The posts seemed to be wondering where "Sims" name came from: This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: michaelroland222 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.arkansas.counties.s aline/337.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Carolyn, Yes the Sims has been a great source of confusion because that is the only place it is mentioned. That is why I believe that G.W. may be Emelines son by a different man, but G.W. never kept his name. I was not able to find any local Sims in that Census. Could have been a traveler or a migrant farm worker. Or perhaps she took in a child from someone? Yes Jefferson Davis Roland was George Washington Roland's brother. However, I never knew he was a reverend. G.W. did move to Kaufman Texas With his firt wife Ida Chamness and her sister and family. They all lived within a few hoses of each other. They had my Grandfather, Johnny Mansel Roland. Then Ida died and G.W. married her sister that had been living with them. Then either she died or he divorced her and then married my Great Grandmother Donahue. She had a daughter named Lillian. Johnny and Lillian(step brother and step sister)fell in love and married. They had my father Raymond. Yes I would like a copy of the obituary. Thanks, Michael My thinking was that "Sims" is an old maternal family name in the Rowland family from back in the early 1800's. Georgia In a message dated 5/8/2009 2:32:50 A.M. Central Daylight Time, arsaline-request@rootsweb.com writes: Message: 2 Date: Thu, 7 May 2009 15:34:31 -0700 From: "Dave or Brenda Escoto" <cobina60@comcast.net> Subject: Re: [ARSALINE] ARSALINE Digest, Vol 4, Issue 25 To: <arsaline@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <D2513160911C49479259117C4CAFEA64@ESCOTOPC> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="UTF-8"; reply-type=original I do have SIMS, but only 7 and only two of those are female...neither of which is married to a Rowland. I have several Thomas Rowlands, but non married to a Sims. Are you sure you have the correct posts? -------------------------------------------------- From: <GATATUM@aol.com> Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 2:01 PM To: <arsaline@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [ARSALINE] ARSALINE Digest, Vol 4, Issue 25 > You mention Sims in a couple of posts, Two Rowland brothers, Amos and > Thomas married two Sims sisters, Mary (Polly) and Elizabeth Sims, > daughters of > Littlepage Sims. This was in the Mississippi Territory. > Amos Rowland (1790-abt 1850) m. Mary (Polly) Sims 12 Feb. 1813 > Thomas Rowland (1792-1853) m. Elizabeth Sims 1812 > Both of the large families ended up in Pulaski/Saline Co. Ark. > My branch of Amos' family were in Henderson Co. TX by the 1860's. > Several Rowlands came from Arkansas to Texas. > Georgia Bengel Tatum > > Researching: Ashe, Bengel, Burris, Byrd, Carson, Cotton, Curry, Danforth, > Dorner, Ford, Johnson, Lovelace, Lynn, Miller, Owens, Petrey, Rowland, > Rumph, Sadler, Sims, Tatum, Walston families **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221322931x1201367171/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=115&bcd =May5509AvgfooterNO115)