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Sarah Jane Mims^1,2,3

Parents

Key Events:

• Sarah Jane Mims was born ca. 1819 in Kentucky.^4,5,6
• Sarah married Marcus Marcellus Tyler on 25 May 1842 in Caldwell Co., Kentucky.^7,8,9

Citations

1. Caldwell Co. Marriage Records, loose papers, License for Marcus Marcellus Tyler and Miss Sarah Jane Mims, 25 May 1842.
2. M. M. Tyler household, 1850 U.S. Census, Trigg Co., Kentucky, shows name as Sarah J. Tyler.
3. Christian Co. Wills D:181-3, names a granddaughter Sarah Jane Mims as heir.
4. M. M. Tyler household, 1850 U.S. Census, Trigg Co., Kentucky, shows age 31, and state, as Kentucky.
5. Robert L. Cobb household, 1860 U.S. Census, Lyon Co., Kentucky, shows age 40, and state.
6. The two census reports are conflicting, and the other known children are reported as born in Virginia, but the family is reported living in Kentucky in the 1820 census, so I assume Sarah was born in Kentucky.
7. Caldwell Co. Marriage Records, loose papers, License for Marcus Marcellus Tyler and Miss Sarah Jane Mims, 25 May 1842, shows date on return.
8. Caldwell Co. Marriage Bonds, Book B, no. 34, Marcus M. Tyler to Sarah Jane Mims, 25 May 1842, shows date.
9. M. M. Tyler household, 1850 U.S. Census, Trigg Co., Kentucky, shows both, apparently as husband and wife.

Marcus Marcellus Tyler^1,2,3

Key Events:

• Marcus Marcellus Tyler was born on 21 Oct 1814 in Caroline Co., Virginia.^4,5
• Marcus married Sarah Jane Mims, daughter of Linah Mims and Rebeccah Davis, on 25 May 1842 in Caldwell Co., Kentucky.^6,7,8
• Marcus died on 27 Oct 1858 at age 44.⁹
• He was buried in Riverview Cemetery, Eddyville, Lyon Co., Kentucky.⁹

Citations

1. Caldwell Co. Marriage Records, loose papers, License for Marcus Marcellus Tyler and Miss Sarah Jane Mims, 25 May 1842.
2. Caldwell Co. Marriage Bonds, Book B, no. 34, Marcus M. Tyler to Sarah Jane Mims, 25 May 1842.
3. M. M. Tyler household, 1850 U.S. Census, Trigg Co., Kentucky.
4. M. M. Tyler household, 1850 U.S. Census, Trigg Co., Kentucky, shows age 35, and state.
5. Findagrave.com, online, memorial #6656693, Marcus Marcellus Tyler, shows date, and cites inscription showing county and state.
6. Caldwell Co. Marriage Records, loose papers, License for Marcus Marcellus Tyler and Miss Sarah Jane Mims, 25 May 1842, shows date on return.
7. Caldwell Co. Marriage Bonds, Book B, no. 34, Marcus M. Tyler to Sarah Jane Mims, 25 May 1842, shows date.
8. M. M. Tyler household, 1850 U.S. Census, Trigg Co., Kentucky, shows both, apparently as husband and wife.
9. Findagrave.com, online, memorial #6656693, Marcus Marcellus Tyler, citing tombstone.

Byron O. Mims^1,2,3

Parents

Key Events:

• Byron O. Mims was born on 6 Apr 1838 in Kentucky.^4,5,6
• Byron died on 1 Nov 1861 at age 23.⁷
• He was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Bowling Green, Warren Co., Kentucky, in the Confederate Soldiers Memorial section.⁸

Citations

1. M. M. Tyler household, 1850 U.S. Census, Trigg Co., Kentucky.
2. Davis R. Mims household, 1860 U.S. Census, Independence Co., Arkansas, 0.
3. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 34029976, Sgt Byron O. Mims, includes photos of tombstone and military plaque showing name as Byron O. Mims.
4. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 34029976, Sgt Byron O. Mims, shows date and includes photos of tombstone and military plaque showing same.
5. M. M. Tyler household, 1850 U.S. Census, Trigg Co., Kentucky, shows age 11, and state.
6. Davis R. Mims household, 1860 U.S. Census, Independence Co., Arkansas, shows age 22 and state.
7. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 34029976, Sgt Byron O. Mims, shows date and location, as Bowling Green, Warren Co., Kentucky, and includes photos of tombstone and military plaque showing date.
8. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 34029976, Sgt Byron O. Mims, includes photos of tombstone and military plaque.

