Here's a genealogy for one branch of the Mills family that migrated from Virginia to New Hampshire and Maine. Kevin Mills is interested in corrresponding with anyone researching the descendants of 5. Joseph Mills below. He may be contacted at: Lightkeeper1890@aol.com. Sally Mills Montgomery is interested in corresponding with descendants of 14. Preserved Brayton Mills and may be contacted at montysm@comcast.net. Mary K. Miller is the source of my information on 25. Jerome B. Mills below and can be contacted at: miller5687@sbcglobal.net. Descendants of 26. Lydia nee Mills Racliffe may contact David Emmith at demmith@gmail.com. Judy Crabtree is interested in corresponding with descendants of 141. Thomas Warren Mills and may be contacted at jacrabtree@hit.net. Please also visit Mills Ancestry, run by Mike Mills, and by far the most comprehensive site for genealogical information on the Mills family in the United States.
Northampton Co. VA and Portsmouth, NH
"The Mills and Elligood were families in Lower Norfolk county from an early date." (Editor, William and Mary College Quarterly, series (1), vol. 8, p. 275.)
1. Captain Luke1 MILLS. He was born on 20 Jun 1713 in Northampton Co., Virginia (William and Mary College Quarterly, series (1), vol. 8, p. 275; New England Historical and Genealogical Society, v. 79, pp. 218-220). He died in 1764 in Portsmouth, Rockingham Co. NH. He was a sea captain involved in Mediterranean trade. A theory regarding Captain Luke Mill's ancestry is located here.
A shipping list at Port of Piscataqua 1746-7 includes the Brigs name "Mosepony" under Capt. Luke Mills. He is also listed as sailing on the Sloop Neptune from Antigua into Port of Pistcataway, reported in NH Gazette Thurs. 7 Oct 1756. (These are not references to his namesake son, who was also a captain, because the son was only 5 and 15 years old at these two times.)
He married first Hannah LANG, daughter of John LANG & Grace BROOKIN, on 5 Dec 1734 in Portsmouth, Rockingham Co., NH. She was born ca. 1715 in Portsmouth, Rockingham Co., NH. She was baptized on 7 Aug 1715 in South Church, Portsmouth, Rockingham Co. NH. She died between 1746-1748 in Portsmouth, Rockingham Co., NH.
RECORD OF MARRIAGE: "Luke Mills of Northampton in Virginia and Hannah Lang of Portsmo[uth] w[ere] marryd ye 5 of Dec 1734." (From "A Record of Births, Marriages and Deaths in Portsmouth, N. H. from 1706 to 1742" New England Genealogical and Historical Register 25, p. 121.)
"Lang, Hannah, daughter of John and Grace received Aug. 7, 1715." (From "Records of the South Church of Portsmouth, N.H., Baptisms and Admissions in the Ministry of Rev. John Emerson 1714-1732", New England Genealogical and Historical Register (1927), pp. 428.)
"Lang, Hannah received into full communion May 2, 1725" (From "Records of the South Church of Portsmouth, N.H., Baptisms and Admissions in the Ministry of Rev. John Emerson 1714-1732", New England Genealogical and Historical Register (1927), pp. 429.)
"Mills, Hannah, received into covenant Nov 16, 1735" (From "Records of the South Church of Portsmouth, N.H., Baptisms & Admissions in the Ministry of Rev. William Shortleff 1732-1747", New England Genealogical and Historical Register (1927), pp. 447.)
"Mills, Hannah, received into full communion Apr. 22, 1735" (From "Records of the South Church of Portsmouth, N.H., Baptisms & Admissions in the Ministry of Rev. William Shortleff 1732-1747", New England Genealogical and Historical Register (1927), pp. 447.)
"14 Hannah (3) John (2), Robert (1), baptized August 7, 1715, she was dead before her thirty third year, when her father made his will. She married Dec. 5, 1734, Luke Mills, who was of Northampton County, Virginia, a master mariner (that is, usually taken to be, ship captain) and warehouseman. He was born in Virginia June 20, 1715. He was lost at sea in the summer of 1764, under 50 years of age. He left a will dated June 20, 1764, made, probably in anticipation of a long voyage. It was proved in August 29th of the same summer. After the death of Hannah, he married again, as his wife's name in the will was Deborah, which also mentioned his surviving children, Luke, Eligood, and Mary" (From Moore, Howard P. (1918) "A Genealogy of the Lang Family", p. 60).
