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Robert Grant Mills 1866 – 1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 APR 1866

Birth Location: Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 12 APR 1951

Death Location: Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Clark Mills

Mother: Nancy Hinkle

Spouse(s): Martha Washam, Lura Payne, Sarah Hyden

Children(s): Lillian Mills, Laura Mills, Eugene Mills, Tipton Mills, Elizabeth Mills, Maggie Mills, Mary Mills, Nathaniel Mills, James Mills, Julie Mills, Clark Mills, Mariah Mills

The story of Robert Grant Mills began in 1866 in Kentucky, United States of America. In 1870, Robert Grant Mills resided in Knox, Kentucky, United States. In 1880, Robert Grant Mills resided in Flat Lick, Knox, Kentucky, United States. Robert Grant Mills married Martha Jane Washam, Lura J Payne, Sarah Hyden, and had children including Lillian Mills, Laura Mills, Eugene Mills, Tipton Mills, Elizabeth Mills, Maggie Frances Mills, Mary Jane Mills, Nathaniel Mills, James Mills, Julie Mills, Clark Mills, Mariah Mills. Robert Grant Mills passed away in 1951 in Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Grant Mills began in 1866 in Kentucky, United States of America.
  • In 1870, Robert Grant Mills resided in Knox, Kentucky, United States.
  • In 1880, Robert Grant Mills resided in Flat Lick, Knox, Kentucky, United States.
  • Robert Grant Mills married Martha Jane Washam, Lura J Payne, Sarah Hyden, and had children including Lillian Mills, Laura Mills, Eugene Mills, Tipton Mills, Elizabeth Mills, Maggie Frances Mills, Mary Jane Mills, Nathaniel Mills, James Mills, Julie Mills, Clark Mills, Mariah Mills.
  • Robert Grant Mills passed away in 1951 in Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Clark Mills
1844 – 1923
Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA
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Nancy Hinkle
1848 – 1910
Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

Martha Washam
1873 – 1906
Birth Location: Hammond Knox Co. Ky.
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Lura Payne
1890 – 1986
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Sarah Hyden
1888 – 1916
Birth Location: Jackson Co. Tn.
SH

Children(s)

Lillian Mills
1897 – 1981
Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA
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Laura Mills
1899 – 1992
Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA
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Eugene Mills
1891 – 1926
Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA
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Tipton Mills
1903 – 1992
Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA
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Elizabeth Mills
1921 –
Birth Location: –
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Maggie Mills
1923 – 1993
Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA
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Mary Mills
1919 – 1988
Birth Location: Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America
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Nathaniel Mills
1928 – 1988
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States of America
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James Mills
1912 – 1992
Birth Location: –
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Julie Mills
1910 – 2002
Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, United States
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Clark Mills
1916 – 1992
Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA
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Mariah Mills
1912 – 1993
Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA
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Robert Mills's Ancestors

Self
Robert Mills
1866 – 1951
Birth Place: Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
Clark Mills
1844 – 1923
Knox, Kentucky, USA
Nancy (Jane) Hinkle
1848 – 1910
Knox, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Clark Mills
1817 – 1891
Boone, Missouri, United States
Sarah Taylor
1812 – 1850
Flat Lick, Knox, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Cornelius Taylor
1794 – 1874
Sarah Walker
1794 – 1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter Walker
1765 – 1850
Elizabeth McGill
1780 – 1856

