Since Jesse James' name was mentioned here, I guess I should speak up. I am from that Mimms line which is married to Jesse James, and also shares ancestry with Jesse James thru the Woodson ancestry of Dr. John Woodson. If anyone has any Jesse James questions, feel free to email me, I have a very good file on him and related families such as: Cole, Dorsey, Lindsay, Poor, etc. I also have the Younger brothers ancestry. Best regards, Lillian Kathleen Martin Logan Co KY Mimms family. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry Reigel" <terry@reigelridge.com> To: <MIMS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 10:50 AM Subject: Re: [MIMS,MIMMS,MIMBS] Sam Mims Leaves > Thanks, John. I'm sending you directly a copy with differences marked. > I've now finished comparing, and as I said before, other than some > formatting issues, there are very few differences, mostly in some > years. Plus, it would appear that either Kate, the source of her copy, > or a subsequent editor didn't share Sam's regard for Jesse James -- a > number of lines in that section are absent in the copy I have that > originated with her. > > If you have access to an original copy, John, that would help resolve > the few conflicts that cannot be cleared up otherwise. > > Terry Reigel

I decend from James Massey and Martha Ellen Anderson from Springfield,Mo. James was from Limerick,Ireland. James Massey and Martha Ellen's grandson Samuel Massey married Ella Mae Osteen, daughter of Minerva Ann Mims...Glynda

Hi Lilly, I am also a Mims decendant also a Meeks along with Randy Cole. William M. Mims b. 1796-1844 Chatham Co. No.Co.married to Zilphia Hensley b.1801 No.Co. were my g.gr. grandparents. Their daughter was Minerva Ann Mims b.1836, Monroe ,Alabama. Family moved to Lavac,Texas in the 1830'S. I understand that Minerva was the 4th cousin to Jesse James wife Zee Mims. Glynda

Betty, Thanks. I have a copy of the original "Leaves from the Mims Family Tree" passed from Mr Sam Mims hand to my hand in Minden, LA. I was stationed at Barksdale AFB, LA and lived close to Mr Sam. I copied the original but made some typing errors, which were pointed out to me. I finished comparing the original against what I typed last night. The only difference now being, I did not double space and the format didn't work out like the original but the information is there. I am sending you a copy of the completed job I did on the original. To the best of my knowledge, this is a copier of the original. John Mimms ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty Bivins" <halbet@angus1841.com> To: <MIMS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 2:11 PM Subject: Re: [MIMS,MIMMS,MIMBS] Re: MIMS-D Digest V04 #4 > Is there any way that we can get all of the different copies posted to the > list for comparison? > Perhaps we could send them to one person and they could compare them. > Or maybe those of us who have a copy could cut and paste the first and last > pages and see if they are all the same. > I have a copy from John Mims who posts to our list and does very accurate > work. > Any takers? > betty in ga > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Janicedavis3@aol.com> > To: <MIMS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 6:16 PM > Subject: Re: [MIMS,MIMMS,MIMBS] Re: MIMS-D Digest V04 #4 > > > > I believe John Massey was the one who sent me "Leaves". Only about 30 > pages > > came through and of the 30, many were garbled. > > > > Jan > > > > > > ==== MIMS Mailing List ==== > > Ann Mims-Neff > > List Moderator > > > > > > ==== MIMS Mailing List ==== > Ann Mims-Neff > List Moderator > >

Is there any way that we can get all of the different copies posted to the list for comparison? Perhaps we could send them to one person and they could compare them. Or maybe those of us who have a copy could cut and paste the first and last pages and see if they are all the same. I have a copy from John Mims who posts to our list and does very accurate work. Any takers? betty in ga ----- Original Message ----- From: <Janicedavis3@aol.com> To: <MIMS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 6:16 PM Subject: Re: [MIMS,MIMMS,MIMBS] Re: MIMS-D Digest V04 #4 > I believe John Massey was the one who sent me "Leaves". Only about 30 pages > came through and of the 30, many were garbled. > > Jan > > > ==== MIMS Mailing List ==== > Ann Mims-Neff > List Moderator >

