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Leona Blanche Mills 1897–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Mar 1897

Birth Location: Jackson County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: Oct 1981

Death Location: Ravenswood, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA

Father: William Mills

Mother: Mary Brannon

Spouse(s): William Gorrell

Children(s): William Jr, Phillys Gentry, Emma Garrell, Jane Cogar

Leona Blanche Mills was born in 1897 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA, the child of William Elizah Mills And Mary Ellen Brannon. In 1935, Leona Blanche Mills resided in Ravenswood, Jackson, West Virginia. In 1940, Leona Blanche Mills resided in Ravenswood, Jackson, West Virginia, USA. Leona Blanche Mills married William Hobert Gorrell, and had children including Emma Jean Garrell, Jane Maralee Gorrell Cogar, Phillys Emofern Gentry, William H Gorrell Jr. Leona Blanche Mills passed away in 1981 in Ravenswood, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Leona Blanche Mills was born in 1897 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA, the child of William Elizah Mills And Mary Ellen Brannon.
  • In 1935, Leona Blanche Mills resided in Ravenswood, Jackson, West Virginia.
  • In 1940, Leona Blanche Mills resided in Ravenswood, Jackson, West Virginia, USA.
  • Leona Blanche Mills married William Hobert Gorrell, and had children including Emma Jean Garrell, Jane Maralee Gorrell Cogar, Phillys Emofern Gentry, William H Gorrell Jr.
  • Leona Blanche Mills passed away in 1981 in Ravenswood, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Leona Mills's Ancestors

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Leona Mills
1897–1981
Birth Place: Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
William Elizah Mills
1861–1943
Bellville, Jackson County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Ellen) Brannon
1877–1961
Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Leona Mills's Descendants

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Leona (Blanche) Mills (31 Mar 1897–Oct 1981) m. William (Hobert) Gorrell (4 October 1896–21 August 1954)
  1. 1. William (H Gorrell) Jr 1924–2009 m. Yvonne Gaskins 1925–2008
  2. 2. Phillys (Emofern) Gentry 1925–2007 m. Everett Gentry 1922–2012
  3. 3. Emma (Jean) Garrell 1925–2007 m. Everett Gentry 1922–2012
  4. 4. Jane (Maralee Gorrell) Cogar 1928–2015 m. Tommy (Allen) Cogar 1930–2004

Leona Mills's Timeline

4 Records

1897
31 Mar 1897
Birth of Leona Blanche Mills in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 38
Leona Blanche Mills resided here in Ravenswood, Jackson, West Virginia
Ravenswood, Jackson, West Virginia
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 43
Leona Blanche Mills resided here in Ravenswood, Jackson, West Virginia, USA
Ravenswood, Jackson, West Virginia, USA
1981
Oct 1981
Age 84
Death of Leona Blanche Mills in Ravenswood, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
Ravenswood, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1897
    Event Place: Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ravenswood, Jackson, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4410; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 18-5

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Ravenswood, Jackson, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ravenswood, Jackson, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4410; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 18-5

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Ravenswood, Jackson, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ravenswood, Jackson, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4410; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 18-5

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1981
    Event Place: Ravenswood, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA

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