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Bertha Mae Mills 1906 – 1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Oct 1906

Birth Location: Stephensville, Taylor, Florida, USA

Death Date: 15 Nov 1926

Death Location: Jena, Dixie County, Florida, USA

Father: William Mills

Mother: Della Allen

Spouse(s): Dexter Downing

Children(s): James Downing

Bertha Mae Mills was born in 1906 in Stephensville, Taylor, Florida, USA, the child of William Washington Mills and Della Ann Allen. In 1910, Bertha Mae Mills resided in Cedar Key, Levy, Florida. Bertha Mae Mills married Dexter Downing, and had children including James D Downing. Bertha Mae Mills passed away in 1926 in Jena, Dixie County, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • Bertha Mae Mills was born in 1906 in Stephensville, Taylor, Florida, USA, the child of William Washington Mills and Della Ann Allen.
  • In 1910, Bertha Mae Mills resided in Cedar Key, Levy, Florida.
  • Bertha Mae Mills married Dexter Downing, and had children including James D Downing.
  • Bertha Mae Mills passed away in 1926 in Jena, Dixie County, Florida, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Mills
1880 – 1962
Birth Location: Florida
WM
Della Allen
1886 – 1914
Birth Location: Madison, Madison, Florida, United States
DA

Spouses(s)

Dexter Downing
1906 – 1937
Birth Location: Lafayette, Florida, USA
DD

Children(s)

James Downing
1931 – 1994
Birth Location: Dixie, Florida, USA
JD

Bertha Mills's Ancestors

Self
Bertha Mills
1906 – 1926
Birth Place: Stephensville, Taylor, Florida, USA
Parents
William Washington Mills
1880 – 1962
Florida
Della (Ann) Allen
1886 – 1914
Madison, Madison, Florida, United States
Grandparents
William (Edward) Mills
1854 – 1928
Rutherfordton, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Catherine) Cockcroft
1857 – 1939
Defuniak Springs, Walton, Florida, United States
John (Henry) Allen
1849 – 1893
Madison, Madison, Florida, United States
Cadijia (Ann) Rye
1850 – 1900
Florida
Great-Grandparents
George Mills
1831 – 1918
Sarah Harrelson
1835 – 1880
William Cockcroft
1834 – 1863
Nancy Wright
1835 – 1900
Robert Allen
1822 – 1912
Margaret Overstreet
1815 – 1864
Needham Rye
1803 –
Henrietta Phillips
1815 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mills
1800 –
Harrelson
1800 –
James Cockcroft
1805 – 1885
Lucinda Culpepper
1810 – 1881
Moses Wright
1808 – 1880
Mary Rogers
1811 – 1891
Joshua Allen
1785 – 1875
Pheraba Thally
1790 – 1870

Bertha Mills's Descendants

1.
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Bertha (Mae) Mills (12 Oct 1906 – 15 Nov 1926) m. Dexter Downing (4 Mar 1906 – 25 May 1937)
  1. 1. James (D) Downing (27 May 1931 – 24 Mar 1994) m. Lillie (Virginia) Lundy (26 July 1937 – 7 December 2001)

Bertha Mills's Timeline

6 Records

1906
12 Oct 1906
Birth of Bertha Mae Mills in Stephensville, Taylor, Florida, United States
Stephensville, Taylor, Florida, United States
1906
12 Oct 1906
Birth of Bertha Mae Mills in Stephensville, Taylor, Florida, USA
Stephensville, Taylor, Florida, USA
1910
1910
Age 4
Bertha Mae Mills resided here in Cedar Key, Levy, Florida
Cedar Key, Levy, Florida
1920
1920
Age 14
Bertha Mae Mills resided here in Stephensville, Taylor, Florida
Stephensville, Taylor, Florida
1926
15 Nov 1926
Age 20
Death of Bertha Mae Mills in Jena, Dixie County Florida
Jena, Dixie County Florida
1926
15 Nov 1926
Age 20
Death of Bertha Mae Mills in Jena, Dixie County, Florida, USA
Jena, Dixie County, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1906
    Event Place: Stephensville, Taylor, Florida, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Cedar Key, Levy, Florida; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1906
    Event Place: Stephensville, Taylor, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Stephensville, Taylor, Florida; Roll: T625_230; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 165; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Cedar Key, Levy, Florida
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Cedar Key, Levy, Florida; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Stephensville, Taylor, Florida
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Stephensville, Taylor, Florida; Roll: T625_230; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 165; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1926
    Event Place: Jena, Dixie County Florida
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1926
    Event Place: Jena, Dixie County, Florida, USA
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