Said by some to have had this son:
.  David Henry MIMMS

— born in Todd Co., KY:
.  Green MIMS, b. 1825
.  C.J. MIMS [female], b. 1827/8
.  Mary Ann MIMS, b. 10/20 Feb 1828 
.  Martha MIMS, b. 1833/4

Said by some to have had this son, but there is no male this age living with them in the 1830 or 1840 census:
.  David L. MIMS, b. 3 Apr 1822

1.  Jordan R. Dodd, ed.  1993.  Kentucky/Virginia Marriages:  Early to 1850.  Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-229):  not found.

2.  Census Index:  U.S. Selected Counties, 1810 (Broderbund CD-313).  Please see my WARNING regarding use of this database (the numerical data have the genders switched). 

1810

Mims, Gideon

KY

Warren Co.

p. 281

00000-0010002

This is the only MIMS (or variation) in KY on this CD.  Even granting that the genders are switched, this cannot be our subject.

3.  Family Quest Archives:  Kentucky Federal Census 1820: Livingston, Logan, Mason, Mercer, and Todd Counties.  Heritage Quest CD M33-26 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):  not found in Todd Co, and I carefully checked every page.  It would be very easy to believe pages have been lost — this census is in bad shape.   Significantly, Gideon's next door neighbor, Peter THOMPSON, is also missing; and Peter, too, is surely there (on the tax rolls from 1799 to 1827).

4.  1830 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #46-47 of 68 — mis-indexed "Merring"; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1830

KY

Todd Co.

p. 381

Ln. 22

Gideon Mimms

101 000 100 - 201 001 000

101 020 - 111 000

These data indicate:

No., Race, Gender	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
1 white male	4 or under	1825-1830	= Green (b. 1825)
1 white male	10-14	1815-1820	= George (b. 1819)
1 white male	40-49	1780-1790	= Gideon (b. 1785)
2 white females	4 or under	1825-1830	= Mary Ann (b. 1828) = C.J. (b. 1827/8)
1 white female	10-14	1815-1820	= Susan (b. 1816/7)
1 white female	30-39	1790-1800	= Martha (b. 1798)
1 male slave	9 or under	1820-1830	= ?
1 male slave	24-35	1794-1806	= ?
2 male slaves	55-99	1730-1775	= ? ?
1 female slave	9 or under	1820-1830	= ?
1 female slave	10-23	1806-1820	= ?
1 female slave	24-35	1794-1806	= ?

5.  1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #44-45 of 71 — mis-indexed "Minuns"; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1840

KY

Todd Co.

pp. 259A-260B

Ln. 25

Mimms Martha

001 010 - 012 000 100

020 120 - 100 100

0500000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
1 white male	10-14	1825-1830	= Green (b. 1825)
1 white male	20-29	1810-1820	= George (b. 1819)
1 white female	5-9	1830-1835	= Martha (b. 1833/4)
2 white females	10-14	1825-1830	= Mary Ann (b. 1828) = C.J. (b. 1827/8)
1 white female	40-49	1790-1800	= Martha (b. 1798)
2 male slaves	10-23	1816-1830	= ? ?
1 male slave	36-54	1785-1804	= ?
2 male slaves	55-99	1740-1785	= ? ?
1 female slave	9 or under	1830-1840	= ?
1 female slave	36-54	1785-1804	= ?
5	persons employed in agriculture

Listed five lines from Martha's nephew, William T. MIMMS (son of Shadrach). 

6.  1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #83 of 100):  District No. 1, Todd Co., KY, p. 236A, 596/601, enumerated 29 Aug 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

S G Hollingsworth	35	M	Farmer	5700	Ky
Susan	33	F
Mary	11	F
Gideon	9	M
Martha	7	F
Jeptha	4	M
Leander	21	M
C.J. Mimms	22	F
Martha "	16	F

7.  A.B. Willhite.   [n.d.]  Christian Co., Kentucky, Tax List, 1819-1823.   (Self-published; available from author at 4396 Coopertown Rd., Russellville, KY 42276, or from the Christian County Genealogical Society, Hopkinsville, KY).

Pg. in Willhite	Year	First Name	Last  Name	A	B	C	D	Acres	Watercourse
41	1819	Gideon	Mimms	1	4	6	4	473 220	W F W F
	1820-23	[not found]
Legend for numerical data: A = White Males 21 or over; B = Blacks over 16; C = Total Blacks; D = Horses
Abbreviations:  W F = West Fork of Red River, in today's Todd Co.

As expected, given his location, Gideon drops off the Christian Co. tax rolls when Todd Co. is formed from Christian and Logan Cos. in 1820.

