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John Wesley Mills 1887 – 1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 JUN 1887

Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 23 FEB 1985

Death Location: Knox, Kentucky, United States

Father: Nasby Mills

Mother: Nancy Jordan

Spouse(s): Cordia Hammons

Children(s): Nasby Mills

The birth of John Wesley Mills took place in 1887 in Knox, Kentucky, USA, to Nasby Squire Mills and Nancy Jordan. John Wesley Mills married Cordia Hammons, and together they had Nasby Mills. John Wesley Mills's death occurred in 1985 in Knox, Kentucky, United States.

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Parents

Nasby Mills
1846 – 1921
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States of America
NM
Nancy Jordan
1847 – 1893
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States of America
NJ

Spouses(s)

Cordia Hammons
1893 – 1970
Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA
CH

Children(s)

Nasby Mills
1922 – 1956
Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA
NM

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 2 JUN 1887
    Event Place: Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Find a Grave Index, Kentucky, County Marriages, 1786-1965, Kentucky, Marriages, 1785-1979, Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, United States, Census, 1900, United States, Census, 1910, United States, Census, 1920, United States, Census, 1930, United States, Census, 1940, United States, Census, 1950, United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages, 1980-2015, United States, Social Security Death Index, United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages, 1980-2015", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Fri Mar 08 10:56:13 UTC 2024), Entry for John W Mills and Audrey Frederick, 26 Feb 1985., "United States, Census, 1950", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Thu Oct 05 06:37:26 UTC 2023), Entry for John W Mills and Edith Mills, 20 April 1950., "United States, Census, 1940", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Sat Mar 09 01:59:44 UTC 2024), Entry for John W Mills and Edith Mills, 1940., "Find a Grave Index", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Tue Apr 08 17:21:34 UTC 2025), Entry for John Wesley Mills., "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1786-1965", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Sat Feb 24 07:55:49 UTC 2024), Entry for J W Mills and Noshy Mills, 4 Dec 1932., "United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Mon Apr 28 19:03:32 UTC 2025), Entry for John Wesley Mills and Audrey Fredrick, 27 Apr 1942., "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Sat Feb 22 03:17:46 UTC 2025), Entry for John W Mills, 23 Feb 1985., "United States, Social Security Death Index," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 9 January 2021), John Mills, Feb 1985; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, <i>Death Master File</i>, database (Alexand, "United States, Census, 1920", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Wed Jan 15 14:31:46 UTC 2025), Entry for John Mills and Cordie Mills, 1920., "Kentucky, Marriages, 1785-1979", database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 29 November 2023), John W. Mills, 1907., "United States, Census, 1930", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Sat Mar 09 09:33:05 UTC 2024), Entry for John W Mills and Corda Mills, 1930., "United States, Census, 1910", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Sun Mar 10 09:52:36 UTC 2024), Entry for John W Mills and Cordie Mills, 1910., "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1786-1965", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Sat Feb 24 06:13:12 UTC 2024), Entry for John W. Mills and Wesley Mills, 28 Nov 1907., "United States, Census, 1900", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Sat Jan 18 05:57:34 UTC 2025), Entry for Nasby Mills and Mary J Mills, 1900.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 1985
    Event Place: Barbourville Cemetery, Barbourville, Knox, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: Find a Grave Index, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, "Find a Grave Index", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Tue Apr 08 17:21:34 UTC 2025), Entry for John Wesley Mills.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 27 APR 1942
    Event Place: Scalf, Knox, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 26 FEB 1985
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Artemus, Knox, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 23 FEB 1985
    Event Place: Knox, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: Find a Grave Index, Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages, 1980-2015, United States, Social Security Death Index, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages, 1980-2015", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Fri Mar 08 10:56:13 UTC 2024), Entry for John W Mills and Audrey Frederick, 26 Feb 1985., "Find a Grave Index", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Tue Apr 08 17:21:34 UTC 2025), Entry for John Wesley Mills., "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Sat Feb 22 03:17:46 UTC 2025), Entry for John W Mills, 23 Feb 1985., "United States, Social Security Death Index," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 9 January 2021), John Mills, Feb 1985; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, <i>Death Master File</i>, database (Alexand

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Magisterial District 2, Knox, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Messer, Knox, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Artemus, Knox, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Artemus, Knox, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Knox, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Magisterial District 3, Knox, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1949
    Event Place: Knox, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 20 APR 1950
    Event Place: Knox, Kentucky, United States

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