Robert Mills's Descendants

1.
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Robert (Grant) Mills (11 APR 1866 – 12 APR 1951) m. Martha (Jane) Washam (12 JUN 1873 – 24 DEC 1906) m. Lura (J) Payne (11 FEB 1890 – 21 FEB 1986) m. Sarah Hyden (5 JUN 1888 – ABT 1916)
  1. 1. Lillian Mills (20 FEB 1897 – 1 JAN 1981) m. Evie Mills (20 APR 1893 – 28 JUN 1974)
    1. 1. Roberta Mills (25 AUG 1927 – )
    2. 2. Reece Mills (9 MAR 1913 – 25 JAN 1954)
    3. 3. Reed Mills (7 FEB 1925 – 8 JAN 2002)
    4. 4. Clinton Mills (ABT 1922 – )
  2. 2. Laura Mills (7 MAR 1899 – 28 AUG 1992) m. Cleveland McKinney (4 JAN 1897 – 30 JUL 1977)
    1. 1. Leeman McKinney (22 MAR 1917 – 31 MAY 1999) m. Thelma Clark (12 OCT 1918 – 29 DEC 2002)
    2. 2. Kathleen McKinney (30 OCT 1935 – ABT 1936)
    3. 3. Cleo McKinney (27 MAY 1921 – 16 JAN 2012) m. Amos Hammons (1 MAR 1920 – 26 JAN 1988)
  3. 3. Eugene Mills (OCT 1891 – 16 FEB 1926) m. Sarah (Katherine) Hale (17 SEP 1898 – 29 NOV 1970)
    1. 1. Hannah Mills (20 AUG 1918 – )
    2. 2. Maudie Mills (5 DEC 1923 – )
    3. 3. Martha (Jane) Mills (22 NOV 1915 – )
    4. 4. Grant Mills (10 JAN 1920 – )
    5. 5. Robert Mills (17 NOV 1921 – )
    6. 6. Tip Mills (2 OCT 1925 – JUL 1931)
  4. 4. Tipton Mills (7 APR 1903 – 15 DEC 1992) m. Malinda Callahan (27 MAR 1904 – 3 JAN 1982)
    1. 1. Vernice Mills (13 JUN 1942 – 27 APR 2011)
    2. 2. Tressie (May) Mills (31 JUL 1929 – 30 APR 2016)
    3. 3. Eugene Mills (23 NOV 1921 – 28 DEC 1921)
    4. 4. William (E) Mills (25 JUL 1938 – 25 JUL 1938)
    5. 5. Lura (Mae) Mills (24 NOV 1923 – 30 DEC 1957)
    6. 6. Cleveland Mills
  5. 5. Elizabeth Mills (ABT 1921 – )
  6. 6. Maggie (Frances) Mills (10 JAN 1923 – JAN 1993) m. Hubert Mills (9 DEC 1922 – 4 APR 1995)
  7. 7. Mary (Jane) Mills (9 JAN 1919 – 22 JUN 1988) m. Jeff Hinkle (25 MAR 1914 – 4 JAN 1989)
    1. 1. Helen Hinkle (1935 – )
    2. 2. Beulah (Edith) Hinkle (9 APR 1940 – 21 DEC 2013) m. Estel (D.) Collett
      1. 1. Estel (Wayne) Collett (16 APR 1965 – 16 APR 1965)
      2. 2. Sherry (Lynn) Collett (15 NOV 1960 – 31 MAY 2014)
    3. 3. Oscar Hinkle (7 OCT 1938 – 31 DEC 1939)
    4. 4. Tonya (C.) Hinkle
  8. 8. Nathaniel Mills (31 JAN 1928 – 24 DEC 1988) m. Mary (V.) Holley (22 JAN 1933 – 12 MAY 2019)
    1. 1. Shiela (Ann) Mills (1 NOV 1956 – )
    2. 2. Debra Mills m. Harold (Gene) Smith
    3. 3. Harold Mills
  9. 9. James Mills (8 JUN 1912 – 23 JAN 1992)
  10. 10. Julie Mills (1 OCT 1910 – 18 OCT 2002) m. Aaron (Nathaniel) Herrell (17 JAN 1906 – 14 FEB 1981)
    1. 1. Paulene Harrell (1933 – 27 MAR 2002) m. Bill (Mack) Brown (1937 – )
    2. 2. Glen Harrell (4 JAN 1929 – 17 SEP 1984)
    3. 3. Mable (L.) Harrell (1930 – 11 MAY 2018)
  11. 11. Clark Mills (16 MAR 1916 – 15 DEC 1992) m. Dora (Mae) Hammons (16 OCT 1915 – 25 JUL 2005) m. Genevea Price
    1. 1. Lloyd Mills (19 JUN 1942 – 16 JUN 2013) m. Kathy Jones (7 SEP 1962 – 16 JUL 2022)
      1. 1. Lisa Mills m. Timothy (W) Charles (1967 – )
      2. 2. Wendy Mills m. Paul Gambrel
      3. 3. Paul Mills
      4. 4. Patricia (Mae) Mills m. Gregory Finley
      5. 5. Pamela Mills
    2. 2. Wilma (Jean) Mills
    3. 3. B. (P.) Mills
    4. 4. Clark Mills
  12. 12. Mariah Mills (5 FEB 1912 – 30 APR 1993) m. Lloyd Townsley (5 FEB 1914 – 30 MAR 1982)
    1. 1. Theo Townsley (19 APR 1936 – 12 NOV 1946)
    2. 2. Linvell Townsley (8 OCT 1934 – 5 FEB 2011) m. Lois Hammons (1936 – )

