Brief Life History of Elizabeth Jane
When Elizabeth Jane Mims was born on 20 March 1827, in Darlington, South Carolina, United States, her father, James Mims, was 33 and her mother, Eleanor Mims, was 30. She had at least 1 daughter with David James Mims. She lived in Ward Three, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States in 1870 and Webster, Louisiana, United States in 1880. She died on 5 January 1906, in Minden, Webster, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Webster, Louisiana, United States.
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- Elizabeth Mims, "United States Census, 1870"
- Elizabeth Jane Mims, "Find A Grave Index"
- E Mires in household of D J Mires, "United States Census, 1860"
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1829 · Fort Sumter Constructed
In 1829 Fort Sumter is constructed in the Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Fort Sumter is most known for being the site of the first shots of the Civil War. It is barely ready when the American Civil War starts.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1860
In 1860, South Carolina quit the United States because its citizens were in favor of slavery and President Lincoln was not. The Civil War started a year later.
Name Meaning
English (Middlesex, Surrey and Norfolk): habitational name from North Mimms (Hertfordshire) and South Mimms (part in Hertfordshire, part Middlesex).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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