Elizabeth Henry was the 9th child of 12 born to John Henry and Rachel McMillan Henry. She emigrated to the US with her younger sister Rachel in 1850 (she was 19). She taught school, then met and married Richard Sims; they settled on a farm near Kingston, Adams County, Illinois, where she lived for the rest of her life. She died aged 81 years, 9 months, 8 days, and was buried in the Kingston Cemetery.
No information available on Richard Sims, her husband, other than that he was from England.
Their children included John T Sims, Rachel Sims (teacher, died young, unmarried), William H Sims, Annie Sims Cate, and Alexander Montrose Sims.
(Information from The Henry Family of Flower Hill, Ireland, annotated by Hazel Henry, granddaughter of Matthew Henry)
No information available on Richard Sims, her husband, other than that he was from England.
Their children included John T Sims, Rachel Sims (teacher, died young, unmarried), William H Sims, Annie Sims Cate, and Alexander Montrose Sims.
(Information from The Henry Family of Flower Hill, Ireland, annotated by Hazel Henry, granddaughter of Matthew Henry)
Elizabeth Henry was the 9th child of 12 born to John Henry and Rachel McMillan Henry. She emigrated to the US with her younger sister Rachel in 1850 (she was 19). She taught school, then met and married Richard Sims; they settled on a farm near Kingston, Adams County, Illinois, where she lived for the rest of her life. She died aged 81 years, 9 months, 8 days, and was buried in the Kingston Cemetery.
No information available on Richard Sims, her husband, other than that he was from England.
Their children included John T Sims, Rachel Sims (teacher, died young, unmarried), William H Sims, Annie Sims Cate, and Alexander Montrose Sims.
(Information from The Henry Family of Flower Hill, Ireland, annotated by Hazel Henry, granddaughter of Matthew Henry)
No information available on Richard Sims, her husband, other than that he was from England.
Their children included John T Sims, Rachel Sims (teacher, died young, unmarried), William H Sims, Annie Sims Cate, and Alexander Montrose Sims.
(Information from The Henry Family of Flower Hill, Ireland, annotated by Hazel Henry, granddaughter of Matthew Henry)
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