To add to this: Sarah Ann Sims died 5 Sept. 1939 Age 84 y 5 m 7 d Houston, TX Birth date 29 Mar 1855 England Spouse: John this was also on Familysearch.org didn't find anything on John's death but he wasn't in the 1910 census and Sarah is listed as a widow. Diane in Wisconsin On 9/11/2012 5:32 PM, Joy Langdon wrote: > Hi Liz, > > I searched on FamilySearch for children of John and Sarah Ann SIMS born Michigan and found the following which, I think, supports your theory that John and Sarah did go to America: > > Texas Deaths > John George SIMS Death 6 Jan 1931, Waco, McLennan, Texas > Birth date 10 Jul 1881 Michigan > Father's name John J SIMS > Mother's name Sarah Ann WHITE > https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K33M-Y4Q > > You can search for Maritime Deaths on Findmypast but have to pay to view. > http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/maritime/deaths > > Regards, > > Joy > > > ________________________________ > From: liz and john <lizmax@optusnet.com.au> > To: CORNISH@rootsweb.com > Sent: Tuesday, 11 September 2012, 9:33 > Subject: [CORNISH] George White and Ann williams > > Hi All, > > I am new to this list and Cornwall research so I am hoping that someone can help me. > > My great grandfather's Brother George White was born in Great Bentley,Essex in 1821 to William White and Sarah On the 1861 census he is age 40 a Mariner with wife Ann born Constantine, Cornwall and daughter Sarah ann age 5 > > 1871 ann is a widow age 43 and Sarah Ann is 14 > > I have found Ann on the 1881.1891.1901 > > In 1911 Ann is 85 her occ is private meand and Old Age Pension.It also says that sh only had 1 child and the child is still living. > > I found a Death 1922 for Ann White age 95 Falmouth > > On 'Constantine,Cornwall Family History Society" I found t Parish records for Marriage Banns for George White age 29,Mariner living in Port Navas, Father William White and Ann Williams age 27 living in Port Navas. father Edward Williams > > I have also found the Marriage in 1879 of John Sims age 31 a miner living in Constantine Father William Sims and Sarah Ann White age 23 Living in Constantine father George White Mariner. > > I have not been able to find John and Sarah Ann after their marriage in England so decided to look elsewhere and found on the 1900 census John Sims a farrier ? and wife Sarah A living in Texas with 2 children George age 18 a farm labourer and Eilleen age 10 both born in Michigan. with parents born in England. > > I am hoping that some one on the list knows of this family and whether or not they did go to America as I have not been able to find them on a passenger list.or can direct me as to where I can look. > > Also I haven't been able to find a death for George White who going by the census died between 1861 and 1871. Has anyone any suggestions as to where I could find his death.If he died at sea are there any local registers of seamen for that period. > > Thank you for reading all this > > Regard > > Liz Maxwell-------Australia >