> DAVID CULLEN MIMS, son of David/Margaret Smith born Oct 28,1849; died = > April 16, > 1908. He was called D.C. married AMANDA HASELTINE BEARD who = > was > born April 17,1850. Their children: > NANCY LUCRETAI MIMS Jan 5, 1871 - Jan 5 1871 > JOSEPH RAYMOND MIMS Jan 16,1872 > DAVID DECATUR MIMS March 15, 1874 > MAGGIE EMMA MIMS March 9,1876 > MATTIE MIMS Oct 30,1878 - Oct = > 30, 1878 > LENA TERESSA MIMS Oct 5, 1879 > CYNTHIA MIMS Dec 25, 1881 > WILLIAM BARNEY MIMS Feb 28, 1884 - Nov 15, 1907 > ZOLLIE COFFER MIMS Oct 20,1886 > HOWARD LUCIAN MIMS May 30,1889 > MAUDE MIMS Jan 16, 1892 - Jan = > 16, 1892 > **The following info was given by Maston M.Mims, great-grandson of D.C. = > David > Cullen Mims and Amanda Haseltine Beard, and granddaughter Inez Mims > Yarbrough. > Joseph Raymond Mims married PRUDENCE GRIMES > Zollie Coffer Mims was dentist.married KATIE SCOTT, no children > William Barney Mims was medical doctor; but died before he began = > practicing. > No children. > Howard Mims was farmer, but later was associated with his brother = > David Decatur, > in the ice business. Married ROSA GANT; no children. > David Decatur Mims married MATTIE ROBINSON. Their Children: > INEZ AURELIA MIMS married C.George Yarbrough. They have: > a.C.GEORGE,JR who married KATHRYN ALLEN. They have dtr = > Elizabeth Yarbrough. > b,MARTHA married RICHARD WARFIELD. They have dtr, NANCY = > ELIZABETH WARFIELD > Second marriage of Martha was to WM C.MOORE; no = > children. > NANCY ELIZABETH WARFIELD; married CRAIG ALESSI. They have son CHAD = > JOSEPH > ALESSI. Second marriage of Nancy was to RICHARD SALTER, = > who had dtr Amanda > by previous marriage. > SUSYE MARGARET MIMS, d/o David Decatur/Mattin Robinson married JAMES = > LAZENBY > Children: PATSY ESTELLE LAZENBY married WM ROBERT CARTER. = > Kids: > Wm Robert,Jr and James Carter > KARL MIMS LAZENBY married TEMPLE HINES. = > Children: > KARL JAMES LAZENBY > DAVID LAZENBY > HUDSON LAZENBY > MIMS LAZENBY died > SUSYE M.LAZENBY > LENA MIMS, married ALBERT TOWNSEND ELLIS. children:=20 > 1-EMMA RUTH ELLIS married EARL FLEMING.children: > Earl,Jr > William > Girl ? died > 2-JAMES DAVID ELLIS went to Dallas Co,Alabama > CYNTHIA MIMS married DR.LAWRENCE BLACK FARISH. (Jeanne has diff.middle = > name) > Children:=20 > MARGARET FARISH married PAUL SMITH > BARNEY FARISH married GEORGE CROOK, who died. 2nd to DR EDWARD = > GOLDSMITH. > (assume Barney is a girl) > LAWRENCE B.FARISH,JR married EVELYN PAINTER. 3 boys: > MICHAEL MIMS FARISH > STEVEN LAWRENCE FARISH > SAMUEL JAMES FARISH > ELEANOR FARISH married PAT PATTERSON.Children: > BARBARA ANN PATTERSON (m) HOWARD MCMULLEN. > WILLIS DAVID PATTERSON (m) ANDRA TURNTUST > MARGARET ELEANOR PATTERSON (m) EUGENE MORROW > CHARLES LAWRENCE PATTERSON (m0 ANN DICKENS > ELEANOR FARISH married 2nd WM OSCAR GREEN.=20 > WM OSCAR GREEN JR married LOTTIE SUDDITH. 1 child: KIP = > HANSON GREEN > 2nd marr - SUZIE BROWNEYWELL. > SHARON DIANE GREEN marriede JIMMIE WHITE. son ADAM = > CHRISTOPHER WHITE > MARGARET EMMA MIMS maried DR CLARENCE EDWIN BIZZELLE. Children: > SALLE HIBBARD BIZZELLE, died 5 yrs > CLARENCE EDWARD BIZZELLE, died at 12 yrs > JAMES IRVING BIZZELLE married LELITA LARKIN. He died age = > 30 yrs. > MARGARET EMMA MIMS BIZZELLE married 2nd DR ALVIN B.COXWELL ,1 son, > DR ALVIN B. COXWELL,JR married FRANCES MYERS.=20 > 1-MARGARET LOUISE COXWELL married TED WRIGHT > 2-MADELYN MIMS COXWELL married DON CAMPBELL > *Lena as recalled many occasions on which she accompanied her = > father,D.C.Mims to=20 > different locations over southwest Ala. to conduct Masonic funerals. He = > served as the > first acting Worshipful Master of Monroe Co, Mason Conference at its = > organizational > meeting in July of 1905. > Maston Mikms was elected to the Alabama State House of Representatives = > in 1970. > He was elecgted to Alabama State Senate in 1974 and Chairman of the = > Agricultural > Committee. He is Past Grand Marshall of the Grand Lodge of Alabama and = > is a partneer > in the Mims Bros. Farm at Uriah,Alabama. > J.F.LAMBERT MIMS who was mason 76 years, served as Senior Warden. Raised = > to > master Mason Degree in the bldg at Claiborne where Gen.Lafayette = > visited. Elected > Mobile City Commission in 1965,alternating in post of Mayor every 16 = > months. Owner > of Mims Brokerage Company. > JOSEPH RAYMOND MIMS married PRUDENCE GRIMES, dtr of Caleb Grimes, a > Confederate Calvary Soldier. Children: > JOHN HOBBY MIMS married GUSSIE JACKSON.