Luke MILLS and Hannah LANG had the following children, who were all baptized at the South Church in Portsmouth, Rockingham, NH ("Records of the South Church of Portsmouth, N.H., Baptisms & Admissions in the Ministry of Rev. William Shortleff 1732-1747", New England Genealogical and Historical Register (1927) pp. 447):
i. Edward2 MILLS. He was baptized on 8 Feb 1735/1736. According to the Lang Genealogy, p. 60, he died as an infant. ii. John2 MILLS. He was baptized on 6 Mar 1737. According to the Lang Genealogy, p. 60, he died ca. 1758. iii. Jonathon2 MILLS. He was baptized on 10 Jul 1738. According to the Lang Genealogy, p. 60, he died as an infant. 2 iv. Luke2 MILLS (1741-1773) 3 v. Elligood2 MILLS Sr. (1744-1832) 4 vi. Mary2 MILLS (1746-1823
RECORD OF DEATH"Captain Luke Mills was lost at sea being swept overboard in a gale while standing on the deck of his ship, by the side of his son Elligood, who according to tradition tried to jump overboard in a hopeless attempt to rescue his father, but was restrained by the crew. Capt. Mills was on a voyage to the West Indies at the time of his death." (Hiram Mills' notes taken from the "Granite Monthly" Vol. LIII. Obtained at the Portsmouth Athenaeum, Portsmouth NH.)
His will was dated 20 Jun 1764 and proved 29 Aug 1764. "[From his last will] one can see that he was well settled in Portsmouth, NH, with his shipping business and all. He apparently picked up a good sized piece of land, taking into consideration the fact that he had his own wharf and warehouses, plus his main house and the one he was building for his daughter Mary. His first three children had very little history if any" (Hiram Mills). A transcript of his will appears here.
According to the will, Luke MILLS married a second time to Deborah -. The marriage took place by 5 Jun 1754 in Rockingham Co. NH (Rockingham Deed Book 45 p. 38). She was born ca. 1710 and died in Portsmouth, Rockingham Co. NH on 18 Mar 1786. (The precise details have been hard to figure out because his namesake son was also a sea captain and also married a woman named Deborah).
OBITUARY"DIED... In this town, since our last, Mrs. Deborah Mills, widow of the late Capt. Luke Mills, of this town." (The New Hampshire Mecury and the General Advertiser (Portsmouth, New Hampshire) 22 Mar 1786, v. II, issue LXVI, page 2.)
2. Luke2 MILLS (Luke1). He was born ca. 1741/1742. He was baptized on 17 Jan 1741/1742 in South Church, Portsmouth, Rockingham NH. He must have died before 10 Feb or Jun 1773, the date of his wife's remarriage. He was a sea captain.
BAPTISM RECORD: "Mills, Luke, son of Luke Jan. 17, 1741/2" ("Records of the South Church of Portsmouth, N.H., Baptisms & Admissions in the Ministry of Rev. William Shortleff 1732-1747", New England Genealogical and Historical Register (1927) pp. 447).
He married Deborah FURBER, daughter of Nehemiah Furber and Abigail Leighton, on 11 Oct 1764 in Newington, Rockingham Co. NH. She was born before 19 Apr 1742 in Newington, Rockingham Co. NH and died in late October 1796.
RECORD OF MARRIAGE: "1764 Oct. 11. Capt. Luke Mills of Ports. and Deborah Furber of N[ewington]." (from "Church Records of Newington, N.H.," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, v. 22, p. 157). Note that this cannot refer to Luke's father (Captain Luke Mills above), who married (2) a woman by the name of Deborah, as he had drowned the previous summer and his last will mentioning his wife Deborah was written 20 Jun 1764.
"[Children of Luke Mills and Hannah Lang] iv. Luke, bapt. Jan. 17, 1741/2, master mariner of Portsmouth; he married at Newington, Oct. 11, 1764, Deborah Furber (1741-1796). She married 2nd, 1773, John Gee Pickering of Newington." (Moore, Howard P. (1918) "A Genealogy of the Lang Family", p. 60).
Deborah nee Furber MILLS second married John Gee PICKERING on 10 Feb 1773 in Newington, NH. He was born 14 Aug 1735 died in Newington, New Hampshire on 15 Aug 1795.
SECOND MARRIAGE: "1773 Feb 10 John Gee Pickering and Deborah Mills (both of Newington)." ("Church records of Newington, NH, Marriages", New England Genealogical and Historical Register v. 22, p. 158.)
OBITUARY: "DIED. At Newington on Saturday morning, Mr. JOHN GEE PICKERING, after a short illness, aged 60; and on Sunday following was decently interred, followed by a large train of relatives and friends, whose countenances bespoke the loss of one, in whom, while living, concentred, the kind husband, indulgent parent, benevolent friend, and the industrius honest man, whose death they sincerely lamented." (New Hampshire Gazette (Portsmouth, NH) 18 Aug 1785 v. XXXIX, issue 2021, p. 3.)
