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Willie Ovida Mills 1908–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1908

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: 12 Mar 1957

Death Location: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA

Father: James Mills

Mother: Dora Lankford

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Children(s):

The story of Willie Ovida Mills began in 1908 in Mississippi. In 1920, Willie Ovida Mills resided in Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas, USA. Willie Ovida Mills passed away in 1957 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Willie Ovida Mills began in 1908 in Mississippi.
  • In 1920, Willie Ovida Mills resided in Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas, USA.
  • Willie Ovida Mills passed away in 1957 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA.

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Willie Mills's Ancestors

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Willie Mills
1908–1957
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
James Washington Mills
1871–1951
Slate Springs,Calhoun County, Mississippi, USA
Dora Lankford
1878–1962
Slate Spring, Mississippi
Grandparents
James (Polk "Jim") LANKFORD
1857–1917
Oakland (Yalobusha County) Yalobusha County Mississippi, USA
Frances (Cornelia) Hamby
1859–1914
,,MS
Great-Grandparents
William Hamby
1823–1870
Elizabeth Davidson
1830–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Hamby
1800–1884
Julia Barnes
1799–1880

Willie Mills's Timeline

3 Records

1908
abt 1908
Birth of Willie Ovida Mills in Mississippi
Mississippi
1920
1920
Age 12
Willie Ovida Mills resided here in Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas, USA
Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas, USA
1957
12 Mar 1957
Age 49
Death of Willie Ovida Mills in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1908
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas; Roll: T625_1809; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 104

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas; Roll: T625_1809; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 104

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1957
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA

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