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William Edward Mills 1926–2011 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Apr 1926

Birth Location: Roanoke, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 11 Sep 2011

Death Location: Salem, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA

Father: Joseph Mills

Mother: Effie Gearheart

Spouse(s): Louise Mills, Grace Clarkson

Children(s):

The story of William Edward Mills began in 1926 in Roanoke, Virginia, USA. In 1935, William Edward Mills resided in Roanoke, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA. In 1940, William Edward Mills resided in Roanoke, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA. William Edward Mills married Grace Frances Clarkson, Louise Marie Mills, and had children including Bonnie Mills, Cheryl Mills, Cindy Mills, John Mills, Kathy King. William Edward Mills passed away in 2011 in Salem, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Edward Mills began in 1926 in Roanoke, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1935, William Edward Mills resided in Roanoke, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1940, William Edward Mills resided in Roanoke, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA.
  • William Edward Mills married Grace Frances Clarkson, Louise Marie Mills, and had children including Bonnie Mills, Cheryl Mills, Cindy Mills, John Mills, Kathy King.
  • William Edward Mills passed away in 2011 in Salem, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Mills's Ancestors

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William Mills
1926–2011
Birth Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Parents
Joseph Newton Mills
1882–1965
Floyd County, Virginia, USA
Effie (Isabel) Gearheart
1887–1975
Floyd County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Jacob (Peter) Mills
1858–1934
Floyd County, Virginia, USA
China (Alice) Conner
1854–1938
Floyd County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Cornelius Conner
1808–1893
Anna Poff
1810–1881
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Sr.
1775–1853
Sarah REED
1775–1860

William Mills's Timeline

5 Records

1926
19 Apr 1926
Birth of William Edward Mills in Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 9
William Edward Mills resided here in Roanoke, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Roanoke, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 14
William Edward Mills resided here in Roanoke, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Roanoke, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
1944
1944
Age 18
William Edward Mills resided here in Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
2011
11 Sep 2011
Age 85
Death of William Edward Mills in Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Roanoke, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1926
    Event Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04327; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 119-8
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Roanoke, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04327; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 119-8

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Roanoke, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04327; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 119-8

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1944
    Event Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Virginia, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 508

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Halifax, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, John M. Oakey and Son Funeral and Cremation Service; Publication Place: Salem, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Sep 2011
    Event Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Salem, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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