HISTORY OR THE MIMS HOTEL AND BOARDING HOUSE Of Mr Wilbur Fisk Mims children, Mr "Shack" Shadrach continued to operate the boarding house & Miss Margaret supervised the dining room/kitchen Miss Annie Mims taught first grad in Prattville for many years. She was also an artist, and some of her land- scapes hang in the Presbyterian Church parlor. Mr Sam Mims worked at the Bank of Prattville. the family continued to live at the hotel. After its sale in 1944, the structure continued to serve as a boarding/apt houxse until it was purchased by the First Baptist Church in 1981. They were not interested in restoring the structure for their use; so they offered the bldg to the Autauga Co Heritage Assn In order to save it from demolition the Assn was required to move it. This was done in May,1982 to a location on first street. The new location is in the boundries of the Daniel Pratt Historic Dist "Prattvillage" Shadrach Mims old financial records and ledgers dating to 1849 were found in the 2nd floor attic during restoration in 1983. For many years Shadrach Mims served as class leader and Sunday School Supt of the First Methodist Church. JOSEPHINE PERKINS & ALS BY CONSTANTINE PERKINS AND OTHERS. (Eliza Jane Perkins married Robert Mims) Judge Lunsford M.Bramlett father of Josephine (Bramlett) left her in his will dated Sept 16,1850 by conveyance in writing for her life with remainder to her children a town lot which fronted on the Columbia,Pulaski, Elkton & Alabama Turnpike... Josephine was the wife of Constantine Perkins. She resided on this lot with her 5 children: Constantine, Eliza Jane (16 yrs) Ann eliza (11),Thomas W. (9) Josephine nearly (2 yrs). Constantine (father) had moved to Perry Co,Ala, had a good practice as a physician there and planned to move his family there. They owned valuable negro property and other property which perished in the Civil War. All they had left was the house and lot she had inherited. It became necessary for them to sell house/lot to buy property in Perry Co,Ala. Josephine Bramlett Mims had 3 sisters: Annie B.Fannie P.,Mary (File Box P -11 Case 5226