Hi Vanessa, Don't know if this will help, but was going thru my files and found this: (I have extended research notes, census, etc. if you want them.) ..... Mavis Descendants of Thomas Birch Mims (s/o Capt. Jesse & Mary (McDavid) Mims of SC & Escambia Co., FL) 1. Thomas Birch Mims b: 05 Feb 1826FL +Caroline G.A. b: 1828FL ... 2 Jesse Castillion "Castilla" Mims b: 09 Jun 1847TX ..... +Lula C. Wingate b: 09 Nov 1861FL ........... 3 Joseph Stark Mims b: 13 Dec 1883FL ......... +Josephine Esther Beaty ........... 3 Dexter Castilion Mims b: 28 Feb 1886 ........... 3 Frances E. Mims b: 22 Dec 1887FL ........... 3 Clarence A. Mims b: Dec 1893 ........... 3 Lula L. Mims b: Jan 1897 ........... 3 Harold L. Mims b: 21 Jul 1901 ........... +Mary Katherine ..... 2 Malinda L. Mims b: 17 Aug 1848FL ..... +Henry Talmadge ..... 2 Angeline P. Mims b: 1851FL ..... +Andrew J. Allen ..... 2 Elizabeth Mims b: Oct 1853FL ..... 2 Thomas Burch Mims, Jr. b: Jun 1857FL ..... 2 Margaret R. "Maggie" Mims b: 1859FL ..... +Thomas J. Cowart ........... 3 Grace Cowart b: Dec 1884 ........ 3 Daisy Cowart b: Jul 1887 ........... 3 Ida Cowart b: Sep 1890 ........... 3 James P. Cowart b: Jul 1894 ..... 2 Marthann "Mattie" Mims b: Sep 1865 in FL ..... +John F. Clark b: ..... *2nd Husband of Marthann "Mattie" Mims: ..... +Kendall J. Patty .... 2 Mary Adaline Mims b: Oct 1867FL ..... +Thomas L.C. Mendenhall /end/ From: "Vanessa Burzynski" <burzynsk@swbell.net> To: <MIMS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 12:58 PM Subject: [MIMS,MIMMS,MIMBS] Thomas Mims > > Still searching for information on Thomas Mims born about 1856 in Santa Rosa County, Florida. He was married to Florida Alice Dixon on October 19, 1872. Florida was the daughter of Francis Dixon and Martha Cobb. > > The following family could be his. If anybody is familiar with this family, please contact me. Thanks! > > James Mims married to Mary (Maiden Name?) > > Children: > > Nancy Henrietta Mims b. 1844 Escambia, FL > > Jasper Mims b. 1846 Santa Rosa, FL > > Martha Mims b. 1855 Santa Rosa, FL > > Thomas Mims b. 1856 Santa Rosa, FL > > I also have the family of Thomas B. Mims born about 1828 married to Caroline Mims born about 1828 in the 1860 Santa Rosa County Florida Census. Listed as living with this family is Shade Mims age 72 born about 1788 in North Carolina. This could be his father or grandfather. > > Children: > > Castilla Mims age 13 (born about 1847) > > Malinda Mims age 11 (born about 1849) > > Angeline Mims age 9 (born about 1851) > > Elizabeth Mims age 7 (born about 1853) > > Thomas Mims age 4 (born about 1856) > > Margrett Mims age 1 (born about 1859)