Individual Details

Clyde's wife was Mabel. C. E. Mims married Mabel Powell, 27 Dec 1925, Clanton, Chilton, AL.

1930 Census. Beat 4, Chilton, AL
Clyde Mims, 22. Mabel, 20.

1940 Census. Clanton, Chilton, AL
Clyde, 32. Mabel, 31
Mary Clyde, 9. Willie Dorothy, age 8.

16 Oct 1940 World War II Draft Registration
Clyde Elven Mims of P.O. Box 374, Clanton, Chilton Co, AL was age 34, b. 13 Oct 1906, Chilton Co. He was self-employed. Mrs. Mable Powell Mims, wife would always know his address. 6 ' 205 lb. Blue eyes, black hair.

1950 Census. Clanton, Chilton, AL, Hh, 319
1907 Selma Rd
Clyde E. Mims, 42, Proprietor, retail grocery store
Martha P., wife
Mary C., 19 - marked out - line cancelled since person is in college
Willie, D., dau, 18

The Andalusia Star-News, Andalusia, AL, 16 Jul 1953, Thursday, p.14
WEDDING PLANS FOR MISS MIMS AND MR. MERRILL ARE REVEALED
The marriage of Mary Clyde Mims and Mr. Jacob Eugene Merrill will be solemnized at the First Baptist church in Clanton on July 26 at 5:00 o'clock in the afternoon. The Rev. G. Homer Carroll will officiate at the candlelight ceremony.
Mr. Clyde Elvin Mims, father of the bride, will give his daughter in marriage.
Mrs. Kenneth Hayes, of Clanton, the bride's only sister, will be honor matron.
Miss Kathryn Russell, of Aliceville, is to be maid of honor....
The Union-Banner, Clanton, AL, 30 Jul 1953, Thursday, p. 9
Mims-Merrill Marriage Vows Read....
...the bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Elvin Mims of Clanton. Mr. Merrill's parents are Mr. & mrs. Jess Mays Merrill of Andalusia, AL.

1959 City Directory, Andalusia, AL
Merrill, Jacob E (Mary Clyde) Salesman J. M. Merrill Motors, Authorized Dodge-Plymouth Car & Truck Sales and Service

The Montgomery Advertiser, Montgomery, AL, 12 Sep 1984, Wednesday.
MIMS, Clyde Elvin, 78, a resident of 1813 Fourth Ave, Clanton, AL, passed away Monday, Sept 10, 1984. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Sep 12, 1984, at 2 pm from Mercer Chapel with Rev. Ralph Jones and Rev. Homer Carroll officiating. Burial will be in Concord Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mabel Powell Mims, Clanton, AL; two daughter, Mrs. Kenneth Hays, Clanton, AL and Mrs. Jacob Merrell, Andalusia, AL; sister, Mrs. Ola Easterling, Clanton, AL; six grandchildren, two great grandchildren.

The Montgomery Advertiser, Montgomery, AL, 9 Jun 1988, Thursday, p.30
MIMS, Mrs. Mable Powell, 80, a resident of 1805 Second Ave., No., Clanton, AL, passed away June 7, 1988. Funeral services will be held Thursday, June 9th, graveside at 2 pm from Concord Baptist Cemetery with Rev. Ralph Jones officiating, Mercer Funeral Home directing. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Dorothy M. Hays, Clanton, Mrs. Mary C. Merrell, Andalusia, six grandchildren; four great grandchildren.

Daughter, Willie apparently never married. The Social Security Death Index had Willie D. Mims, born 13 May 1932, died 10 May 2003. SSDI has Mabel P. Mims, born 2 Sep 1907, died 7 Jun 1988.

Mabel is buried Concord Cemetery, Clanton, Chilton, AL.

Birth	13 Oct 1906	Chilton County, Alabama
Death	Sep 1984	Clanton, Chilton County, Alabama

Father	Elijah Peyton Mims (1872 - 1958)
Mother	Martha Elizabeth Johnson (1876 - 1915)
Sibling	Minnie May Mims (1892 - 1945)
Sibling	Maggie Serena Mims (1894 - 1973)
Sibling	James Leonard Mims (1895 - 1934)
Sibling	Dorenda "Dora" Mims (1897 - 1952)
Sibling	Ollie E. Mims (1899 - 1980)
Sibling	Enoch Calvin Mims (1901 - 1961)
Sibling	William Lindsey Mims (1903 - 1945)
Sibling	Virgil Morris Mims (1905 - 1982)
Sibling	Otis Melvin Mims (1910 - 1972)
Sibling	Ola V. Mims (1913 - 1997)