Sim Iness, the second of five children born to Oklahoma sharecroppers, was born in 1930 in the small town of Keota, Oklahoma. Falling on hard times during the precursor to the Dust Bowl, the Iness' migrated west in search of a better life in the land "flowing with milk and honey", California. Riding in the back of a dilapidated Model A truck loaded with mattresses, the Iness' settled in the agricultural heartland of California's San Joaquin Valley and the picturesque town of Tulare. For more information please visit our website at http://www.siminess.com