Linah C. Mims^1,2,3

Parents

Key Events:

• Linah C. Mims was born on 30 Oct 1842 in Ballard Co., Kentucky.^4,5,6
• Linah married Susan Elizabeth Howe, daughter of William J. Howe and Celia Adline Harp, on 17 Dec 1871 in Cass Co., Texas.^7,8,9
• Linah died on 17 Nov 1927 in Brea, Orange Co., California, at age 85, at the home of his son Robert, while visiting.^10,11,12
• Linah C. Mims was buried on 23 Nov 1927 in Douglassville Cemetery, Douglassville, Cass Co., Texas.^13,14

Citations

1. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 75274526,Linah C. Mims, includes tombstone photo showing same.
2. M. M. Tyler household, 1850 U.S. Census, Trigg Co., Kentucky, shows name as Linah Mims.
3. Davis R. Mims household, 1860 U.S. Census, Independence Co., Arkansas, 0.
4. Linah Mims, Linah, Standard Certificate of Death, shows date.
5. Linah Mims, Linah, Compiled Service Records, Confederate, Arkansas, Certificate of Disability for Discharge, shows age 19 at discharge 14 Dec 1861, county, and state.
6. M. M. Tyler household, 1850 U.S. Census, Trigg Co., Kentucky, shows age 7, and state.
7. "Texas, Marriage Index, 1824-2014," Ancestry.com, record for L. Mims and Susan Howe, shows date and county.
8. Starling, Christine Trice, The Dixon Harp and Allied Families, 1763-1993, pg 257, shows date.
9. Linah Mims household, 1880 U.S. Census, Cass Co., Texas, shows married.
10. Linah Mims, Linah, Standard Certificate of Death, shows date, city, and county.
11. "California Death Index, 1905-1939," Ancestry.com, record for Linah Mims, shows date, county, and state.
12. L. Mins, L. obituary, The Citizens Journal, shows died Friday last week, in Los Angeles at home of son while visiting.
13. Linah Mims, Linah, Standard Certificate of Death, shows date and cemetery.
14. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 75274526,Linah C. Mims, includes tombstone photo.

Rufus K. Mims^1,2,3

Parents

Key Events:

• Rufus K. Mims was born in 1821 in Christian Co., Kentucky.^4,5,6
• Rufus married Geraldine L. Jacob, daughter of Arnold Jacob and Cynthia Sprigg, on 20 Dec 1847 in Caldwell Co., Kentucky.^7,8,9
• Rufus died in Feb 1880 probably in Logan Co., Arkansas, at age ~59, of pneumonia.^10,6,11
• He was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Paducah, McCracken Co., Kentucky, with his wife.^12,13

Citations

1. Caldwell Co. Marriage Bonds, Book B, no. 107, Rufus K. Mims to Gereloine L. Jacob, 18 Dec 1847.
2. Rufus K. Mims household, 1850 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.
3. Christian Co. Wills D:181-3, names a grandchild Rufus Mims as heir.
4. Rufus K. Mims household, 1850 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, shows age 29, county, and state.
5. R. K. Mims household, 1860 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky, shows age 38 and state.
6. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 84224479, Rufus K Mims, shows year.
7. Caldwell Co. Marriage Bonds, Book B, no. 107, Rufus K. Mims to Gereloine L. Jacob, 18 Dec 1847, shows solemnized on 20th.
8. Rufus K. Mims household, 1850 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, shows both in household, apparently as husband and wife.
9. R. K. Mims household, 1860 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
10. Rufus Mims entry, 1880 U.S. Census, mortality schedule, Logan Co., Arkansas.
11. Oak Grove Cemetery, list of burials, M burials 1800 thru 1999, pg 26, record for R. M. Mims, shows date as ?/?/1880's.
12. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 84224479, Rufus K Mims.
13. Oak Grove Cemetery, list of burials, M burials 1800 thru 1999, pg 26, record for R. M. Mims, shows Old part, section 17, lot 270.

Geraldine L. Jacob^1,2,3

Parents

Key Events:

• Geraldine L. Jacob was born ca. 1827 in Caldwell Co., Kentucky.^4,5,6
• Geraldine married Rufus K. Mims, son of Linah Mims and Rebeccah Davis, on 20 Dec 1847 in Caldwell Co., Kentucky.^7,8,9
• Geraldine died on 18 Jun 1862 at age ~35.^10,11
• She was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Paducah, McCracken Co., Kentucky.^12,13

Citations

1. Caldwell Co. Marriage Bonds, Book B, no. 107, Rufus K. Mims to Gereloine L. Jacob, 18 Dec 1847.
2. Rufus K. Mims household, 1850 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, shows name as Geraldine L. Mims.
3. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 84224478, Geraldine L Jacobs Mims, includes tombstone photo showing name as Geraldine L., consort of R. K. Mims.
4. Rufus K. Mims household, 1850 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, shows age 23, county, and state.
5. R. K. Mims household, 1860 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky, shows age 30 and state.
6. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 84224478, Geraldine L Jacobs Mims, shows in her 36 yr at death 18 Jun 118 and includes tombstone photo but that inscription is unreadable.
7. Caldwell Co. Marriage Bonds, Book B, no. 107, Rufus K. Mims to Gereloine L. Jacob, 18 Dec 1847, shows solemnized on 20th.
8. Rufus K. Mims household, 1850 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, shows both in household, apparently as husband and wife.
9. R. K. Mims household, 1860 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
10. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 84224478, Geraldine L Jacobs Mims, shows date and includes tombstone photo that appears to show the same, though it is difficult to read.
11. Oak Grove Cemetery, list of burials, M burials 1800 thru 1999, pg 26, record for "illegible" Mims, shows date.
12. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 84224478, Geraldine L Jacobs Mims, includes tombstone photo.
13. Oak Grove Cemetery, list of burials, M burials 1800 thru 1999, pg 26, record for "illegible" Mims, shows Old part, section 17, lot 270.

