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James Cad Mills 1815 – 1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1815

Birth Location: Lincoln, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 1880

Death Location: Fayette, Fayette, Alabama, United States

Father: James Mills

Mother: Drucilla Cannon

Spouse(s): Caroline Walker

Children(s): William Mills, Thadeus Mills, Lawson Mills, John Mills, Charlotte Mills, James Mills, Drucilla Mills, Isaac Mills, David Mills, Virnette Mills, Wilmoth Mills, John Mills

James Cad Mills was born in 1815 in Lincoln, Tennessee, United States, the child of James Sanders Mills and Drucilla Cannon. In 1850, James Cad Mills resided in Beat 6, Marion, Alabama, USA. In 1860, James Cad Mills resided in Division 1, Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA. James Cad Mills married Caroline Walker, and had children including William F Mills, Thadeus M Mills, Lawson Fletcher Mills, John Mills, Charlotte Lottie Mills, James Van Buren Mills, Drucilla Belle Mills, Isaac N. Mills, David Mills, Virnette Mills, Wilmoth Mills, John Mills. James Cad Mills passed away in 1880 in Fayette, Fayette, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • James Cad Mills was born in 1815 in Lincoln, Tennessee, United States, the child of James Sanders Mills and Drucilla Cannon.
  • In 1850, James Cad Mills resided in Beat 6, Marion, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1860, James Cad Mills resided in Division 1, Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA.
  • James Cad Mills married Caroline Walker, and had children including William F Mills, Thadeus M Mills, Lawson Fletcher Mills, John Mills, Charlotte Lottie Mills, James Van Buren Mills, Drucilla Belle Mills, Isaac N. Mills, David Mills, Virnette Mills, Wilmoth Mills, John Mills.
  • James Cad Mills passed away in 1880 in Fayette, Fayette, Alabama, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Mills's Ancestors

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James Mills
1815 – 1880
Birth Place: Lincoln, Tennessee, United States
Parents
James Sanders Mills
1793 – 1857
Wilkes, Georgia, USA
Drucilla Cannon
1794 – 1889
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
James (Absolom) Mills
1768 – 1859
Georgia
Elizabeth (G) Taylor
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Mills's Descendants

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James (Cad) Mills (1815 – 1880) m. Caroline Walker (1818 – )
  1. 1. William (F) Mills (1833 – )
  2. 2. Thadeus (M) Mills (1835 – )
  3. 3. Lawson (Fletcher) Mills (8 Sep 1838 – 29 Jun 1912)
  4. 4. John Mills (1839 – )
  5. 5. Charlotte (Lottie) Mills (1843 – ) m. James (P.) Vickery (20 August 1844 – 12 September 1917)
    1. 1. Thomas (Vanburen) Vickery (jan 18 1870 – april 30 1941) m. Lula (Volise) Eads (Jan 4 1894 – march 9 1988)
      1. 1. Pauline Vickery (March 19 1926 – feb 12 2003) m. George (lonzo) Henson (july 31 1923 – 9 Jul 1993)
        1. 1. Brenda Henson (abt 1946 – ) m. Van (David) McCormack (2 Jul 1943 – 18 Nov 2020)
        2. 2. Jimmy (Leon) Henson (27 May 1946 – 17 December 1978) m. Dottie Richard (abt 1946 – )
        3. 3. Jamie (R.) Henson (abt 1952 – ) m. Sherry (Lou) Bailey (abt 1952 – )
        4. 4. Arvielene Miller
  6. 6. James (Van Buren) Mills (1843 – 1926)
  7. 7. Drucilla (Belle) Mills (1847 – 6 Jul 1914)
  8. 8. Isaac (N.) Mills (1848 – 14 Dec 1942)
  9. 9. David Mills (1852 – )
  10. 10. Virnette Mills (1854 – )
  11. 11. Wilmoth Mills (1858 – 9 March 1906)
  12. 12. John Mills

James Mills's Timeline

7 Records

1815
1815
Birth of James Cad Mills in Lincoln, Tennessee, United States
Lincoln, Tennessee, United States
1850
1850
Age 35
James Cad Mills resided here in Beat 6, Marion, Alabama, USA
Beat 6, Marion, Alabama, USA
1860
1860
Age 45
James Cad Mills resided here in Division 1, Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA
Division 1, Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA
1867
1867
Age 52
James Cad Mills resided here in Fayette, Alabama, USA
Fayette, Alabama, USA
1879
9 Sep 1879
Age 64
James Cad Mills was married in Posey
Posey
1880
1880
Age 65
James Cad Mills resided here in Beat 8, Marion, Alabama, USA
Beat 8, Marion, Alabama, USA
1880
1880
Age 65
Death of James Cad Mills in Fayette, Fayette, Alabama, United States
Fayette, Fayette, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1815
    Event Place: Lincoln, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Beat 8, Marion, Alabama; Roll: 23; Family History Film: 1254023; Page: 104A; Enumeration District: 246; Image: 0633
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Division 1, Chickasaw, Mississippi; Roll: M653_579; Page: 105; Image: 109; Family History Library Film: 803579
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Beat 6, Marion, Alabama; Roll: M432_10; Page: 116A; Image: 237
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1879
    Event Place: Posey

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Beat 6, Marion, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Beat 6, Marion, Alabama; Roll: M432_10; Page: 116A; Image: 237

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Division 1, Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Division 1, Chickasaw, Mississippi; Roll: M653_579; Page: 105; Image: 109; Family History Library Film: 803579

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1867
    Event Place: Fayette, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Web: Alabama, Voter Registration Records, 1867

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Beat 8, Marion, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Beat 8, Marion, Alabama; Roll: 23; Family History Film: 1254023; Page: 104A; Enumeration District: 246; Image: 0633

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Fayette, Fayette, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fayette, Fayette County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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