Jeannine, I was just siting and wondering about if there were Rev. War Vets who had NEVER been used before to enter DAR, and then read your posting. How very interesting! Unchartered waters, as we might say. Please keep the list posted as to what happens, as it would be good to note this in the archives for future research. Best regards, Lilly Martin Drury Shadrach Woodson Mimms, of Russellville, KY. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeannine Jackson" <g9andjack@charter.net> To: <MIMS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2004 6:37 AM Subject: Re: [MIMS,MIMMS,MIMBS] Found Mims Leaves - Word Doc > Hi John, > > I have a printed copy sent to me by another Mims researcher but would like > to compare it to what you have. If you don't mind, please send me a copy. > > Jeannine Jackson, descended from Joseph, Martin, David Spivey, Jefferson > Augustus, and William Floyd > > P. S. > > Regarding Cobbs, one of David Spivey Mims' daughters married Ammon Cobb in > Warren County, GA.. Does anyone here know about these Cobbs? I believe > some of them moved to Gordon County, GA with Jefferson and Susan Marian > Fuller Mims in the 1850's or earlier. > > Jefferson and Susan named their oldest son Ammon Judson and I believe he was > named after Ammon Cobb. Also, would like to know where the Judson came > from. This son was killed in the War Between the States. > > BTW, I also have an application to DAR awaiting approval. Mine is on Martin > Mims and since no other person has used him to apply - this will be a "new" > ancestor. > > Thanks. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <JVanZandt@aol.com> > To: <MIMS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2004 1:15 PM > Subject: [MIMS,MIMMS,MIMBS] Found Mims Leaves - Word Doc > > > > Hello Group: > > > > For a copy of "Mims Leaves" please email me directly. > > > > This appears to be a complete transcribed copy including intro., five > > generations and summary. It is a word document and this version prints out > as 30 > > pages. If it's not a complete copy as compared with other library > versions, please > > let me know. > > > > Going to run errands for awhile and can begin emailing these out by this > > evening (Saturday). Also, will soon be sharing multiple links found on the > > internet regarding Edgefield and Mims descendants. First, going to check > for dead > > links. > > > > John Van Zandt > > > > > > ==== MIMS Mailing List ==== > > Ann Mims-Neff > > List Moderator > > > > > > > ==== MIMS Mailing List ==== > Ann Mims-Neff > List Moderator >

I believe John Massey was the one who sent me "Leaves". Only about 30 pages came through and of the 30, many were garbled. Jan

I believe the British burned it in Alexandria VA during the War of 1812. betty in ga ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry Reigel" <terry@reigelridge.com> To: <MIMS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 11:21 AM Subject: [MIMS,MIMMS,MIMBS] 1800 Census of Virginia > Does anyone know how and when the 1800 census of Virginia was lost? I > ask because I have a reference from another researcher showing that > Linah Mims was enumerated in the Hanna District of Greenbrier Co. in > 1800, reporting 1-0-2-2. No further source is given, so I have no clue > were it was found. Could it have been from an old reference, a local > copy of a part of the census, or ??? Any thoughts would be > appreciated. > > Terry Reigel > > > > ==== MIMS Mailing List ==== > Ann Mims-Neff > List Moderator

LillY, I am both a Mims and Cole descendant, I have tried for some time to connect my Cole line to Zerelda Elizabeth (Cole) James, mother of Jesse James. I would greatly appreciate any information you have on the Cole line. Sam Mims was my Grandmothers nephew, her name was Drucilla C. Mims, daughter of David James Mims. Best Regards Randy Cole email rnccole@etgs.com

