J. Robert MIMMS

1764 - 1828  (63 years)

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  Robert and Mary Mimms

  
  

• Name	J. Robert MIMMS
  Birth	29 Jun 1764	St James Northam Parish, Goochland, Virginia, British Colonial America   [1]
  Christening	5 Aug 1764	St James Northam Parish, Goochland, Virginia, British Colonial America   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Alt. Death	1828	Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States   [1]
  FamilySearch ID	LDJK-RMP
  _UID	ECAA525F773A4FE7A43CFBDFB93C398197D8
  Death	1828	Logan County, Kentucky
  Person ID	I30644	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	3 Oct 2024

  
  

  Father	Shadrach MIMMS,   b. 1724, Goochland, Virginia, British Colonial America d. Bef 17 Nov 1777, Goochland, Virginia, British Colonial America (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth WOODSON,   b. 19 Mar 1734, Goochland, Goochland, Virginia d. Aft 22 Dec 1824, Goochland, Goochland, Virginia (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	24 May 1760	St. James Northam, Goochland, Virginia
  Family ID	F14363	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Lucille "Lucy" POOR,   b. 13 Jan 1772, Lil Byrd Creek, Goochland, Virginia d. 23 Jul 1867, Calico Rock, Izard County, Arkansas (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	6 Apr 1788	Goochland, Goochland, Virginia
  Children	1. Mildred "Millie" Ann MIMMS,   b. 6 Apr 1789, Goochland County, Virginia d. 20 Sep 1866, Franklin, Kentucky (Age 77 years)   2. Judia "Judy" MIMMS,   b. 1793, Goochland, Goochland, Virginia d. Abt 1858, Polk, Polk County, Missouri (Age 65 years)   3. William Robert MIMMS,   b. 31 Jan 1797, Goochland, Goochland, Virginia d. 1798 (Age 0 years)   4. Lucy MIMMS,   b. 1799, Goochland, Goochland, Virginia d. 16 Dec 1875, Logan, Kentucky (Age 76 years)   5. Drury Shadrack Woodson MIMMS,   b. 15 Sep 1803, Goochland, Goochland, Virginia d. 6 Aug 1857, Robertson County, Tennessee (Age 53 years)   6. Rev. John Wilson MIMMS,   b. 9 Sep 1808, Goochland, Goochland, Virginia d. 9 Apr 1870, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri (Age 61 years)   7. David Woodson MIMMS,   b. 9 Sep 1813, Kentucky d. 27 Jul 1879, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri (Age 65 years)   8. Samuel MIMMS,   b. 1817, Missouri Territories d. 1879, Izard County, Arkansas (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F14316	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Dec 2021

  
  

• Notes

  He moved to Logan County, Kentucky. His mother, Elizabeth Woodson Mims, executed a power or attorney on December 22, 1824, authorizing Robert "to demand of Henry G. Bibb, of Kentucky, a negro girl named Eady, and retain her for me and keep her as his own until I call for her." This Robert was the grandfather of Zerelda Mims who became the wife of Jesse James. In Kansas and Kentucky the conflict between Confederates and Abolitionists was characterized by cruel and bitter guerrilla warfare. Jesse James, his mother, who was Zerelda Cole James, and his brother, Frank, were zealous supporters of the Confederate cause. They were vociferous in their denunciations of neighbors who espoused the leadership of John Brown and others. For several months Jesse served in a pseudo-military outfit and was wounded in battle. He was marked for death by his political enemies. On two different occasions he was ambushed and shot through the left lung. After one of his wounds Zerelda Mims, a cousin, whom he had known in childhood, nursed him. After an extended courtship they were married. While nursing his injuries he became bitter against society, finally concluding he'd become the image his enemies had created. After Pinkerton detectives threw a heavy bomb into his mother's home, destroying the house and severing her right arm, Jesse became one of the cleverest robbers known to the criminal history of this country, and developed into a sadistic murderer.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 3 Oct 2024), entry for J. Robert MIMMS, person ID LDJK-RMP. (Reliability: 3).