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William "Big, Boss", Silas Mills 1883 – 1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: JUN 1883

Birth Location: Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 1 AUG 1981

Death Location: Farmington Hills Michigan

Father: Isaac Mills

Mother: Margaret Taylor

Spouse(s): Nancy Carnes

Children(s): Roberta Mills

The birth of William "Big Boss" Silas Mills took place in 1883 in Kentucky, USA, to Isaac Mills and Margaret Ann Taylor. William "Big Boss" Silas Mills married Nancy Carnes, and together they had Roberta Mills. William "Big Boss" Silas Mills's death occurred in 1981 in Farmington Hills Michigan.

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Parents

Isaac Mills
1845 – 1957
Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA
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Margaret Taylor
1852 – 1934
Birth Location: Mills, Knox, Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Carnes
1882 – 1970
Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Roberta Mills
1917 – 2003
Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: JUN 1883
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1 AUG 1981
    Event Place: Farmington Hills Michigan
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