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Alvin Monroe "Cap" Mills 1872 – 1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jul 1872

Birth Location: Geneva County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 20 Jan 1939

Death Location: Geneva, AL

Father: Richard Mills

Mother: Arcenia Ryland

Spouse(s): Emma Coleman, Lura Watson

Children(s): Joseph Mills, Thelma Mills, Alvin Mills, William Mills, Donna Mills, Katherine\Catherine Mills, Evelyn Mills, Emma Mills, Gwendolyn Mills

The story of Alvin Monroe "Cap" Mills Captain began in 1872 in Geneva County, Alabama, USA. Alvin Monroe "Cap" Mills Captain married Emma Lavonia Livonia MILLS Coleman, Lura B. CUMBAA Watson, and had children including Joseph Richard "Joe" Mills, Thelma L. CUMBAA Mills, Alvin Leroy Mills, William Earl Mills, Donna Maurine BAKER ADAIR Mills, Katherine\Catherine "Kate" Arsinia MAULDIN Mills, Evelyn BAKER Mills, Emma Will COLLINS Mills, Gwendolyn Mills. Alvin Monroe "Cap" Mills Captain passed away in 1939 in Geneva, AL.

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Biography

  • The story of Alvin Monroe "Cap" Mills Captain began in 1872 in Geneva County, Alabama, USA.
  • Alvin Monroe "Cap" Mills Captain married Emma Lavonia Livonia MILLS Coleman, Lura B. CUMBAA Watson, and had children including Joseph Richard "Joe" Mills, Thelma L. CUMBAA Mills, Alvin Leroy Mills, William Earl Mills, Donna Maurine BAKER ADAIR Mills, Katherine\Catherine "Kate" Arsinia MAULDIN Mills, Evelyn BAKER Mills, Emma Will COLLINS Mills, Gwendolyn Mills.
  • Alvin Monroe "Cap" Mills Captain passed away in 1939 in Geneva, AL.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Mills
1838 – 1925
Birth Location: Pulaski, GA
RM
Arcenia Ryland
1839 – 1917
Birth Location: Georgia
AR

Spouses(s)

Emma Coleman
1879 – 1944
Birth Location: Geneva County, Alabama
EC
Lura Watson
1874 – 1900
Birth Location: Geneva County, Alabama, USA
LW

Children(s)

Joseph Mills
1901 – 1967
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
JM
Thelma Mills
1903 – 1944
Birth Location: Geneva County, Alabama, USA
TM
Alvin Mills
1905 – 1946
Birth Location: Geneva County, Alabama, USA
AM
William Mills
1907 – 1988
Birth Location: Geneva County, Alabama, USA
WM
Donna Mills
1910 – 1933
Birth Location: Alabama
DM
Katherine\Catherine Mills
1914 – 1965
Birth Location: Geneva County, Alabama, USA
KM
Evelyn Mills
1916 – 1990
Birth Location: Geneva County, Alabama, USA
EM
Emma Mills
1916 – 2008
Birth Location: Geneva County, Alabama, USA
EM
Gwendolyn Mills
– 1958
Birth Location: –
GM

Alvin Mills's Ancestors

Self
Alvin Mills
1872 – 1939
Birth Place: Geneva County, Alabama, USA
Parents
Richard Lee Mills
1838 – 1925
Pulaski, GA
Arcenia (MILLS) Ryland
1839 – 1917
Georgia
Grandparents
Richard Mills
1799 – 1840
Georgia, USA
Eveline (SELLERS) Gilstrap
1814 – 1889
Hawkinsville, GA
Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Gilstrap
1783 – 1818
Ann Hampilton
1775 – 1822
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alvin Mills's Descendants

