Hanson R. Mims1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 2490, (1836 - 1859)
FatherJohn H. Mims1,2 (6 Jun 1806 - 11 Apr 1850)
MotherCaroline Hanson Cresap1,4,2 (6 Jul 1811 - 25 Feb 1904)

Key Events:

Birth: 21 Aug 1836, Eddyville, Caldwell Co., Kentucky5,6,7
Death: 13 Jun 1859, New Orleans, Louisiana5,8
ChartsDescendants of Linah and Rebeccah (Davis) Mims
AncestryThe Linah Mims - Rebecca Davis Family

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Narrative:

     Hanson R. Mims was born on 21 Aug 1836 in Eddyville, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.5,6,7 He was probably the male under age 5 listed in the household of his father, John H. Mims, in the 1840 Federal Census of Caldwell Co., Kentucky.9
     His father died on 11 Apr 1850, when Hanson was 13 years old.10,11
     He appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Caldwell Co., Kentucky, in the household of his mother, Caroline Hanson Cresap.3,12
     According to family lore, Hanson, regarded as the "black sheep" of the family, spent much of the $50,000 proceeds from his mother's sale of his father's property, then took the rest to New Orleans where he stayed with his mother's brother, Hanson Briscoe Cresap.13
     Hanson died on 13 Jun 1859 in New Orleans, Louisiana, at age 22, committing suicide at the home of his uncle, Hanson Briscoe Cresap, after his wounds from a duel became infected.5,8

Citations

  1. [S2003] John Mims Family Bible.
  2. [S736] Cresap and Cresap, History of the Cresaps, pg 322.
  3. [S568] Caroline H. Mims household, 1850 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.
  4. [S568] Caroline H. Mims household, 1850 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, shows them in same household, apparently as mother and child.
  5. [S2003] John Mims Family Bible, shows date.
  6. [S49] Freeman, Family File "David and Deborah.GED," 31 Jul 1998, shows date, town, county as Lyon, and state. However, Lyon county was not formed out of Caldwell Co. until 1854.
  7. [S568] Caroline H. Mims household, 1850 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, shows age 14 and state.
  8. [S1936] Haun, "Re: Terry Caroline Hanson Mims," e-mail to author, 25 Jul 2008, shows details of how he died.
  9. [S1798] Jns. H. Mims household, 1840 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.
  10. [S2003] John Mims Family Bible, shows date, as 11th.
  11. [S2082] John H. Mims grave marker, Eddyville Cemetery, shows date, as 12th, and town.
  12. [S647] Caroline H. Mims, owner, 1850 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, slave schedule.
  13. [S1936] Haun, "Re: Terry Caroline Hanson Mims," e-mail to author, 25 Jul 2008.