**When Wright Lorenzo Mims and Mary McKenzie were married Mary's mother Matilda, became Wright's mother-in-law instead of his aunt by marriage, and Cynthia Mims became his sister-in-law by marriage and was his first cousin by blood. CYNTHIA MIMS married FRANK MCKENZIE on Dec 18,1867. Frank was nephew of Angus McKenzie. Their children: WRIGHT MIMS MCKENZIE DUNCAN MCKENZIE HUGH MCKENZIE SUDIE MCKENZIE ALICE MCKENZIE DOLLIE ROSE MCKENZIE **Relationships: The children of Wright Lorenzo Mims and Mary McKenzie Mims were first cousins by blood on their mothers side to the children of Frank and Cynthia Mims McKenzie. Mary and Cynthia were 1/2 sisters, and they were second cousins by blood on their fathers side. Frank McKenzie and Mary McKenzie were first cousins by blood, and Cynthia Mims and Wright Lorenzo Mims were first cousins by blood. Wright Lorenzo Mims was an uncle by marriage and first cousin once removed by blood to Cynthi Mims McKenzie's children. Frank mcKenzie was an uncle by marriage and first cousins oce removed by blood to Mary McKenzie Mims children. SUSAN JANE MIMS married ROBERT B.RANKIN on Dec 25k,1859. The marriage was performed by C.W.Hare,Minister of the Gospel, at Baptist Church in Pineville,Alabama. Their children: BETTY B. RANKIN - Dec 17,1860 - July 1, 1932 MARY RANKIN - Jan 5,1863 -= Nov 18, 1939 Susan Jane died after Mary was born, and Robert Rankin tried to take care of the babies with the help of his mother-in-=law Matilda McKenzie but the task was too much for him, so babies were raised by their grandmother, Matilda. BETTY RANKIN married D.L.MASON on Feb 10,1878. The marriage was performed by J.L.Eddins, Minister, at the residence of Frank and Cynthia McKenzie. Cynthia was her aunt, her mothers sister. D.L.Mason was born Oct 5, 1856; died Jan 26,1936. They lived at McWilliams Alabama, and they are buried in Rumbley Cem at Peterman,Alabama. Children: KATIE MASON (m) WILLIAM GULSBY SUSAN JANE MASON (m) MR STANTON. Their son, Merl Stanton lives in Peterman,Alabama, now 75 years old (Dec, 1977) TENNIE MASON married CLINTON SADDLER ROBERT MASON, no information RICHARD FRANKLIN MASON married IDA MCNEIL. WILLIAM M.MASON died at 21 years William and Richard are buried with their parents MARY "BOBBIE" RANKIN married JOHN HENRY BROWN. John Henry Brown born Jan 1,1866; died Jan 7,1922. They lived in Skinnerton,Alabama and are buried in Mount Pleasant Methodist Church Cemetery at Midway,Monroe Co,Alabama. One of their sons was named BILLY SUNDAY BROWN. He was named for a Methodist Minister by name of Billy Sunday. The descendants of Wright Lorenzo Mims and Cynthia Mims McKenzie and Susan Jane Mims Rankin are cousins by blood. JOHN MCCREARY MIMS, son of Wright Lorenzo Mims, born Oct 24,1866 and died March 26, 1936. He married MINNIE ELIZABETH TILL on Jan 5,1908. She was born Dec 20,1880, died Sept 19,1959, and is buried in Bayview Cemetery,Pensacola,Florida. Their children: MAMIE ALVAH MIMS - Dec 12, 1908 WRIGHT LORENZO MIMS - March 28 1912 * JOHNNIE BOYKIN MIMS - June 21 1919 (author of this genealogy) JAMES MARVIN MIMS - July 4, 1922 **Mamie Alvah changed her name by court decree to KATHLEEN ALVAH MIMS WRIGHT LORENZO MIMS married Elizabeth 'Betty" Clark on Dec 20,1942. "Betty" was born March 25,1921. Their children WILLIAM ERNEST MIMS - Jan 1 1947 CHARLES ROBERT MIMS - Dec 3, 1947 JEAN ELISE MIMS - Nov 18, 1952 JANE PATRICE MIMS - Aug 3, 1957 Marriages: William Ernest Mims married JoAnn Thames Feb 11, 1973 son: Clark Hays Mims born Jan 25, 1977 Charles Robert Mims married Ardys Welch May 22, 1971 son:Charles Robert Mims,Jr born July 20, 1974 Jean Elise Mims married George D.James on March 3, 1969 Children: George Edward James, born April 3, 1970 Jeffrey Dennis James, born Jan 8, 1974 Jane Patrice Mims JOHNNIE BOYKIN MIMS, son of John McCreary Mims was born June 21, 1919. He married Bridget Scamardo on Aug 26, 1946. One child: DARLEEN ANN MIMS born Jan 20, 1948. She married ROBERT E.MCDONALD on Sept 13, 1969. Children: BRIAN CLAYTON MCDONALD - Aug 10, 1971 SEAN PATRICK MCDONALD - June 14, 1974 **Johnnie Boykin Mims married MARGUERITE LEGRAND GUETTE on Oct 11, 1969. She had son Andre Georges Guette, Doctor by previous marriage. JAMES MARVIN MIMS, son of John McCreary Mims was born July 4, 1922. He married LOUISE CREIGHTON on Aug 17,1956. Their children: FRANKLIN LEE MIMS - born June 19, 1958 MARY LOUISE MIMS - born April 1, 1963 WRIGHT SYLVESTER MIMS,son of Wright Lorenzo Mims, born June 13, 1877 and died Nov 9, 1942. He married ADDIE BROWN. She born oct 30, 1890 and died June 24, 1963. Children: SYLVESTER BROWN MIMS - Nov 23, 1914 MARY ELIZABETH MIMS - Feb 4, 1916 MORGAN MIMS - July 27, 1917 JANIE ADORA MIMS - March 18, 1927 (continued)