Bio:  Albert J. K. Sims, Claiborne Parish, LA
Source: Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Northwest Louisiana
The Southern Publishing Company, Chicago & Nashville, 1890
Submitted for the LAGenWeb Archives by: Gwen Moran-Hernandez, Jan. 2000


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Albert J. K. Sims.  This substantial and representative agriculturist was born 
in Jackson Parish, La., June 1, 1849, to George and Cornelia (Robinson) Sims, 
who were born in Georgia and Alabama, respectively, their marriage taking place 
in the former State, where the father was reared to maturity.  After farming some 
time in Georgia, he removed to Alabama, thence to Louisiana about 1847, and located 
in what is now Lincoln Parish, coming, about two years later, to Claiborne Parish, 
opening a farm near Homer on which he made his home until his death, about 1878, 
his widow surviving him.  He was a son of George Sims, a Georgian of Scotch descent.  
Albert J. K. Sims is one of his parent's nine children, four of whom became the heads 
of families.  One son was killed in the army, another died while in the service, but 
two came through alive.  Four sons and two daughters are living at the present time, 
five of whom are residents of this parish.  Albert J. K. Sims is the sixth child, and 
in the parish where he now lives he grew to mature years, but received a very limited 
education, being principally self-educated.  He was married December 10, 1875, to Miss 
Maggie Wroten, who was born in Arkansas, to Dr. Wroten, now deceased. After his marriage 
Mr. Sims purchased the place on which he is now living, and now owns about 400 acres of 
land in three farms, all near each other, and has about 275 acres under cultivation, on 
which is one of the most substantial and comfortable residences in the parish.  He has 
also an excellent cotton-gin, barns, and has made other substantial improvements.  He 
and his wife have a family of five children: Fannie, Glover, Roberta, Oto Karo, Grover 
Cleveland and Exa Etta.  They have three children deceased: Mary Madosa, and two unnamed.

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