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    1. Re: [GAWARE] MIMS
    2. shadri
    3. Teresa, It is highly possible that I am kin, but I just don't know how. There are a number of the MIMS lines that connect. My direct line is below. My direct line ended up in North Florida as most of my direct family lines did. Both paternal and maternal. To All, I know the below doesn't mention Ware County. However, some of my family who were in Ware on at least one census, ended up in these N. FL counties...so, maybe yours did too. Sharon 1. JAMES4 MIMS (VALENTINE?3, THOMAS?2, THOMAS?1) was born 1785 in South Carolina, and died 04 June 1868 in Suwannee County, Florida. He married MARY ANN OSTEEN 04 September 1828 in Hamilton County, Florida, daughter of OBEDIAH OSTEEN and SARAH. She was born 06 January 1812 in Liberty County, Georgia, and died 04 September 1886 in Suwannee County, Florida. Children of JAMES MIMS and MARY OSTEEN are: 2. i. VALENTINE5 MIMS, b. 1831, Hamilton County, Florida; d. 1905, Medino County, Texas. ii. SARAH A. MIMS, b. Abt. 1832; m. (1) WILLIAM C. WATSON; m. (2) JAMES H. HARRIS. iii. JAMES MIMS, JR, CSA, b. 1832, 1884; m. (1) LOUISA HINTSON-HINGSON; m. (2) MARGARET N. SMITH. iv. ELIZABETH MIMS, b. 1836; m. (1) S. BLACK; m. (2) EDWARD C. SESSIONS?. v. NANCY MIMS, b. 25 May 1837; d. 31 July 1898; m. JASPER HART. 3. vi. MARTHA JANE MIMS, b. November 1841, Hamilton County, Florida; d. 06 August 1915, Suwannee County, Florida. vii. WILLIAM JASPER MIMS, b. 1842, Florida; d. 1862, Alabama. viii. ELIZAR MIMS, b. 1847. ix. REBECCA MARY AMANDA MIMS, b. 1849, Florida; m. EDWARD CARRINGTON SESSIONS. x. THOMAS NUTEN MIMS, b. 1851, Florida; m. (1) MARTHA J. ALLEN; m. (2) CORNELIA A. SESSIONS, 1870. Generation No. 2 2. VALENTINE5 MIMS (JAMES4, VALENTINE?3, THOMAS?2, THOMAS?1) was born 1831 in Hamilton County, Florida, and died 1905 in Medino County, Texas. He married ELIZA MIMS 1851 in Suwannee County, Florida. She was born 1830 in Florida, and died 1923 in Three Rivers, Live Oak, McMullen County, Texas. Children of VALENTINE MIMS and ELIZA MIMS are: i. JAMES ALBERT6 MIMS, b. Abt. 1852, Florida; d. Aft. 1901, Texas. ii. WILLIAM ARCHIBALD MIMS, b. Abt. 1853, Florida; m. (1) MARY CARMICHAEL, Bef. 1913; m. (2) MINNIE, 1913. iii. ELSIE R. KATIE MIMS, b. Abt. 1856, Florida. iv. AMANDA MARY MIMS, b. Abt. 1858. v. POLLY TABITHA MIMS, b. Abt. 1860, Florida; m. HUGH CARR, 1887, Texas. vi. MARY E. MIMS, b. Abt. 1875, Texas; m. JOHN STITZ. 3. MARTHA JANE5 MIMS (JAMES4, VALENTINE?3, THOMAS?2, THOMAS?1) was born November 1841 in Hamilton County, Florida, and died 06 August 1915 in Suwannee County, Florida. She married (1) JOHN BLACK 04 April 1861 in Suwannee County, Florida. She married (2) ABNER MITCHELL RUTHERFORD SESSIONS 11 November 1869 in Live Oak, Suwannee County, Florida, son of LEWE SESSIONS and MARY. He was born Abt. 27 March 1844 in Florida, and died 26 August 1931 in Suwannee County, Florida. Children of MARTHA MIMS and ABNER SESSIONS are: i. AETHRE RUTH6 SESSIONS, b. 1874. ii. ALTHEA "ALLIE" SESSIONS, b. 31 May 1875; d. 18 March 1927, Lafayette County, Florida; m. WILLIAM FRANK BYRD, 06 February 1895, Lafayette County, Florida; b. 07 September 1870, Georgia; d. 08 July 1949, Lafayette County, Florida. iii. MALISSA SESSIONS, b. Abt. 1877. iv. HELENA M. SESSIONS, b. January 1879; m. ROBERT MITCHELL CHARLTON WARD. v. ANDREW SESSIONS, b. 1881; d. Abt. 1954, Lake City, Columbia County, Florida; m. ALICE. vi. ABNER NEWTON SESSIONS, b. 20 August 1884, Suwannee County, Florida; d. 19 December 1960, Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida; m. LOLA LEE GILLEY. vii. ELIZAR SESSIONS, b. Abt. 1886. >Mims Baptist Church in Bacon Co. had their homecoming this past Sunday. >Are ya'll kin to those Mims? Teresa<

