Here is some additional information on one of these families: Allen Mims married Rebecca Landrum in Muscogee Co GA. By 1850, they had 4 children. Descendants of Allen J. Mims 1. ALLEN J.6 MIMS (DRURY5, DRURY4, THOMAS3, THOMAS2, THOMAS1) was born c 1809 in Edgefield Co SC. He married (1) REBECCA S. LANDRUM Nov 1835 in Muscogee Co GA. She died Aft. 1850. He married (2) EMILY FREEMAN c 1853 in Butler Co AL. She was born c 1835 in SC. More About ALLEN J. MIMS: Fact 1: 1840, Russell Co AL p24 Fact 2: 1850, Russell Co AL p58 Fact 3: 1860, Butler Co AL Children of ALLEN MIMS and REBECCA LANDRUM are: i. FOSTER7 MIMS, b. c 1837. ii. FERMAN MIMS, b. c 1839. iii. JOHN MIMS, b. c 1843. iv. EMMA MIMS, b. c 1847. Ann Blomquist Orlando, FL ----- Original Message ----- From: <JHMIMS4@aol.com> To: <MIMS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 7:56 PM Subject: Re: [MIMS,MIMMS,MIMBS] Mims in Russell Co AL in 1850 > Hi Betty, > > Here is what I have on these people. Some I have sourced from various > locations though not all confirmed. > > Allen Jones Mims > b 3/16/1809 Edgefield, SC > Rebecca S. Landrum > m 1936 Edgefield, SC > one son Foster b 1837 > > Benjamin Tarlton (possibly TALTON) Mims > b 3/4/1812 Edgefield, SC > d 1/19/1885 Edgefield, SC > Susan Ann Addison > b 6/19/1831 > d 3/8/1886 > buried Edgefield, SC > m 12/16/1851 > The age you have as 25 does not match what I have. Not sure if my info is > correct on B-day but my source is Edgefield Village Cemetery (Including > Trinity Episcopal Cemetery, Edgefield Village Baptist Cemetery, and Willowbrook > Cemetery), as well as from the internet. > > Drury Mims son of Drury Mims & Lydia Jones > b 1/10/1783 Edgefield, SC > d 6/18/1858 Eufala, Alabama > Charlsey Edwards > m 1806 Edgefield, SC > > None are my direct line as I am James Henry Mims, IV, James H. Mims, III, > J.H. Mims, II, John Carwile Mims, James Henry Mims, Matthew Mims, Drury Mims, > David Mims, Thomas. Hope this helps. > > James Henry Mims > Houston, TX > > > ==== MIMS Mailing List ==== > Ann Mims-Neff > List Moderator >