OBITUARY: "DIED... At Newington Mrs. Deborah Pickering, relict of John Gee Pickering." (New Hampshire Gazette (Portsmouth, NH) 29 Oct 1796 v. XLI, issue 2083, p. 3.)
RECORD OF BIRTH: "[Births + Deaths] Eligood Mills Born August 25 1744" (Stated twice in the Eligood Mills sr. family bible ).
RECORD OF BAPTISM: "Mills, Alligood, child of Luke July 6, 1744" ("Records of the South Church of Portsmouth, N.H., Baptisms & Admissions in the Ministry of Rev. William Shortleff 1732-1747", New England Genealogical and Historical Register (1927) p. 447). Note that this baptism takes place prior to the date of his birth according to his bible and also the slightly earlier date, 4 Aug 1744, provided in an article appearing in the New England Genealogical and Historical Register v. 79 p. 218-219.
"[Children of Luke Mills and Hannah Lang] v. Eligood, born Aug. 25, 1744, died Jan. 6, 1832. He was a master mariner of Biddeford and Waterborough, ME., 1790. During the Revolutionary War he was an officer of the privateer GRAND TURK, a prisoner of war at Halifax nearly 5 years, from 1777 to 1782. In 1770 he married at Biddeford, Mary Dyer, who died in 1774; 2nd, Lucy McLucas, who died in 1832, in the same year as her husband" (Moore, Howard P. (1918) "A Genealogy of the Lang Family", p. 60).
He first married Mary DYER, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth nee Haley [?] Dyer, on 13 Nov 1770 at the First Congregational Church In Biddeford, York Co. ME. She was born on 13 Aug 1753 in Biddeford, York Co. ME. She was baptized on 19 Aug 1753 in First Congregational Church in Biddeford, York Co. ME. She died from childbirth complications on 13 Mar 1774 in Portsmouth, Rockingham Co. NH and was eventually buried in the Elder Grey Meeting House Cemetery, North Waterborough, York Co. ME.
"[Births + Deaths] Mary Dyer Mills Born August 13 1753" (Eligood Mills sr. family bible)
RECORD OF BAPTISM: "Aug. 19 [1753] Mary daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Dyer." ("Records of the First Congregational church in Biddeford, The names of those that were baptized after the ordination of Mr. Moses Morrill" Maine Historical and Genealogical Recorder, v. vi, p. 497.)
RECORD OF MARRIAGE INTENTIONS:"Elligood Mills of Portsmouth and Mary Dyer of Biddeford Intend Marriage February 20th 1770." ("Early Vital Records of Saco and Biddeford, ME" New England Genealogical and Historical Register v. 71. p. 224 .)
RECORD OF MARRIAGE: "Nov. 13 [1770] Elligood Mills of Portsmouth and Mary Dyer, of Biddeford." ("Records of First Congregational Church in Biddeford. A record of the marriages of those that were married by Mr. Moses Morrill" Maine Historical and Genealogical Recorder, vol. vi, p. 300.)
"[Births + Deaths] [Mary Dyer Mills] Died Mr[?] 13 1774" (Eligood Mills sr. family bible)
GRAVESTONE INSCRIPTION: "Mills... Mary Dyer, Aug. 13, 1753-Mar. 13, 1774."(Transcript of gravestone taken from Frost, John Eldridge (1965) Waterboro (Maine) Record Book, p. 107.)
Eligood MILLS Sr. and Mary DYER had the following children:
5 i. Joseph3 MILLS (1771-1836) 6 ii. Eligood3 MILLS Jr. (1774-1824)
Eligood second married Lucy MCLUCAS, daughter of John MCLUCAS & Lydia WEBBER, on 29 Aug 1774 at the First Congregational Church in Biddeford, York Co. ME. She was born on 2 Oct 1749 in Biddeford, York Co. ME. She was baptized on 26 Aug 1750 at the First Congregational Church in Biddeford, York Co. ME. She died on 28 Jan 1832 in Waterborough, York Co. ME and was eventually buried in the Elder Grey Meeting House Cemetery, North Waterborough, York Co. ME. She was a member of the Congregational Church of Limerick, York Co. ME. Further information about Lucy McLucas's parentage, and in particular her WEBBER ancestry, is located here.
