37. Lewis³ Sims (Martin², James¹)⁽²¹⁸⁾ was born in VA ca 1821.

He married Caroline J. Tucker in Fayette Co, VA, 16 June 1849.⁽²¹⁹⁾ Caroline was born in VA ca 1827. She was listed as a resident in the census report in Fayette Co, VA, 1850.⁽²²⁰⁾

A census listed Lewis as head of household in Fayette Co, VA, 1850.⁽²²¹⁾

Lewis Sims and Caroline J. Tucker had the following children:

230 i. daughter⁴ Sims was born in VA 1850. She was listed as a resident in the census report in Fayette Co, VA, 1850.⁽²²²⁾ Child was enumerated at age 1 month.

231 ii. George W. Sims was born in Kanawha Co, VA May 1856. Date given in 1900 census He married Emma Margaret Darlington in Fayette Co, WV, 29 August 1883.⁽²²³⁾ Geo W., age 25, single, b. Kanawha Co, WV; E. M., age 23, single, b. Fayette Co, WV, par. B.F. & S.F.

Emma was born in Fayette Co, VA ca 1859. Emma was the daughter of Benjamin Franklin Darlington and Sarah Frances --?--. Emma died 2 August 1899 in Armstrong Ck, Fayette Co, WV, at 40 years of age.⁽²²⁴⁾ She was listed as a resident in the census report in Fayette Co, VA, 1860. She was listed as a resident in the census report in Falls of Kanawha Twp, Fayette Co, WV, 1870.

+ 232 iii. Nancy E. Sims was born ca 1858.

233 iv. David L. Sims was born in Kanawha Co, VA ca 1862. He married Orlena M. Martin in Fayette Co, WV, 11 March 1885.⁽²²⁵⁾ D. L., age 23, single, b. Kanawha Co, WV, par. Lewis & Caroline; O. M., age 23, single, b. Nicholas Co, WV, par. Nathan & P. Shuck transcribes as "Morton" but 1880 Nicholas Co, WV census finds her in "Martin" family.

Orlena was born in Nicholas Co, VA ca 1862. She was listed as a resident in the census report in Jefferson Dist, Nicholas Co, WV, 1880.⁽²²⁶⁾ Enumerated at home of parents Nathan and Parthena Martin, age 18, b. WV, parents b. WV

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