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Portrait and Biographical Album of
Huron County, Michigan
Pub. Chapman Brothers, Chicago, 1884

           [254-257]

           CHARLES S. NIMS, farmer, section 19, Sand Beach Township, is a
        son of REUBEN and SOPHIA (WHITON) NIMS, natives of Franklin Co.,
        Mass., who lived in that State a short time after marriage, then 25
        years in Vermont, and in 1854 came to Sanilac Co., Mich., lived one
        year there, and finally removed to Romeo, Macomb Co., Mich., where
        MR. N. died Feb. 2, 1869, and where his widow still survives, at
        the age of 85 years.  They had nine children, named SARAH S.,
        GEORGE W., WILLIAM R., FRANCES G., HANNIBAL H., GEORGE R., CHARLES
        S., JEROME W. and EDWARD L.  The second born died when he was five
        years old.
           The subject of this sketch was born Jan. 6, 1838, in Huntington,
        Vt., attended the common school until 14 years of age, then attend-
        ed Oberlin (Ohio) College three years, and finally a course of law
        at Harvard University in 1862, graduating in 1864. He was admitted
        to the Bar in Boston, in 1863, the year before he graduated. He at
        once came to Sanilac County and formed a partnership at Lexington
        with WATSON BEACH, which continued 18 years. During this time MR.
        B. took charge of the law business while MR. NIMS edited the
        Jeffersonian. While residing at Lexington MR. N. was elected two
        terms as County Superintendent of Schools, and was Circuit Court
        Commissioner several terms. He also held minor offices in the gift
        of his townsmen.
           In the fall of 1882 he came to Huron County and and formed a
        partnership with J. and G. W. JENKS, the firm name being J. & G. W.
        JENKS & Co. He is also the manager of a farm of 400 acres south of
        the Sand Beach village, and Secretary and Treasurer of the Huron
        Dairy Salt Company. In reference to political affairs MR. NIMS acts
        with the Republican party, and in regard to religious views he, as
        well as his wife, is a member of the Congregational Church.
           MR. NIMS was married in the township of Sand Bank (Rock Falls),
        Nov. 22, 1865, to MARY E., daughter of JEREMIAH and RELIEF
        (HEUSTIS) JENKS. (See sketch of J. JENKS.)  MRS. N. was born at
        Crown Point, Essex Co., N.Y., Sept. 25, 1846. The children in the
        family of Mr. and Mrs. N. are, CHARLES H., MARY E. J. (died when
        one year of age), WOLTON E. and MARION R.
           MR. NIMS brother, HANNIBAL H., was a member of the 10th Mich.
        Inf., Second Lieutenant of Co. K, and afterward transferred to Co.
        C, and promoted as Captain. He was killed in the battle of
        Jonesboro, Ga.

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