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Josie Virine <I>Robertson</I> Sims

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Josie Virine Robertson Sims

Birth
Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
Death
4 Aug 1964 (aged 81)
Ceres, Stanislaus County, California, USA
Burial
Hughson, Stanislaus County, California, USA Add to Map
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Josie was born in Sevier County, Tennessee, the oldest of the eight children born to Frederick Emert Robertson and wife Sarah Elizabeth Stafford. She marries Walter L. Sims in that county, but within the year she and Walter and her parents and siblings have moved to Oklahoma. Josie and Walter will have 10 children, all born in Oklahoma. Around 1944 they move on to California, with four of their younger children as well as Josie's brother William Beacher "Doc" Robertson and his family. Doc's wife had died young in Oklahoma and Josie helped care for his young children during that time.

Josie's obituary appears in the Modesto newspaper, and lists her children and 25 grandchildren as her survivors.

The family story is that some female ancestor of Josie was full-blooded Cherokee. Research has not unearthed any proof, and no descendant has been found enrolled in the tribe. However, two of Josie's granddaughters confirmed that Josie and her brother William Beacher Robertson spoke Cherokee, but hid it. Another of Josie's granddaughters had a postcard photo (now lost) of a teenage girl dressed in Native American clothing, that she was told was her direct Cherokee ancestor, and believed there were relatives driven out of Tennessee to Oklahoma on the Trail of Tears.
Josie was born in Sevier County, Tennessee, the oldest of the eight children born to Frederick Emert Robertson and wife Sarah Elizabeth Stafford. She marries Walter L. Sims in that county, but within the year she and Walter and her parents and siblings have moved to Oklahoma. Josie and Walter will have 10 children, all born in Oklahoma. Around 1944 they move on to California, with four of their younger children as well as Josie's brother William Beacher "Doc" Robertson and his family. Doc's wife had died young in Oklahoma and Josie helped care for his young children during that time.

Josie's obituary appears in the Modesto newspaper, and lists her children and 25 grandchildren as her survivors.

The family story is that some female ancestor of Josie was full-blooded Cherokee. Research has not unearthed any proof, and no descendant has been found enrolled in the tribe. However, two of Josie's granddaughters confirmed that Josie and her brother William Beacher Robertson spoke Cherokee, but hid it. Another of Josie's granddaughters had a postcard photo (now lost) of a teenage girl dressed in Native American clothing, that she was told was her direct Cherokee ancestor, and believed there were relatives driven out of Tennessee to Oklahoma on the Trail of Tears.

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  • Maintained by: Lori
  • Originally Created by: Joshualyn
  • Added: Mar 15, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66958653/josie_virine-sims: accessed ), memorial page for Josie Virine Robertson Sims (9 Mar 1883–4 Aug 1964), Find a Grave Memorial ID 66958653, citing Lakewood Memorial Park, Hughson, Stanislaus County, California, USA; Maintained by Lori (contributor 47341416).