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Sims family of Indiana

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  Stephen Sims (1792-1863) — of Rush County, Ind.; Boone County, Ind.; near Middlefork, Clinton County, Ind. Born in Cocke County, Tenn., November 24, 1792. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850. Died near Middlefork, Clinton County, Ind., January 16, 1863 (age 70 years, 53 days). Interment at Sims Cemetery, Near Middlefork, Clinton County, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of William Sims (1760-1845) and Amelia (Russell) Sims (1760-1822); married, September 9, 1813, to Elizabeth McCarty (1797-1834); father of James Noble Sims and John F. Sims (1819?-1883); grandfather of Frederick Augustus Sims.
  Political family: Sims family of Indiana.
  James Noble Sims (1817-1899) — of Frankfort, Clinton County, Ind. Born in Connersville, Fayette County, Ind., January 5, 1817. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1860. Died in Frankfort, Clinton County, Ind., February 20, 1899 (age 82 years, 46 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Stephen Sims and Elizabeth (McCarty) Sims (1797-1834); brother of John F. Sims (1819?-1883); married, November 18, 1865, to Margaret A. Allen (1830-1912); father of Frederick Augustus Sims.
  Political family: Sims family of Indiana.
  John F. Sims (c.1819-1883) — Born about 1819. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1855-57. Died in 1883 (age about 64 years). Interment at Cicero Cemetery, Cicero, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Stephen Sims (1792-1863); brother of James Noble Sims; uncle of Frederick Augustus Sims.
  Political family: Sims family of Indiana.
  Frederick Augustus Sims (1867-1947) — also known as Fred A. Sims — of Frankfort, Clinton County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Frankfort, Clinton County, Ind., October 8, 1867. Republican. Lawyer; banker; mayor of Frankfort, Ind., 1894-98; member of Indiana Republican State Committee, 1896-1906; secretary of Indiana Republican Party, 1904-06; secretary of state of Indiana, 1906-10; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1916. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., April 20, 1947 (age 79 years, 194 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of James Noble Sims and Margaret (Allen) Sims (1830-1912); married 1917 to Elsie Dickson (died 1944); nephew of John F. Sims (1819?-1883); grandson of Stephen Sims.
  Political family: Sims family of Indiana.
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