"[Births] Lucy Lucas October 2 1749...[Births and Deaths of Eligood Mills & wife] Lucy McLucas Mills Born Oct 2 1749." (Eligood Mills sr. family bible)
RECORD OF BAPTISM: "Aug. 26 [1750] Lucy dau. of John and Lydia McLucas." ("Records of the First Congregational church in Biddeford, The names of those that were baptized after the ordination of Mr. Moses Morrill" Maine Historical and Genealogical Recorder (1889) , v. 6, p. 493; "First Congregational Church Parish Register to 1781. 1750 August 26 Baptized Lucy Daughter of John and Lydia McLucas" Vital Records of Biddeford, ME p. 65.)
RECORD OF MARRIAGE INTENTIONS:"Eligood Mills and Lucy McLucas both of Biddeford Intend Marriage 1774." ("Early Vital Records of Saco and Biddeford, ME" New England Genealogical and Historical Register, v. 71., p. 225.) [Placement with regard to other entries with more complete dates suggests it may have taken place as early as May, but no later than November 12, 1774].
RECORD OF MARRIAGE: "Aug. 29 [1774] Elligood Mills and Lucy McLucas, both of Biddeford." ("Records of First Congregational Church in Biddeford. A record of the marriages of those that were married by Mr. Moses Morrill" Maine Historical and Genealogical Recorder, vol. vi, p. 333.)
York county deeds suggest Eligood and his second wife Lucy moved from Biddeford to Limerick (just north of Waterborough) by 22 Mar 1789.
A 1785 proprietor's plan map of Waterborough, York ME includes a plot on the northern edge of Waterborough labeled "Eligood Mills 185 Acres No. 91" bordered on the north by the little Ossipee River, to the east by an unnamed road that runs north-south, and three unowned plots to the west and south ("539 acres 60 poles No. 15", "122 Acres 30 poles No. 14", and "No. 90")
"It will be noticed that there is a gap of almost five and one-half years between the birth of Luke Mills, son of Eligood [sr.], and that of Eligood's next child William. Family tradition states that Eligood Mills [sr.] was an officer of the privateer Grand Turk, which was outfitted by the Leightons at Portsmouth in 1777 or 1778, and that on her second voyage she was captured by a British frigate and taken into Halifax, where the officers and crew were kept prisoners till the treaty of peace had been signed. The Leightons, relatives of Eligood Mills [sr.] by marriage-his sister Mary was married at Portsmouth, 8 Aug. 1765 (South Church Records) to Paul Leighton of Portsmouth- were ruined by this and other losses, and Eligood Mills [sr.], who had left his property in their charge, shared in the ruin. He followed the sea for some time after the close of the Revolution, and then removed to Waterborough, Me. as early as 1790 (Census) where he died."(New England Genealogical and Historical Register (1925) v. 79 p. 220.)
Among the town records of Waterboro for 1796, he is listed on a committee with James Carlisle and William Woodward to build a bridge over the Little Ossipee River.
CENSUS RECORDS: 1790 Eligood Mills Sr. appears as a head of family in the 1790 census for Maine in Waterborough Town, York Co. (p. 69). In addition to himself he is listed as having 1 free white males 16 or over, 3 free white males under 16 years and 3 free white females. These entries presumably refer to his son Eligood jr., his sons Luke, William and John, his wife Lucy nee McLucas Mills, and his daughters Lucy and Lydia. 1800 Eligood Mills Sr. is present as a head of household in the 1800 census for Waterboro, referred to as "Elihood"; the household is listed as having two boys aged under 10, one man aged 10-16, one man aged 26-45; two women aged 16-26, and one woman aged 26-45. These entries presumably refer to his sons James, John and William, Eligood himself, his daughters Lydia and Lucy and his wife Lucy. 1810 Eligood Mills Sr. is present as a head of household in the 1810 census for Waterboro; the household is listed as having one man aged 16-26, one man aged 45 and older; one girl aged under 10, one woman aged 26-45, and one woman aged 45 and older. These entries presumably refer to his son James, Eligood himself, his daughter Lucy and his wife Lucy. It is unclear who the girl under 10 years of age would be, but presumably it is a reference to a grandchild by one of the sons of his first marriage, who each had a daughter of this age at the time. 1820 I believe he is present in the entry for his son Luke in the 1820 census for Hollis, York Co. ME (see below). 1830 Eligood Mills Sr. is present as a separate head of household in the 1830 census, the household includes a man and woman both 80-90 years old.
