call No. Wiley Simms Folder/Loose.
  7. Tad Evans, compiler, Thomas County, Georgia Newspaper Clippings, Volume 1, 1857-1875, Abstracted from The Southern Enterprise and The Thomasville Times, 1995.
    Vol 3, p. 284.
  8. Volunteer Compilers, compiler, Alachua County, Florida Deeds, 1826-1914, Alachua County Clerk of the Court, Jan 2005.
    http://www.clerk-alachua-fl.org/archive/AncientJ/FrontPage.cfm?BID=602
  9. 1910 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 135, Page 266a, Family 116, Gen.com img 11, College Park, Fulton Co., GA
    George B. Findlay, Head, M, 35, md1-7 yrs, GA/GA/GA, Accountant
    Augustine Findlay, Wife, F, 33, md1-7 yrs, ch 0/0, GA/Italy/GA
    Charles L. Simms, Uncle, M, 63, md1-33 yrs, GA/VA/GA, Traveling Salesman for crane Co.
    Amanda Simms, Aunt, F, 55, md1-33 yrs, GA/Scotland/PA.
  10. Georgia Health Department / Office of Vital Records, compiler, Georgia Deaths, 1919-1998, Online database at Ancestry.com, 1998.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/5426a.htm