Robert Mills's Timeline

20 Records

1866
11 APR 1866
Birth of Robert Grant Mills in Kentucky, United States of America
Kentucky, United States of America
1870
1870
Age 4
Robert Grant Mills resided here in Knox, Kentucky, United States
Knox, Kentucky, United States
1880
1880
Age 14
Robert Grant Mills resided here in Flat Lick, Knox, Kentucky, United States
Flat Lick, Knox, Kentucky, United States
1900
1900
Age 34
Robert Grant Mills resided here in Magisterial District 2, Knox, Kentucky, United States
Magisterial District 2, Knox, Kentucky, United States
1900
1900
Age 34
Robert Grant Mills resided here in Upper Stinking Creek, Knox, Kentucky, USA
Upper Stinking Creek, Knox, Kentucky, USA
1910
1910
Age 44
Robert Grant Mills resided here in Road Fork, Knox, Kentucky, United States
Road Fork, Knox, Kentucky, United States
1910
1910
Age 44
Robert Grant Mills resided here in Road Fork, Knox, Kentucky, USA
Road Fork, Knox, Kentucky, USA
1920
1920
Age 54
Robert Grant Mills resided here in Knox, Kentucky, United States
Knox, Kentucky, United States
1920
1920
Age 54
Robert Grant Mills resided here in Road Fork, Knox, Kentucky, USA
Road Fork, Knox, Kentucky, USA
1930
1930
Age 64
Robert Grant Mills resided here in Magisterial District 4, Knox, Kentucky, United States
Magisterial District 4, Knox, Kentucky, United States
1930
1930
Age 64
Robert Grant Mills resided here in District 4, District 4, Knox, Kentucky, USA
District 4, District 4, Knox, Kentucky, USA
1930
1930
Age 64
Robert Grant Mills resided here in District 4, Knox, Kentucky, USA
District 4, Knox, Kentucky, USA
1935
1935
Age 69
Robert Grant Mills resided here in Magisterial District 4, Knox, Kentucky, United States
Magisterial District 4, Knox, Kentucky, United States
1935
1935
Age 69
Robert Grant Mills resided here in Dewitt, Knox, Kentucky
Dewitt, Knox, Kentucky
1935
1935
Age 69
Robert Grant Mills resided here in Knox, Kentucky
Knox, Kentucky
1940
1940
Age 74
Robert Grant Mills resided here in Magisterial District 4, Knox, Kentucky, United States
Magisterial District 4, Knox, Kentucky, United States
1940
1 APR 1940
Age 74
Robert Grant Mills resided here in Knox, Kentucky, USA
Knox, Kentucky, USA
1940
1940
Age 74
Robert Grant Mills resided here in Mag Dist #4, Knox, Kentucky, USA
Mag Dist #4, Knox, Kentucky, USA
1950
1950
Age 84
Robert Grant Mills resided here in Knox, Kentucky, USA
Knox, Kentucky, USA
1951
12 APR 1951
Age 85
Death of Robert Grant Mills in Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America
Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hinkle, Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees
    [3] Find a Grave Index, "Find a Grave Index", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Fri Apr 04 01:52:01 UTC 2025), Entry for Robert Grant Mills.
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 APR 1866
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees
    [3] Kentucky, County Marriages, 1786-1965, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1786-1965", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Sat Feb 24 01:39:07 UTC 2024), Entry for Grant Mills and Martha Jane Mills, 20 Apr 1887.
    [4] Kentucky, Marriages, 1785-1979, "Kentucky, Marriages, 1785-1979", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 29 November 2023), Grant Mills, 1887.
    [5] Kentucky, County Marriages, 1786-1965, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1786-1965", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Sat Feb 24 07:52:15 UTC 2024), Entry for Grant Mills and Martha Jane, 21 Apr 1887.
    [6] United States, Census, 1920, "United States, Census, 1920", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Fri Jan 17 10:07:54 UTC 2025), Entry for Grant Mills and Lewry Mills, 1920.
    [7] United States, Census, 1940, "United States, Census, 1940", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Fri Mar 08 20:40:57 UTC 2024), Entry for Grant Mills and Lura Mills, 1940.
