Bios: MIMS, Samuel S.; Webster, then Rapides Parish, La. Submitted by: Mike Miller Date: 4-22-98 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Louisiana: Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events, Institutions,and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (volume 3), p. 302. Edited by Alce Fortier, Lit.D. Published in 1914, by Century Historical Association.-- Mims, Samuel S., lawyer and resident of Alexandria, was born in Websterparish, La., July 30, 1885, the son of David Samuel and Eleanor (Stewart)Mims. His father is a native of South Carolina, and joined the Confederatearmy as a private when but 15 years old. After the war he came with his father to Louisiana and became a planter. He is now retired and resides at Minden. The grandfather, David Mims, was also a native of South Carolina,and a planter of Louisiana. The Mims are of English descent, and Fort Mimsin South Carolina is named in honor of the family. The mother of the subject of this sketch was born in Alabama, the daughter of Douglas Stewart, a native of Scotland, and is living at this time. She bore her husband 8 children, all of whom grew to maturity, and one is now deceased. Samuel S. Mims is the sixth child of the family, and was reared in his native parish. His first schooling was obtained in the country schools,and was supplemented by a course at the Louisiana industrial institute,Ruston, La., where he graduated, in 1904, in the commercial course. From there he went to the Louisiana state university, and there graduated in thelaw department, in 1908, and immediately after located in Alexandria and began the practice of his profession. He married May 14, 1913, Miss Rita Lisso, daughter of the late Paul Lisso, who was president of the FirstNational Bank of Alexandria, and died Nov. 9th, 1911. Mr. Mims is a member of the Knights of Pythias, and Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.-end-