This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5AB.2ACE/1459.1460.1457.1466.1.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.3.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Do You Want in on the Rest of the Sims Nightmare? I think John "Doc" Sims was born in Tennessee in 1827 the son of Randolph Sims and Cealia Bartee, I think that John "Doc" had a brother named Ransom Sims (He was also in Russell Co. Va. on the 1850 census) they spelled it Symms on the census. I spoke with descendents of this Ransom Sims and they are certain that they were brothers. One of them told me that Celia Died when John was small and Randolph Sims married a much younger woman who didn't want a ready made family so he sent the boys off to live elsewhere. I think that Ransom was raised by Zachariah Fugate sr. (type in his name in a search and it should bring up his will he mentions Ransom Sims in the will and leaves him a horse,saddle, and bridle.) I don't know who raised John"Doc" but it is family history that he learned his Doctor trade from family member. and there were several Sims Doctors. so who knows? oh Randolph Sims can be found in Carter Co. Tennessee Cousin Jack Sims