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Russell Hiram Mills 1897–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 May 1897

Birth Location: Vermilion Grove, Vermilion, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 21 May 1987

Death Location: Vermilion Grove, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: William Mills

Mother: Martha Mills

Spouse(s): Jessie Mills

Children(s): Herbert Mills, John Mills, Allen Mills, Charles Mills, Edna Biser, Lydia Mills, Ella Mills, Albert Mills

The story of Russell Hiram Mills began in 1897 in Vermilion Grove, Vermilion, Illinois, USA. In 1900, Russell Hiram Mills resided in Elwood, Vermilion, Illinois, USA. In 1910, Russell Hiram Mills resided in Ellwood, Vermilion, Illinois, USA. Russell Hiram Mills married Jessie Caroline Stahl Mills, and had children including Albert Arthur Mills, Allen Samuel Mills, Charles Robert Mills, Dorothy Ann Mills, Edna Irene Mills Biser, Ella May Mills, Herbert Russell Mills, John Franklin Mills, Lydia Lace Mills, Susia Mills. Russell Hiram Mills passed away in 1987 in Vermilion Grove, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Russell Hiram Mills began in 1897 in Vermilion Grove, Vermilion, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1900, Russell Hiram Mills resided in Elwood, Vermilion, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1910, Russell Hiram Mills resided in Ellwood, Vermilion, Illinois, USA.
  • Russell Hiram Mills married Jessie Caroline Stahl Mills, and had children including Albert Arthur Mills, Allen Samuel Mills, Charles Robert Mills, Dorothy Ann Mills, Edna Irene Mills Biser, Ella May Mills, Herbert Russell Mills, John Franklin Mills, Lydia Lace Mills, Susia Mills.
  • Russell Hiram Mills passed away in 1987 in Vermilion Grove, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Mills
1850–1925
Birth Location: Vermilion Grove, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America
WM
Martha Mills
1860–1938
Birth Location: West Virginia
MM

Spouses(s)

Jessie Mills
1898–1996
Birth Location: Edgar County, Illinois, United States of America
JM

Children(s)

Herbert Mills
1919–1999
Birth Location: Vermilion Grove, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
HM
John Mills
1922–1998
Birth Location: Indianola, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
JM
Allen Mills
1918–2014
Birth Location: Vermilion Grove, Vermilion, Illinois
AM
Charles Mills
1932–1980
Birth Location: Illinois
CM
Edna Biser
1920–2016
Birth Location: Vermilion Grove, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America
EB
Lydia Mills
1928–2011
Birth Location: Illinois
LM
Ella Mills
1924–2021
Birth Location: Vermilion Grove, Vermilion, Illinois
EM
Albert Mills
1930–1985
Birth Location: Illinois
AM

Russell Mills's Ancestors

Self
Russell Mills
1897–1987
Birth Place: Vermilion Grove, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Parents
William Durham Mills
1850–1925
Vermilion Grove, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America
Martha (Ellen (Buell)) Mills
1860–1938
West Virginia
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Russell Mills's Descendants

1.
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Russell (Hiram) Mills (17 May 1897–21 May 1987) m. Jessie (Caroline Stahl) Mills (2 July 1898–6 March 1996)
  1. 1. Herbert (Russell) Mills 1919–1999
  2. 2. John (Franklin) Mills 1922–1998 m. Florence (Jane (Davison)) Mills 1922–
  3. 3. Allen (Samuel) Mills 1918–2014 m. Kathleen (Ruth) Morgan 1921–2001
    1. 1. Gary Mills 1944–2021
  4. 4. Charles (Robert) Mills 1932–1980 m. Alvina (Marie) Passavage 1934–2019
  5. 5. Edna (Irene (MILLS)) Biser 1920–2016 m. Samuel (Steven) Biser 1914–2009
    1. 1. Mary (Irene (BISER)) Olmstead 1944–1976
  6. 6. Lydia (Lace) Mills 1928–2011 m. Joseph (W) Hall 1923–2007 m. Moulton (Donald) Weaver 1922–1990
  7. 7. Ella (May) Mills 1924–2021 m. Joseph (Charles) Pal 1923–2006
  8. 8. Albert (Arthur) Mills 1930–1985 m. Mildred (Louise) Loveall 1929–2005

Russell Mills's Timeline

12 Records

1897
17 May 1897
Birth of Russell Hiram Mills in Vermilion Grove, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Vermilion Grove, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
1900
1900
Age 3
Russell Hiram Mills resided here in Elwood, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Elwood, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 13
Russell Hiram Mills resided here in Ellwood, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Ellwood, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 20
Russell Hiram Mills resided here in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA
Vermilion County, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 23
Russell Hiram Mills resided here in Elwood, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Elwood, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 33
Russell Hiram Mills resided here in Elwood, Elwood, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Elwood, Elwood, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 38
Russell Hiram Mills resided here in Elwood, Vermilion, Illinois
Elwood, Vermilion, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 43
Russell Hiram Mills resided here in Elwood Township, Elwood, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Elwood Township, Elwood, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
1941
1941
Age 44
Russell Hiram Mills resided here in Urbana, Illinois, USA
Urbana, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 53
Russell Hiram Mills resided here in Elwood, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Elwood, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 54
Russell Hiram Mills resided here in Illinois
Illinois
1987
21 May 1987
Age 90
Death of Russell Hiram Mills in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA
Vermilion County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 May 1897
    Event Place: Vermilion Grove, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Elwood, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Elwood, Vermilion, Illinois; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0078; FHL microfilm: 1240348

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Ellwood, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Ellwood, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: T624_329; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0160; FHL microfilm: 1374342

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Vermilion County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Illinois; Registration County: Vermilion County

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Elwood, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Elwood, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: T625_411; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 179

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Elwood, Elwood, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Elwood, Vermilion, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Elwood, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00899; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 92-56

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Elwood Township, Elwood, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Elwood, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00899; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 92-56

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1941
    Event Place: Urbana, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: University of Illinois; Year: 1941

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Elwood, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Elwood, Vermilion, I

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 May 1987
    Event Place: Vermilion County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Vermilion Grove, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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