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Dorcas Mills 1816–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 June 1816

Birth Location: Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 24 September 1880

Death Location: Denton County, Texas, USA

Father: Henry Sr.

Mother: Sarah Harrell

Spouse(s): Benagy Mills

Children(s): Dorcas Mills, James Mills, Sarah Mills, Milton Wills, Georgia Mills, George Mills, Nancy Mills, Martha Mills, Lorna Mills, Benjamin Mills, Hazel Mills, Eliza Mills, Elisha Mills, Cherokee Mills, Judson Mills, Louia Mills

The story of Dorcas Mills began in 1816 in Tennessee, USA. In 1850, Dorcas Mills resided in District 2, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. Dorcas Mills married Benagy Mills, and had children including Benjamin Jordan Mills, Cherokee Mills, Dorcas Marie Mills, Elisha Mills, Eliza Mills, George W Mills, Georgia Ann Mills, Hazel Arlee M Mills, James M Mills, Judson Smith Mills, Lorna Charity Mills, Louia Mills, Martha C Mills, Milton J Wills, Nancy T Mills, Sarah Elizabeth Mills. Dorcas Mills passed away in 1880 in Denton County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Dorcas Mills began in 1816 in Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1850, Dorcas Mills resided in District 2, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA.
  • Dorcas Mills married Benagy Mills, and had children including Benjamin Jordan Mills, Cherokee Mills, Dorcas Marie Mills, Elisha Mills, Eliza Mills, George W Mills, Georgia Ann Mills, Hazel Arlee M Mills, James M Mills, Judson Smith Mills, Lorna Charity Mills, Louia Mills, Martha C Mills, Milton J Wills, Nancy T Mills, Sarah Elizabeth Mills.
  • Dorcas Mills passed away in 1880 in Denton County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorcas Mills's Ancestors

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Dorcas Mills
1816–1880
Birth Place: Tennessee, USA
Parents
Henry Halley Fox Sr.
1768–1852
Richland, SC, USA
Sarah Harrell
1772–1884
Richland, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William (Poyntz) Fox
1736–1816
Craven District, South Carolina, USA
Sarah Carroll
1748–1808
Craven, Newberry, South Carolina, United States
William (John) Harrell
1746–1799
Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Unity (Noona) Fox
1752–1846
Brunswick County, Virginia, Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Colonel III
1698–1770
Martha Keen
1709–1749
John Carroll
1700–1750
Unity Fox
1704–1778
Zachariah Harrall
1734–1797
William (III?)
1710–1764
Sarah Avent
1713–1779
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry II
1674–1750
Mary Kendrick
1678–1704
Charles Colony
1660–1720
Henry II
1674–1750
Mary Kendrick
1678–1704
Abraham Harrell
1713–1755
Mary Guin
1712–1755

Dorcas Mills's Descendants

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Dorcas Mills (21 June 1816–24 September 1880) m. Benagy Mills (abt 1807–24 Sep 1880)
  1. 1. Dorcas (Marie) Mills 1846–1943 m. Ellis (Gore) Knight 1844–1920
    1. 1. George (Ellis) Knight 1864–1947
    2. 2. William (Henry) Knight 1867–1944
      1. 1. Henry (Herman) Knight 1914–1984
    3. 3. Charles (Walter) Knight 1873–1941
    4. 4. Earl Knight 1877–1900
    5. 5. Elmer (Luther) Knight 1890–1978
    6. 6. Edward ((Edd) Alfred) Knight 1886–1962 m. Myrtle (Louella (Knight)) Barron 1891–1978
      1. 1. Luther (William) Knight 1912–1978 m. Ava (Vonceile) Houston 1916–1991
        1. 1. Eddie (Maurice) Knight 1934–1990 m. Emma (Louise) Dunlap 1934–2004
        2. 2. Jimmie (Jonell Knight) (Barnett) 1936–2010
        3. 3. Linda (Jean Knight (Carter)) (VanScoik) 1940–2010
      2. 2. Lew (G) Knight 1919–1997
      3. 3. John (A) Knight 1911–
      4. 4. Selma (Inez) Knight 1915–1983
      5. 5. Olin (A) Knight 1910–1978
    7. 7. Annie (Lee) Knight 1886–1939
    8. 8. Mary Knight 1866–1867
    9. 9. Arnis Knight 1887–1900
  2. 2. James (M) Mills 1839–1884
  3. 3. Sarah (Elizabeth) Mills 1835–1933
  4. 4. Milton (J) Wills 1841–1887
  5. 5. Georgia (Ann) Mills 1859–1945
  6. 6. George (W) Mills 1841–
  7. 7. Nancy (T) Mills 1842–1861
  8. 8. Martha (C.) Mills 1844–1935
  9. 9. Lorna (Charity) Mills 1851–
  10. 10. Benjamin (Jordan) Mills 1854–
  11. 11. Hazel (Arlee M) Mills 1856–
  12. 12. Eliza Mills 1839–1839
  13. 13. Elisha Mills 1839–1839
  14. 14. Cherokee Mills 1850–1881
  15. 15. Judson (Smith) Mills 1850–1906
  16. 16. Louia Mills 1851–

Dorcas Mills's Timeline

6 Records

1816
21 Jun 1816
Birth of Dorcas Mills in Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Cocke, Tennessee, USA
1816
21 June 1816
Birth of Dorcas Mills in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1850
1850
Age 34
Dorcas Mills resided here in District 2, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
District 2, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
1860
1860
Age 44
Dorcas Mills resided here in Western Division, Crossland, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
Western Division, Crossland, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
1880
24 Sept 1880
Age 64
Death of Dorcas Mills in Lewisville, Denton, Texas, USA
Lewisville, Denton, Texas, USA
1880
24 September 1880
Age 64
Death of Dorcas Mills in Denton County, Texas, USA
Denton County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1816
    Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Western Division, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Roll: M653_25; Page: 639; Family History L
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 2, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Roll: 16; Page: 228b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 June 1816
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 2, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 2, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Roll: 16; Page: 228b

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Western Division, Crossland, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Western Division, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Roll: M653_25; Page: 639; Family History L

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Sept 1880
    Event Place: Lewisville, Denton, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 September 1880
    Event Place: Denton County, Texas, USA

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