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Addison Mims1,2,3

#14450, (ca. 1805 - Bet 1830 and 1833)
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  • Addison Mims was born ca. 1805.4,5,6
  • A marriage bond was posted for Addison and Elizabeth Pursley on 15 Apr 1828 in Christian Co., Kentucky. No return was posted in the record, but they were apparently subsequently married as she was later recorded as his widow.7,8
  • Addison apparently died Bet 1830 and 1833, as his wife was reported as widowed when she re-married in 1833.9
Addison also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Citations

  1. Christian Co. Wills D:181-3, names a grandchild Addison Mims as heir.
  2. Christian Co. tax lists, 1826 pg 42, Adison Mimms; 1827 pg 46, Addison Mims; 1828 pg 45, Addison Mims; 1829 pg 43, Adison Mims; and 1830 pg 47, Andrew Mimms.
  3. "Marriage Index: KY, NC, TN, VA, WV 1728-1850," Genealogy.com, citing FHL films 0465562 & 0466781 - 0466788, shows name as Addison Mimms.
  4. Christian Co. tax lists, 1825 pg 43, Lineah appears reporting one white male over 21; 1826 pg 42, Adison appears reporting one white male over 21.
  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. Marriage Bonds, Christian Co., Kentucky, 1:93, no. 877, Addison Mims and Elizabeth Pursley.
  8. Marriage Bonds, Trigg Co., Kentucky, 1:47, no. 459, Henry Lander and Elizabeth Mims.
  9. Marriage Bonds, Trigg Co., Kentucky, 1:47, no. 459, Henry Lander and Elizabeth Mims, shows she remarried 18 Nov 1833.

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