Emma Arbuckle Mims1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 15984, (1876 - 1961)
FatherJohn M. Mims4,5 (29 Apr 1840 - 12 Mar 1888)
MotherElizabeth [surname unknown]4,6 (11 Apr 1855 - 1 Jun 1938)

Key Events:

Birth: Dec 1876, Arkansas7,8,9
Marriage: 4 Jun 1892, Logan Co., Arkansas, James M. Coogan (Nov 1871 - 20 Nov 1939)10,11
Marriage: 4 Aug 1945, Logan Co., Arkansas, Samuel Melvin Gattis (13 Nov 1876 - 24 Dec 1959)12
Death: 196113
Burial: Caulksville Cemetery, Caulksville, Logan Co., Arkansas14
AncestryThe Linah Mims - Rebecca Davis Family

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Narrative:

     Emma Arbuckle Mims was born in Dec 1876 in Arkansas.7,8,9 She appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Six Mile Twp., Logan Co., Arkansas, in the household of her parents, John M. Mims and Elizabeth [surname unknown].5
     Her father died on 12 Mar 1888, when Emma was 11 years old.15,16
     Emma married first James M. Coogan on 4 Jun 1892 in Logan Co., Arkansas, with W. B. Richey, justice of the peace, officiating, with the written permission of her mother since she was under age.10,11
     Emma and James appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Six Mile Twp., Logan Co., Arkansas, enumerated 7 Jun 1900, reporting that they owned their farm, free of mortgage. Their children John and Leon were listed as living with them.17
     Emma and James appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Short Mountain Twp., Logan Co., Arkansas, enumerated 23 Apr 1910, reporting they were renting their farm. Their children John, Leon and Bonnie were listed as living with them, as was Lucy B. Casey, a 34-year old housekeeper identified as a lodger.18
     Emma and James appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Ft. Smith, Sebastian Co., Arkansas, at 418 South 13th St., enumerated 6 Jan 1920, reporting they were renting their home. Their children Leon, Bonnie and Fay were listed as living with them, as were daughter-in-law Annie, age 18, and granddaughter Marguarite, 11 months, apparently Leon's wife and daughter.19
     Emma and James appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Six Mile Twp., Logan Co., Arkansas, enumerated 10 Apr 1930, reporting they were renting their home, apparently from her mother who was listed as living in the same building as owner.20
     Her husband died on 20 Nov 1939 in Logan Co., Arkansas.21,22
     Emma appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Caulksville, Logan Co., Arkansas, enumerated 16 Apr 1940, reporting she owned a home valued at $300, and had lived in the same house in 1935.23
     Emma married second Samuel Melvin Gattis on 4 Aug 1945 in Logan Co., Arkansas, with J. W. Sanders, justice of the peace, officiating.12
     He died on 24 Dec 1959.24
     Emma died in 1961.13 She was buried in Caulksville Cemetery, Caulksville, Logan Co., Arkansas.14

Children:
     Children with James M. Coogan

James and Emma had another child, whose name is unknown, who was born and died before 1900.30,31
  • John Harvey Coogan25,26 (Jul 1893 - )
  • Leon R. Coogan25,26,27 (28 Feb 1896 - 29 Sep 1958)
  • Bonnie D. Coogan28,29 (abt 1901 - )
  • Fay L. Coogan26,27 (21 Jun 1906 - 11 Aug 1996)

Children:
     There were no children with Samuel Melvin Gattis

Citations

  1. [S7482] Marriages Records, Logan Co., Arkansas, C:264, James Coogan and Emma Arbucle Mimms.
  2. [S982] John M. Mims household, 1880 U.S. Census, Logan Co., Arkansas, shows name as Emma A. Mims.
  3. [S7485] James M. Coogan household, 1900 U.S. Census, Logan Co., Arkansas, shows name as Emma A. Coogan.
  4. [S1972] Glass, "Descendants of John M. Mims."
  5. [S982] John M. Mims household, 1880 U.S. Census, Logan Co., Arkansas.
  6. [S982] John M. Mims household, 1880 U.S. Census, Logan Co., Arkansas, shows Emma as the daughter of Elizabeth's husband.
  7. [S982] John M. Mims household, 1880 U.S. Census, Logan Co., Arkansas, shows age 3 and state.
  8. [S7485] James M. Coogan household, 1900 U.S. Census, Logan Co., Arkansas, shows month, year, and age 23.
  9. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 22799248, Emma A. "Coogan" Mimms Gattis, shows date as 1 Dec 1876, place as Roseville, Logan Co., Arkansas, and includes tombstone photo showing year.
  10. [S7482] Marriages Records, Logan Co., Arkansas, C:264, James Coogan and Emma Arbucle Mimms, shows date and officant, and note from her mother.
  11. [S7485] James M. Coogan household, 1900 U.S. Census, Logan Co., Arkansas, shows married 8 years.
  12. [S5098] S. M. Gattis and Emma Coogan, marriage record, Logan Co. Arkasas.
  13. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 22799248, Emma A. "Coogan" Mimms Gattis, shows date as 1 Aug 1961, place as Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., Arkansas, and includes tombstone photo showing year.
  14. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 22799248, Emma A. "Coogan" Mimms Gattis, includes tombstone photo.
  15. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 49894833, J. M. Mims, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  16. [S5091] Elizabeth Mims, Confederate Pension Records, 27 Jul 1909, Arkansas History Commission, Widows's Application for Pension, shows date.
  17. [S7485] James M. Coogan household, 1900 U.S. Census, Logan Co., Arkansas.
  18. [S7486] James M. Coogan household, 1910 U.S. Census, Logan Co., Arkansas.
  19. [S7487] James Coogan household, 1920 U.S. Census, Sebastian Co., Arkansas.
  20. [S7488] James M. Coogan household, 1930 U.S. Census, Logan Co., Arkansas.
  21. [S4388] "Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950," Ancestry.com, record for ames Mar Coogan, citing roll no. 19341940 pg 708, shows date and county.
  22. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 49855772, James M. "Jim" Coogan, shows date, as 20 Nov 1939, and includes tombstone photo showing year.
  23. [S7489] Emma Coogan household, 1940 U.S. Census, Logan Co., Arkansas.
  24. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 37477704, Samuel Melvin Gattis, shows date and includes tombstone showing same.
  25. [S7485] James M. Coogan household, 1900 U.S. Census, Logan Co., Arkansas, shows him as the son of her husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  26. [S7486] James M. Coogan household, 1910 U.S. Census, Logan Co., Arkansas, shows him as the son of her husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  27. [S7487] James Coogan household, 1920 U.S. Census, Sebastian Co., Arkansas, shows him as the son of her husband.
  28. [S7486] James M. Coogan household, 1910 U.S. Census, Logan Co., Arkansas, shows the girl as daughter of Emma's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  29. [S7487] James Coogan household, 1920 U.S. Census, Sebastian Co., Arkansas, shows the girl as daughter of Emma's husband.
  30. [S7485] James M. Coogan household, 1900 U.S. Census, Logan Co., Arkansas, shows her as mother of three, with two living.
  31. [S7486] James M. Coogan household, 1910 U.S. Census, Logan Co., Arkansas, shows her as mother of five, with four living.