Individual Details

George Newton Mims

(15 Sep 1876 - 28 Aug 1959)



George Newton Mims, age 20, married Callie Powell, age 16, 6 Feb 1897, Chilton Co, AL.

1900 Census. Cooper, Chilton, AL
Nute Mimms, b. Sep 1876, age 23, married 4 years
Callie, wife, b. May 1882, 18, 1 child
Lena, dau, b. Aug 1898, age 1

1910 Census. Prec 4, Chilton, AL Hh 570
George N. Mims, 33, married 13 years
Callie, wife, 28, 5 children
Lizzie M., dau, 12 [Lena in 1900...]
Mellinee, dau, 10
Mary L., dau, 8
Lura B., dau, 6
Essie V., dau, age 5

World War I Draft Registration
12 Sep 1918
George Newton Mims, Rt. 1, Clanton, was age 43, b. 15 Sep 1874 (1876 appears in other records)
farmer. Callie Mims, wife, is nearest relative. Tall, medium build, blue eyes, dark hair

1920 Census. Clanton, Chilton, AL, Hh 32
George N. Mims, age 44. Callie, wife, 37
Mellinee, dau 19. Lillian, dau, 17. Luer Bell, dau, 115. Essie, dau, 14. Harris Lee, son, 3 years, 7 months

Callie may have died as George has a new, much younger wife in 1930.
Marriage record: G. N. Mims, age 44, to Alice Wright, age 21, 16 Apr 1921, Chilton Co, AL
1930 Census. Thorsby, Chilton, AL. Hh 63
G. Nute Mims, age 53, was 20 at his first marriage
Alice, wife, age 32, was 22 at her first marriage
Mellie L., dau, 29
Horace L., don, 14
Katherine, dau, 8
Charlie, son, 6
George, son, 3 years, 5 months
Norman H., son, 1 year, 7 months

1940 Census. Kincheon, Chilton, AL, Hh 42
G. N. Mims, 63. Alice, wife, 41.
Geroge, son, 14. Norman, son, 12. Hixie M., dau, 9. Mary A., dau, age 4

1950 Census. Cane Creek, Chilton, AL, Hh 59
Double Bridge Road
George N. Mims, 72, b. AL, Farmer
Alice W., wife, 51, b. AL
George W., son, 22, b. AL Off bearer, Saw mill
Mary E., dau, 13, b. AL

Buried Temple Cemetery, Clanton, Chilton Co, AL. Also buried there is an Infant Son of George Newt & Alice Lee Mims. (no dates)

The Union-Banner, (Clanton, AL), 3 Sep 1959, Thursday, p.9
G. N. MIMS DIED
George Newton Mims, age 83, died at the residence Friday, August 28th, at 10:00 pm. Funeral services were held Sunday at 2:30 pm from the Temple Assembly of God, Rev. C. E. Handley, C. B. Davis and Sam Connell officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery; Spigener Funeral Home directing.
Survivors include the wife, Mrs. Alice Lee Mims of Clanton; eight daughters - Mrs. Allen Tracy, Mrs. M. B. Adams, Mrs. Arthur Robinson, Mrs. Renie Baker, Mrs. James Ellison, Mrs. Eva Thomas, all of Clanton, Mrs. Mary Epperson of Sycamore, Ala.; Mrs. Lillian Collins of Atlanta, Ga.; four sons - Horace Lee Mims of Clanton, Charlie, George and Norman Mims of Sylacauga; two sisters, Mrs. Sam Johnson of Clanton, and Mrs. Walter Maddox, also of Clanton; 49 grandchildren, 70 great grandchildren, 8 great, great grandchildren - 140 descendants.
Native of Chilton County, he was born Sep 15, 1875, the son of John Mims and Pennie Mims.

Events

Birth15 Sep 1876Alabama
Marriage6 Feb 1897Chilton County, Alabama - Callie Powell
Marriage16 Apr 1921Chilton County, Alabama - Alice Lee Wright
Death28 Aug 1959Chilton County, Alabama

Families

SpouseCallie Powell (1881 - 1920)
ChildElizabeth Magdalene "Lena" Mims (1898 - 1967)
ChildMelanie Mims (1900 - )
ChildMary Lillian Mims (1902 - 1982)
ChildLura Bell Mims (1903 - 1989)
ChildEssie V. Mims (1905 - 1990)
ChildHorace Lee Mims (1916 - 1986)
SpouseAlice Lee Wright (1896 - 1975)
ChildEvelyn Katherine Mims (1922 - 2010)
ChildCharles Edward Mims (1924 - 2010)
ChildGeorge William Mims (1926 - 2005)
ChildNorman Holley Mims (1928 - 2012)
ChildHixie M. Mims (1931 - 1999)
ChildLiving
FatherJohn A. Mims (1852 - 1930)
MotherPenny Carolyn Mims (1854 - 1903)
SiblingJames Washington Mims (1869 - 1928)
SiblingElijah Peyton Mims (1872 - 1958)
SiblingSarah E. Mims (1874 - 1906)
SiblingCharlott Mahala Mims (1878 - 1964)
SiblingRosa Mims (1879 - 1901)
SiblingTabitha Jane "Jannie" Mims (1886 - 1961)
SiblingMissouri Virginia Mims (1889 - 1907)