Individual Details
Elijah Peyton Mims
(Aug 1872 - 11 Aug 1958)
Cathy has Elijah's wife as Martha F. Taylor - she was Martha E. Johnson instead. Margaret Taylor was the second wife.
Marriage records on FamilySearch.org suggest that if Elijah's wife was truly a Taylor, she evidently had a brief earlier marriage. Also perhaps she was a stepdaughter to Taylor. It's hard to image a transcription error between Johnson and Taylor, but there is no actual image available. I believe it's wrong and she was actually Martha Johnson.
Elijah Mims married Martha E. Johnson, 1 Jan 1891, Chilton Co, AL. He was 19; she was 16.
E. P. Mims married Margaret Taylor, 12 Oct 1916, Childton Co and after 1920, his wife in the census is Margaret. He gave his age as 45, hers was 35,
I also found a Martha Johnson in 1880 living in Clanton, Chilton Co AL.
H. C. Johnson, age 24, farmer. Mary, wife, age 30.
Elijah 12 or 13, son [likely a stepson]
M. J., age 7, dau.
James, 5, son.
Martha, 4, dau.
Willie, 2, son.
AL Marriages: H. C. Johnson gave permission for James Johnson to marry Charlotte I. Baker. Undated but James was not yet 21 and listed as probably 1893.
1900 Census. Cooper, Chilton Co AL, Hh 85
Elijia Mimms, b. Aug 1872, age 27, married 9 years
Martha, wife, b. Feb 1877, age 23, 5 children - all living
Minnie, dau, b. Mar 1892, age 8
Maggie, dau, b. Feb 1894, age 6
Lenard, son, b. Nov 1895, age 4
Dora, dau, b. Dec 1897 age 2
Ollie, son, b. Sep 1899, age 7 months
1910 Census. Chilton Co, AL Prec 4. Hh 468
Elijah P. Mims, age 39, married once for 20 years, b. AL, parents b. AL
Martha E., wife, age 36, 9 children, all living, b. AL, parents b. AL
Minnie M., dau 18
Maggie C., dau 15
James L., son, 14
Dorinda, dau, age 12
Allie, son, age 11
Enoch, son age 9
Willie 7
Virgie 5
Clyde, son, age 3
1920 Census. Clanton, Chilton Co AL, Hh 565
Elija P. Mims, 47, b. AL as were his parents, farmer
Margrett, wife, age 40 [Cathy has his wife as Martha Taylor but she died when she was 39, so likely Margret is a second wife]
Willis, son 16. Virge, son, 15. Clide, son, 13. Mildred "son" age 10, marked as a male - probably Melvin. Ola, dau age 6.
1930 Census. Beat 4, Chilton Co, AL, Hh 8 Elijah P. Mims, 58, married 1st at age 20
Margaret, wife, 49, married first time at age 36
Ola, daughter, age 16
1940 Census. Clanton, Chilton Co AL, Hh 40, Temple Church Road
Elijah P. Mims, age 69, b. AL, farmer
Margaret, wife, age 60
Elijah is buried Concord Cemetery, Chilton Co, AL - probably Martha is, too - FindAGrave listing for the cemetery is obviously incomplete.
Alabama Death Records list his father as John Mims.
Events
Birth | Aug 1872 | Alabama | |||
Marriage | 1 Jan 1891 | Chilton County, Alabama - Martha Elizabeth Johnson | |||
Marriage | 12 Oct 1916 | Chilton County, Alabama - Margaret Josephine Taylor | |||
Death | 11 Aug 1958 |
Families
Spouse | Martha Elizabeth Johnson (1876 - 1915) |
Child | Minnie May Mims (1892 - 1945) |
Child | Maggie Serena Mims (1894 - 1973) |
Child | James Leonard Mims (1895 - 1934) |
Child | Dorenda "Dora" Mims (1897 - 1952) |
Child | Ollie E. Mims (1899 - 1980) |
Child | Enoch Calvin Mims (1901 - 1961) |
Child | William Lindsey Mims (1903 - 1945) |
Child | Virgil Morris Mims (1905 - 1982) |
Child | Clyde Elven Mims (1906 - 1984) |
Child | Otis Melvin Mims (1910 - 1972) |
Child | Ola V. Mims (1913 - 1997) |
Spouse | Margaret Josephine Taylor (1881 - 1943) |
Father | John A. Mims (1852 - 1930) |
Mother | Penny Carolyn Mims (1854 - 1903) |
Sibling | James Washington Mims (1869 - 1928) |
Sibling | Sarah E. Mims (1874 - 1906) |
Sibling | George Newton Mims (1876 - 1959) |
Sibling | Charlott Mahala Mims (1878 - 1964) |
Sibling | Rosa Mims (1879 - 1901) |
Sibling | Tabitha Jane "Jannie" Mims (1886 - 1961) |
Sibling | Missouri Virginia Mims (1889 - 1907) |