Nancy Bradford’s Eastern Cherokee application was rejected after officials concluded she could not prove descent from a Cherokee ancestor living in the required 1835 or 1851 rolls. The file includes her claims, attorney correspondence, census research, and analysis of her family, slavery status, and possible links to the Samuel family of Missouri and the James family history.
This volume, “Marriages of Charlotte County, Virginia, 1784-1815,” compiles the marriage bonds and minister’s returns from Charlotte County during the specified period. The original work was painstakingly copied by Catherine Lindsay Knorr and published in 1951. The book spans 119 pages and includes a wealth of historical data on marriages that took place in this Virginia county. This publication presents several challenges for readers. Some pages are slightly tattered and torn, and the manuscript features irregular pagination. Additionally, there are tight or nonexistent margins, particularly at the bottom of the pages, and one page is typed on different paper than the rest.
Thomas S. Mimms was born on April 1, 1839, in Todd County to William T. and Parthenia A. Kimbrough. His father, a native of the area, passed away in 1861, while his mother died in 1881. Mimms married Bell L. Taliaferro on September 16, 1862, and they had four children together. The family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South.