Martha is the daughter of Rufus K and Lydia Ann Terrell Walker, married September 25, 1847, Jasper County, MO. Martha is the wife of John Frankin Sims married May 22, 1880, Wright County, MO.
John "Simms," 30, and wife Martha, 31, are listed in the 1880 Sarcoxie, Jasper County, MO Census.
The 1900 Cherokee County, Kansas Census lists John "Simms," 50, and wife Martha, 50, with children: Rufus O, 17; Sanford, 15; and Mary S, 12. Mary was born in Kansas, the rest in Missouri. John is a carpenter.
In 1910 the family is living on Dale Street, Springfield, Ward 8, Greene County, MO listed as "GF," Sims, 59, and wife ME, 60, married 31 years. It is a second marriage for John. Children at home are: Mable, 22, and Sanford, 25.
Martha, a widow, was 85 at the time of her death and had lived in Springfield for 23 years. She passed away at home, 727 E. Dale. Her cause of death is listed as Senility. A contributory cause was the fact that she had fallen and fractured her hip trying to get out of bed. Her daughter Mrs. Mabel Brockus is the informant on her MO Death Certificate.
Martha is the daughter of Rufus K and Lydia Ann Terrell Walker, married September 25, 1847, Jasper County, MO. Martha is the wife of John Frankin Sims married May 22, 1880, Wright County, MO.
John "Simms," 30, and wife Martha, 31, are listed in the 1880 Sarcoxie, Jasper County, MO Census.
The 1900 Cherokee County, Kansas Census lists John "Simms," 50, and wife Martha, 50, with children: Rufus O, 17; Sanford, 15; and Mary S, 12. Mary was born in Kansas, the rest in Missouri. John is a carpenter.
In 1910 the family is living on Dale Street, Springfield, Ward 8, Greene County, MO listed as "GF," Sims, 59, and wife ME, 60, married 31 years. It is a second marriage for John. Children at home are: Mable, 22, and Sanford, 25.
Martha, a widow, was 85 at the time of her death and had lived in Springfield for 23 years. She passed away at home, 727 E. Dale. Her cause of death is listed as Senility. A contributory cause was the fact that she had fallen and fractured her hip trying to get out of bed. Her daughter Mrs. Mabel Brockus is the informant on her MO Death Certificate.
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