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David Mims

~1839 - ~March 1862


 

Born in TX around 1839 (or 1842).
Resided in Brazoria (or Columbia), Brazoria County, TX in 1860 with brother S. Mims, Co. B.

Mustered into Company B at Houston, TX on September 7, 1861.
Received furlough by January 1862 due to illness.
Died by March 1862.


Also Identified As:
 

None Identified


Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
  (researcher)

Parents:
 
Joseph Mims
son of Samuel Mims (massacred at the "Fort Mims Massacre" at AL)
b. ~1790 at St. Stephens, Washington County, AL
d. November 23, 1844
Sarah Weekley
b. January 21, 1806 at St. Stephens, Washington County, AL
Siblings:
 
Lumbert Mims
b.
Joseph Mims
b.
Alex Mims
b.
Ann Elizabeth Mims
b.
Leonard Mims
b.
Julia Mims
b.
Samuel Mims, Co. B
b.~1824
d. July 17, 1862
Sarah Josephine Mims
b.
Spouse(s): No Photo of gravesite available.
 
Unknown
Children:
 
Unknown
Gravesite:
 

Unlocated


1840 Census - State, County, Town, Page, (image)
  Head of Houshold  

1850 Census - TX, Brazoria County, Page 293, Dwelling 197, Family 197, (21/32 )
  Name Age. Sex Color Occupation Real Estate Nativity Student? Illiterate?
Sarah Mims 43 F   Planter $19,000 AL    
Joseph Mims 24 M       TX    
Alexander Mims 21 M       TX    
Samuel Mims 18 M       TX    
Leonard Mims 13 M       TX    
David Mims 8 M       TX    
Josephine Mims 6 F       TX    
Lumbert Mims' family lived next door.

1860 Census - TX, Brazoria County, Columbia PO , Page 59B, Dwelling 104, Family 92, (12/52) i
 
Name
Age.
Sex
Race
Occupation
Real Estate
Personal Estate
Nativity
Student?
Literate?
A. Mims 30 M   Planter $73,480 $96,030 TX    
Sarah Mims 55 F         AL    
Samuel Mims 23 M         TX    
David Mims 18 M         TX    
Sarah J. Mims 16 F         TX    
Joseph Mims lived next door and Lumbert Mims lived nearby.

Related Links:
 

(offsite) James Henry Mims' Digging the Roots of the Mims Family Tree Gedcom
(offsite) Ashley Covington's Jennings, Warren, Broom(e), and Other Families Gedcom
(offsite) Ann Blomquist's Tate, Taylor, and Southern Families Gedcom
(offsite) Victor Rupert's Rupert Family Tree Gedcom
(offsite) Cemira Marie Andrews Price's Cemira Gedcom


Sources:
 

Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882.

Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research.

Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis.


Research Links:
 

(offsite) Mims Family Cemetery, Brazoria County Texas
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Mims)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Mims)
(offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Brazoria County, TX)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Brazoria County, TX)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Brazoria County, TX)


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