William Clay Sims was born November 15, 1862, in Wayne County, Tennessee, the son of Matthew Joseph Sims, Jr. and Lydia Hannah Jane Youngblood.
Clay married Mary C. King, who was born in 1866, and died in 1944. Clay died in 1949.
Children of Clay Sims and Mary King
1. Lillie Sims, b. 1884, m. Joe Hardin
2. Laura Sims, d. young
3. Lester Sims, b. 1889, m. Lela Nowlin
4. Lola Sims, b. 1891; m. Walt Hardin
5. Lifford Sims, d. in WWI
6. Lawrence King Sims, d. young
7. Maudie Sims, m. Homer Merriman
8. Annie Brown Sims, m. Kenny Moore
9. William R. Sims, m. Frances Slaughter