Terry & Nancy's Ancestors

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Margaret Makinro Warren1,2,3

ID# 17319, (1847 - 1873)

Parents:

FatherJames F. Warren (abt 1810 - )
MotherEmily Harris ( - bef 1850)
Chart MembershipDescendants of Linah and Rebeccah (Davis) Mims

Key Events:

Birth: 22 Dec 1847, Texas,4,5,6
Marriage: 26 Dec 1866, Red River Co., Texas, John M. Mims (b. 29 Apr 1840, d. 12 Mar 1888)7,8,9
Death: 29 Dec 1873,4,10

Narrative:

Margaret Makinro Warren was born on 22 Dec 1847 in TexasG.4,5,6
     Her mother apparently died before 1850, when Margaret was about 2 years old.11 She appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Panola Co., MississippiG, in the household of her father, James F. Warren, and stepmother, Eliza R. Glass.12 She appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Red River Co., TexasG, in the household of her father, and stepmother.13
     Margaret married John M. Mims, son of Davis Russer Mims and Elizabeth Van Swearingen Cresap, on 26 Dec 1866 in Red River Co., TexasG.7,8,9
      After their marriage, Margaret accompanied John when he moved back to Arkansas. They first lived in Buckhorn, where he had lived before the war, which is now known as St. JamesG.14 Their first son was born en route, at Ft. SmithG.15
      Margaret and John and their young son moved down the river shortly after the death of their daughter, Marcella. According to local lore, the child had so enchanged the neighbors that when the town of Hesstown was renamed after the Civil War it was named for herG.16 Margaret and John appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Ozark, Franklin Co., ArkansasG, enumerated 28 Jul 1870. Their son Oscar was listed as living with them, as was Mary Neleton, age 30, a housekeeper.17
     Margaret died on 29 Dec 1873 at age 26.4,10

Children:
     Children with John M. Mims:

  1. Marcella Mims (abt 1867 - abt 1870)
  2. Oscar Christopher Mims+ (23 Jan 1869 - 11 Jun 1944)
  3. Dora Mims (16 Aug 1871 - 15 Oct 1871)

Citations

  1. [S1972] Glass, "Descendants of John M. Mims", shows name as Margaret Makinro Warren.
  2. [S7474] James F. Warren household, 1850 U.S. Census, Panola Co., Mississippi, shows name as Margaret M. Warren.
  3. [S7475] J. F. Warren household, 1860 U.S. Census, Red River Co., Texas, shows name as Margaret Warren.
  4. [S3456] Arkansas Archives, online, Mildred Collins Wasser, "Sewell (Roseville) Cemetery - Logan County, Arkansas," 14 Jun 1998, stone for Maggie Mims, shows date.
  5. [S7474] James F. Warren household, 1850 U.S. Census, Panola Co., Mississippi, shows age 4 and state.
  6. [S7475] J. F. Warren household, 1860 U.S. Census, Red River Co., Texas, shows age 12 and state.
  7. [S1202] "Texas, Marriage Index, 1824-2014," Ancestry.com, record for John M. Mims and Margaret M. Warren, shows date, county, and state.
  8. [S1972] Glass, "Descendants of John M. Mims", shows date, county, and state.
  9. [S3455] James Mims household, 1870 U.S. Census, Franklin Co., Arkansas, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  10. [S1972] Glass, "Descendants of John M. Mims", shows circa 1872.
  11. [S1202] "Texas, Marriage Index, 1824-2014," Ancestry.com, record for James F. Warren and Eliza R. Glass, shows date as 27 Feb 1850.
  12. [S1972] Glass, "Descendants of John M. Mims."
  13. [S7475] J. F. Warren household, 1860 U.S. Census, Red River Co., Texas.
  14. [S7498] Hardison, "Re: Mims - LaFerry Family in your Ancestry tree," e-mail to author, 1 Jul 2017, shows location they lived, citing interview with man now age 105 whose family lived next to them. In email same subject 2 Jul 2017 explains present name of community.
  15. [S5082] Davis, in "Robert MIMS b. 1763 KY," listserve message 29 Jun 2003.
  16. [S7498] Hardison, "Re: Mims - LaFerry Family in your Ancestry tree," e-mail to author, 1 Jul 2017, citing interview with man now age 105 whose family lived next to the family.
  17. [S3455] James Mims household, 1870 U.S. Census, Franklin Co., Arkansas.