Terry, Answer to your first question, of how old a person must be to be listed in 1789 Tax list? I don't know for sure, but common sense would say as old as a person is who is paying taxes or owns property, etc. Probably some 19-20 yr olds were in that bracket, as many were already married and owning farms at that age. Concerning the 1961 paper by Sam Mims: I have not seen it. Where would someone find that??? If anyone knows the answer, please post it here to the entire list. If anyone is familiar with the "Leaves from the Mims Tree" paper, could you give your opinion of it's content and accuracy? Best regards, Lillian Kathleen Martin

Does anyone know how and when the 1800 census of Virginia was lost? I ask because I have a reference from another researcher showing that Linah Mims was enumerated in the Hanna District of Greenbrier Co. in 1800, reporting 1-0-2-2. No further source is given, so I have no clue were it was found. Could it have been from an old reference, a local copy of a part of the census, or ??? Any thoughts would be appreciated. Terry Reigel

On Sat, 10 Jan 2004 15:07:42 +1100, Lilly wrote: > Terry, > Not so long ago, on this mailing list, a kind fellow Mims > researcher, provided me with a 1789 Goochland Tax Roll > list. Listed there was: > 1. Gideon Mims > 2. Robert Mims > 3. Linah Mims > 4. Robert Mims, Jr. > 5. Estate of David Mims, deceased. > 5. Elizabeth Mims Lilly, With the aid of the URL Ann provided yesterday, I looked at this list. While I can see how someone could read the 3rd entry as Linah, after comparing the initial letter to other "S" names on the list, it seems very clear to me that Ann's identification of that entry as Sarah Mims is correct. This resolves the question of how Linah could appear so early, but leaves us back to square one on where he came from before he appeared in Greenbrier about 1800. Terry Reigel

I have a copy of Sam Mims paper that I received in 1998 from John Massey. It is double spaced and is 57 pages long. I don't know if he still on this list. Are you, John? Pat

> J: I cannot tell you how happy the Leaves paper made me. Martin Mims was my gggrandfather. When I started this gealogy 2 years ago, nobody knew hardly any thing about our ancestors. I now have notebook after notebook. I do not know how far you live from Nashville but I have a journal that my uncle wrote years ago about life in Pikeville Ky. I cannot post on the internet. My cousin would kill me but if she would publish it we would all be millionaires. It is wonderful. He describes a mountain wedding, funeral, what they had to have stored for winter. Its about l00 handwritten pages. I forgot to tell you to look back and see all the information on Martin Mims that you sent to me. I thought we were poor as snakes but evidently he did pretty good. I imagine that his family suffered after his death. I am going to check some of the references that were given. Thanks again! It was like a late Christmas present. Gratefully , Martha Hall > Wrom: XRQBGJSNBOHMKHJYF > Date: 2004/01/10 Sat PM 05:40:04 GMT > To: MIMS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [MIMS,MIMMS,MIMBS] Mims Leaves > > Thanks to Ann for those possible locations for this source - Libraries at > Birmingham and Univ. of Virginia. > > I'll be checking three old (hard drives ) on computer here at the house and > viewing CD-Roms backups to see if I have the complete transcription. It was > emailed (attachment) to me in early 2001. I've never printed all those pages! > > Will be checking over the weekend and post a thread if found. > > John Van Zandt > > > ==== MIMS Mailing List ==== > Ann Mims-Neff > List Moderator > >

Thank you for clarifying the name. Even enlarging quite a bit, I could not read this. This is a prime example of how errors are made, people like me who do not see well and people who write tax rolls that do not write well. A couple of hundred years down the line, here we are, trying to decipher everything. Jan

