S Mims Biographical Notes - Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers

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Samuel Mims

~1836 - July 17, 1862

Born in TX around 1836.
Resided in Columbia (or Brazoria), Brazoria County, TX in 1860 with brother D. Mims, Co. B, and occupied as a planter.

Mustered into Company B at Houston, TX on September 7, 1861.
Promoted to 4th Corporal.
Returned to TX in February 1862.
Promoted (possibly) to 2nd Corporal.
Wounded mortally at Murfreesboro, TN July 13, 1862.
Died July 17, 1862.

Also Identified As:
	Samuel B. Mims
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. David Mims, Co. B b. ~1839 d. ~March 1862 Sarah Josephine Mims b.
Spouse(s):
	Unknown
Children:
	Unknown
Gravesite:
	Unlocated

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

1850 Census - TX, Brazoria County, Page 393, Dwelling 197, Family 197, (21/32 ) i
	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	14	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:
	"By the Central Train," Galveston Weekly News, August 27, 1862 Houston Tri-Weekly Telegraph, October 27, 1862 - Letter from RF Bunting, September 29, 1862 (offsite) James Henry Mims' Digging the Roots of the Mims Family Tree Gedcom (offsite) Ann Blomquist's Tate, Taylor, and Southern Families Gedcom (offsite) Ashley Covington's Jennings, Warren, Broom(e), and Other 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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