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Personal data U.S. Rep. Thetus Willrette Sims sKs6PqWikiNYTObDCBu 


Household of U.S. Rep. Thetus Willrette Sims sKs6PqWikiNYTObDCBu

He is married to Nancy Hunter Kittrell.

They got married on December 26, 1877, he was 25 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Edna Earle Sims  1878-1960 
  2. Erskine Kent Sims  1880-1964 
  3. Tom Kittrell Sims  1882-1969
  4. Elizabeth Sims  1884-????
  5. Sadie Sims  1887-1890
  6. Gladys Sims  1891-1894
  7. Paul Sims  1894-1960 
  8. Marie Sims  1896-????
  9. Enid Sims  1899-1949 


Notes about U.S. Rep. Thetus Willrette Sims sKs6PqWikiNYTObDCBu


1880
Household Record 1880 United States Census
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Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
T. W. SIMS Self M Male W 28 TN Attorney TN TN
Nannie H. SIMS Wife M Female W 20 TN Keeping House TN TN
Edner E. SIMS Dau S Female W 1 TN On Visit TN TN
Elizebeth KITTRELL Mother W Female W 48 TN Boarder GA VA
Thos. G. KITTRELL Brother S Male W 11 TN At Home TN TN
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Source Information:
Census Place District 6, Perry, Tennessee
Family History Library Film 1255274
NA Film Number T9-1274
Page Number 425B
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Sims, Thetus W.
Thetus was born in Wayne County, TN in 1852. He was 1 of 8 children born to George W. Sims and Jennie Whitson of which only 6 were living at the writing. George was born in Giles County and Jennie was from Hickman County. It was in Wayne County that George and Jennie met and married. They lived in Wayne and Hardin counties until 1877 when they moved to Texas. Jennie died there in 1879.
At age 22 Thetus entered the law department at Cumberland University and then graduated in 1876. He then moved to Linden where he was still living at the writing. On 26 December 1877, he married Nannie H. Kittrell of Maury County. They were the parents of Edna E, Erskine Kent, Tommie, and Bessie

FROM: http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000441

SIMS, Thetus Willrette, 1852-1939

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SIMS, Thetus Willrette, a Representative from Tennessee; born near Waynesboro, Wayne County, Tenn., April 25, 1852; attended a private school at Martins Mills; moved with his parents to Savannah, Hardin County, Tenn., in 1862; attended Savannah (Tenn.) College and was graduated from the law department of Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tenn., in June 1876; was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Linden, Perry County, Tenn.; superintendent of public instruction for Perry County, Tenn., 1882-1884; elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fifth and to the eleven succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1897-March 3, 1921); chairman, Committee on War Claims (Sixty-second Congress), Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Sixty-fifth Congress); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1920 to the Sixty-seventh Congress; resumed the practice of law in Lexington, Henderson County, Tenn.; retired from active business pursuits in 1930 and moved to Washington, D.C., where he died December 17, 1939; interment in Rock Creek Cemetery.

FROM: http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sims.html
Thetus Willrette Sims (1852-1939) -- also known as Thetus W. Sims -- of Linden, Perry County, Tenn. Born in Wayne County, Tenn., April 25, 1852. Democrat. Lawyer; superintendent of schools; Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1892; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 8th District, 1897-1921. Died in 1939. Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery. See also: congressional biography.

Children of Congressman T. W. Sims and Nannie Kittrell Sims
Kent, the oldest lives at Indianola, Liss., lawyer and plantation owner. Married ______________ . Children, one son - perhaps other children.Paul, lives in New York City. I have no further data on him.Elizabeth, who married Louis Brownlow, Journalist, public official, first City Manager of Knoxville, Tennessee 1924-26. Louis is a son of Robert Sims and Ruth Amis Brownlow who moved from Giles County, Tennessee to Buffalo, Missouri, in an early day. I am of the opinion that Robert was a son of Joseph Brownlow and Judith Sims (daughter of Pariss Sims. See history of his family)Enid, is another one of the daughters. Do not know names of other two. One of the daughters lives in Chicago, the other in Washington, D.C.
Congressman Sims, died December 17, 1939 at the home of one of his daughters in Washington, and is buried there in Rock Creek Cemetery.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Thetus Willrette Sims

Sarah Jane Whitson
± 1820-1879

Thetus Willrette Sims
1852-1939

1877

Nancy Hunter Kittrell
1859-1946

Edna Earle Sims
1878-1960
Erskine Kent Sims
1880-1964
Tom Kittrell Sims
1882-1969
Elizabeth Sims
1884-????
Sadie Sims
1887-1890
Gladys Sims
1891-1894
Paul Sims
1894-1960
Marie Sims
1896-????
Enid Sims
1899-1949

