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William SIMS was born 17 October 1831 in Alabama, USA
William SIMS was the child of ? and ?William SIMS died 17 February 1905 in Pensacola, Florida, USA.
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Occupation
William SIMS was a Cotton Screwman.
William SIMS was a Cotton Screwman.
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1831 Birth 17 October 1831
Alabama, USA
From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states. 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
Death
Name: William Sims
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 17 Feb 1905
Death Place: Pensacola, Escambia, Florida
Age:
Birth Date: 17 Oct 1831
Birth Place: Ala.
Occupation: Cotton Screwman
Race: black
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace: Ala.
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace: Ala.
Indexing Project (Batch) Number:
System Origin:
GS Film number: 2116941
Reference ID: v8 cn569
'Florida Deaths, 1877-1939,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FP4Z-NHF : 24 December 2014), William Sims, 17 Feb 1905; citing Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, reference v8 cn569; FHL microfilm 2,116,941.'
Name: William Sims
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 17 Feb 1905
Death Place: Pensacola, Escambia, Florida
Age:
Birth Date: 17 Oct 1831
Birth Place: Ala.
Occupation: Cotton Screwman
Race: black
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace: Ala.
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace: Ala.
Indexing Project (Batch) Number:
System Origin:
GS Film number: 2116941
Reference ID: v8 cn569
'Florida Deaths, 1877-1939,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FP4Z-NHF : 24 December 2014), William Sims, 17 Feb 1905; citing Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, reference v8 cn569; FHL microfilm 2,116,941.'
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