Has it occurred to you that there might be more than one Linah Mims? Does anyone else have any information on this Linah or other Linahs? thank you for your time in advance. betty in ga ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry Reigel" <terry@reigelridge.com> To: <MIMS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 5:01 PM Subject: [MIMS,MIMMS,MIMBS] Linah of Greenbrier and Christian Counties > I've been doing a lot of work on Linah Mims, who appeared in > Greenbrier Co. VA (now WV) by 1800 and moved to Christian Co. KY about > 1818. It would appear he descended from the Mims of Goochland, but > how? > > What I know of him is: > - Probably born 1770-1775, based on census data > - Appears on Greenbrier Co. tax list in 1880 > - Married Rebecca Davis of Greenbrier by Feb 1803 > - Elected to VA House of Delegates 1806-1811 > - Member of VA Council of State 1811-1818, a full time job in Richmond > - Moved to Christian Co. KY about 1818, and apparently was a > successful famer > - Appointed agent to Northwest Indians 1832, apparently leaving his > three youngest daughters with his oldest son, John Harrison Mims, in > Caldwell Co. > - Returned to Caldwell by 1838 > - Died, probably in Caldwell, 1847-1850 > > But I've found no clue as to his parentage. What drove him to move to > the mountains of Greenbrier, with no apparent relatives in the area? > Then, he became President of the Council of State, and thus Lt. Gov. > in 1814, and a leading figure in VA politics through the "War of > 1812." So why did he suddenly lose interest, missing most meetings > after Jul 1817, and finally resign his post in Oct 1818, moving to > Christian Co.? > > I've seen some suggestions he had brothers already in KY. Does anyone > have any evidence they were actually brothers? Or any suggestions > about where to start looking for the family he left to move to > Greenbrier? > > Terry Reigel > > > > ==== MIMS Mailing List ==== > Ann Mims-Neff > List Moderator

On Wed, 7 Jan 2004 19:07:47 -0500, Betty Bivins wrote: > Has it occurred to you that there might be more than one > Linah Mims? Does anyone else have any information on this > Linah or other Linahs? thank you for your time in > advance. Yes, I know there are several, which is why I included the places in the subject. There was one later in KY, which I believe was a grandson of the one I'm studying, but I'm not sure by which of two sons. There was one a couple of generations earlier in Goochland, I believe, who I suppose is an ancestor. There may well be more. Terry Reigel ----- Original Message ----- > "Terry Reigel" <terry@reigelridge.com> > Subject: [MIMS,MIMMS,MIMBS] Linah of Greenbrier and > Christian Counties > > >> I've been doing a lot of work on Linah Mims, who >> appeared in Greenbrier Co. VA (now WV) by 1800 and >> moved to Christian Co. KY about 1818. It would appear >> he descended from the Mims of Goochland, but how? >> >> What I know of him is: >> - Probably born 1770-1775, based on census data >> - Appears on Greenbrier Co. tax list in 1880 >> - Married Rebecca Davis of Greenbrier by Feb 1803 >> - Elected to VA House of Delegates 1806-1811 >> - Member of VA Council of State 1811-1818, a full time >> job in Richmond - Moved to Christian Co. KY about 1818, >> and apparently was a successful famer >> - Appointed agent to Northwest Indians 1832, apparently >> leaving his three youngest daughters with his oldest >> son, John Harrison Mims, in Caldwell Co. - Returned to >> Caldwell by 1838 - Died, probably in Caldwell, 1847-1850 >> >> But I've found no clue as to his parentage. What drove >> him to move to the mountains of Greenbrier, with no >> apparent relatives in the area? Then, he became >> President of the Council of State, and thus Lt. Gov. in >> 1814, and a leading figure in VA politics through the >> "War of 1812." So why did he suddenly lose interest, >> missing most meetings after Jul 1817, and finally >> resign his post in Oct 1818, moving to Christian Co.? >> >> I've seen some suggestions he had brothers already in >> KY. Does anyone have any evidence they were actually >> brothers? Or any suggestions about where to start >> looking for the family he left to move to Greenbrier?