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Walter S Mills 1893–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Mar 1893

Birth Location: Des Moines, Iowa

Death Date: 5 Mar 1968

Death Location: El Cajon, California

Father: George Mills

Mother: Margaret Condit

Spouse(s): Esther Hodgson

Children(s): Walter Mills, Ethel Mills

Walter S Mills was born in 1893 in Des Moines, Iowa, the child of George Rufus Mills And Margaret Elizabeth Condit. In 1900, Walter S Mills resided in Lee, Polk, Iowa. In 1910, Walter S Mills resided in Des Moines, Iowa. Walter S Mills married Esther Mae Hodgson, and had children including Ethel May Mills, Walter Hodgson Mills. Walter S Mills passed away in 1968 in El Cajon, California.

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Biography

  • Walter S Mills was born in 1893 in Des Moines, Iowa, the child of George Rufus Mills And Margaret Elizabeth Condit.
  • In 1900, Walter S Mills resided in Lee, Polk, Iowa.
  • In 1910, Walter S Mills resided in Des Moines, Iowa.
  • Walter S Mills married Esther Mae Hodgson, and had children including Ethel May Mills, Walter Hodgson Mills.
  • Walter S Mills passed away in 1968 in El Cajon, California.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Walter Mills's Ancestors

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Walter Mills
1893–1968
Birth Place: Des Moines, Iowa
Parents
George Rufus Mills
1859–1931
White River, Arkansas
Margaret (Elizabeth) Condit
1857–1935
Iowa
Grandparents
Walter Mills
1815–1867
Indiana, United States
Nancy (Ann) Pruitt
1824–1884
Kelso, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Seth Mills
1780–1876
Charity Thornburg
1790–1870
Willis Pruitt
1803–1850
Polly Williams
1805–1859
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Aaron Mills
1749–1794
Charity Mendenhall
1754–1836
Walter Thornburgh
1762–1836
Mary Baldwin
1770–1833
Charles Pruitt
1757–1830
Elizabeth Bean
1762–1840
Robert Williams
1786–1865
Sarah Manley
1787–1875

Walter Mills's Descendants

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Walter (S) Mills (11 Mar 1893–5 Mar 1968) m. Esther (Mae) Hodgson (7 Dec 1896–8 Nov 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

Walter Mills's Timeline

4 Records

1893
11 Mar 1893
Birth of Walter S Mills in Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines, Iowa
1900
1900
Age 7
Walter S Mills resided here in Lee, Polk, Iowa
Lee, Polk, Iowa
1910
1910
Age 17
Walter S Mills resided here in Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines, Iowa
1968
5 Mar 1968
Age 75
Death of Walter S Mills in El Cajon, California
El Cajon, California

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1893
    Event Place: Des Moines, Iowa
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, Select Marriages Index
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Genealogical record of the Condit family : descendants of John Cunditt : a native of Great Britian
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lee, Polk, Iowa; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0093
    [4] Iowa, Select Marriages Index
    [5] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Genealogical record of the Condit family : descendants of John Cunditt : a native of Great Britian

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Lee, Polk, Iowa
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lee, Polk, Iowa; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0093

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Des Moines, Iowa

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1935
    Event Place: Des Moines, Iowa
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Des Moines Register - 24 Jul 1935 - Page 18, Obituary for Margaret Elizabeth Mills

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Mar 1968
    Event Place: El Cajon, California

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