David Oscar Mimms

Brief Life History of David Oscar

When David Oscar Mimms was born on 10 June 1871, in Georgia, United States, his father, Joshua James Mims, was 40 and his mother, Lagenia J. Adams, was 25. He married Mary Elizabeth Turner in December 1902. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in District 754, Thomas, Georgia, United States for about 40 years and Thomas, Georgia, United States in 1962. He died on 10 September 1962, in Boston, Thomas, Georgia, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Boston, Thomas, Georgia, United States.

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Family Time Line

David Oscar Mimms
1871–1962
Mary Elizabeth Turner
1875–1954
Marriage: December 1902
Marion Elizabeth Mimms
1903–1994
Lola Frank Mimms
1906–1987
Pauline Mims
1908–
Joshua Turner Mimms
1914–1994
James Benjamin Mimms
1918–2000

Sources (12)

  • Oscar Mims, "United States Census, 1930"
  • D Oscar Mimms, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
  • David Oscar Mimms, "Find A Grave Index"

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Name Meaning

English (Middlesex and Surrey): variant of Mims .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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