Davis Russer Mims^1,2,3

Parents

Key Events:

• Davis Russer Mims was born ca. 1810 in Richmond, Virginia.^4,5,6,7
• Davis married Elizabeth Van Swearingen Cresap, daughter of Edward Otho Cresap and Sarah Story Briscoe, on 1 May 1837 in Caldwell Co., Kentucky.^8,9,10

Citations

1. Robert Marsellas Mims, Robert Marsellas, Standard Certificate of Death, shows name as Davis Russer Mims.
2. Caldwell Co. Marriage Records, loose papers, bond of Davis R. Mims and John M. Cresap, 1 May 1837, and license for Davis R. Mims and Elizabeth Cresap, same date.
3. Caldwell Co. Marriage Bonds, Book A, Davis R. Mims to Miss Elizabeth Cresap, 1 May 1837.
4. Davis R. Mims household, 1860 U.S. Census, Independence Co., Arkansas, shows age 50 and state, as Kentucky (which is very unlikely, since his parents did not leave Greenbrier until years later.)
5. Linah Mimms household, 1820 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, shows one male under age 10, and two aged 10 to 16.
6. Linah Mims household, 1830 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, shows one male aged 5 to 10, and one aged 15 to 20.
7. Robert Marsellas Mims, Robert Marsellas, Standard Certificate of Death, shows city and state.
8. Caldwell Co. Marriage Records, loose papers, license for Davis R. Mims and Elizabeth Cresap, 1 May 1837, return shows married May 1837.
9. Caldwell Co. Marriage Bonds, Book A, Davis N. Mims to Miss Elizabeth Cresap, 1 May 1837, shows date.
10. Manley, Deborah (Cobb), "RE: The Logan Material," e-mail to author, 20 Feb 2000, citing Scott Haun, email 12 Jul 1998, citing Ila Earle Fowler, compiler, Kentucky Pioneers and Their Descendants (Kentucky Society, Daughters of Colonial Wars, 1998) reporting the marriage of Davis and Elizabeth, shows date and state.

Elizabeth Van Swearingen Cresap^1,2,3

Parents

Key Events:

• Elizabeth Van Swearingen Cresap was born in 1817 in Caldwell Co., Kentucky.^4,5,6
• Elizabeth married Davis Russer Mims, son of Linah Mims and Rebeccah Davis, on 1 May 1837 in Caldwell Co., Kentucky.^7,8,9
• Elizabeth apparently died Bef 1850, as her children all appeared in the households of other families in 1850, and her husband resigned his new position as constable.^10,11,12

Citations

1. Cresap, Joseph Ord; Cresap, Bernard, History of the Cresaps, pg 301, shows name as Elizabeth Van Swearingen Cresap.
2. Caldwell Co. Marriage Bonds, Book A, Davis N. Mims to Miss Elizabeth Cresap, 1 May 1837.
3. Caldwell Co. Marriage Records, loose papers, bond of Davis R. Mims and John M. Cresap, 1 May 1837, and license for Davis R. Mims and Elizabeth Cresap, same date, show name as Elizabeth Cresap.
4. Cresap, Joseph Ord; Cresap, Bernard, History of the Cresaps, pg 301, shows year, as 1817.
5. John Cobb household, 1820 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, shows two females under 10, who appear to be Elizabeth and Caroline.
6. Caldwell Co. Order Book, C:225, 28 Aug 1820, John Cobb appointed guardian to Cresap children, shows about age 3.
7. Caldwell Co. Marriage Records, loose papers, license for Davis R. Mims and Elizabeth Cresap, 1 May 1837, return shows married May 1837.
8. Caldwell Co. Marriage Bonds, Book A, Davis N. Mims to Miss Elizabeth Cresap, 1 May 1837, shows date.
9. Manley, Deborah (Cobb), "RE: The Logan Material," e-mail to author, 20 Feb 2000, citing Scott Haun, email 12 Jul 1998, citing Ila Earle Fowler, compiler, Kentucky Pioneers and Their Descendants (Kentucky Society, Daughters of Colonial Wars, 1998) reporting the marriage of Davis and Elizabeth, shows date and state.
10. M. M. Tyler household, 1850 U.S. Census, Trigg Co., Kentucky, shows Bryon, John, and Linah in the household.
11. Caldwell Co. Order Book, G:358, shows her husband appointed constable 19 Mar 18949; and G:387, shows him resigned as constable 20 Aug 1849.
12. Lawson Cash household, 1850 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, shows Robert and Davis in the household.