[Deaths] Eligood Mills Sen died January 1 1832... Eligood Mills Died January 6 1832 Aged 88." (Eligood Mills sr. family bible)
FIRST OBITUARY- "In Waterborough, 1st inst. Mr. Elligood Mills, aged 87. He settled in Waterborough, near Limerick in 1776, when there were but four families in Limerick- Joseph Hedgedom, James Perry, Benjamin Durgin and Isaiah Foster-and four families in Cornish. During the revolutionary war, Mr. Mills, in a privateer of 21 guns, was taken by a British man of war, of 60 guns. From this ship he and some of his companions escaped. While she lay anchored about a mile from the land near New London, in the night, with the connivence of a friendly sentinel on the forecastle, they silently let themselves down from the bows into the sea, and swam to shore; where they were cordially received and clothed and returned home. In 1808, during a little reviving, he professed religion in the congregational church at Limerick, on the same day with seven others. In a revival of his own neighborhood and family sometime before his death, he was greatly quickened. During an illness of several months he looked forward to his dissolution with calmness and hope. Limerick Star" [Kennebunk Gazette and Maine Palladium, Saturday January 14, 1832]; SECOND OBITUARY- "DIED... In Waterborough, 1st inst. Mr. Elligood Mills, aged 8-[?]. He settled in Waterborough, near Limerick in 1776, when there were but four families in Limerick- Joseph Hedgedom, James Perry, Benjamin Durgin and Isaiah Foster-and four families in Cornish. During the revolutionary war, Mr. Mills, in a privateer of 21 guns, was taken by a British man of war of 60 guns. From this ship he and some of his companions escaped. While she lay anchored about a mile from the land near New London, in the night, with the connivance of a friendly sentinel on the forecastle, they silently let themselves down from the bows into the sea, and swam to shore; where they were cordially received and clothed and returned home. In 1798, during a little reviving, he professed religion in the Congregational church in Limerick, on the same day with seven others. In a revival of his own neighborhood and family sometime before his death, he was greatly quickened. During an illness of several months he looked forward to his dissolution with calmness and hope. COM." (Morning Star, Limerick, Friday January 6, 1832 (The Morning Star was a publication of the Free-Will Baptists.)); THIRD OBITUARY: "Deaths... In Waterborough, Elligood Mills, aged 87." (20 Jan 1832 Eastern Argus p. 3)
GRAVESTONE INSCRIPTION: "Mills, Eligood, Aug. 25, 1744-Jan. 6, 1832. He was an officer on board the American privateer Grad (sic) Turk during the Revolution. The vessel was captured by the British and he was confined in the prison at Halifax five years until after the close of the war." (Transcript of gravestone taken from Frost, John Eldridge (1965) Waterboro (Maine) Record Book, p. 107.) The gravestone is located in Section A, Lot 12.
"[Deaths] Lucy Mills January 28 1832...Lucy McLucas Mills Died January 28 1832 Aged 83." (Eligood Mills sr. family bible)
FIRST OBITUARY - "DIED... In Waterborough, of the influenza, Mrs. Lucy Mills, aged 83, widow of Eligood Mills. Four weeks only after she had followed her husband to the grave, she was carried out to be laid by his side. We trust she has gone to see face to face Him, whom, not having seen she loved, and whose name she professed." (MORNING STAR; Limerick, Friday February 3, 1832.); SECOND OBITUARY -"DEATHS... In Waterborough, of the influenza, Mrs. Lucy Mills widow of Elligood Mills, aged 83." (14 Feb 1832 Portland Advertiser (Portland, ME) p. 3)
"My father James Mills remembered of going to the funeral of Lucy McLucas, his grandmother [d. 28 Jan 1832], and has told me of this incident. The body was buried in an open field by the side of her husband, Eligood Mills and first wife Mary. The snow was very deep and when they rode past the open grave one sleigh tipped and some one came near falling into the open grave. I have visited the graves...The graves of my great grandfather Eligood Mills and William Mills are always decorated with flags the 30th of May. William Mills was in the War of 1812." (Fanny Mills McDaniel's 1910 application for DAR membership)
GRAVESTONE INSCRIPTION: "Mills... Lucy McLucas, 2d w. Eligood Mills, Oct. 2, 1749-Jan. 28, 1832." (Transcript of gravestone taken from Frost, John Eldridge (1965) Waterboro (Maine) Record Book, p. 107.) The gravestone is located in Section A, Lot 12.
Eligood MILLS Sr. and Lucy MCLUCAS had the following children:
7 i. Lucy3 MILLS (1776-1855) 8 ii. Luke3 MILLS (1778-1856) 9 iii. William3 MILLS (1784-1824) 10 iv. Lydia3 MILLS (1786-1841) 11 v. John3 MILLS (1789-1842) 12 vi. James3 MILLS (1792-1883)
RECORD OF BAPTISM: "Mills, Mary, daughter of Luke Mar. 29, 1746/7" ("Records of the South Church of Portsmouth, N.H., Baptisms & Admissions in the Ministry of Rev. William Shortleff 1732-1747", New England Genealogical and Historical Register (1927) p. 447).
