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Homer Melvin Mills 1919 – 2007 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jul 1919

Birth Location: Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States

Death Date: 29 Jan 2007

Death Location: Oviedo, Seminole, Florida, United States

Father: Charles Mills

Mother: Lula Hester

Spouse(s): Iris Connally, Mollie Helms

Children(s): John Mills, Gregory Mills, Marilyn Mills, Ronald Hamm

Homer Melvin Mills was born in 1919 in Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States, the child of Charles Bartow Mills and Lula Mae Hester. In 1920, Homer Melvin Mills resided in Rock Collins, DeKalb, Alabama. In 1930, Homer Melvin Mills resided in Rock Collins, De Kalb, Alabama. Homer Melvin Mills married Iris Alton Connally, Mollie Iona Helms, and had children including John Melvin Mills, Gregory Howard Mills, Marilyn Lolalaraine Mills, Ronald Hamm. Homer Melvin Mills passed away in 2007 in Oviedo, Seminole, Florida, United States.

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Biography

  • Homer Melvin Mills was born in 1919 in Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States, the child of Charles Bartow Mills and Lula Mae Hester.
  • In 1920, Homer Melvin Mills resided in Rock Collins, DeKalb, Alabama.
  • In 1930, Homer Melvin Mills resided in Rock Collins, De Kalb, Alabama.
  • Homer Melvin Mills married Iris Alton Connally, Mollie Iona Helms, and had children including John Melvin Mills, Gregory Howard Mills, Marilyn Lolalaraine Mills, Ronald Hamm.
  • Homer Melvin Mills passed away in 2007 in Oviedo, Seminole, Florida, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Mills
1883 – 1964
Birth Location: Steinhatchee, Taylor, Florida, USA
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Lula Hester
1882 – 1964
Birth Location: Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
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Spouses(s)

Iris Connally
1926 – 2005
Birth Location: Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, USA
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Mollie Helms
1918 – 1982
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

John Mills
1947 – 1997
Birth Location: Cnlorndv
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Gregory Mills
1950 – 2015
Birth Location: –
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Marilyn Mills
1958 –
Birth Location: –
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Ronald Hamm
– 2020
Birth Location: –
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Homer Mills's Ancestors

Self
Homer Mills
1919 – 2007
Birth Place: Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States
Parents
Charles Bartow Mills
1883 – 1964
Steinhatchee, Taylor, Florida, USA
Lula (Mae) Hester
1882 – 1964
Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
William (Edward) Mills
1854 – 1928
Rutherfordton, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Catherine) Cockcroft
1857 – 1939
Defuniak Springs, Walton, Florida, United States
William (Howard) Hester
1852 – 1936
Tennessee, United States
Sarah (Catherine) Edwards
1852 – 1912
Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Mills
1831 – 1918
Sarah Harrelson
1835 – 1880
William Cockcroft
1834 – 1863
Nancy Wright
1835 – 1900
William Hester
1833 – 1910
Sarah Allen
1830 – 1909
James Hasty
1825 – 1905
Sarah Holmes
1824 – 1878
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mills
1800 –
Harrelson
1800 –
James Cockcroft
1805 – 1885
Lucinda Culpepper
1810 – 1881
Moses Wright
1808 – 1880
Mary Rogers
1811 – 1891
Stephen Hester
1790 – 1858
Mary Johns
1801 – 1869
James Allen
1806 –
Matilda Bailey
1806 – 1860
Marcus Hasty
1795 – 1862
Nancy Barrnett
Not known

Homer Mills's Descendants

1.
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Homer (Melvin) Mills (26 Jul 1919 – 29 Jan 2007) m. Iris (Alton) Connally (12 Jul 1926 – 2005) m. Mollie (Iona) Helms (17 Oct 1918 – 20 Mar 1982)
  1. 1. John (Melvin) Mills (24 Jan 1947 – 20 Jul 1997) m. Pauline McKnight (1947 – )
    1. 1. Tracy Mills (28 Nov – ) m. Robert Sherman
    2. 2. Justin (Michael) Mills (1981 – ) m. Tammy (Lynn) Stanley
    3. 3. Tiffani Mills
  2. 2. Gregory (Howard) Mills (31 Jul 1950 – 2015) m. Edna (Geraldine) Burgess m. Irene Peavy
    1. 1. Christopher (R) Anderson (1969 – )
    2. 2. Suzanne Mills
  3. 3. Marilyn (Lolalaraine) Mills (23 Apr 1958 – ) m. Eugene (Lawrence) Hupp m. Larry (Dee) Westerman (1958 – ) m. Perri
    1. 1. Jonathan (Adam) Westerman (4 Aug 1978 – 28 Mar 2022) m. Kirsten Lynch (1978 – )
      1. 1. Luke Westerman
      2. 2. Ryan Westerman
    2. 2. Joseph (Daniel) Perri (1975 – ) m. Jacqueline (Nicole) Vaughn (1975 – )
      1. 1. Addison
      2. 2. Collin
  4. 4. Ronald Hamm ( – Jan 2020) m. CHRISTINA M

