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Silas Mills 1853 – 1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 FEB 1853

Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 14 JAN 1934

Death Location: Orange Co. In.

Father: Clark Mills

Mother: Margaret Taylor

Spouse(s): Marguerite Walls, Lucinda Flick

Children(s): Franklin Mills, Nancy Mills, Margaret Mills, Sarah Mills, Mary Mills, Susan Mills, William Mills, Franklin Mills, Benjamin Mills, Viola Mills

In 1853, Silas Mills entered the world in Knox, Kentucky, USA, born to Clark Mills and Margaret Taylor. In 1852, Silas Mills resided in Knox, Kentucky, United States. In 1880, Silas Mills resided in Greenfield, Orange, Indiana, USA. Silas Mills married Marguerite Jane Walls, Lucinda Flick, and had children including Franklin Mills, Nancy E Mills, Margaret J Mills, Sarah E Mills, Mary Mills, Susan Mills, William Thomas Mills, Franklin Mills, Benjamin Harrison Mills, Viola Mills. Silas Mills passed away in 1934 in Orange Co. In..

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Biography

  • In 1853, Silas Mills entered the world in Knox, Kentucky, USA, born to Clark Mills and Margaret Taylor.
  • In 1852, Silas Mills resided in Knox, Kentucky, United States.
  • In 1880, Silas Mills resided in Greenfield, Orange, Indiana, USA.
  • Silas Mills married Marguerite Jane Walls, Lucinda Flick, and had children including Franklin Mills, Nancy E Mills, Margaret J Mills, Sarah E Mills, Mary Mills, Susan Mills, William Thomas Mills, Franklin Mills, Benjamin Harrison Mills, Viola Mills.
  • Silas Mills passed away in 1934 in Orange Co. In..

Immediate Family

Parents

Clark Mills
1817 – 1891
Birth Location: Boone, Missouri, United States
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Margaret Taylor
1832 – 1934
Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, United States
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Spouses(s)

Marguerite Walls
1857 – 1886
Birth Location: Orange Co. In.
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Lucinda Flick
1855 – 1942
Birth Location: Orange Co. In.
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Children(s)

Franklin Mills
1876 – 1943
Birth Location: Orange County, Indiana, United States of America
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Nancy Mills
1882 –
Birth Location: –
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Margaret Mills
1878 –
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Mills
1879 –
Birth Location: Indiana
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Mary Mills
1884 –
Birth Location: –
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Susan Mills
1879 –
Birth Location: –
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William Mills
1876 – 1950
Birth Location: Indiana
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Franklin Mills
1876 – 1943
Birth Location: Orange County, Indiana, United States of America
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Benjamin Mills
1890 – 1987
Birth Location: Indiana
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Viola Mills
1891 – 1966
Birth Location: Orange Co. In.
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Silas Mills's Ancestors

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Silas Mills
1853 – 1934
Birth Place: Knox, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Clark Mills
1817 – 1891
Boone, Missouri, United States
Margaret Taylor
1832 – 1934
Knox, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Cornelius (Alexander) Taylor
1794 – 1874
Wythe, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Ann) Walker
1794 – 1880
Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Walter Walker
1765 – 1850
Elizabeth McGill
1780 – 1856
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Silas Mills's Descendants

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Silas Mills (20 FEB 1853 – 14 JAN 1934) m. Marguerite (Jane) Walls (9 MAY 1857 – DEC 1886) m. Lucinda Flick (9 JUN 1855 – 19 JUN 1942)
  1. 1. Franklin Mills (FEB 1876 – 14 MAY 1943)
  2. 2. Nancy (E) Mills (JAN 1882 – )
  3. 3. Margaret (J) Mills (ABT 1878 – )
  4. 4. Sarah (E) Mills (1879 – )
  5. 5. Mary Mills (NOV 1884 – )
  6. 6. Susan Mills (BET 1879 AND 1880 – )
  7. 7. William (Thomas) Mills (31 JAN 1876 – 26 AUG 1950) m. Elizabeth (Louisa) Taylor (19 MAR 1874 – 19 MAR 1904) m. Emma (Jane) Conn (25 JUL 1873 – 12 SEP 1960) m. Sarah Madden (8 MAR 1877 – 27 DEC 1949) m. Margaret (Minerva) Montgomery (9 DEC 1891 – 19 AUG 1966) m. Ella (Pearl) Annis (18 FEB 1885 – 4 SEP 1943)
  8. 8. Benjamin (Harrison) Mills (1890 – 23 JUL 1987) m. Hattie (Belle) Burton (20 JUL 1883 – 4 MAY 1978)
    1. 1. William (Warren) Mills (18 NOV 1922 – 2 MAR 1992) m. Bernice (Mae) Brown (22 MAR 1919 – 30 AUG 1998)
      1. 1. Becky (Rae) Mills (27 APR 1951 – 28 SEP 2024)
  9. 9. Viola Mills (20 MAR 1891 – 1966) m. John (Thomas) Case (25 OCT 1886 – 19 JUL 1972)
    1. 1. Evelyn (Grace) Case (10 AUG 1914 – 26 AUG 1974) m. William Hobson
    2. 2. Ruby (W) Case (31 OCT 1913 – 12 DEC 1998) m. Jesse (Howard) Hobson (1908 – )
      1. 1. Patsy (Ann) Hobson (3 FEB 1933 – 9 APR 1999)