    11/02/2005 04:11:05
    1. Re: [GAWARE] MIMS
    2. Rd C
    3. Sharon, Would that Mary O'Steen be Mary Ann "Pollie" O'Steen, daughter of William Edward Obediah O'Steen (1782-1816) and Sarah Unknown? I have a list of 5 O'Steen children for William and Sarah, including Mary. Just wondering. Sheila shadri <[email protected]> wrote: Teresa, It is highly possible that I am kin, but I just don't know how. There are a number of the MIMS lines that connect. My direct line is below. My direct line ended up in North Florida as most of my direct family lines did. Both paternal and maternal. To All, I know the below doesn't mention Ware County. However, some of my family who were in Ware on at least one census, ended up in these N. FL counties...so, maybe yours did too. Sharon 1. JAMES4 MIMS (VALENTINE?3, THOMAS?2, THOMAS?1) was born 1785 in South Carolina, and died 04 June 1868 in Suwannee County, Florida. He married MARY ANN OSTEEN 04 September 1828 in Hamilton County, Florida, daughter of OBEDIAH OSTEEN and SARAH. She was born 06 January 1812 in Liberty County, Georgia, and died 04 September 1886 in Suwannee County, Florida. Children of JAMES MIMS and MARY OSTEEN are: 2. i. VALENTINE5 MIMS, b. 1831, Hamilton County, Florida; d. 1905, Medino County, Texas. ii. SARAH A. MIMS, b. Abt. 1832; m. (1) WILLIAM C. WATSON; m. (2) JAMES H. HARRIS. iii. JAMES MIMS, JR, CSA, b. 1832, 1884; m. (1) LOUISA HINTSON-HINGSON; m. (2) MARGARET N. SMITH. iv. ELIZABETH MIMS, b. 1836; m. (1) S. BLACK; m. (2) EDWARD C. SESSIONS?. v. NANCY MIMS, b. 25 May 1837; d. 31 July 1898; m. JASPER HART. 3. vi. MARTHA JANE MIMS, b. November 1841, Hamilton County, Florida; d. 06 August 1915, Suwannee County, Florida. vii. WILLIAM JASPER MIMS, b. 1842, Florida; d. 1862, Alabama. viii. ELIZAR MIMS, b. 1847. ix. REBECCA MARY AMANDA MIMS, b. 1849, Florida; m. EDWARD CARRINGTON SESSIONS. x. THOMAS NUTEN MIMS, b. 1851, Florida; m. (1) MARTHA J. ALLEN; m. (2) CORNELIA A. SESSIONS, 1870. Generation No. 2 2. VALENTINE5 MIMS (JAMES4, VALENTINE?3, THOMAS?2, THOMAS?1) was born 1831 in Hamilton County, Florida, and died 1905 in Medino County, Texas. He married ELIZA MIMS 1851 in Suwannee County, Florida. She was born 1830 in Florida, and died 1923 in Three Rivers, Live Oak, McMullen County, Texas. Children of VALENTINE MIMS and ELIZA MIMS are: i. JAMES ALBERT6 MIMS, b. Abt. 1852, Florida; d. Aft. 1901, Texas. ii. WILLIAM ARCHIBALD MIMS, b. Abt. 1853, Florida; m. (1) MARY CARMICHAEL, Bef. 1913; m. (2) MINNIE, 1913. iii. ELSIE R. KATIE MIMS, b. Abt. 1856, Florida. iv. AMANDA MARY MIMS, b. Abt. 1858. v. POLLY TABITHA MIMS, b. Abt. 1860, Florida; m. HUGH CARR, 1887, Texas. vi. MARY E. MIMS, b. Abt. 1875, Texas; m. JOHN STITZ. 3. MARTHA JANE5 MIMS (JAMES4, VALENTINE?3, THOMAS?2, THOMAS?1) was born November 1841 in Hamilton County, Florida, and died 06 August 1915 in Suwannee County, Florida. She married (1) JOHN BLACK 04 April 1861 in Suwannee County, Florida. She married (2) ABNER MITCHELL RUTHERFORD SESSIONS 11 November 1869 in Live Oak, Suwannee County, Florida, son of LEWE SESSIONS and MARY. He was born Abt. 27 March 1844 in Florida, and died 26 August 1931 in Suwannee County, Florida. Children of MARTHA MIMS and ABNER SESSIONS are: i. AETHRE RUTH6 SESSIONS, b. 1874. ii. ALTHEA "ALLIE" SESSIONS, b. 31 May 1875; d. 18 March 1927, Lafayette County, Florida; m. WILLIAM FRANK BYRD, 06 February 1895, Lafayette County, Florida; b. 07 September 1870, Georgia; d. 08 July 1949, Lafayette County, Florida. iii. MALISSA SESSIONS, b. Abt. 1877. iv. HELENA M. SESSIONS, b. January 1879; m. ROBERT MITCHELL CHARLTON WARD. v. ANDREW SESSIONS, b. 1881; d. Abt. 1954, Lake City, Columbia County, Florida; m. ALICE. vi. ABNER NEWTON SESSIONS, b. 20 August 1884, Suwannee County, Florida; d. 19 December 1960, Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida; m. LOLA LEE GILLEY. vii. ELIZAR SESSIONS, b. Abt. 1886. >Mims Baptist Church in Bacon Co. had their homecoming this past Sunday. >Are ya'll kin to those Mims? Teresa< ==== GAWARE Mailing List ==== GAWARE Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/GA/ware.html GAWARE GenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaware/ ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx Sheila Brantley County, GA --------------------------------- Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click.

    11/02/2005 10:07:45
    1. Re: [GAWARE] MIMS - OSTEEN
    2. shadri
    3. Sheila, I have never seen this name for Obediah. I am excited to know if you've given me something new here. I've only ever seen "Obediah Osteen" Is this his full name? If so, do you know the source for it? Yes, this is the same family. Mary Ann "Pollie" Osteen is my great-great-great-grandmother. Sharon Sharon, Would that Mary O'Steen be Mary Ann "Pollie" O'Steen, daughter of William Edward Obediah O'Steen (1782-1816) and Sarah Unknown? I have a list of 5 O'Steen children for William and Sarah, including Mary. Just wondering. Sheila

    11/02/2005 01:44:48