Wilson Hannah Fox Sims

1856 - 1941  (84 years)

• Name	Wilson Hannah Fox Sims  [1]
  Birth	17 Oct 1856	Sims Mountain, Greenbrier County, WV   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	16 Jan 1941	Rainelle, Greenbrier County, WV   [1]
  Burial	Est 18 Jan 1941	Sewell Valley Baptist Church Cemetery   [1]
  Person ID	I24	Crane Genealogy
  Last Modified	4 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	Daniel B. Sims,   b. Jan 1821, Albemarle County, VA d. 23 Jun 1902, Greenbrier County, WV (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Virginia Jane Reynolds,   b. 5 Dec 1833, Virginia d. 5 Dec 1897, Greenbrier County, WV (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	19 Feb 1851	Greenbrier County, VA   [2]
  	Notice from the Lewisburg Chronicle, Volume 5, Number 48, published Thursday, February 27, 1851: Married - On Wednesday the 19th day by...[the Rev. James N. Eakin]...Mr. Daniel B. Sims to Miss Jane Reynolds, all of this County.
  Family ID	F195	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lucy C. Osborne,   b. 9 Sep 1858, Greenbrier County, VA d. 21 Apr 1901, Rainelle, Greenbrier County, WV (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	12 Sep 1879	Greenbrier County, WV   [3]
  Children	1. Lorena Edith Sims,   b. 19 Mar 1881, Sewell Mountain, Fayette County, WV d. 21 Nov 1920, Rainelle, Greenbrier County, WV (Age 39 years)   2. Rosa Virginia Sims,   b. 18 Dec 1883, Greenbrier County, WV d. 7 Feb 1940 (Age 56 years)   3. Daniel Hill Simms,   b. 7 May 1885, Greenbrier County, WV d. 23 Nov 1958, Greenbrier County, WV (Age 73 years)   4. Jesse Hollen Sims,   b. 1 Jul 1887, Dennis, Greenbrier County, WV d. 24 Nov 1961, East Rainelle, Greenbrier County, WV (Age 74 years)   5. Lue Alzo Sims,   b. 25 Apr 1889, Rainelle, Greenbrier County, WV d. 5 Dec 1983, Rainelle, Greenbrier County, WV (Age 94 years)   6. Edward Haynes Sims,   b. 20 Aug 1890, West Virginia d. 25 Mar 1974, Charleston, Kanawha County, WV (Age 83 years)   7. Eva Hannah Sims,   b. 13 Mar 1892, Greenbrier County, WV d. 12 Mar 1957, Ronceverte, Greenbrier County, WV (Age 64 years)   8. Daisy Sarah Sims,   b. 10 Jun 1893, Rainelle, Greenbrier County, WV d. 19 Mar 1986, Nursing home (Age 92 years)   9. Stewart Thomas Simms,   b. 15 Mar 1895, Rainelle, Greenbrier County, WV d. 3 Apr 1976, Beckley, Raleigh County, WV (Age 81 years)   10. Simon Jackson Sims,   b. 1 Oct 1896, Greenbrier County, WV d. 19 Oct 1984 (Age 88 years)   11. Emma Leila Sims,   b. 15 Sep 1898, Greenbrier County, WV d. 12 Sep 1900, Fort Springs, Greenbrier County, WV (Age 1 year)   12. Judson Wilson Simms,   b. 11 Jun 1900, West Virginia d. 6 Oct 1981, Fayette County, WV (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F8	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 May 2018

  
  

  Family 2	Cassa Elizabeth Duncan Harrah,   b. 8 Oct 1871, West Virginia d. 1 Apr 1948, West Virginia (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	6 Apr 1904  [4]
  	MARRIAGE CONTRACT This Contract made and entered into on this 2nd day of April 1904 between W. H. Sims of the county of Greenbrier and State of West Virginia of the first part and Mrs. Bettie Harrah of county and State aforesaid of the second part. Witnesseth that the aforesaid parties contemplating matrimony do make this contract before entering into the marriage bonds, which is as follows: First the party of the first part agrees to mary [sic] the party of the second part and provide a support for her as long as the party of the second part is his wife or widow provided she remains at his home, and agrees to support and keep her two children that she now has, and school them until they are of lawful age provided they remain with him and are reasonably respectful to him, that he is [to] furnish the same support and same advantages of school that he furnishes his own children, and on same terms party of second part is to remove what personal property she now owns to the home of the party of the first part there to be used as the property of both parties. Second, it is expressly agreed to and understood, by and between the parties that the party of second part is to have no part in the division of the real or personal estate of the party of the second part such as the laws of the State of West Virginia give to a wife in case of the death of her husband, but the herein before mentioned support is all she is to get and that only on the conditions hereinbefore mentioned and it is further expressly understood and agreed to by the parties that party of the first part is not responsible for any debts now owing or due to any person from party of second part, nor responsible for any debts contracted by party of second part after marriage with the party of first part, except as may be here after agreed to, by the parties, and it is further understood that any money derived from the sale of any real estate now owned by party of second part is to remain her sole and separate property to do so as she pleases with. In witness whereof the parties have signed their names and affixed their seals. W. H. Sims. {SEAL} Bettie Harrah {SEAL} State of West Virginia; County of Greenbrier S.S. I, Z. A. Sandige, a Notary Public in and for the county and State aforesaid do verify that W. H. Sims and Bettie Harrah whose names are signed to the writing above bearing date on the 2nd day of April 1904 have this day acknowledged the same before me in my said county. Given under my hand this 2nd day of April 1904. {signed} Z. A. Sandige N. P. Greenbrier County Court Clerks Office April 18, 1904. This contract was on this day presented in this office and thereupon together with the certificate thereto annexed admitted to record. Testi A. B. Buster, Clerk
  Children	1. Myrtle Gertrude Sims,   b. 9 Jun 1905, Rainelle, Greenbrier County, WV d. 4 Jun 1986, Beckley, Raleigh County, WV (Age 80 years)   2. Margaret Pearl Sims,   b. 27 Nov 1907, Greenbrier County, WV d. 15 Jan 1990 (Age 82 years)   3. Alma Jean Sims,   b. 17 Nov 1908, Greenbrier County, WV   4. West Virginia Sims,   b. 10 May 1909, Rainelle, Greenbrier County, WV d. 20 Dec 1985, Mary Washington Hospital (Age 76 years)   5. Easta Elma Sims,   b. Cal 1910, West Virginia   6. Nathan A. Sims,   b. 4 Nov 1912, Sims Mountain, Greenbrier County, WV d. 8 Nov 1912 (Age 0 years)   7. Woodrow Wilson Sims,   b. 27 Oct 1913, West Virginia d. 7 Nov 1984 (Age 71 years)   8. Baby Boy Sims
  Family ID	F206	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Nov 2019

  
  

• Notes

  Comment by Audrey Simms: "From pictures, Wilson had a full head of hair and a beard. My husband (Forest) said he didn't hardly remember him. [He] did remember one time helping to put sheep in the barn. His [Forest's] grandfather's farm had about 200 acres."

  
  

• Sources

  [S797] Death Certificate; Sims, Wilson H, 26 Aug 2013 (Reliability: 3). [S1811] West Virginia Marriages Index: 1785 - 1971, 16 Jul 2024 (Reliability: 3). [S243] Marriage Record: CRANE, Mary Louise & MORTON, John Johnson, 6 May 2018, 15. (Reliability: 3). Book 1B, Page 77, Year of 1879, Line 59. [S113] A. Simms to D. Benelli, 17 Aug 1999, 38.