    [8] Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999, "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Sat Feb 22 04:22:13 UTC 2025), Entry for Grant Mills, 12 Apr 1951.
    [9] United States, Census, 1910, "United States, Census, 1910", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Sat Jul 06 08:40:14 UTC 2024), Entry for Grant Mills and Sarah Mills, 1910.
    [10] United States, Census, 1870, "United States, Census, 1870", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Tue Jan 21 06:05:45 UTC 2025), Entry for Clark Mills and Nancy Mills, 1870.
    [11] United States, Census, 1930, "United States, Census, 1930", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Sat Mar 09 15:37:53 UTC 2024), Entry for Grant Mills and Lura Mills, 1930.
    [12] Kentucky, County Marriages, 1786-1965, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1786-1965", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Sat Feb 24 06:54:26 UTC 2024), Entry for Grant Mills and Clark Mills, 5 Feb 1919.
    [13] Find a Grave Index, "Find a Grave Index", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Fri Apr 04 01:52:01 UTC 2025), Entry for Robert Grant Mills.
    [14] Kentucky, Deaths, 1911-1967, "Kentucky, Deaths, 1911-1967", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Sun Mar 10 22:59:08 UTC 2024), Entry for Grant Mills and Clark Mills, 12 April 1951.
    [15] United States, Census, 1900, "United States, Census, 1900", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Mon Jan 13 01:18:29 UTC 2025), Entry for Grant Mills and Martha J Mills, 1900.
    [16] Kentucky, Marriages, 1785-1979, "Kentucky, Marriages, 1785-1979", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 29 November 2023), Grant Mills, 1909.
    [17] United States, Census, 1880, "United States, Census, 1880", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Wed Jan 22 03:38:27 UTC 2025), Entry for Clark Mills and Nancy Mills, 1880.
    [18] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [19] Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Flat Lick, Knox, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 APR 1951
    Event Place: Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees
    [3] Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999, "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Sat Feb 22 04:22:13 UTC 2025), Entry for Grant Mills, 12 Apr 1951.
    [4] Find a Grave Index, "Find a Grave Index", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Fri Apr 04 01:52:01 UTC 2025), Entry for Robert Grant Mills.
    [5] Kentucky, Deaths, 1911-1967, "Kentucky, Deaths, 1911-1967", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Sun Mar 10 22:59:08 UTC 2024), Entry for Grant Mills and Clark Mills, 12 April 1951.
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Knox, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Magisterial District 2, Knox, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Road Fork, Knox, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Knox, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Magisterial District 4, Knox, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Magisterial District 4, Knox, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Magisterial District 4, Knox, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 APR 1940
    Event Place: Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Upper Stinking Creek, Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Road Fork, Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Road Fork, Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 4, District 4, Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 4, Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Dewitt, Knox, Kentucky
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Knox, Kentucky
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Mag Dist #4, Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees
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