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Walter Hopkins Mills 1897 – 1964 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Jan 1897

Birth Location: Tarrytown, Westchester, New York

Death Date: 21 Mar 1964

Death Location: New York

Father: Joseph Mills

Mother: Eva Hopkins

Spouse(s): Helen Carl

Children(s): Donna Mills, Thomas Mills

Walter Hopkins Mills was born in 1897 in Tarrytown, Westchester, New York, the child of Joseph William Mills and Eva C Hopkins. In 1900, Walter Hopkins Mills resided in Greenburgh, Westchester, New York. In 1920, Walter Hopkins Mills resided in Tarrytown, Westchester, New York. Walter Hopkins Mills married Helen Ada Carl, and had children including Donna Fae Mills, Thomas Walter Mills. Walter Hopkins Mills passed away in 1964 in New York.

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Biography

  • Walter Hopkins Mills was born in 1897 in Tarrytown, Westchester, New York, the child of Joseph William Mills and Eva C Hopkins.
  • In 1900, Walter Hopkins Mills resided in Greenburgh, Westchester, New York.
  • In 1920, Walter Hopkins Mills resided in Tarrytown, Westchester, New York.
  • Walter Hopkins Mills married Helen Ada Carl, and had children including Donna Fae Mills, Thomas Walter Mills.
  • Walter Hopkins Mills passed away in 1964 in New York.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Mills
1872 – 1957
Birth Location: White Plains, Westchester, New York
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Eva Hopkins
1873 – 1957
Birth Location: New York
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Spouses(s)

Helen Carl
1914 – 1997
Birth Location: New York
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Children(s)

Donna Mills
1939 – 2012
Birth Location: New York
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Thomas Mills
1939 –
Birth Location: Albany County, New York
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Walter Mills's Ancestors

Self
Walter Mills
1897 – 1964
Birth Place: Tarrytown, Westchester, New York
Parents
Joseph William Mills
1872 – 1957
White Plains, Westchester, New York
Eva (C) Hopkins
1873 – 1957
New York
Grandparents
Walter (Truman) Mills
1848 – 1886
New York
Catherine (C) Clapp
1842 – 1918
New York
Horton Hopkins
1843 –
New York
Armenia Acker
1839 – 1886
Greenburgh, Westchester, New York
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Mills
1823 –
Frances Jones
1829 – 1903
William Clapp
1812 – 1882
Hester Patterson
1812 – 1903
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Clapp
1789 – 1867
Christina Acker
1791 – 1877

Walter Mills's Descendants

1.
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Walter (Hopkins) Mills (21 Jan 1897 – 21 Mar 1964) m. Helen (Ada) Carl (18 Jul 1914 – 24 Mar 1997)
  1. 1. Donna (Fae) Mills (28 Jul 1939 – 5 Nov 2012) m. Emerson (C) Giddings (9 Jul 1938 – )
  2. 2. Thomas (Walter) Mills (28 Jul 1939 – ) m. Kathleen Holgersen

Walter Mills's Timeline

8 Records

1897
21 Jan 1897
Birth of Walter Hopkins Mills in Tarrytown, Westchester, New York
Tarrytown, Westchester, New York
1900
1900
Age 3
Walter Hopkins Mills resided here in Greenburgh, Westchester, New York
Greenburgh, Westchester, New York
1920
1920
Age 23
Walter Hopkins Mills resided here in Tarrytown, Westchester, New York
Tarrytown, Westchester, New York
1925
1925
Age 28
Walter Hopkins Mills resided here in Greenburgh, Westchester, New York
Greenburgh, Westchester, New York
1935
1935
Age 38
Walter Hopkins Mills resided here in Castleton-on-Hudson, Rensselaer, New York
Castleton-on-Hudson, Rensselaer, New York
1940
1940
Age 43
Walter Hopkins Mills resided here in Castleton-on-Hudson, Rensselaer, New York
Castleton-on-Hudson, Rensselaer, New York
1951
Before 1951
Age 54
Walter Hopkins Mills resided here in New York
New York
1964
21 Mar 1964
Age 67
Death of Walter Hopkins Mills in New York
New York

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1897
    Event Place: Tarrytown, Westchester, New York
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of New York; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 419
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Castleton-on-Hudson, Rensselaer, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02757; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 42-52
    [3] New York, State Census, 1925, New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1925; Election District: 02; Assembly District: 04; City: Greenburgh; County: Westchester; Page: 4
    [4] New York, Abstracts of World War I Military Service, 1917-1919
    [5] Social Security Death Index, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [6] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Tarrytown, Westchester, New York; Roll: T625_1276; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 32
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Greenburgh, Westchester, New York; Page: 26; Enumeration District: 0072; FHL microfilm: 1241175
    [8] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] New York State, Death Index, 1957-1968, New York State Department of Health; Albany, NY, USA; New York State Death Index
    [10] U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Greenburgh, Westchester, New York
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Greenburgh, Westchester, New York; Page: 26; Enumeration District: 0072; FHL microfilm: 1241175

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Tarrytown, Westchester, New York
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Tarrytown, Westchester, New York; Roll: T625_1276; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 32

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Greenburgh, Westchester, New York
    Record Source: New York, State Census, 1925, New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1925; Election District: 02; Assembly District: 04; City: Greenburgh; County: Westchester; Page: 4

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Castleton-on-Hudson, Rensselaer, New York
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Castleton-on-Hudson, Rensselaer, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02757; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 42-52

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Castleton-on-Hudson, Rensselaer, New York
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Castleton-on-Hudson, Rensselaer, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02757; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 42-52

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: New York
    Record Source: Social Security Death Index, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bath-on-Hudson, Rensselaer, New York
    Record Source: New York State, Death Index, 1957-1968, New York State Department of Health; Albany, NY, USA; New York State Death Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Schodack Landing, Rensselaer, New York
    Record Source: U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of New York; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 419

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tarrytown, Westchester, New York
    Record Source: U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1964
    Event Place: New York
    Record Source:
    [1] Social Security Death Index, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] New York State, Death Index, 1957-1968, New York State Department of Health; Albany, NY, USA; New York State Death Index
    [4] U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Schodack Landing, Rensselaer, New York
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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