"[Children of Luke Mills and Hannah Lang] vi. Mary, born March 28, 1746/7, died 1823, married 1756 Paul Leighton of Portsmouth, block maker, born Dover, April 3, 1739, son of John Leighton and Abigail Ham of Durham. John Lang, her grandfather, wanted her to have one quarter of his paper money and one half of the silver the night before he died in May, 1752, when she was 5 years old" (Moore, Howard P. (1918) "A Genealogy of the Lang Family", p. 60).
She married Paul LEIGHTON, son of John LEIGHTON & Abigail HAM, on 8 Aug 1765 in the South Church, Portsmouth, Rockingham Co. NH. He was born ca. 1738. He died in 1814 and was buried 9 Mar 1814 in South Church Cemetery, Portsmouth, Rockingham Co. NH.
RECORD OF MARRIAGE: "Leighton, Paul and Mary Mills, Aug. 8, 1765" ("Records of the South Church of Portsmouth, N.H., Marriages in the Ministry of Rev. Samuel Haven, 1752-1806", New England Genealogical and Historical Register (1928) p. 292).
Paul Leighton is listed as a head of family in the 1790 census for Portsmouth Town, Rockingham Co. (p. 80). In addition to himself he is listed as having 1 free white male 16 or over, 6 free white males under 16 years and 3 free white females. These entries presumably refer to his seven sons (with the exception of his eighth son Luke, who is listed as a separte entry), two of his daughters and his wife. If we assume that the children were baptized the year they were born, there is a discrepancy to be explained--there should be 5 free white males under 16 and 2 over 16. (A late baptism would not explain this). Perhaps one of the Johns was married yet living at home with a wife and a young son. At least two and as many as three of the daughters would have had to have been married at this time.
RECORD OF DEATH: "Leighton, Paul, 76 years, Mar. 9, 1814"("Records of the South Church of Portsmouth, N.H.", New England Genealogical and Historical Register (1929) p. 34).
OBITUARY: "DIED...In Portsmouth, Mr. Paul Leighton, aged 76." (New England Palladium (Boston, MA) 18 Mar 1814, v. LXIII, Issue 22, page 3).
RECORD OF DEATH: "Leighton, Mary, 77 years, May 28, 1823"("Records of the South Church of Portsmouth, N.H.", New England Genealogical and Historical Register (1929) p. 34).
OBITUARY: "DIED... In this town, Mrs. MARY LEIGHTON, aged 76, widow of the late Mr. Paul Leighton. Few persons have acted their part on the stage of life with greater propreity than Mrs. L. As a mother, she manifested a providence and had tenderness for her children, a solicitude for their present and future well being, which did equal honor to her understanding and her heart. She was a pattern of enterprise and industry to the indigent and sick. Her religion was reasonable homage of grateful piety to a beneficient Being, sanctioned by reason and enlightened by revelation. But though a christian, she was not a bigot. Her mind disclaimed the thraldom of superstition, nor could be wrought upon to view the Author of the universe as a relentless tyrant. She looked forward to a state of retribution, with a humble confidence. As a member of Christ's church, her behavior was correct and exemplary-she loved and frequented the ordiance and worship of God. Of an amiable and affectionate heart, she was an object of universal regard. She wished not her friends to envy her that happiness she was going to enjoy, and observed that death was to her a pleasant summons. She resigned her gentle spirit to the "commissioned angel" and soared on airy pinions to relams of endless bliss." (New Hampshire Gazette (Portsmouth, NH) 3 June 1823, v. LXVIII, Issue 28, page 3).
Mary MILLS and Paul LEIGHTON had the following children, all of whom were baptized at the South Church of Portsmouth, NH ("Records of the South Church of Portsmouth, N.H., Baptisms and Admissions in the Ministry of Samuel Haven, 1752-1806", New England Genealogical and Historical Register (1928), p. 45):
13 i. Luke Mills3 LEIGHTON (1766-) ii. John3 LEIGHTON. He was baptized on 7 Sep 1767. iii. John3 LEIGHTON. He was baptized on 2 Apr 1769. iv. Deborah3 LEIGHTON. She was baptized on 17 Feb 1771. A possible record of her death is "Laighton, Deborah, 19 years, Nov, 1789 Consumption" in "Records of the South Church of Portsmouth, N.H., Funerals in the ministry of Rev. Samuel Haven", New England Genealogical and Historical Register (1928), p. 412. v. Abigail3 LEIGHTON. She was baptized on 7 Feb 1773. vi. Hannah3 LEIGHTON. She was baptized on 20 Nov 1774. vii. Mary3 LEIGHTON. She was baptized on 1 Dec 1776. viii. William3 LEIGHTON. He was baptized in Jul 1778. ix. Arthur3 LEIGHTON. He was baptized on 26 Mar 1780. x. James3 LEIGHTON. He was baptized on 1 Jul 1782. xi. John3 LEIGHTON. He was baptized on 17 Oct 1784. xii. Samuel3 LEIGHTON. He was baptized on 5 Nov 1786. xiii. Paul3 LEIGHTON. He was baptized on 26 Apr 1789.
