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Mourning Mills 1773–1827 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1773

Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1827

Death Location: Clear Creek, Henderson, North Carolina, United States

Father: William Mills

Mother: Eleanor Morris

Spouse(s): Henry Lewis

Children(s): William Lewis, Sarah Lewis, Marville Lewis, Phalby Lewis, Richard Lewis, Sophia Lewis, John Lewis, James Lewis, George Lewis, Eliza Lewis, Rufus Lewis

In 1773, Mourning Mills entered the world in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States, born to William E Mills And Eleanor Nelly Morris. Mourning Mills married Henry Grymes Lewis, and had children including Eliza Eleanor Lewis, George Walton Lewis, James Madison Lewis, John Delayfayette Lewis, Marville Franklin Lewis, Phalby Caroline Lewis, Richard Taliaferro Lewis, Rufus Henry Lewis, Sarah Myra Lewis, Sophia Eleanor Lewis, Sophia Melinda Lewis, William J Lewis. Mourning Mills passed away in 1827 in Clear Creek, Henderson, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1773, Mourning Mills entered the world in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States, born to William E Mills And Eleanor Nelly Morris.
  • Mourning Mills married Henry Grymes Lewis, and had children including Eliza Eleanor Lewis, George Walton Lewis, James Madison Lewis, John Delayfayette Lewis, Marville Franklin Lewis, Phalby Caroline Lewis, Richard Taliaferro Lewis, Rufus Henry Lewis, Sarah Myra Lewis, Sophia Eleanor Lewis, Sophia Melinda Lewis, William J Lewis.
  • Mourning Mills passed away in 1827 in Clear Creek, Henderson, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Mills
1746–1834
Birth Location: James River, Buckingham, Virginia, United States
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Eleanor Morris
1746–1833
Birth Location: Williamsburg, James, Virginia, United States
EM

Spouses(s)

Henry Lewis
1767–1815
Birth Location: Albemarle, Virginia, United States
HL

Children(s)

William Lewis
1792–1853
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
WL
Sarah Lewis
1794–1870
Birth Location: –
SL
Marville Lewis
1796–1833
Birth Location: –
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Phalby Lewis
1798–1872
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
PL
Richard Lewis
1800–1872
Birth Location: Buncombe County, North Carolina
RL
Sophia Lewis
1801–1887
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
SL
John Lewis
1804–1857
Birth Location: –
JL
James Lewis
1810–
Birth Location: –
JL
George Lewis
1812–1847
Birth Location: –
GL
Eliza Lewis
1813–1870
Birth Location: Edneyville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
EL
Rufus Lewis
1814–
Birth Location: –
RL

Mourning Mills's Ancestors

Self
Mourning Mills
1773–1827
Birth Place: Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Parents
William E Mills
1746–1834
James River, Buckingham, Virginia, United States
Eleanor (Nelly) Morris
1746–1833
Williamsburg, James, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Ambrose Mills
1722–1780
, Derbyshire, , England
Mourning Stone
1725–1755
Williamsburg, James, Virginia, United States
William Morris
1709–1780
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Esther Phalby
1713–1790
Williamsburg, James City, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Mills
1699–1766
Mary Walton
1703–1776
Thomas Stone
1700–1780
Alexandra Brown
1700–1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Mills
1670–1757
Margaret Ashmore
1673–1720
Edward Walton
1656–1717
Mary Mason
1657–1757
John Stone
1680–1720
Elizabeth O'Bissell
1680–1750

Mourning Mills's Descendants

1.
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Mourning Mills (1773–1827) m. Henry (Grymes) Lewis (29 Jan 1767–1815)
  1. 1. William (J) Lewis 1792–1853 m. Cecelia (A) Wilson 1810–1859
    1. 1. Rufus (Henry) Lewis 1830–
    2. 2. Louisa (Mourning) Lewis 1832–
    3. 3. Oscar (Marvell) Lewis 1833–1903
    4. 4. Mary (Eliza) Lewis 1842–
  2. 2. Sarah (Myra) Lewis 1794–1870
  3. 3. Marville (Franklin) Lewis 1796–1833
  4. 4. Phalby (Caroline) Lewis 1798–1872
  5. 5. Richard (Taliaferro) Lewis 1800–1872 m. ELIZABETH CASE 1804–
  6. 6. Sophia (Melinda) Lewis 1801–1887
  7. 7. John (DeLayfayette) Lewis 1804–1857
  8. 8. James (Madison) Lewis 1810–
  9. 9. George (Walton) Lewis 1812–1847
  10. 10. Eliza (Eleanor) Lewis 1813–1870
  11. 11. Rufus (Henry) Lewis 1814–

Mourning Mills's Timeline

2 Records

1773
1773
Birth of Mourning Mills in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
1827
1827
Age 54
Death of Mourning Mills in Clear Creek, Henderson, North Carolina, United States
Clear Creek, Henderson, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1773
    Event Place: Rutherford, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1827
    Event Place: Clear Creek, Henderson, North Carolina, United States
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