Marcus N. Mims is a human resources professional that also happens to be a published author.  He has written four non-fiction books and most recently self-published a magazine as an update to the original Mims Family History book.  Marcus has also written and produced several video documentaries.  A graduate of Franklin College in Franklin, Indiana with a BA degree in Journalism, Marcus has written for the Indianapolis Recorder and has done freelance writing for the Chicago Tribune and several others newspapers and magazines.  Marcus has also worked for both large and mid-size health care and insurance companies.  Among the titles he held at these institutions were: human resources manager, employee relations specialist, senior compensation analyst, and compensation manager.  
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​The updated magazine version of the original book, Mims Family History is completed and available to purchase for $38.  This 124-page magazine includes much of what was in the original book and more. Through research, interviews with relatives, and use of other resources (death certificates, funeral programs, census reports, etc.), the author captured historical and detail information on the Mims Family and other related families.  If you are a Mims or relative of the Mims Family, this magazine will be of great interest to you.  And if you are not a relative of the Mims Family you will still find the history and stories of this family fascinating and captivating.  It includes profiles and rare photos such as the above black and white picture of Mattie Robinson (also known as Mattie Mims and Earnestine Mims) of Memphis, TN.

Mims Family History - 21st Century Updated is the type of magazine you will not read only once.  You will find yourself referring back to the magazine for information on Mims ancestors and other relatives you may not find elsewhere.  The magazine will become a great informational resource on Mims ancestors for adding to your family library.  The magazine also includes four pages of over 80 Mims and other relatives' birth dates, marriage dates, and death dates.  Here are samples of what you will find in Mims Family History - 21st Century Updated:

• A timeline of Catherine Harper King Mims life - from birth to her death
• A large number of photos (some rare) of Mims and other related family members
• Discover why Willie Lee Addie Mims on a Sunday afternoon in 1929 cut her former lover, Obie Isom, above the face with a knife in front of Strickland Chapple Church
• Read why the author disagrees with some Internet sites claim that Richard Mims Sr. was Gib Mims father
• Although Gib and Catherine could not read or write; they survived slavery and life after slavery.  Learn more about their history
• Read how James Mims went from prison to changing his life around and starting his own ministry in the state of California
• Discover the history of the King Mims Kemp Family Reunion which has been operating over 40 years
• Producing a family reunion takes planning, team work, and funding. Learn how King Mims Kemp hosting chapters produce a reunion
• Read about the rare disease that caused Hazel Mims death in 1998 and how the disease still exist today, but few talk about it, including those in the medical field
• Read about the author's experience of spending long  summers on his grandparents old farm (see above photo) and some the special moments he shares about his grandparents 
• Learn key ways to successfully research your family history

The above and much more can be found in Mims Family History - 21st Century Updated.  The magazine can be purchased at Blurb Books.  For more information go to:  Mims Family History - 21st Century Updated by Marcus Nolon Mims | Blurb Books