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William Mills 1867 – 1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 SEP 1867

Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 4 JUN 1926

Death Location: Orange Co. In.

Father: James Mills

Mother: Mary Messer

Spouse(s): Dessie Patton, Rachel Newton

Children(s): Howard Mills, Claude Mills, Alice Mills, John Mills, William Mills, Gertrude Mills, Oscar Mills

The story of William Mills began in 1867 in Knox, Kentucky, USA. William Mills married Dessie Patton, Rachel Margaret Newton, and had children including Howard Mills, Claude Mills, Alice Mae Mills, John W Mills, William O Mills, Gertrude Mills, Oscar Mills. William Mills passed away in 1926 in Orange Co. In..

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Biography

  • The story of William Mills began in 1867 in Knox, Kentucky, USA.
  • William Mills married Dessie Patton, Rachel Margaret Newton, and had children including Howard Mills, Claude Mills, Alice Mae Mills, John W Mills, William O Mills, Gertrude Mills, Oscar Mills.
  • William Mills passed away in 1926 in Orange Co. In..

Immediate Family

Parents

James Mills
1849 – 1924
Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA
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Mary Messer
1846 – 1893
Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA
MM

Spouses(s)

Dessie Patton
Birth Location: –
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Rachel Newton
Birth Location: –
RN

Children(s)

Howard Mills
1916 –
Birth Location: Orange Co. In.
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Claude Mills
1912 –
Birth Location: Orange Co. In.
CM
Alice Mills
1905 – 1990
Birth Location: Indiana, United States of America
AM
John Mills
1892 –
Birth Location: Orange Co. In.
JM
William Mills
Birth Location: –
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Gertrude Mills
Birth Location: –
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Oscar Mills
Birth Location: –
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William Mills's Ancestors

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William Mills
1867 – 1926
Birth Place: Knox, Kentucky, USA
Parents
James M Mills
1849 – 1924
Knox, Kentucky, USA
Mary (Thomas) Messer
1846 – 1893
Knox, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Clark Mills
1817 – 1891
Boone, Missouri, United States
Sarah Taylor
1812 – 1850
Flat Lick, Knox, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Cornelius Taylor
1794 – 1874
Sarah Walker
1794 – 1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter Walker
1765 – 1850
Elizabeth McGill
1780 – 1856

William Mills's Descendants

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William Mills (19 SEP 1867 – 4 JUN 1926) m. Dessie Patton m. Rachel (Margaret) Newton
  1. 1. Howard Mills (25 MAY 1916 – )
  2. 2. Claude Mills (9 NOV 1912 – )
  3. 3. Alice (Mae) Mills (21 NOV 1905 – 28 MAR 1990) m. Jesse (Elvis) Clements (15 APR 1901 – 20 FEB 1981)
    1. 1. Norma (Jane) Clements (16 DEC 1925 – 24 NOV 1991) m. Earl (Eugene) Chance (30 SEP 1925 – 29 DEC 2012)
      1. 1. Laura (Chance) Keller
      2. 2. Ruth Chance
      3. 3. Steven Chance
      4. 4. Scott Chance
  4. 4. John (W) Mills (NOV 1892 – )
  5. 5. William (O) Mills
  6. 6. Gertrude Mills m. Claude Simmons
    1. 1. Arnold (Gene) Simmons
    2. 2. Selma (Violet) Simmons
    3. 3. Charles Simmons
  7. 7. Oscar Mills

William Mills's Timeline

2 Records

1867
19 SEP 1867
Birth of William Mills in Knox, Kentucky, USA
Knox, Kentucky, USA
1926
4 JUN 1926
Age 59
Death of William Mills in Orange Co. In.
Orange Co. In.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 SEP 1867
    Event Place: Knox, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 JUN 1926
    Event Place: Orange Co. In.
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