Wiley Sterling Simms1

Male, #44458, (26 Oct 1851 - 18 May 1902)

Parent*Wiley H. Sims (4 Nov 1811 - 3 Dec 1871)
Parent*Virginia Jefferson Sterling (6 Feb 1825 - a 1900)
Wiley Sterling Simms|b. 26 Oct 1851\nd. 18 May 1902|p44458.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  Wiley Sterling Simms was also known as Sims. 
Birth*26 Oct 1851 Wiley was born at LaGrange, Troup Co., Georgia, on 26 Oct 1851.2 
 He was the son of Wiley H. Sims and Virginia Jefferson Sterling. 
1860 Census1 Jun 1860 Virginia, Robert, Mary, Charles, Wiley, Adelle and Jefferson was listed as a household member (John W. Sims, 8, M, GA) living with Wiley H. Sims in the 1860 Census at East Vernon, Troup Co., Georgia.3 
1870 Census1 Jun 1870 Virginia, Charles, Wiley, Adelle, Jefferson, Emily and Clara was listed as a household member (W. S. Sims, 19, M, Farm hand, GA) living with Wiley H. Sims on the 1870 Census at Troup Co., Georgia.4 
Probate12 Dec 1871 Wiley, Adelle, Jefferson and Emily received property in Wiley H. Sims's will on 12 Dec 1871.5 
Marriage*7 Jun 1877 He married Mary Rebecca Grossman at Macon, Noxubee Co., Mississippi, on 7 Jun 1877. 
Photographed*Mar 1892 He and Mary Rebecca Grossman were photographed in Mar 1892 at Rome, Floyd Co., Georgia.6
Wiley Sterling & Rebecca (Grossman) Simms
Death*18 May 1902 He died at Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Alabama, on 18 May 1902. 

Family

Mary Rebecca Grossman (13 Sep 1855 - 24 Jul 1927)
Child

Charts Andrew Hartsfield Descendants
Last Edited 27 Jan 2004

Citations

  1. Jean J. Boicourt, compiler, Boicourt Genealogy, Rootsweb: WorldConnect (online family tree).
  2. 1860 Federal Census, United States.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Wiley H. Simms Probate File, (Transcribed by Warren Culpepper), Troup Co., GA Archives in LaGrange, Call No. Wiley Simms Folder/Loose.
  6. E-mail from Corine Simms (Mrs. Alvis) Reynolds, deceased to Warren L. Culpepper, 2001 - 2004.