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Walter Mills 1815–1867 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1815

Birth Location: Indiana, United States

Death Date: 1867

Death Location: Alton, Oregon, Missouri, USA

Father: Seth Mills

Mother: Charity Thornburg

Spouse(s): Nancy Pruitt

Children(s): Ira Mills, George Mills, Amanda Mills, Nancy Mills, Julian Mills, Simpson Mills, Robert Mills, James Mills, Mary Mills, John Mills, Sarah Mills

Walter Mills was born in 1815 in Indiana, United States, the child of Seth Mills And Charity Ellen Thornburg. In 1850, Walter Mills resided in District 17, Carroll, Tennessee, USA. In 1860, Walter Mills resided in White River Township, Washington, Arkansas, USA. Walter Mills married Nancy Ann Pruitt, and had children including Amanda Catherine Mills, George Rufus Mills, Ira M Mills, James Henderson Mills, John H W Mills, Julian Ann Mills, Mary Elizabeth Mills, Nancy Caroline Mills, Robert Ellis Mills, Sarah Jane Mills, Simpson Eli Mills. Walter Mills passed away in 1867 in Alton, Oregon, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Walter Mills was born in 1815 in Indiana, United States, the child of Seth Mills And Charity Ellen Thornburg.
  • In 1850, Walter Mills resided in District 17, Carroll, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1860, Walter Mills resided in White River Township, Washington, Arkansas, USA.
  • Walter Mills married Nancy Ann Pruitt, and had children including Amanda Catherine Mills, George Rufus Mills, Ira M Mills, James Henderson Mills, John H W Mills, Julian Ann Mills, Mary Elizabeth Mills, Nancy Caroline Mills, Robert Ellis Mills, Sarah Jane Mills, Simpson Eli Mills.
  • Walter Mills passed away in 1867 in Alton, Oregon, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Seth Mills
1780–1876
Birth Location: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
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Charity Thornburg
1790–1870
Birth Location: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
CT

Spouses(s)

Nancy Pruitt
1824–1884
Birth Location: Kelso, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
NP

Children(s)

Ira Mills
1850–1879
Birth Location: Arkansas
IM
George Mills
1859–1931
Birth Location: White River, Arkansas
GM
Amanda Mills
1862–1904
Birth Location: Carroll County, Tennessee, USA
AM
Nancy Mills
1848–
Birth Location: Arkansas
NM
Julian Mills
1844–
Birth Location: Washington County, Arkansas
JM
Simpson Mills
1856–1908
Birth Location: Carroll County, Tennessee, USA
SM
Robert Mills
1860–1929
Birth Location: Carroll County, Tennessee, USA
RM
James Mills
1852–1880
Birth Location: Carroll County, Tennessee
JM
Mary Mills
1853–1886
Birth Location: Carroll County, Tennessee, USA
MM
John Mills
1853–1947
Birth Location: Carroll County, Tennessee, USA
JM
Sarah Mills
1863–
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
SM

Walter Mills's Ancestors

Self
Walter Mills
1815–1867
Birth Place: Indiana, United States
Parents
Seth Mills
1780–1876
Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Charity (Ellen) Thornburg
1790–1870
Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Aaron (E) Mills
1749–1794
Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Charity Mendenhall
1754–1836
New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Walter (H) Thornburgh
1762–1836
Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Mary Baldwin
1770–1833
Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Mills
1720–1810
Hannah Thornburgh
1735–1812
Mordecai Mendenhall
1713–1803
Charity Beeson
1715–1809
Henry Thornburgh
1730–1804
Rachel Moon
1734–1804
William Baldwin
1720–1809
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1686–1760
Rebecca Bates
1688–
Walter Thornburgh
1705–1783
Maraget Beeson
1708–1775
John Jr
1688–1765
Susanna Pierson
1690–1765
Richard Beeson
1684–1775
Charity Grubb
1687–1761
Walter Thornburgh
1705–1783
Maraget Beeson
1708–1775
John Baldwin
1665–1767
Sarah Scott
1688–1741