1.
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Alvin (Monroe "Cap") Mills (10 Jul 1872 – 20 Jan 1939) m. Emma (Lavonia Livonia MILLS) Coleman (10 Feb 1879 – 05 Aug 1944) m. Lura (B. CUMBAA) Watson (08 Nov 1874 – 15 Sep 1900)
  1. 1. Joseph (Richard "Joe") Mills (1901 – 17 Oct 1967) m. Marie (MILLS) Mcintosh (13 Feb 1921 – 25 Dec 1998)
    1. 1. James (Monroe) Mills (Nov 1942 – )
      1. 1. James (Monroe) Mills (1962 – ) m. Vicky MILLS (1962 – )
        1. 1. James Mills (1982 – )
        2. 2. Richard Mills (1982 – )
    2. 2. Ado (L) Mills (abt 1948 – )
  2. 2. Thelma (L. CUMBAA) Mills (30 May 1903 – 3 Aug 1944) m. Mace Cumbaa (20 JUN 1893 – 18 Jul 1961)
  3. 3. Alvin (Leroy) Mills (27 Nov 1905 – 4 June 1946) m. Minnie (Jane MILLS) Dunn (20 Jun 1915 – 27 Sep 1988)
  4. 4. William (Earl) Mills (17 Sep 1907 – 21 Sep 1988) m. Flora (Lee MILLS MCEACHIN) Clark (21 November 1911 – 5 September 1985) m. Flora (Belle MILLS DEESE) Carithers (13 May 1909 – 4 Feb 2003)
    1. 1. William (Earl "Bill") Mills (2 May 1933 – 15 Mar 2012) m. Eloise (Sylvia MILLS) Baumer (30 Jan 1938 – )
      1. 1. William (Earl) Mills (13 Aug 1961 – )
      2. 2. Martin (Scott) Mills (24 Jan 1964 – ) m. Klmberly (Kay MILLS) Heifer
  5. 5. Donna (Maurine BAKER ADAIR) Mills (abt 1910 – 17 Sep 1933) m. Rex (W) Adair (13 June 1907 – 31 March 1987)
  6. 6. Katherine\Catherine ("Kate" Arsinia MAULDIN) Mills (5 Oct 1914 – 27 JAN 1965) m. Talbert (Delier "Tee") Mauldin (1 May 1914 – 27 January 1994)
    1. 1. Monroe Mauldin (abt 1941 – ) m. Margaret (Jean) Ley
    2. 2. Carolyn (Levonia BURTON MATTHEWS) Maudlin (17 February 1944 – 2 February 2017) m. Frazer Matthews (19 January 1946 – 14 November 2013) m. unknown Burton (1940 – )
      1. 1. Richard (Burton) Matthews (29 Apr 1964 – ) m. Dorothy (Anne MATHEWS) Blevins
      2. 2. Rodney (Glenn) Matthews (5 May 1965 – )
      3. 3. Robert Matthews (abt 1971 – )
      4. 4. Dean (Frazer) Matthews (1975 – ) m. Tammy m. Tammy m. Tammy m. Jennifer (Belinda MATTHEWS) Wesnofske m. Holly (Marie MATTHEWS COULTAS RENEW) Hearn (19 Dec 1974 – 7 Nov 2016)
        1. 1. Makayla Matthews (1995 – )
  7. 7. Evelyn (BAKER) Mills (11 Feb 1916 – 18 Aug 1990) m. Mildren ("Bill") Baker (31 Dec 1912 – 17 Mar 2010)
    1. 1. Gary (Lamer) Baker (6 Apr 1938 – 7 Jan 2011)
    2. 2. Windel (W) Baker (abt 1942 – )
    3. 3. Glenda Baker (25 Oct 1943 – 25 Oct 1943)
    4. 4. Linda (LEAVINS) Baker (25 October 1943 – 19 July 2020)
    5. 5. Tanya (E) Baker (abt 1946 – )
  8. 8. Emma (Will COLLINS) Mills (About 1916 – 7 Jan 2008) m. Francis (Alexander "Alex") Collins (6 Mar 1916 – 20 January 1984)
    1. 1. Sharon (TURNER) Collins (Dec 1940 – ) m. Charles (Clancy) Turner (25 Jun 1941 – 1 Sep 2018)
      1. 1. Charles (C) Turner
      2. 2. James (Daniel) Turner m. Janice (Marie) Farmer
    2. 2. Francis (Alexander) Collins (14 Jan 1946 – 25 Oct 2013) m. Anne (Pamela COLLINS) Shostrom
      1. 1. Leigh (Anne) Collins
      2. 2. Francis (Alexander) Collins m. Robyn (Nicole) Blaikie
    3. 3. Joseph (Frank) Collins (abt 1947 – )
  9. 9. Gwendolyn Mills ( – 5 Mar 1958)