Silas Mills's Timeline

10 Records

1852
1852
Silas Mills resided here in Knox, Kentucky, United States
Knox, Kentucky, United States
1853
20 FEB 1853
Birth of Silas Mills in Knox, Kentucky, USA
Knox, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 27
Silas Mills resided here in Greenfield, Orange, Indiana, USA
Greenfield, Orange, Indiana, USA
1880
1880
Age 27
Silas Mills resided here in Greenfield, Orange, Indiana, United States
Greenfield, Orange, Indiana, United States
1900
1900
Age 47
Silas Mills resided here in ED 96 Jackson Township, Orange, Indiana, United States
ED 96 Jackson Township, Orange, Indiana, United States
1910
1910
Age 57
Silas Mills resided here in French Lick, Orange, Indiana, USA
French Lick, Orange, Indiana, USA
1910
1910
Age 57
Silas Mills resided here in French Lick, French Lick Township, Orange, Indiana, United States
French Lick, French Lick Township, Orange, Indiana, United States
1920
1920
Age 67
Silas Mills resided here in French Lick, Orange, Indiana, United States
French Lick, Orange, Indiana, United States
1930
1930
Age 77
Silas Mills resided here in French Lick, Orange, Indiana, United States
French Lick, Orange, Indiana, United States
1934
14 JAN 1934
Age 81
Death of Silas Mills in Orange Co. In.
Orange Co. In.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 FEB 1853
    Event Place: Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Greenfield, Orange, Indiana; Roll: 302; Page: 108d; Enumeration District: 016
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Greenfield, Orange, Indiana; Roll: 302; Page: 108d; Enumeration District: 016
    [3] Find a Grave Index, "Find a Grave Index", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Tue Apr 01 01:10:51 UTC 2025), Entry for Silas Mills.
    [4] United States, Census, 1920, "United States, Census, 1920", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Thu Jan 16 15:47:45 UTC 2025), Entry for Silas Mills and Lucinda Mills, 1920.
    [5] Indiana, Marriages, 1780-1992, "Indiana, Marriages, 1780-1992", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 13 January 2020), Silas Mills, 1887.
    [6] Indiana, Marriages, 1811-2019, "Indiana, Marriages, 1811-2019", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Sat Jan 18 23:15:09 UTC 2025), Entry for Silas Mills and Lucinda Flick Cope.
    [7] Kentucky, Births and Christenings, 1839-1960, "Kentucky, Births and Christenings, 1839-1960", database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 25 June 2021), Silas Mills, 1852.
    [8] Indiana, Marriages, 1811-2019, "Indiana, Marriages, 1811-2019", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Wed Jan 15 18:35:47 UTC 2025), Entry for Silas Mills and Lucinda Flick Cope.
    [9] United States, Census, 1930, "United States, Census, 1930", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Thu Jan 09 03:16:05 UTC 2025), Entry for Silas Mills and Lucinda Mills, 1930.
    [10] United States, Census, 1880, "United States, Census, 1880", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Sat Jan 18 08:29:50 UTC 2025), Entry for Sillas Mills and Margaret J. Mills, 1880.
    [11] United States, Census, 1910, "United States, Census, 1910", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Sun Mar 10 20:55:25 UTC 2024), Entry for Silas Mills and Lucinda Mills, 1910.
    [12] United States, Census, 1900, "United States, Census, 1900", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Fri Apr 04 19:48:49 UTC 2025), Entry for Salas Mills and Lucinda Mills, 1900.
    [13] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: T624_373; Page: 2b; Enumeration District: 0109; FHL microfilm: 1374386
    [14] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Greenfield, Orange, Indiana; Roll: 302; Page: 108d; Enumeration District: 016
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Greenfield, Orange, Indiana; Roll: 302; Page: 108d; Enumeration District: 016
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: T624_373; Page: 2b; Enumeration District: 0109; FHL microfilm: 1374386

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Orange, Indiana, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Find a Grave Index, "Find a Grave Index", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Tue Apr 01 01:10:51 UTC 2025), Entry for Silas Mills.
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: T624_373; Page: 2b; Enumeration District: 0109; FHL microfilm: 1374386

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Greenfield, Orange, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Greenfield, Orange, Indiana; Roll: 302; Page: 108d; Enumeration District: 016
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Greenfield, Orange, Indiana; Roll: 302; Page: 108d; Enumeration District: 016

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 JAN 1934
    Event Place: Orange Co. In.
    Record Source:
    [1] Find a Grave Index, "Find a Grave Index", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Tue Apr 01 01:10:51 UTC 2025), Entry for Silas Mills.
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: T624_373; Page: 2b; Enumeration District: 0109; FHL microfilm: 1374386

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1852
    Event Place: Knox, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Greenfield, Orange, Indiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: ED 96 Jackson Township, Orange, Indiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: French Lick, French Lick Township, Orange, Indiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Greenfield Township, Orange, Indiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Orange, Indiana, United States
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