James Marion Sims, b. 25 Jan 1813 in Lancaster, Lancaster County, South Carolina, d. 13 Nov 1883 in Manhattan, New York County, New York, son of John Sims & Mahala Mackay. He married Eliza Theresa Jones on December 21, 1836 in Lancaster, Lancaster County, South Carolina.
James Sims, b. 5 Aug 1823 in Cornwall, England, chr. 13 Sept. 1823 in Camborne, Cornwall, England, d. 30 Jul 1909 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, son of James Sims (or Sems) & Mary Ann Toy. He married Ann Harris on June 24, 1847 in Dodgeville, Iowa County, Wisconsin.