Reuben SIMMS & Mary CORBIN

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Reuben SIMMS
Mary CORBIN

Reuben SIMMS / SIMS
Birth: 1804/5, VA
Occupation: laborer

Secondary sources differ with regard to his parents.

Most say they are —
Father: Reuben SIMS
Mother: Sarah TATUM

Some say the are —
Father: Mathew SIMS
Mother: Mary "Polly" SANDERS

I have no idea which, if either, is correct.

Marriage: 1 Feb 1831, Culpeper Co., VA

Wife: Mary CORBIN
Birth: 1809/10
Occupation: homemaker
Father: Joseph William CORBIN
Mother: Hannah MENEFEE

Children:

— born in either Chesterfield Co., VA, or Frederick Co., VA:
1. Sarah SIMS, b. 1832/3
2. Louisa SIMS, b. 1833/4
3. Jane E. SIMS, b. 1835/6
4. Hannah SIMS, b. 1837/8

— born in either Frederick Co., VA, or Warren Co., VA:
5. Joseph SIMS, b. 1840
6. William SIMS, b. 1842/3
7. Laura SIMS, b. 1845/6
8. Mary A. SIMS, b. 1848/9

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Sources:

1a. Jordan R. Dodd, ed. 1993. Virginia Marriages: Early to 1850. Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-229):

Sims, Reuben Carbin, Mary 1 Feb 1831 Culpeper Co.

1b. Jordan R. Dodd, et al. 1999. Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850. Precision Indexing Publ., Bountiful, UT (online a Ancestry.com):

Reuben Sims Mary Corbin 1 Feb 1831 Chesterfield Co.

This is a major error in the Ancestry online database because other Culpeper Co. marriages are also mistakenly shown as being in Chesterfield Co.

2. 1840 U.S. Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #51-52 of 138 — indexed "Simons"; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1840 VA Frederick Co. Roll 555 pp. 94B-95A Ln. 14 Rheuben Simms 000 001 - 220 001 no slaves _______

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 30-39 1800-1810 = Reuben (b. 1804/5)

2 females 4 or under 1835-1840 = Hannah (b. 1837/8)
= Jane (b. 1835/6)

2 females 5-9 1830-1835 = Louisa (b. 1833/4)
= Sarah (b. 1832/3)

1 female 30-39 1800-1810 = Mary (b. 1809/10)

3. 1850 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #105 of 108): 69th Dist., Warren Co., VA, Roll M432_980, p. 53A, 805/816, enumerated 10 Sep 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Reuben Sims 45 M Labourer Virginia

Mary    " 40 F "

Sarah   " 17 F "

Louisa " 16 F "

Jane    " 14 F "

Hannah " 12 F "

Joseph " 10 M "

William " 7 M "

Laura   " 4 F "

Mary    " 1 F "

4. 1860 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #114 of 138 — mis-indexed "Simons"): Sperryville P.O., Rappahannock Co., VA, Roll M653_1374, p. 234, PN 114, 875/818, enumerated 4 Aug 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Reuben Simms 60 M W Farmer 297 Virginia

Mary Simms 55 F W Keeping house "

Louisa 23 F W "

Jane E 22 F W "

Hannah 19 F W "

Joseph 17 M W Farm Hand "

William 16 M W do "

Laura 14 F W "

Mary A 11 F W "

5. 1870 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #24 of 41): Sperryville P.O., Piedmont Twp., Rappahannock Co., VA, Roll M593_1674, p. 144B, PN 24, 165/166, enumerated ? Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Simms Reubin 73 M W Farmer 700 Virginia

_____ Louisa 30 F W Keeping house "

_____ Jane 25 F W at home "

_____ Laura 21 F W "   " "

_____ Mary 16 F W "   " "

_____ William 22 M W Farm Laborer "

Corbin Mallory 58 M W "      " "

Porter Thomas 23 M W "      " "

Morgan William 9 M W "

William does not appear to be Reuben's son. Is he a nephew? (John) Mallory CORBIN is Reuben's brother-in-law.

. Kenneth Corbin. 2009. The Leaves of the Corbin Tree. 2 vols. Self-published, Louisville, KY. Vol. 1, p. 72.

. Public Member Trees (online at Ancestry.com).

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