5. Joseph3 MILLS (Elligood2, Luke1). He was born on 18 Oct 1771, presumably in Portsmouth, Rockingham Co. NH. He died on 1 Apr 1836 in Portsmouth, Rockingham Co., NH.
RECORD OF BIRTH: "Joseph Mills, their [Eligood Mills and Mary Dyer] son, Born Oct. 18, 1771."(article on the Mills family appearing in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol. 79, 218-220); "[Births] Joseph Mills October 1770" (Eligood Mills sr. family bible).
He married Sarah L. GOODWIN, daughter of Amaziah and Sarah nee Butler Goodwin on 2 Jan 1800 in Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland Co. ME. She was born ca. 1782. She died ca. 1828. (Information on Sarah Goodwin taken from Mary H. Curran, (1898) Maine Historical and Genealogical Recorder, v. 9, p. 63; marriage details taken from LDS IGI record - film no. 1903508.)
RECORD OF DEATH: "[Deaths] Joseph Mills April died April 1836" (Eligood Mills sr. family bible)
Joseph MILLS and Sarah L. GOODWIN had the following children:
i. Immocense4 MILLS. She was born and died on 19 Jan 1802. 14 ii. Preserved Brayton4 MILLS (1803-) iii. Joseph4 MILLS. He was born on 18 Nov 1805 in Portland, ME and died on 8 Mar 1882. iv. Mary Dyer4 MILLS. She was born on 31 Oct 1807. 15 v. Lucy Garland4 MILLS (1810-) vi. George Vaughn4 MILLS. He was born on 22 Nov 1812 in Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland Co. ME and died on 1 Apr 1894. 16 vii. Miriam Hannaford4 MILLS. (1815-1899) viii. Abigail4 MILLS. She was born on 16 Oct 1818 and died on 30 Oct 1818. 17 ix. Luke Samuel4 MILLS. (1820-1895)
RECORD OF BIRTH: "[Births] Eligood Jun Mills Feb 28 1774" (Eligood Mills sr. family bible)
RECORD OF BAPTISM: "Mills, Alligood, child of Aligood Mar. 7, 1774" ("Records of the South Church of Portsmouth, N.H. Baptisms and Admissions in the Ministry of Rev. Samuel Haven 1752-1806", New England Genealogical and Historical Register (1928) p. 49)
He married Sally SIMPSON on 9 Jun 1803 in Hollis, York Co. ME. She was born on 6 May 1774 in Phippsburg, York Co., ME. She died on 20 May 1851 in Hollis, York Co. ME.
RECORD OF INTENTION TO MARRY: "Elligood Mills Jur. of Waterboro' & Sally Simpson of Phillipsburgh June 4th 1803." ("Early Vital Records of Waterborough, Maine" New England Genealogical and Historical Register v. 90 (1936) p. 249.)
RECORD OF MARRIAGE: "Mr. Eligood Mills Jr. of Waterborough and Miss Sally Simpson of Phillipsburg Jun 9, 1803 entered marriage. Joseph Jordan Town Clerk." (Records of the Town of Hollis, York County Maine Town Book 1781-1813.)
CENSUS RECORDS: 1810 Eligood Mills Jr. is present as a head of household in the 1810 census for Phillipsbury [Phillipsburgh];, York Co. ME. He is listed as between the ages of 26-45, with a woman aged 26-45, three sons aged under 10, one daughter aged under 10. 1820 Eligood Mills Jr. is present as a head of household in the 1820 census for Hollis; the household is listed as having three boys aged 10-16, one man aged 16-18, one man aged 18-26, one man aged 45 and older; one girl aged under 10, one girl aged 10-16, and one woman aged 45 and older. These entries presumably refer to his sons Daniel, Stephen, Luke, William, Eligood jr., his daughter Lucy, and wife Sally. Unclear who the man aged 18-26 would have been or the woman aged 10-16. 1850 Sally is not present in the 1850 census for Hollis, York Co. ME-- presumably at Levant, Penobscot Co. ME.
