Individual Details

Alabama Deaths Index show his name as Henry Harrison Mims. A person has posted a page from a book, "Brief History of the Henry Howard Mims Family" written by the Rev. M. Lockhart of Clanton, AL on 30 Jul 1977. His memorial page on FindAGrave has Henry Harrison Mims.

The history article states that he married Rebecca Ann Minor, daughter of Nathan & Marandy Easterling Minor, on 7 Jun 1883 at the bride's home. He was 19; she was 17. They had their 50th Wedding Anniversay, in 1933.

There were 16 children, nine girls, seven boys. In order of their births: Emily, Lila, Nathan, Elizabeth, Charlotte, Joseph, Dicy, Robert, Berline, Vincent, Rosa, George, Ruth, Lille, and Bruce. One child was stillborn.

The article notes he was the half brother of Dr. V. J. Gragg, who was responsible for getting an airport in the Clanton area.

Henry had died 26 years prior to the writing of the article which isn't complete.

In 1900, Nathan Mims, age 13, was living with Vinson J. Gragg and his family in Clanton. I haven't found the rest of the family. Ancestry "shaking leaves" have identified a different Henry Mims with the wrong age, wrong wife, wrong children.

1910 Census. Prattville Ward 1, Autauga, AL, Hh 268
Henry H. Mims, 44, married 26 years, works in the Cotton Mill
Beckie A., wife, 43, 15 children - 12 are living
Nathan, 24, works in the Cotton Mill.
Elizabeth 21, works in the Cotton Mill.
Joseph 15, works in the Cotton Gin Factory.
Robert 17, works in the Cotton Mill.
Vinson 13, works in the Cotton Gin Factory.
Rosa 11. George 9. Ruth 5. Lillie 3.

1920 Census. Benson, Chilton, AL, Hh 79 (indexed as "Munos"
Henry H. Mims, 55, Farming
Rebecka A., 52
George, son, 19. Ruth, dau, 15. Lilly, dau. 13. Bruce, son, 8

1930 Census. Mignon, Talledega, AL, Hh 313
55 Tennessee Ave
Henry H. Mims, 65, married at 19
Rebecca, wife, 63, married at 17
Rosa, dau, 30, Spinner, Cotton Mill
Lilly, dau, 23, Spinner, Cotton Mill
Bruce J., son, 18, Doffer, Cotton Mill

1940 Census. Sylacauga, Talledega, AL, Hh 78
55 Tennessee Ave - all marked as living in the same place in 1935
Joseph A. Henderson, 39, Weaner, Cotton Mill
Ressie, wife, 40
Robert Earl, son, 2
Henry H. Mims, father-in-law, 75, widowed, Watchman, Cotton Mill
Lilly A., sister-in-law, 33, Spinner, Cotton Mill
Bruce J., bro-in-law, 28, Overseer, Cotton Mill

Henry and wife are buried Refuge Cemetery, Chilton Co., AL. Rebecca was born 19 Oct 1867, died 27 Sep 1934.

Birth	30 Nov 1864	Autauga County, Alabama
Death	3 May 1951	Sylacauga, Talledega County, Alabama
Marriage		Rebecca Ann Minor

Spouse	Rebecca Ann Minor (1867 - 1934)
Child	Charlotte Mims (1890 - 1961)

Father	Henry Mims (1833 - 1864)
Mother	Emily Baker (1831 - 1908)
Sibling	Catherine Mims (1857 - 1941)