Sarah (Banks) Sims (1793 - 1874)

Born 5 May 1793 in Elbert County, Georgia, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Edward Sims — married 11 Jul 1811 in Elbert County, Georgia

Descendants

Died 19 Oct 1874 at age 81 in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA

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Biography

Sally Banks was born in 1793. She is the daughter of Ralph Banks and Rachel Jones. She married Edward Sims. At Edward's death, she inherited the full property they lived on. At her death, it was to be sold and divided among the children.

Slaves

See: Slaves of Sarah Banks Sims, Alabama for a full list

Sources

• Marriage: "Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944"
  Original data: Georgia marriage information taken from county courthouse records. Many of these records were extracted from copies of the original records in microfilm, microfiche, or book format, located at the Family History Library
  Ancestry Record 7839 #9069
  Sally Banks marriage to Edward Sims on 11 Jul 1811 in Elbert, Georgia.
• 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
  The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 1, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Roll: 16; Page: 186a; Line Number: 28
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #16817986
  Sarah Sims (57) in District 1, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. Born in Georgia.
• 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules:
  The National Archive in Washington Dc; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8055 #90625231
  Sarah Sims in District 1, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA.
• 1855 Census: "Alabama, U.S., State Census, 1820-1866"
  Original data: Alabama State Census, 1820, 1850, 1855 and 1866. Montgomery, Alabama: Alabama Department of Archives & History. Rolls M2004.0008-M2004.0012, M2004.0036-M2004.0050, and M2008.0124
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1576 #257309
  Sarah Sims in Tuscaloosa.
• 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
  The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Roll: M653_25; Page: 488; Family History Library Film: 803025
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #12737742
  Sarah Sims (67), Planter, in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Born in Georgia.
• 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules:
  The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Eighth Census of the United States 1860; Series Number: M653; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7668 #91674515
  Sarah Sims in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA.
• 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1870; Census Place: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Roll: M593_43; Page: 381B
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #12977546
  Sarah Sims (75), Keeping House, in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Born in Georgia.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68665163/sarah-sims: accessed 07 August 2023), memorial page for Mrs Sarah Banks Sims (5 May 1793–19 Oct 1874), Find a Grave Memorial ID 68665163, citing Greenwood Cemetery, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Aggie (contributor 46870595).