Homer Mills's Timeline

10 Records

1919
26 Jul 1919
Birth of Homer Melvin Mills in Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States
Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States
1920
1920
Age 1
Homer Melvin Mills resided here in Rock Collins, DeKalb, Alabama
Rock Collins, DeKalb, Alabama
1930
1930
Age 11
Homer Melvin Mills resided here in Rock Collins, De Kalb, Alabama
Rock Collins, De Kalb, Alabama
1935
1935
Age 16
Homer Melvin Mills resided here in Orange, Florida
Orange, Florida
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 21
Homer Melvin Mills resided here in Orange, Florida, United States
Orange, Florida, United States
1950
1950
Age 31
Homer Melvin Mills resided here in Bozemans, Muscogee, Georgia, USA
Bozemans, Muscogee, Georgia, USA
1983
1983
Age 64
Homer Melvin Mills resided here in Winter Park, FL
Winter Park, FL
2007
29 Jan 2007
Age 88
Death of Homer Melvin Mills in Oviedo, Seminole, Florida, United States
Oviedo, Seminole, Florida, United States
2007
29 Jan 2007
Age 88
Death of Homer Melvin Mills in Oviedo, Seminole, Florida, United States
Oviedo, Seminole, Florida, United States
2007
29 Jan 2007
Age 88
Death of Homer Melvin Mills in Oviedo, Seminole, Florida, United States
Oviedo, Seminole, Florida, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jul 1919
    Event Place: Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Orange, Florida; Roll: T627_604; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 48-34
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Rock Collins, Dekalb, Alabama; Roll: T625_12; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 73; Image: 682.
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [5] Alabama, County Marriages, 1805-1967
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Bozemans, Muscogee, Georgia; Roll: 3925; Page: 22; Enumeration District: 106-40B

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Rock Collins, DeKalb, Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Rock Collins, Dekalb, Alabama; Roll: T625_12; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 73; Image: 682.
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Rock Collins, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: T625_12; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 73; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Rock Collins, De Kalb, Alabama
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Rock Collins, De Kalb, Alabama; Roll: 12; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 13; Image: 504.0.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Orange, Florida
    Record Source:
    [1] Florida State Census, 1867-1945
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Orange, Florida; Roll: T627_604; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 48-34

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Orange, Florida, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Orange, Florida; Roll: T627_604; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 48-34

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1942
    Event Place: Orlando, Florida
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Orlando Evening Star - 12 Jul 1942 - Page 21, Homer 12 Jul 1942

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Bozemans, Muscogee, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Bozemans, Muscogee, Georgia; Roll: 3925; Page: 22; Enumeration District: 106-40B

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1952
    Event Place: Orlando, Florida
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Orlando Evening Star - 4 Aug 1952 - Page 7, Homer medal winner 4 Aug 1952

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1983
    Event Place: Winter Park, FL
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 31 Jan 2007
    Event Place: Orlando, Florida
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Orlando Sentinel - 31 Jan 2007 - Page D14, 31 Jan 2007

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: World War II Army Enlistment Records – Fold3, Homer M Mills

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Alabama

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bozemans, Muscogee, Georgia
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Bozemans, Muscogee, Georgia; Roll: 3925; Page: 22; Enumeration District: 106-40B

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jan 2007
    Event Place: Oviedo, Seminole, Florida, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Social Security Death Index, Number: 267-03-5212; Issue State: Florida; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jan 2007
    Event Place: Oviedo, Seminole, Florida, United States

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jan 2007
    Event Place: Oviedo, Seminole, Florida, United States

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Orlando, Orange County, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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