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Rufus S. Mills 1851–1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1851-02-24

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 1935-05-13

Death Location: Morris Cemetery - Bazemore, Fayette Co., AL

Father: James Mills

Mother: Nancy Whitehead

Spouse(s): Mahalia Unknown

Children(s): Bessie Mills, Pearlie Mills, Lula Mills, Martha Mills

Rufus S. Mills was born in 1851 in Alabama, the child of James E Mills And Nancy Whitehead. In 1860, Rufus S. Mills was recorded in the census in Marion Co., AL - 9 years old. Rufus S. Mills married Mahalia C Unknown, and had children including Bessie Mills, Lula F Mills, Martha E Mills, Pearlie Mills. Rufus S. Mills passed away in 1935 in Morris Cemetery - Bazemore, Fayette Co., AL.

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Biography

  • Rufus S. Mills was born in 1851 in Alabama, the child of James E Mills And Nancy Whitehead.
  • In 1860, Rufus S. Mills was recorded in the census in Marion Co., AL - 9 years old.
  • Rufus S. Mills married Mahalia C Unknown, and had children including Bessie Mills, Lula F Mills, Martha E Mills, Pearlie Mills.
  • Rufus S. Mills passed away in 1935 in Morris Cemetery - Bazemore, Fayette Co., AL.

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Rufus Mills's Ancestors

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Rufus Mills
1851–1935
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
James E. Mills
1815–1910
Grainger Co., TN
Nancy Whitehead
1820–1891
Grainger Co., TN
Grandparents
Archibald Whitehead
1783–1866
North Carolina
Nancy Smith
1791–1881
Franklin Co., GA
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Whitehead
1755–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Whitehead
1712–1785
Mary Bailey
1720–

Rufus Mills's Descendants

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Rufus (S.) Mills (1851-02-24–1935-05-13) m. Mahalia (C.) Unknown (1846-12-22–1920-08-03)
  1. 1. Bessie Mills 1890–
  2. 2. Pearlie Mills 1889–
  3. 3. Lula (F.) Mills 1883–
  4. 4. Martha (E.) Mills 1881–1903

Rufus Mills's Timeline

3 Records

1851
1851-02-24
Birth of Rufus S. Mills in Alabama
Alabama
1860
1860
Age 9
Rufus S. Mills appeared in census in Marion Co., AL - 9 years old
Marion Co., AL - 9 years old
1935
1935-05-13
Age 84
Death of Rufus S. Mills in Dublin, Fayette Co., AL
Dublin, Fayette Co., AL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1851-02-24
    Event Place: Alabama

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Marion Co., AL - 9 years old

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1935-05-13
    Event Place: Dublin, Fayette Co., AL

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Morris Cemetery - Bazemore, Fayette Co., AL

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