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    Thetus W. Sims
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    Thetus W. Sims' former residence in Washington, D.C.Thetus Willrette Sims was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 8th congressional district of Tennessee. He was born on April 25, 1852 near Waynesboro, Tennessee in Wayne County. He attended a private school at Martin Mills and moved with his parents to Savannah, Tennessee in Hardin County in 1862. He attended Savannah (Tennessee) College and graduated from Cumberland School of Law at Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee in June 1876. He was admitted to the bar the same year. He commenced practice in Linden, Tennessee in Perry County. He was the superintendent of public instruction for Perry County, Tennessee from 1882 to 1884.

    Thetus Sims was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fifth and to the eleven succeeding Congresses. He served from March 4, 1897 to March 3, 1921, but he was not a successful candidate for renomination in 1920 to the Sixty-seventh Congress. During the Sixty-second Congress, he was the chairman of the United States House Committee on War Claims. He was the chairman of the United States House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce during the Sixty-fifth Congress. He resumed the practice of law in Lexington, Tennessee in Henderson County. He retired from active business pursuits in 1930 and moved to Washington, D.C., where he died on December 17, 1939. He was interred in Rock Creek Cemetery.

    Thetus W. Sims at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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    Thetus W. Sims

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    Thetus W. Sims
    Thetus W. Sims from Tennessee
    United States House of Representatives
    Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
    from Tennessee's 8th district
    In office
    March 4, 1897 – March 4, 1921
    Personal details
    Born
    April 25, 1852
    Wayne County, Tennessee

    Died
    December 17, 1939 (aged 87)
    Washington, D.C.

    Resting place
    Rock Creek Cemetery

    Citizenship
    United States

    Political party
    Democratic Party (United States)

    Spouse(s)
    Nannie Kitrell Sims

    Children
    Edna Sims
    Erskine Kent Sims

    Tom Sims

    Elizabeth Sims

    Marie Sims

    Paul Sims

    Enid Sims


    Alma mater
    Cumberland University

    Profession
    Lawyer

    Thetus Willrette Sims (April 25, 1852 – December 17, 1939) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 8th congressional district of Tennessee.



    Contents [hide]
    1 Biography
    2 Career
    3 Death
    4 References
    5 External links


    Biography[edit]

    Sims was born on April 25, 1852 near Waynesboro, Tennessee in Wayne County son of George Washington and Sarah Jane Whitson Sims. He attended a private school at Martin Mills and moved with his parents to Savannah, Tennessee in Hardin County in 1862 during the Civil War.





    Thetus W. Sims' former residence in Washington, D.C.
    Sims attended Savannah (Tennessee) College and graduated from Cumberland School of Law at Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee in June 1876. He was admitted to the bar the same year.[1] He married Nannie Kitrell on December 26, 1877, and they had seven children, Edna, Erskine, Tom, Elizabeth, Marie, Paul, and Enid.[2]

    Career[edit]

    Sims commenced practice in Linden, Tennessee in Perry County. He was the superintendent of public instruction for Perry County, Tennessee from 1882 to 1884.

    Sims was elected to the House in the fall of 1896 as a Democrat. He was reelected to the eleven succeeding Congresses.
    1897–1899 - 55th Congress Freshman term in the House.
    1911–1913 - 62nd Congress He was the chairman of the United States House Committee on War Claims.
    1917–1919 - 65th Congress He was the chairman of the United States House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
    1920 - He failed to win the election in 1920 for the 67th Congress (1921–1923).

    His tenure in the House lasted for 12 terms in office from March 4, 1897 to March 4, 1921.[3]

    Returning to Lexington, Tennessee in Henderson County, Sims resumed the practice of law for a few years. He retired from active business pursuits in 1930 shortly after the beginning of the Great Depression and returned to Washington, D.C..

    Death[edit]

    Sims died on December 17, 1939 (aged 87) In Washington, D.C. He is interred at Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington, D.C.[4] He was the father-in-law of politician Louis Brownlow.

    References[edit]

    1.Jump up ^ "Thetus W. Sims". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
    2.Jump up ^ "Thetus W. Sims". Sims - 1965 edition. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
    3.Jump up ^ "Thetus W. Sims". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
    4.Jump up ^ "Thetus W. Sims". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 29 April 2013.

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Birthday April 25, 1852

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Day of marriage December 26, 1877

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Day of death December 17, 1939

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