Individual Details

Assorted birth dates exist for John:
1846 on a family record
1852 based on the 1880 census.
Aug 1852, 1900 census.
1854, 1910 census.
17 Aug 1850 on his grave marker


John and Penny were 2nd cousins - sharing great grandparents Abraham and Lettice Edwards Mims.

1880 Census. Coopers, Chilton Co, AL, Hh 542
John H. Mimms, age 28, b. AL
Penny C., 26, wife
James W. 10, son
Elijah P., 8, son
Sarah E., 6, dau
George N. 3, son
Charlott M., 2, dau
Rosa, 5 months, b. December 1899

1900 Census. Cooper, Chilton Co, AL, Hh 48
John "Himms", b. Aug 1852, age 47, married for 30 years, b. AL as were his parents
Pennie, wife, b. Oct 1844, age 45, 8 children, all living
Jannie, dau, b. Mar 1886, 14
Virginia, dau, b. Jul 1889, age 10.
Hh 79
Nufe Simms, b. Sep 1876, age 23, married 4 years [I'm sure this was George in 1880]
Callie, wife, b. May 1882, 18, has had 1 child
Lena, dau, b. Aug 1898, age 1

By 1910, John was living with his daughter and family. Looks like Penny may have died between 1900-1910
Providence Beat, Chilton Co, Hh 59
Samuel T. Johnson, age 26, married 1 time for 6 years
Jennie, wife, age 24, she's had 3 children, 2 are living - but they wrote the children in on the same line with the child below!
Gertha, marked as daughter, crossed out and son written in, age 4
Earl, son, age 2
John Mims, father-in-law, age 56


FindAGrave.com - no photo
John A. Mims: 27 Aug 1850 - 9 Apr 1930
Penny Carolyn Mims is also buried Concord - born 8 Oct 1854, died 7 Aug 1903.

Birth	1852	Autauga County, Alabama
Marriage	24 Dec 1868	Autauga County, Alabama - Penny Carolyn Mims
Death	9 Apr 1930	Chilton County, Alabama

Spouse	Penny Carolyn Mims (1854 - 1903)
Child	James Washington Mims (1869 - 1928)
Child	Elijah Peyton Mims (1872 - 1958)
Child	Sarah E. Mims (1874 - 1906)
Child	George Newton Mims (1876 - 1959)
Child	Charlott Mahala Mims (1878 - 1964)
Child	Rosa Mims (1879 - 1901)
Child	Tabitha Jane "Jannie" Mims (1886 - 1961)
Child	Missouri Virginia Mims (1889 - 1907)

Father	James A. Mims (1826 - 1865)
Mother	Sarah Baker (1830 - 1901)
Sibling	Letty Mims (1848 - 1923)
Sibling	Charlotte Elizabeth Mims (1849 - 1923)