=20 > son-CLIFTON MIMS > dtr-BARNEY MIMS - farmer in Atmore,Alabama > JEFF CARTER MIMS married CARRIE LAMBERT, dtr of Joseph Franklin/Ruth = > Mary Lambert. > Joseph lived to be 100 yrs and 3 months. He recalled how the = > Yankees plundered and > how the people took the best horses, cattle,hogs to the swamp to = > hide them until the > Yankee threat had passed. Many of his stories about = > Claiborne,Alabama dealt with > riverboats,rafting square timber down to Mobile and how choice = > acres changed hands > following a big Poker game. > DAVID C. marrie HATTYE CRAPPS. No children. He is founder of Mims = > Motel,Flomaton,Ala. > ALLEN MURRY MIMS married MACK MCELROY. No chnildren. County Eng. Marengo = > Co,Ala. > VIVIAN EUGENE MIMS married ANNIE BELL HEAD. 1 son BILLY GRIMES MIMS. = > VIVIAN > Maintenance Supt for State of Alabama Highway Dept. > HATTIE MIMS married Dr.A.B.Coxwell. No children. (1978) Resident of Los = > Angeles,Ca. and > Atmore,Alabama. > JANIE LOU MIMS married W.NORTON WIGGINS. No children > BESSIE MIMS married H.L.DANIEL.=20 > JEFF CARTER MIMS/CARRIE LAMBERT had no dtrs, but 6 sons: > JOE FRANK MIMS - killed when he was 25 yrs old in sawmill = > logging accident, bachelor > JEFF CARTER,JR - entered service in 1940. married HARRIETT = > L.CURRY of Gulfport, > Ms. 1 son JEFF CARTER MIMS 3rd, and dtr JEANNE LOUIS MIMS > DAVID DECATUR 2ND in US Army WW2. married JEWEL LANE of Enon Church = > Community. > 2 sons: David Decatur 3rd, and Donald Lee Mims. > LAMBERT C.MIMS married RECIE M.PHILLIPS, 2 sons Dale Phillips Mims and = > Daniel Mims > MASTON MERRELL MIMS married SULA JORETTE BOWMAN Nov 11, 1950.=20 > JOE FRANK MIMS > MASTON MERRELL MIMS 2nd > RILY TALTON MIMS > BIB GRAVES MIMS married MABEL IRENE FERGUSON. > JANE LYNN MIMS > BIBB GRAVES MIMS,JR > JEFF MIMS was close friends with Governor Bibb Graves and named his last = > son for him. > Thoughts of Inez Mims as told to John Boykin Mims. > David Decatur Mims born/raised on plantation in North Monroe Co,Ala near = > McWilliams. He=20 > married Mattie Robinson on Dec 24, 1895. their daughter Inez Aurelia = > was born there on > Sept 28,1896. In 1898 David D. gave up farming. They moved closer to = > town of Goodway, > southern part of Monroe Co,Al. They both taught school there for = > $15.00 per month each. > It was after they moved that his father D.C. sold the Mims = > home/plantation and moved to > Uriah,Monroe Co.ala. In 1902 David Dacatur gave up teaching and = > moved near Monroeville. > He then worked as cashier in Monroe Co.Bank. He also farmed with his = > brother. In later > years David Decatur bought the old Mims plantation. His brother = > Raymond help him farm > the plantation. David built both gins and ice plants in many town of = > So.Ala. and NE Florida. > (tradenames: Peoples Gin Co, and Peoples Ice co.) in 1928 David went = > into Ice business > and Inez Mims husband George Yarbrough was the manager. After George = > died, his son > George Jr took over. > ZOLLIE was named for Confederate General F.K.Zollicoffer. > accolates listed which I will not print here. > Summary; > It is important that our family name should continue and be held in high = > esteen always; that > family members love and support their church and country. Solidarity = > within the family should > continue. We shold support certain philanthropic causes, and most of = > all, we should be > concerned that all of our children and grandchildren live Godly lives. > signed: John B.Mims > The end,Jeanne Mims Filice