8.  Christian County Genealogical Society.  1997.  Christian County, Kentucky, Deed Abstracts of Books G-H-I (1816-1819).  Christian Co. Gen. Soc. (1101 Bethel St.), Hopkinsville, KY 42240.

p. 36	DB G-425 July 12, 1817 JAMES ROBERTS to GIDEON MIMMS $101.00 70 A on Spring Creek, adj. to S. MIMMS southwestern corner, J. ANDREW, J. GORIN. S/James Roberts Rec. July 12, 1817.
p. 139	DB I-473, May 7, 1818, from SHADRACK MIMS to GIDEON MIMS, for $48.00, 13 A. on the Elk Fork, bounded S. Mimms, Meeks, & other bounds.  S/Shadrack Mims, Rec. 24 Oct., 1818.
	DB I-475, May 9, 1818, from GIDEON MIMMS to MATTHEW GRAHAM, for $2,208.00, One tract containing 150 A. of land, on the Waters of Elk Fork, another tract containing 13 A., another containing 20 A. on the waters of Spring Creek, metes and bounds.  S/Gideon Mimms, Wit: William McKee, Rec. 24 Oc., 1818.

Spring Creek flows southwestwards out of central Todd Co. (just West of Guthrie) into Montgomery Co., TN, to join the West Fork of the Red River just before the latter joins the Red River, north of Clarksville.  Isaac DAVIS also had land on Spring Creek.

9.  Anon.  1993.  Christian County, Kentucky, Wills and Estates, 1815-1823:  Christian County Will Book C.  T.L.C. Genealogy, Miami Beach, FL.
"C" = Christian County.

p. 79	Page 326. Amt of sales of the personal estate of George Snoden deceased, made by the Admr the 28th of Sep, 1819. Purchasers... Gedeon Meins...
p. 80	... Recorded Aug 7, 1820.

10.  LDS.  Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service:  AF - Ancestral File (online at FamilySearch.org).

11.  WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

12.  Brandi A. Mims.  Descendants of Thomas Mims. [link died]

13.  Messages in the Archives of the MIMS-L mailing list (online at RootsWeb.com).

.  Anon.  1990.  Logan County, Kentucky, Taxpayers, 1792-1799.  T.L.C. Genealogy, Miami Beach, FL.

.  Anon.  1991.  The 1795 Census of Kentucky [as constructed from tax lists].  T.L.C. Genealogy, Miami Beach, FL (said to include every extant tax list from the state of Kentucky for the year 1795).

a.  A.B. Willhite.  [n.d.]  Christian Co., Kentucky, Tax List, 1804-1809.  (self-published; available from author at 4396 Coopertown Rd., Russellville, KY 42276, or from the Christian County Genealogical Society, Hopkinsville, KY).

b.  A.B. Willhite.   [n.d.]  Christian Co., Kentucky, Tax List, 1810-1813.   (Self-published; available from author at 4396 Coopertown Rd., Russellville, KY 42276, or from the Christian County Genealogical Society, Hopkinsville, KY).

c.  A.B. Willhite.   [n.d.]  Christian Co., Kentucky, Tax List, 1814-1818.   (Self-published.  This book is out of print.  I do not have a copy.  If you have one to sell, please contact me.)

.  Lon Arneld Bostick, Sr. & James Taylor Killebrew.  1985.  County Court Order Book "A" for Christian County, Kentucky for the Years 21 March 1797 - 29 August 1805...  Christian County Genealogical Society (1101 Bethel St., Hopkinsville, KY 42240).

.  Lon Arneld Bostick, Sr.  1987.  County Court Order Book "B" Part 1 for Christian County, Kentucky, for the years 14 Oct 1805 - 12 Sep 1809 for a County Court held at Town of Hopkinsville. Christian County Family and History Research Society (4465 Cadiz Rd., Hopkinsville, KY 42240).

.  James Taylor Killebrew.  1987.  County Court Order Book "B" Part 2 for Christian County, Kentucky, for the years Nov. 1809 - 6 June 1814 for a County Court held at Town of Hopkinsville.  Christian County Family and History Research Society (4465 Cadiz Rd., Hopkinsville, KY 42240).

.  James Taylor Killebrew.  1999.  County Court Order Book "C," Parts 1 & 2, Christian County, Kentucky, 1814-1819.  Christian County Genealogical Society (1101 Bethel St., Hopkinsville, KY 42240).

.   There are no Court Order Books "D" or "E"; the letters were skipped.

.  James Taylor Killebrew.  1999.  County Court Order Book "F," Parts 1 & 2 [but not Part 3], Christian County, Kentucky, for the years 1819-1825.  County Genealogical Society (1101 Bethel St., Hopkinsville, KY 42240).