Izard Co., AR - Biographies - William C. Sims

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William C. Sims is worthy of being classed among the many prosperous farmers of
Izard County, for by his own exertions be has become the owner of about 420
acres of fertile land, of which 300 are in Izard County and the rest in Sharp
County. One hundred and seventy acres of this farm are under cultivation, and
in addition to his farm work he gives much of his attention to raising a good
grade of stock. He was born in Itawamba County, Miss., on the 7th of September,
1844, and is a son of Gray and Marinda (Mann) Sims. who were from the State of
Alabama. Of two sons and four daughters born to them, the two sons only are
living. The father, at the time of his death, was the owner of 160 acres of
good land. He and wife were members of the Baptist. Church, and after his
demise, in 1846, his widow became the worthy companion of John Pressley, to
whom she bore a family of four sons and three daughters. The mother's death
occurred [p.975] on the 22d of June, 1863. William C. Sims was educated in
Mississippi, and at the age of fourteen years moved to Van Buren County, Ark.,
remaining there until 1861. Then he volunteered in the Confederate army, and
was mustered into service on the 14th day of July, 1861. After the war he
located in Sharp County, and was married to Mrs. Sarah C. Wainwright, who was a
Tennesseean, their marriage being consummated September 4, 1867. This union
resulted in the birth of eleven children, three sons and eight daughters, but
only two of the family are now living. After the death of Mrs. Sims, on the
18th of March, 1881, Mr. Sims was married, August 10, of that year, to Miss
Sallie P. Haile, a Mississippian. He has attained a high rank in the I. O. O.
F., and he and wife are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.