Individual Details

I believe this John W. is the son of Wilmouth & John Mims, Sr.
1850 Census. Caswell Co, NC Hh 387
Willmoth Mimms, 20 or 70?, b. Virginia (I believe this is John's grandmother - Wilmouth (Jones) Mims)
John W., 40, b. NC
Margaret W., 37, b. NC
H. R. M., 23, b. NC
Martin, 17, b. NC

Also in Caswell in 1850 in Hh 640, home of James W. Shelton was a John H. Mimms, age 12, b. Caswell Co.

1850 Slave Schedule for Caswell Co NC
John W. Mimms 1 female age 20, Mulatto. 1-12 year old female, Black, 1-3 year old, 1- 8 month-old female, Black
John W. Mimms: 1 age 38, female, Mulatto, 1 age 25, male, Black, 1 age 19, female, Mulatto, 1 age 10 male, mulatto, 1 age 6 female, Mulatto, 1 age 2 female, Mulatto
Next entry: Willmoth Mimms: 1 age 66, male, mulatto, 1 age 23, female, Black, 1 age 10, female, Black, 1 age 6, female, Black, 1 age 4 female, Black, 1 age 2, female, Black

Two men named John Mims appeared to be living in Caswell in 1850. This man was living next door to the Slade couple that had Mary J. and Sarah F. Mimmis living with them.
Hh 362
John W. Mimms, 25, b. Rockingham Co. NC
Martha N., 21, b. VA
John W. Mims, Jr. married Martha M. Hatchitt, 26 Mar 1850. Thos. Slade was security, A. Slade, a witness.

1850 Slave Schedule for Caswell Co NC
John W. Mimms 1 female age 20, Mulatto. 1-12 year old female, Black, 1-3 yer old, 1- 8 month-old female, Black


11 Jun 1852. John W. Mims married Martha A. Burns, Caswell Co, NC

1860 Census. Yanceyville P.O., Caswell Co, NC, Hh 847
Jno W. Myms, 48, Farmer, Real estate, $3000, Personal Estate (Slaves), $14,000
Wiley Myms, 80, female (Wilmouth?)
M. W. Myms, 43, female

In the 1860 Slave Schedule for 1860, J. W. Mims had 15 slaves, from a man age 76 who matches Wilmouth's oldest slave in 1850, to a female child age 2 - all marked mulatto.

1870 Census. Locust Hill, Caswell, NC, Hh 183
John Mims., age 60, Farmer
Marcellus, 48, Farmer
Willis Foster, 22, farm labor

1870 Census. Pelham, Caswell, NC, Hh 13
John Mims, Sr., 49, Farmer, family all b. NC
Martha, 37
Mary, 18
Sarah, 14
Brooks, 13
John, 10
Florence, 6

1880 Census. Pelham, Caswell, NC, Hh #297
John W. Mimms, 57, Farmer
Marth A., 49, wife
Mary Sue, 28, dau
John J., 20, son
Florence, 15, dau
Walter, 10, son
Lena Lewis, 8, granddau (children of Sarah)
Charlie Lewis, 6, grandson
Matons, 4, grandson
Maggie Adams, 18, servant, White
Julia Adams, 13, servant, White
Roger Walton, 29, servant, Black


1880 Census. Locust Hill, Caswell, NC, Hh 412
John W. Mimms, 69, Single, Farmer, parents b. VA
Marsellus, 47, Divorced, nephew, father b. VA, mother b. NC
the following servants
Ann Ginger, Black, 39 domestic
Alexander Ginger, Black, 15, Farm labor
Indianolia Ginger, Black, 10
Nathan Pritchard, Black, 23, Farm labor
George Williamson, Black, 21, Farm labor

Birth

Abt 1824

Caswell County, North Carolina

Father	Martin M. Mims (1798 - 1839)
Mother	Susannah W. Brooks (1795 - 1840)
Sibling	Henry R. M. Mims (1825 - 1917)
Sibling	Mary J. Mims (1829 - )
Sibling	Sarah F. Mims (1832 - )
Sibling	Living
Sibling	Living