Individual Details
Joe Evert Sims
(18 Oct 1919 - 10 Jun 2001)
Events
| Birth | 18 Oct 1919 | New Mexico | |||
| Census (family)-shared | 9 Jan 1920 | (Willie Pelham Sims and Lillie Belle Hardesty) Eunice, Lea County, New Mexico |  |  | |
| Census (family)-shared | 18 Apr 1940 | (Willie Pelham Sims and Lillie Belle Hardesty) Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico | | | |
| Enlistment | 14 Feb 1942 | Santa Fe County, New Mexico | | | |
| Death | 10 Jun 2001 | Eunice, Lea County, New Mexico | | | |
| Burial | Brunson Memorial Cemetery, Eunice, Lea County, New Mexico | | |
Families
| Father | Willie Pelham Sims (1892 - 1973) |
| Mother | Lillie Belle Hardesty (1896 - 1963) |
| Sibling | Hurschel William Sims (1915 - 1958) |
| Sibling | James Dewey Sims (1917 - 1942) |
| Sibling | Claude Marvin Sims (1921 - 2003) |
| Sibling | Mary Ellen Sims (1923 - 2002) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Living |
Notes
Census (family)-shared
Willie P Sims Head Male 28 Texas - Farmer, stock farmLillie B Sims Wife Female 23 Texas
Hurshell W Sims Son Male 4 3/12 New Mexico
James D Sims Son Male 2 1/12 New Mexico
Joe E Sims Son Male 3/12 New Mexico
Census (family)-shared
Willis P Sims Head Male 47 Texas - Farming, farmLillie Bella Sims Wife Female 43 Texas
Herschell William Sims Son Male 24 New Mexico - Foreman, ranch
James Dewey Sims Son Male 22 New Mexico - Truck driver, school bus
Joe Evert Sims Son Male 20 New Mexico - Tractor driver, road construction
Claud Marvin Sims Son Male 18 New Mexico
Mary Ellen Sims Daughter Female 17 New Mexico
Nora Bell Sims Daughter Female 11 New Mexico
Franklin D Sims Son Male 6 New Mexico
Enlistment
Joe E SimsName (Original): SIMS JOE E
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 14 Feb 1942
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Event Place: Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
Race: White
Citizenship Status: citizen
Birth Year: 1919
Birthplace: NEW MEXICO
Education Level: 4 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Semiskilled miners, and mining-machine operators
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Military Rank: Private
Army Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Army Component: 6
Source Reference: Civil Life
Serial Number: 18068437
Death
Joe E SimsGiven Name: Joe
Middle Name: E
Surname: Sims
State: New Mexico
Last Place of Residence: Eunice, Lea, New Mexico
Previous Residence Postal Code: 88231
Age: 82
Birth Date: 18 Oct 1919
Death Date: 10 Jun 2001
Burial
Inscription: TEC 4 US Army World War I Purple HeartEndnotes
1. United States Census, 1920 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4VP-F2B.
2. United States Census, 1940 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMRH-4HV.
3. United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMNK-NVM.
4. United States Social Security Death Index https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V9PB-2MN.
5. Find a Grave Memorial 59654926.