SIMS
Generation 1
1. William Barnett Sims b: Sept 21 1818 in VA d: Jan 1892 in Dresden,
Weakley Co., TN married
Clarinda Susan Rust (parents are Lucy Ann Samuel and Vinson Rust) b: Aug 12 1822 d: Feb
1893 in Clarksville, Red River Co., TX
They had the following children known at this time.
2. Durcilla Temperance Sims b: Nov 13 1855 in
Dresden, TN m: March 5 1876 in Dresden, TN to William James Coleman Bowers d: Aug 10 1930
in Clarksville, TX
3. Emily Francis Sims b: March 4
1844 in Dresden, TN d: April 26 1900 m: to a Mr. Reavis
4. Mary Lougenia Sims b: Aug 6 1846 in Dresden, TN d:
Dec 28 1883
5. William Benjamin Sims b: July 28
1850 in Dresden, TN
6. Calvin James "Uncle Cal" Sims
b: Aug 1 1853 in Dresden, TN d: April 8 1938
7. Susan Alice Sims b: Jan 27 1858 in Dresden, TN d:
March 4 1886 m: to a Mr. Parham
Generation 2
William James Coleman Bowers b: in TN married
2. Durcilla Temperance Sims on March 5, 1876, in Weakley Co, TN b: in TN (Her father and
mother were William Barnett Sims and Clarinda Susan Rust)
Had the following children known at this time:
8. Charles Austin Bowers b: Aug 20 1877 in Weakley
Co., TN m: Dec 18 1907 in Haworth, McCutain Co., OK to Annie Lucy Peavey d: may 10 1941 in
Iowa Park, TX
9. Barney Theron Bowers b: April 8
1879 in Dresden, Weakley Co., TN m: Jan 31 1904 in Clarksville, TX to Cornelia Ruth
Richardson d: May 14 1960 in Lubbock, TX
10. Claude Bowers b: June 3 1882 in Dresden, Weakley
Co., TN m: Mary Healy d: Dec 27 1967 in San Saba, TX
11. Beal (Daddy Pop) Bwers
b: Sept 24 1884 in Dresden, TN m: Dec 25 1910
in Clarksville, TX to Ella Mae Proctor d: June 9 1975 in Clarksville, TX
12. Laura Augusta Bowers b: April
11 1887 in Dresden, TN m: Dec 29 1907 to Joe Gibbons d: Jan 19 1980 in
Albequrque, NM
13. Florence Elizabeth Bowers b:
Feb 25 1889 in Dresden, TN m: to Jim Marible in NM d: Oct 20 1929 NM
14. Hoyt Bowers b: May 9 1891 in
Dresden, TN m: Dec 24 1918 in Clarksville, TX to Frances (Aunt Fanny)
Proctor d: March 30 1952 in Clarksville, TX
15. Harlan Bowers b: March 17 1894
in Dresden, TN m: Mamie Capbell, and Zelma Craig Shockley
d: Aug 12 1972 in Broken Bow, OK
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