Alvin Mills's Timeline

16 Records

1872
10 July 1872
Birth of Alvin Monroe "Cap" Mills Captain in Geneva, Geneva County, Alabama, USA
Geneva, Geneva County, Alabama, USA
1872
10 Jul 1872
Birth of Alvin Monroe "Cap" Mills Captain in Geneva County, Alabama, USA
Geneva County, Alabama, USA
1872
10 July 1872
Birth of Alvin Monroe "Cap" Mills Captain in Geneva County, Alabama, USA
Geneva County, Alabama, USA
1872
10 Jul 1872
Birth of Alvin Monroe "Cap" Mills Captain in Geneva County, Alabama, USA
Geneva County, Alabama, USA
1873
10 Jul 1873
Age 1
Birth of Alvin Monroe "Cap" Mills Captain in Geneva, Geneva County, Alabama, USA
Geneva, Geneva County, Alabama, USA
1880
1880
Age 8
Alvin Monroe "Cap" Mills Captain resided here in Geneva, Alabama, USA
Geneva, Alabama, USA
1900
1900
Age 28
Alvin Monroe "Cap" Mills Captain resided here in Beaver Dam, Geneva, Alabama, USA
Beaver Dam, Geneva, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 38
Alvin Monroe "Cap" Mills Captain resided here in Beaver Dam, Geneva, Alabama, USA
Beaver Dam, Geneva, Alabama, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 45
Alvin Monroe "Cap" Mills Captain resided here in Geneva County, Alabama, USA
Geneva County, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 48
Alvin Monroe "Cap" Mills Captain resided here in Coffee Springs, Geneva, Alabama
Coffee Springs, Geneva, Alabama
1930
1930
Age 58
Alvin Monroe "Cap" Mills Captain resided here in Center, Geneva, Alabama, USA
Center, Geneva, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 63
Alvin Monroe "Cap" Mills Captain resided here in Grove Hill, Clarke, Alabama
Grove Hill, Clarke, Alabama
1939
20 Jan 1939
Age 67
Death of Alvin Monroe "Cap" Mills Captain in Fairfield, Covington, Alabama, USA
Fairfield, Covington, Alabama, USA
1939
20 Jan 1939
Age 67
Death of Alvin Monroe "Cap" Mills Captain in Geneva, Geneva County, Alabama, United States of America
Geneva, Geneva County, Alabama, United States of America
1939
20 Jan 1939
Age 67
Death of Alvin Monroe "Cap" Mills Captain in Geneva, AL
Geneva, AL
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 68
Alvin Monroe "Cap" Mills Captain resided here in Grove Hill, Clarke, Alabama, United States
Grove Hill, Clarke, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 July 1872
    Event Place: Geneva, Geneva County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grove Hill, Clarke, Alabama; Roll: T627_14; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 13-13
    [2] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Coffee Springs, Geneva, Alabama; Roll: T625_16; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 110; Image: .
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Center, Geneva, Alabama; Roll: 18; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0017; Image: 448.0; FHL microfilm: 2339753
    [5] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Alabama; Registration County: Geneva; Roll: 1509386
    [6] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Geneva, Alabama; Roll: 13; Family History Film: 1254013; Page: 641B; Enumeration District: 078
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Beaver Dam, Geneva, Alabama; Roll: 17; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0076; FHL microfilm: 1240017
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beaver Dam, Geneva, Alabama; Roll: T624_14; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0109; FHL microfilm: 1374027
    [9] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [10] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Montgomery Advertiser; Publication Date: 22/ Jan/ 1939; Publication Place: Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America; ,0.5416851,0.3790433

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1873
    Event Place: Geneva, Geneva County, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1872
    Event Place: Geneva County, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 July 1872
    Event Place: Geneva County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1872
    Event Place: Geneva County, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Geneva, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Geneva, Alabama; Roll: 13; Family History Film: 1254013; Page: 641B; Enumeration District: 078

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Beaver Dam, Geneva, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Beaver Dam, Geneva, Alabama; Roll: 17; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0076; FHL microfilm: 1240017

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Beaver Dam, Geneva, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beaver Dam, Geneva, Alabama; Roll: T624_14; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0109; FHL microfilm: 1374027

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Geneva County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Alabama; Registration County: Geneva; Roll: 1509386

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Coffee Springs, Geneva, Alabama
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Coffee Springs, Geneva, Alabama; Roll: T625_16; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 110; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1922
    Event Place: Geneva, Alabama
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Geneva County Reaper - 17 Feb 1922 - Page 5, 17 Feb 1922

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 6 Jul 1923
    Event Place: Geneva, Alabama
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Geneva County Reaper - 6 Jul 1923 - Page 6, 6 Jul 1923

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1925
    Event Place: Geneva, Alabama
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Geneva County Reaper - 31 Jul 1925 - Page 2, 31 Jul 1925

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1926
    Event Place: Geneva, Alabama
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Geneva County Reaper - 16 Apr 1926 - Page 6, 16 Apr 1926

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Center, Geneva, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Center, Geneva, Alabama; Roll: 18; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0017; Image: 448.0; FHL microfilm: 2339753

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Grove Hill, Clarke, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grove Hill, Clarke, Alabama; Roll: T627_14; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 13-13

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1939
    Event Place: Montgomery County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Montgomery Advertiser - 22 Jan 1939 - Page 5, 22 Jan 1939

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1939
    Event Place: Geneva, Alabama
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Geneva County Reaper - 26 Jan 1939 - Page 4, 26 Jan 1939

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1939
    Event Place: Fairfield, Geneva County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Geneva County Reaper - 2 Feb 1939 - Page 1, 2 Feb 1939

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Grove Hill, Clarke, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grove Hill, Clarke, Alabama; Roll: T627_14; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 13-13

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Geneva .
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Montgomery Advertiser; Publication Date: 22/ Jan/ 1939; Publication Place: Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America; ,0.5416851,0.3790433

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Geneva County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Montgomery Advertiser; Publication Date: 22/ Jan/ 1939; Publication Place: Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America; ,0.5416851,0.3790433

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1939
    Event Place: Fairfield, Covington, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
    [2] Alabama Deaths, 1908-59
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [4] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Montgomery Advertiser; Publication Date: 22/ Jan/ 1939; Publication Place: Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America; ,0.5416851,0.3790433

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1939
    Event Place: Geneva, Geneva County, Alabama, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1939
    Event Place: Geneva, AL

    Genealogy Event 26
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Geneva, Geneva County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
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