Terry & Nancy's Ancestors

Linah Mims^1,2,3

#475, (1772 - Bet 1847 and 1850)

Linah Mims was born on 14 Nov 1772 in Goochland Co., Virginia.^4,5,6,7
Linah married Rebeccah Davis, daughter of John Davis and Jane Clendenin, ca. 23 Feb 1803 in Greenbrier Co., Virginia.^2,8
Linah died Bet 1847 and 1850 in Kentucky.^9,10

Linah also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Mims, Lynah baptism, 1772, Parish Register of Goochland.
Greenbrier Co. loose papers, marriage bond, Linah Mims and Richard Tyree, 23 Feb 1803.
Linah Mimms household, 1820 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky.
Mims, Lynah baptism, 1772, Parish Register of Goochland, shows date.
Linah Mimms household, 1820 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, shows only adult male as 45 or above, indicating he was born in 1775 or before.
Linah Mims household, 1830 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, shows only adult male as age 50 but under 60, indicating he was born between 1770 and 1780.
Jns. H. Mims household, 1840 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, shows a white male age 60 to 70 that is apparently him.
Greenbrier Co. loose papers, marriage permission, Jane Davis, 23 Feb 1803.
Caldwell Co. tax lists, 1847, pg 57; 1848, sons John, Davis, and Rufus listed but he is not.
Linah not found in 1850 census.

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