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William Edgar Mills 1919–2003 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Aug 1919

Birth Location: Humboldt, Coles, Illinois

Death Date: 18 Jul 2003

Death Location: Eternal Peace Cemetery, Wentzville, St Charles, Missouri

Father: Edgar Mills

Mother: Rosie Harrison

Spouse(s): Dorothy Daily

Children(s):

William Edgar Mills was born in 1919 in Humboldt, Coles, Illinois, the child of Edgar Dewitt Mills And Rosie May Harrison. In 1930, William Edgar Mills resided in Mattoon, Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, USA. In 1935, William Edgar Mills resided in Mattoon, Illinois. William Edgar Mills married Dorothy Maxine Daily, and had children including Billie Sue Mills. William Edgar Mills passed away in 2003 in Eternal Peace Cemetery, Wentzville, St Charles, Missouri.

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Biography

  • William Edgar Mills was born in 1919 in Humboldt, Coles, Illinois, the child of Edgar Dewitt Mills And Rosie May Harrison.
  • In 1930, William Edgar Mills resided in Mattoon, Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1935, William Edgar Mills resided in Mattoon, Illinois.
  • William Edgar Mills married Dorothy Maxine Daily, and had children including Billie Sue Mills.
  • William Edgar Mills passed away in 2003 in Eternal Peace Cemetery, Wentzville, St Charles, Missouri.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Mills's Ancestors

Self
William Mills
1919–2003
Birth Place: Humboldt, Coles, Illinois
Parents
Edgar Dewitt Mills
1896–1971
Cumberland, Illinois
Rosie (May) Harrison
1899–1967
Louisiana, Pike, Missouri
Grandparents
Louis (Edward (Earl) Harrison) #
1869–1937
Pike, Illinois
Lydia (N (Emma) Waller) #
1871–1932
Rockport, Pike, Illinois
Great-Grandparents
Joseph #
1837–1899
Eliza #
1847–1923
Joseph Waller
1835–1890
Sarah #
1849–1891
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel 🌳
1802–1870
Precious ⭐️
1808–1870
Anderson #
1823–1895
Mary Pringle
1825–1860
Jeremiah #
1798–1869
Mary #
1809–1851
Stanley O'Neal
1809–1860
Amanda #
1815–1870

William Mills's Timeline

6 Records

1919
22 Aug 1919
Birth of William Edgar Mills in Humboldt, Coles, Illinois
Humboldt, Coles, Illinois
1930
1930
Age 11
William Edgar Mills resided here in Mattoon, Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, USA
Mattoon, Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 16
William Edgar Mills resided here in Mattoon, Illinois
Mattoon, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 21
William Edgar Mills resided here in Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA
Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 31
William Edgar Mills resided here in Wentzville, St Charles, Missouri, USA
Wentzville, St Charles, Missouri, USA
2003
18 Jul 2003
Age 84
Death of William Edgar Mills in Mexico, Audrain, Missouri
Mexico, Audrain, Missouri

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1919
    Event Place: Humboldt, Coles, Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Illinois, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1227
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Paxton, Ford, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00802; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 27-13
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, St. Louis Post-Dispatch; Publication Date: 22 Jul 2003; Publication Place: St. Louis, Missouri, USA; ,0.049639873,0.17843218,0.36976883&xid=3355
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Wentzville, St Charl

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Mattoon, Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Mattoon, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Paxton, Ford, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00802; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 27-13

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Paxton, Ford, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00802; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 27-13

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Wentzville, St Charles, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Wentzville, St Charl

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, St. Louis Post-Dispatch; Publication Date: 22 Jul 2003; Publication Place: St. Louis, Missouri, USA; ,0.049639873,0.17843218,0.36976883&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jul 2003
    Event Place: Mexico, Audrain, Missouri
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, St. Louis Post-Dispatch; Publication Date: 22 Jul 2003; Publication Place: St. Louis, Missouri, USA; ,0.049639873,0.17843218,0.36976883&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Eternal Peace Cemetery, Wentzville, St Charles, Missouri
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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