Isn't that the truth? I haven't researched Cobbs because Elizabeth was the sister of my direct ancestor and I'm researching too many lines to spread out that much. Thanks. Jeannine ----- Original Message ----- From: <MMimbs@aol.com> To: <MIMS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2004 7:52 PM Subject: Re: [MIMS,MIMMS,MIMBS] Mims on 1789 Tax Roll > Jeanne I looked up what I have. Here it is. 1850 census of Warren Co., Ga. > Ammon Cobb 52 b.VA, wife Elizabeth 28 born Ga. William A. Cobb 11, Henry M. > Cobb 9. Could there possibly be two Ammon Cobbs, or this a second wife with > same name Elizabeth and perhaps Elizabeth Mims died and this is a second > Elizabeth. That is the way of genealogy is, it gives you more puzzles that keep you > working. > Marie > > > ==== MIMS Mailing List ==== > Ann Mims-Neff > List Moderator >

Hello, Mims cousins! The 1789 Tax List for Goochland County can be found at: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~ysbinns/vataxlists/index.htm This site has tax records for 1790-ish and 1800-ish to approximate the census records which were lost. Be sure to check all the counties where you do research! Here is who I think each one is: Gideon Mims, s/o David Mims and Agnes Weldy, wife (2) Elizabeth Parrish Robert Mims, s/o John Mims and Sarah Horn Martin Mims, s/o John Mims and Sarah Horn Sarah Mims, widow of John Mims; Sarah Horn Robert Mims Jr, s/o Shadrack Mims and Elizabeth Woodson; Robert's wife Lucy Poor Estate David Mims dec'd, widow Martha Diuguid Mims; David died 1786 Elizabeth Mims, widow of Shadrack; Elizabeth Woodson Jesse Mims, s/o John Mims and Sarah Horn; wife Patty Miller Ann Blomquist Orlando, FL

Jeanne I looked up what I have. Here it is. 1850 census of Warren Co., Ga. Ammon Cobb 52 b.VA, wife Elizabeth 28 born Ga. William A. Cobb 11, Henry M. Cobb 9. Could there possibly be two Ammon Cobbs, or this a second wife with same name Elizabeth and perhaps Elizabeth Mims died and this is a second Elizabeth. That is the way of genealogy is, it gives you more puzzles that keep you working. Marie

Warren Co. 1850 census. Marie

Yes. That's the one. Warren County was made from part of Wilkes about 1800. Jeannine ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty Bivins" <halbet@angus1841.com> To: <MIMS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2004 6:50 PM Subject: Re: [MIMS,MIMMS,MIMBS] Mims on 1789 Tax Roll > Are you all talking about the Martin Mims in Wilkes County GA right after > the Revolution? > thanks, > betty in ga > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jeannine Jackson" <g9andjack@charter.net> > To: <MIMS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2004 5:42 PM > Subject: Re: [MIMS,MIMMS,MIMBS] Mims on 1789 Tax Roll > > > > My Elizabeth Mims married Ammon Cobb in 1828 in Warren County, GA. > > > > She was the daughter of David Spivey Mims and Elizabeth Broome. David S. > > was the son of Martin Mims. > > > > What paper is it that you have? > > > > Jeannine > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <Janicedavis3@aol.com> > > To: <MIMS-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2004 4:51 PM > > Subject: [MIMS,MIMMS,MIMBS] Mims on 1789 Tax Roll > > > > > > > I was looking at this paper and noticed that the 3rd line after 20 it > > looks > > > like the name is John Marlin Cobb. Then, the 3rd line after what is > > marked > > > either 23 or 29, it looks like it says Marlin Mims. > > > > > > There is another name there that might be David, but I can not tell for > > sure. > > > > > > There is a name between Robert Mims Jr. and Elizabeth Mims that I can > not > > > read. Can anyone help me out here? > > > > > > Can anyone tell me when the Cobbs first married into the Mims family? I > > was > > > thinking around 1830 or1840, but now I am thinking earlier than that. > > > > > > Jan > > > > > > > > > ==== MIMS Mailing List ==== > > > Ann Mims-Neff > > > List Moderator > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== MIMS Mailing List ==== > > Ann Mims-Neff > > List Moderator > > > > ==== MIMS Mailing List ==== > Ann Mims-Neff > List Moderator >