Hi all I believe that I too am from this line. My son (Eric Wood Mims), I (Staley Wood Mims, III), my father (Staley Wood Mims, Jr.) and grandfather (Staley Wood Mims) all derive our middle names from the Woodson family. We are descended from Col. Matthew Mims of Twiggs Co. GA born October, 1813. I and several others descended from Matthew have hit a blank wall going further than Matthew, a condition that has persisted for 40 years that I know of. Has anyone uncovered any links to this family line? Woody Mims Eugene, OR PS - Should anyone wish to know, my father passed away September 7, 2003 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas and is buried at Restland Memorial Park in Dallas. PPS - My granddaughter, Ruby Ember Mims was born May 26, 2003 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon born to Eric Wood Mims and Mercedes Munden. Lilly wrote: >Thank you Billie. This is my family line. This Elizabeth Woodson Mimms, >who married Robert Poor is the great grandmother of Jesse James the bank >robber. >Elizabeth's daughter Mary Poor married the Reverend John M. James, and their >son was Reverend Robert Sallee James, the father of Jesse. > >It took me a very long time to understand all the ways that my family was >related to Jesse James, because I was taught we were only related thru the >marriage of Jesse and Zeralda Amanda Mimms. > >But in fact, we are related to Jesse James himself, in that we share the >same WOODSON ancestors, and the same POOR ancestors. So we have 3 ways in >which we are related to him. > >Best regards, >Lillian Kathleen Martin >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Billie Brem" <bbrem@hot.rr.com> >To: <MIMS-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 11:50 PM >Subject: Re: [MIMS,MIMMS,MIMBS] Drury Shadrach Woodson Mimms > > > > >>I have a Robert Poor who married Elizabeth Woodson Mims, she was born 3 >> >> >Apr. > > >>1769, daughter of Shadrack Mims b. 1724 and Elizabeth Woodson b. 1728. >>among the other children is a Robert Mims. This from Shadrack Mims will >> >> >Apr > > >>1777 Goochland Co. Va. Billie Brem >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Lilly" <malik@scs-net.org> >>To: <MIMS-L@rootsweb.com> >>Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2003 3:58 AM >>Subject: [MIMS,MIMMS,MIMBS] Drury Shadrach Woodson Mimms >> >> >> >> >>>I am researching: >>>Drury Shadrach Woodson Mimms b. 1802 VA, s/o Robert Mimms and Lucy Poor. >>> >>> >>We guess he died about summer of 1857. >> >> >>>Drury Mimms settled on the Red River in Robertson Co, TN near the Logan >>> >>> >Co > > >>KY border. >> >> >>>He married Elisabeth Mason Rose, d/o Rueben Rose. They had 2 kids: >>> >>> >Gideon > > >>Mimms and Virginia Mimms. >> >> >>>Gideon Mimms settled in Russellville, Logan Co KY and I am from his >>> >>> >>family. >> >> >>>I have never found Virginia, who she married, when she died, she is a >>> >>> >>mystery to me. >> >> >>>I recently found an interesting name: >>>1860 census: Shoalford P.O., Limestone Co, AL. >>>Drury M. Mims b. 1836 TN >>>Martha 1835 TN >>>Elizabeth 1859 AL >>> >>>I am wondering if this man might be the son of Drury Shadrach Woodson >>> >>> >>Mimms, and a first wife who is unknown to me?? The date and birth place >> >> >are > > >>right, and the name. >> >> >>>Any ideas out there? >>> >>>Best regards, >>>Lillian Kathleen Martin >>> >>> >>>==== MIMS Mailing List ==== >>>Ann Mims-Neff >>>List Moderator >>> >>> >>> >>==== MIMS Mailing List ==== >>Ann Mims-Neff >>List Moderator >> >> >> >> > > >==== MIMS Mailing List ==== >Ann Mims-Neff >List Moderator > > > >