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Lela Mae Mills 1902–1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Nov 1902

Birth Location: Calhoun County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 18 Feb 1976

Death Location: Denton, Denton County, Texas, United States of America

Father: James Mills

Mother: Dora Lankford

Spouse(s): Clyde Phillips

Children(s): Alma Phillips, James Phillips, Randole Phillips

Lela Mae Mills was born in 1902 in Calhoun County, Mississippi, USA, the child of James Washington Mills And Dora Lankford. In 1920, Lela Mae Mills resided in Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas, USA. Lela Mae Mills married Clyde Cecil Phillips, and had children including Alma Louise Phillips, Clyde Cecil Phillips, James Harold Phillips, Randole Dwaine Phillips. Lela Mae Mills passed away in 1976 in Denton, Denton County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lela Mae Mills was born in 1902 in Calhoun County, Mississippi, USA, the child of James Washington Mills And Dora Lankford.
  • In 1920, Lela Mae Mills resided in Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas, USA.
  • Lela Mae Mills married Clyde Cecil Phillips, and had children including Alma Louise Phillips, Clyde Cecil Phillips, James Harold Phillips, Randole Dwaine Phillips.
  • Lela Mae Mills passed away in 1976 in Denton, Denton County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lela Mills's Ancestors

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Lela Mills
1902–1976
Birth Place: Calhoun County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
James Washington Mills
1871–1951
Slate Springs,Calhoun County, Mississippi, USA
Dora Lankford
1878–1962
Slate Spring, Mississippi
Grandparents
James (Polk "Jim") LANKFORD
1857–1917
Oakland (Yalobusha County) Yalobusha County Mississippi, USA
Frances (Cornelia) Hamby
1859–1914
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Great-Grandparents
William Hamby
1823–1870
Elizabeth Davidson
1830–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Hamby
1800–1884
Julia Barnes
1799–1880

Lela Mills's Descendants

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Lela (Mae) Mills (14 Nov 1902–18 Feb 1976) m. Clyde (Cecil) Phillips (17 May 1905–9 August 1971)
  1. 1. Alma (Louise) Phillips 1922–1989
  2. 2. James (Harold) Phillips 1925–2002 m. Dorothy (Dean) Turner 1927–2010
  3. 3. Randole (Dwaine) Phillips 1936–2021 m. Marjorie (Lynn) Kell 1938–1998

Lela Mills's Timeline

3 Records

1902
14 Nov 1902
Birth of Lela Mae Mills in Calhoun County, Mississippi, USA
Calhoun County, Mississippi, USA
1920
1920
Age 18
Lela Mae Mills resided here in Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas, USA
Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas, USA
1976
18 Feb 1976
Age 74
Death of Lela Mae Mills in Denton, Denton, Texas, USA
Denton, Denton, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1902
    Event Place: Calhoun County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas; Roll: T625_1809; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 104
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas; Roll: T625_1809; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 104

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1976
    Event Place: Denton, Denton, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Denton, Denton County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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