Walter Mills's Descendants

1.
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Walter Mills (1815–1867) m. Nancy (Ann) Pruitt (July 1824–5 Jul 1884)
  1. 1. Ira (M.) Mills 1850–1879 m. Martha (Rosana) Dick 1857–1896
    1. 1. John (Walter) Mills 1872–1948 m. Ada (Belle) Gifford 1878–1938
      1. 1. Frank (Louis) Mills 1896–1971 m. Beulah (Olivine) Jackson 1904–1994
        1. 1. John (Leroy) Mills 1929–2010 m. Mildred (Ann) Morgan 1931–2016
        2. 2. Beth (Evonne) Mills 1924–1993 m. Claud (Fairres) Ray 1920–1981 m. Charles (Ray) Waddell 1915–1987 m. James (Irwin) Beatty 1907–1965 m. Roy (L.) Jacobs 1929–1976
        3. 3. Fern (Dot) Mills 1928–1928
        4. 4. Vera Mills 1933–1934
        5. 5. Faye (Catherine) Mills 1933–2004 m. Bill (Dean) Waldroop 1934–1997 m. Richard (Neil) Danielson 1932–1987 m. Charles (Sparks) Hood 1920–1990 m. Frank (Rocky Bilsec) Sr. 1911–
        6. 6. Jake 1925–2006 m. Marilyn (R.) McFarland 1931–2000 m. Lillian (Georgene) Vedder 1924–2008
        7. 7. Evelyn (Ada) Mills 1931–2002 m. Robert (Peary) Hunter 1926–1990 m. Fred (Chancelor Harwell) Jr 1920–2011 m. Elmer (Muriel) Maness 1927–1999 m. Louis (Eldon) Carson 1927–2000
      2. 2. Ruby (Belle) Mills 1902–1964 m. Andrew (Saul) Graviet 1895–1928 m. John (Houston) Barker 1905–1986 m. Don (Lylas) Saxton 1914–2008
        1. 1. Dorothy (Marie) Graviet 1924–1992 m. Paul (Alfred) Seastrand 1920–1976
        2. 2. Virginia (Lee) Graviet 1921–2006
        3. 3. Barbara (Louise) Barker 1934–2013 m. Theodore (James) Wize 1927–1978 m. Jerry (Woolstenhulme) Gillette 1932–2007
      3. 3. Peach 1903–1983 m. Benson Hollar 1900–1972 m. Jack (F.) Morgan 1897–
        1. 1. Jack (William) Morgan 1925–1994 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Cavender 1928–1985
        2. 2. Melvin (Earl) Morgan 1927–2014
      4. 4. John (Walter) Mills 1906–1981 m. Inez Allman 1910–1996
        1. 1. Loreen (Fay) Mills 1935–2015 m. William (Fredrick) Ballheim 1934–1991
    2. 2. Lawerence (Albert) Mills 1875–1943 m. Nellie (R.) Ayala 1882–1969 m. Ada (Williamena) Ritzenhoff 1880–1967
      1. 1. Nellie (Marie) Mills 1897–1990 m. Frank (W.) Henry 1893–1965 m. Paul (P.) Lombardi 1898–1998
        1. 1. Bettie (Catherine) Lombardi 1919–1984 m. Addison Hawley 1922–2010
        2. 2. Darwin (Wesley) Henry 1928–2020 m. Claudia (Jane) Walter 1921–1999
      2. 2. Ira (William) Mills 1898–1969 m. Jane (C) Kaifnkoff 1901–1972
        1. 1. Louis (Charles) Mills 1927–2014
        2. 2. Marilyn (Jane) Mills 1924–2003 m. William (Harvey) Phy 1918–1980
        3. 3. Robert (William) Mills 1921–2015
        4. 4. Adeline (Marie) Mills 1938–1993
      3. 3. Lloyd (L.) Mills 1910–2001 m. Marion Eleonore 1915–1993
      4. 4. Florence (E.) Mills 1912–1963
      5. 5. Louis (Ralph) Mills 1902–1986 m. Grayer 1905–
      6. 6. Fred (R.) Mills 1904–
    3. 3. Cora (A.) Mills 1879–
  2. 2. George (Rufus) Mills 1859–1931 m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Condit 1857–1935
    1. 1. Walter (S) Mills 1893–1968 m. Esther (Mae) Hodgson 1896–1967
      1. 1. Walter (Hodgson) Mills 1922–
      2. 2. Ethel (May) Mills 1918–1973 m. Pete (Washington) Cotton 1915–1985 m. Joseph (David) Shelton 1917–2001
        1. 1. Marian (Elizabeth) Shelton 1943–1944
