While Nancy's marker says she was 43 years old, it's clear that she was married for 43 years. She was born in 1825, according to her obituary, and was married on 5/19/1848. The inscription on the marker tells the story of how she and John will be reunited in heaven.
She was born in South Carolina to Joshua and Jane Cullins and came to Indiana with her parents and siblings about 1828. She married John Sims, a blacksmith and farmer, and lived in the vicinity of Nulltown. Fayette County census of 1850 lists John age 26, Nancy age 24, and Roseanna 3 months. Her obituary says that she was the mother of eight children, two of whom died in infancy.
She was born in South Carolina to Joshua and Jane Cullins and came to Indiana with her parents and siblings about 1828. She married John Sims, a blacksmith and farmer, and lived in the vicinity of Nulltown. Fayette County census of 1850 lists John age 26, Nancy age 24, and Roseanna 3 months. Her obituary says that she was the mother of eight children, two of whom died in infancy.
While Nancy's marker says she was 43 years old, it's clear that she was married for 43 years. She was born in 1825, according to her obituary, and was married on 5/19/1848. The inscription on the marker tells the story of how she and John will be reunited in heaven.
She was born in South Carolina to Joshua and Jane Cullins and came to Indiana with her parents and siblings about 1828. She married John Sims, a blacksmith and farmer, and lived in the vicinity of Nulltown. Fayette County census of 1850 lists John age 26, Nancy age 24, and Roseanna 3 months. Her obituary says that she was the mother of eight children, two of whom died in infancy.
She was born in South Carolina to Joshua and Jane Cullins and came to Indiana with her parents and siblings about 1828. She married John Sims, a blacksmith and farmer, and lived in the vicinity of Nulltown. Fayette County census of 1850 lists John age 26, Nancy age 24, and Roseanna 3 months. Her obituary says that she was the mother of eight children, two of whom died in infancy.
Gravesite Details
wife of John Sims. Age 43y. (source: Fayette County Indiana Cemetery Survey, 1978-1980.)NOTE: While this inscription appears on the stone, she had been married 43 years. She was not age 43!
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