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Rebecca Dorcas Mills 1832 – 1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Feb 1832

Birth Location: iron hill, Columbus, Polk, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 12 Nov 1887

Death Location: Columbus County, North Carolina, USA

Father: John Sr

Mother: Dorcas Williams

Spouse(s): Caleb Spivey

Children(s): Evelyn Spivey, Lott Spivey, Prudence Harrelson, Mary Williams, James Spivey, Frances Buffkin, Isaac Spivey

Rebecca Dorcas Mills was born in 1832 in iron hill, Columbus, Polk, North Carolina, USA, the child of John H Mills Sr and Dorcas Williams. Rebecca Dorcas Mills married Caleb Spivey, and had children including Evelyn M Spivey, Lott Mills Spivey, Prudence Lucy Harrelson, Mary A Williams, James Albert Spivey, Frances C Buffkin, Isaac Jackson Spivey. Rebecca Dorcas Mills passed away in 1887 in Columbus County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Rebecca Dorcas Mills was born in 1832 in iron hill, Columbus, Polk, North Carolina, USA, the child of John H Mills Sr and Dorcas Williams.
  • Rebecca Dorcas Mills married Caleb Spivey, and had children including Evelyn M Spivey, Lott Mills Spivey, Prudence Lucy Harrelson, Mary A Williams, James Albert Spivey, Frances C Buffkin, Isaac Jackson Spivey.
  • Rebecca Dorcas Mills passed away in 1887 in Columbus County, North Carolina, USA.

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Rebecca Mills's Ancestors

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Rebecca Mills
1832 – 1887
Birth Place: iron hill, Columbus, Polk, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John H Mills Sr
1791 – 1860
North Carolina, United States
Dorcas Williams
1812 –
North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John Mills
1770 – 1818
Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Rachel Burson
1768 – 1846
Union City, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Mills
1709 – 1793
Elizabeth Harrold
1711 – 1771
Joseph Burson
1730 – 1801
Mary Shaw
1732 – 1811
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Harrold
1685 – 1730
Mary Beals
1692 – 1740

Rebecca Mills's Descendants

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Rebecca (Dorcas) Mills (11 Feb 1832 – 12 Nov 1887) m. Caleb Spivey (12 February 1826 – 21 May 1892)
  1. 1. Evelyn (M) Spivey (30 September 1850 – 18 May 1880) m. Marshall (Melvin) Harrelson (26 November 1842 – 31 January 1911)
    1. 1. Martin (Vann) Harrelson (27 February 1867 – 2 April 1930) m. Sarah (Jane Elizabeth) Williams (5 October 1865 – 26 November 1933)
    2. 2. Oliver (Troy) Harrelson (15 August 1869 – 25 May 1930) m. Docia Stephens (8 September 1876 – 18 March 1937)
      1. 1. Myrtle Harrelson (30 December 1901 – 20 November 1962) m. Clarence Alford (abt 1903 – )
        1. 1. Vera Alford (abt 1922 – )
        2. 2. Thelma (Inez) Alford (abt 1926 – 26 Mar 1987) m. Raymond (Ward) Chalmers (18 September 1912 – 21 December 2004)
        3. 3. Jimmy Alford (abt 1944 – )
      2. 2. Hubert (Oree) Harrelson (9 August 1912 – 25 September 1956)
      3. 3. DeLeon Harrelson (4 June 1915 – 5 April 1936)
    3. 3. Charles (Lloyd) Harrelson (3 August 1872 – 17 September 1944)
  2. 2. Lott (Mills) Spivey (26 March 1854 – 6 August 1927)
  3. 3. Prudence (Lucy) Harrelson (13 June 1857 – 23 January 1886)
  4. 4. Mary (A) Williams (6 October 1858 – 23 May 1894)
  5. 5. James (Albert) Spivey (1 November 1860 – 3 December 1945)
  6. 6. Frances (C) Buffkin (26 November 1863 – 27 October 1941)
  7. 7. Isaac (Jackson) Spivey (21 June 1865 – 27 January 1942)

Rebecca Mills's Timeline

2 Records

1832
11 Feb 1832
Birth of Rebecca Dorcas Mills in iron hill, Columbus, Polk, North Carolina, USA
iron hill, Columbus, Polk, North Carolina, USA
1887
12 Nov 1887
Age 55
Death of Rebecca Dorcas Mills in Columbus County, North Carolina, USA
Columbus County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1832
    Event Place: iron hill, Columbus, Polk, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1887
    Event Place: Columbus County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tabor City, Columbus County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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