        2. 2. Sarah (Louise) Shelton 1947–2005 m. Wayne (Dudley) Richey 1940–1978 m. James (Douglas) Lee 1940–2003
    2. 2. Myrtle (C.) Mills 1891–1906
    3. 3. Floyd Mills 1895–1978 m. Elsie (Roberta) Elder 1896–1946
      1. 1. George (R.) Mills 1924–2010
      2. 2. Catherine (Ruth) Mills 1923–2003 m. William (J.) Karnauskas 1924–2003
      3. 3. Mary (Francis) Mills 1915–2007
      4. 4. Floyd (J) Mills 1928–1999 m. Jean (P.) Lord 1928–2017
  3. 3. Amanda (Catherine) Mills 1862–1904
  4. 4. Nancy (Caroline) Mills 1848– m. William (Henry Winfrey) Jr 1849–1930
    1. 1. King (David) Winfrey 1877–1963 m. Serena (Elizabeth) Rollins 1884–1968
      1. 1. Ester (M.) Winfrey 1918–2010
      2. 2. Virgil (William) Winfrey 1923–2010
      3. 3. Myrtle (S) Winfrey 1915–2018
      4. 4. Robert (Earl) Winfrey 1907–1996 m. Jetta (Mae) Hensley 1913–1939
        1. 1. Robert (Lee) Winfrey 1930–2019
      5. 5. William (Elmer) Winfrey 1902–1964
      6. 6. D. (J.) Winfrey 1926–2014
      7. 7. Hazel (Pauline) Winfrey 1921–2013
  5. 5. Julian (Ann) Mills 1844– m. William (C.) Stout 1844–1904
    1. 1. George (Washington) Stout 1867–1954 m. Elizabeth Gabbard 1884–1971
      1. 1. Guy (Miller) Stout 1915–1957 m. Iva (Mae) Sitton 1918–1994
      2. 2. Julia (Ann) Stout 1902–
      3. 3. Symantha (Janie) Stout 1905–1990
      4. 4. Flossie (Elvira) Stout 1908–2002
      5. 5. Eddie (Marvin) Stout 1919–1919
      6. 6. Daisy (Pauline) Stout 1921–2007
      7. 7. Cordie (B.) Grube 1911–2003
  6. 6. Simpson (Eli) Mills 1856–1908
  7. 7. Robert (Ellis) Mills 1860–1929
  8. 8. James (Henderson) Mills 1852–1880
  9. 9. Mary (Elizabeth) Mills 1853–1886
  10. 10. John (H W) Mills 1853–1947
  11. 11. Sarah (Jane) Mills 1863–

Walter Mills's Timeline

4 Records

1815
1815
Birth of Walter Mills in Indiana, United States
Indiana, United States
1850
1850
Age 35
Walter Mills resided here in District 17, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
District 17, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
1860
1860
Age 45
Walter Mills resided here in White River Township, Washington, Arkansas, USA
White River Township, Washington, Arkansas, USA
1867
1867
Age 52
Death of Walter Mills in Iowa
Iowa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1815
    Event Place: Indiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 17, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 17, Carroll, Tennessee; Roll: 873; Page: 148b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: White River Township, Washington, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Arkansas, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: White River, Washington, Arkansas; Page: 774; Family History Library Film: 803052
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: White River, Washington, Arkansas; Roll: M653_52; Page: 774; Image: 300; Family History Library Film: 803052
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: White River, Washington, Arkansas; Roll: M653_52; Page: 774; Family History Library Film: 803052
    [5] Arkansas, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1867
    Event Place: Iowa
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Source

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Alton, Oregon, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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