Both copies that I have appear to be the same information even though I received them from two different nice people who were willing to share. This is how my copy # 1 of Sam Mims' Leaves begins. My question--in the last paragraph of this snip, he mentions his book. What book? Does anyone have it? Did Sam Mims ever complet the book Red Sticks and Fort Mims? If so, do anyone have a copy of it? My copy from which the snip below was taken is about 14-15 pages long in MS Word. Does anyone else have a different copy? betty in ga +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++= Compiled by Sam Mims 117 Marshall Street Post Office Box 720 Minden, Louisiana March, 1961 This is not a genealogy, nor is it a complete history of the Mims family; it is residue from material I gathered from which to write a narrative history of the Red Stick War, erroneously called the Creek Indian War. In some history books and in biographies of Andrew Jackson we were told that Samuel Mims, a wealthy planter, transformed his plantation home into a military garrison; that after the massacre there it was called Fort Mims. We were informed that Samuel Mims was a half-breed. Aware of the fact that my name is the same as that borne by the man who was murdered in the most horrible massacre that ever occurred on American soil, I responded to the urge to make a study of Fort Mims and the man for whom it was named. I was not embarrassed because he was referred to as a half-breed. I have high regard for American Indians. But after learning that Samuel was not a half-breed, I felt impelled to trace his lineage back to the first American Mims. Ten years of research for the State of Louisiana, followed by four years in Washington, gave me opportunity to pursue the study. Countless hours were spent in the Library of Congress, the National Archives, the Bureau of Land Management in the Department of Interior, and other departments and agencies at our Nation's capital, digging into original sources for facts about Samuel Mims and the Red Stick War. Having completed a book which I am calling RED STICKS AND FORT MIMS I am now reluctant to discard the residue of my findings which concern the Mims family. The purpose of LEAVES FROM THE MIMS FAMILY TREE is to make available data that I accumulated, very little of which was used in my book for the reason that I needed only to know the lineage of Samuel Mims at Fort Mims. This presentation of my residue may be a basis from which others can work. It may encourage other descendants of this pioneer family to compile a genealogy of Their ancestors. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Copy # 2 Subject: LEAVES FROM THE MIMS FAMILY TREE Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2001 14:37:07 -0500 From: jmimms@greenville.infi.net To: halbet@cybersouth.com Betty: Mr Sam himself let me borrow the book and I made a copy of it in my Air Force Office at Barksdale AFB, LA. John Mimms A Genealogical History This is not a genealogy, nor is it a complete history of the Mims family: it is residue from material I gathered from which to write a narrative history of the Red Stick War, erroneously called the Creek Indian War. In some history books and in biographies of Andrew Jackson we were told that Samuel Mims, a wealthy planter, transformed his plantation home into a military garrison; that after the massacre there it was called Fort Mims. We were informed that Samuel Mims was a half-breed. Aware of the fact that my name is the same as that borne by the man who was murdered in the most horrible massacre that ever occurred on American soil, I responded to the urge to make a study of Fort Mims and the man for whom it was named. I was not embarrassed because he was referred to as a half-breed. I have high regard for American Indians. But after learning that Samuel was not a half-breed, I felt impelled to trace his lineage back to the first American Mims. Ten years of research for the State of Louisiana, followed by four years in Washington, gave me opportunity to pursue the study. Countless hours were spent in the Library of Congress, the National Archives, the Bureau of Land Management in the Department of Interior, and other departments and agencies at our Nation’s capital, digging into original sources for facts about Samuel Mims and the Red Stick War. Having completed a book, which I am calling RED STICKS AND FORT MIMS, I am now reluctant to discard the residue of my findings which concern the Mims family. The purpose of LEAVES FROM THE MIMS FAMILY TREE is to make available data that I accumulated, very little of which was used in my book for the reason that I needed only to know the lineage of Samuel Mims at Fort Mims.

I'm a bit more than half way through making a careful comparison of the transcript Betty kindly provided, apparently made by John Mims, and the one I received some time ago, transcribed in 1996 by Kate Shue. There is considerable difference in paragraphing, and the formatting of the lists of children, but otherwise the text of the two copies is generally the same. In most of the few differences I found, it is apparent from the context that Kate's transcript is more accurate. In several cases, the years in dates differ by one year, and it is impossible to judge which is true to the original. Based on what I've seen so far, I conclude Kate's transcript is a largely accurate rendition of Sam's original paper. If anyone cares for the details, I'd be happy to supply them. Terry Reigel On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 14:00:54 -0500, Betty Bivins wrote: > Both copies that I have appear to be the same information > even though I received them from two different nice > people who were willing to share.

I would love to have a copy of Kate's transcription to compare to the one I have..... Thanks, Pat Tolliver, Nee Lilley John Mims - Anna Edwards Henry Mims - Sarah Wimberly Henry Augustus Mims - Susie F. Allen Ruby Estelle Mims-Crayton Thompson Willie Mae Thomson - Vernon E. Lilley email- patolliver@msn.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Terry Reigel To: MIMS-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2004 11:20 AM Subject: Re: [MIMS,MIMMS,MIMBS] Sam Mims Leaves I'm a bit more than half way through making a careful comparison of the transcript Betty kindly provided, apparently made by John Mims, and the one I received some time ago, transcribed in 1996 by Kate Shue. There is considerable difference in paragraphing, and the formatting of the lists of children, but otherwise the text of the two copies is generally the same. In most of the few differences I found, it is apparent from the context that Kate's transcript is more accurate. In several cases, the years in dates differ by one year, and it is impossible to judge which is true to the original. Based on what I've seen so far, I conclude Kate's transcript is a largely accurate rendition of Sam's original paper. If anyone cares for the details, I'd be happy to supply them. Terry Reigel On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 14:00:54 -0500, Betty Bivins wrote: > Both copies that I have appear to be the same information > even though I received them from two different nice > people who were willing to share. ==== MIMS Mailing List ==== Ann Mims-Neff List Moderator