"Eligood [Mills is included] on muster roll of Capt. James Warren 1809. The Buxton-Hollis Light Infantry. Also on the roll of Capt. Noah Haley." (Ridlon, G. T. Saco Valley Settlements and Families, pp. 436-7 as quoted by Hiram Mills). An "Eligood Mills" also appears on a list of voters for Governor, Senators and Counsellors for the year 1812 in Town of Hollis, York County Maine Town Book 1781-1813.
RECORD OF DEATH: "[Deaths] Eligood Mills Jun died Sept 1821" (Eligood Mills sr. family bible)
Eligood MILLS Jr. and Sally SIMPSON had the following children, all of whose births are recorded among the official town records of Hollis, York Co. ME.:
18 i. William4 MILLS (1804-1862) 19 ii. Luke4 MILLS (1805-1883) 20 iii. Stephen4 MILLS (1807-1859) iv. Lucy4 MILLS. She was born on 20 Nov 1808. (Official record of her birth at Hollis Maine gives the following entry "Eligood Mills & Sally his Wife... Lucy [born] Novr. 1809.") v. Daniel4 MILLS. He was born on 9 Jan 1811 and died ca. 1831. (Official record of his birth at Hollis Maine gives the following entry "Eligood Mills & Sally his Wife... Daniel [born] Decr. 1811.")
RECORD OF BIRTH: "[Births] Lucy Mills Born January ye 21st 1776 The first year of the American independence" (Eligood Mills sr. family bible)
RECORD OF BAPTISM: "Jan 19 [1777] Lucy, dau. of Eligood and Lucy Mills." ("Records of the First Congregational church in Biddeford" Maine Historical and Genealogical Recorder, v. vii, p. 184; "First Congregational Church Parish Register to 1781. 1777 Jan 19 Baptized Lucy Daughter of Eligood & Lucy Mills" Vital Records of Biddeford, ME p. 101.)
She married Nathaniel GARLAND on 18 Mar 1813 in Waterborough, York Co. ME as his second wife. He was originally married to Hannah WITHERELL (b. Jul 1764; d. 20 Dec 1810) on 25 Feb 1790 and had three children by this first marriage (James, Sally, and Rebeckah). Nathaniel was born on 5 Jun 1765. He died on 28 May 1852. He was a farmer.
RECORD OF BIRTH: "[Births] Nathaniel Garland Born June ye 8th 1765" (Eligood Mills sr. bible)
RECORD OF INTENTION OF MARRIAGE: "Mr. Nathaniel Garland to Lucy Mill, both of Waterboroh 30 December 1813" ("Early Vital Records of Waterborough, Maine" New England Genealogical and Historical Register (1936) p. 254 and (1937) p. 126).
RECORD OF MARRIAGE: "Mr. Nathaniel Garland to Miss Lucy Mills Both of Waterboroh March 18th. 1813... The Above 14 Couple was joined in Marriage by Elder Henry Smith as returned by him. Recorded by me Henry Hobbs Town Clerk." ("Early Vital Records of Waterborough, Maine" New England Genealogical and Historical Register (1936), p. 234.); "Nathl. Garland to Luy Mills march 18th 1813." (Eligood Mills sr. bible)
Nathaniel is mentioned as being the owner of land adjacent to Joseph Stevens property in a report regarding a proposed road in the minutes of the Waterborough Town Meeting on 15 Apr 1809. In a later meeting held on 2 Apr 1810 he was elected and sworn as a Hayward and Fence Viewer. On 6 May 1816 he was chosen a tythingman. On 4 Apr 1825 a town meeting voted that Mr. Garland would have to pay for an iron bar lost in the building of Felches bridge.
CENSUS RECORDS: 1800 N. Garland appears in the 1800 census for Waterborough, York Co. ME- listed as between 26-45 years old, living with a woman between 26-45, one son under 10, one son 10-16, and one daughter under 10. 1810 N. Garland appears in the 1810 census for Waterborough, York Co. ME -listed as 26-45 years old, with one boy aged 16-26, two girls aged 10-16, one woman aged 26-45. 1820 N. Garland appears in the 1820 census for Waterborough, York Co. ME -listed as 45+ years old, with one boy aged 10 and under, two girls aged 10-16, one woman aged 45+, and 1 person engaged in agriculture.
RECORD OF DEATH: "[Deaths] Nathaniel Garland May 25 1852" (Eligood Mills sr. bible)
RECORD OF DEATH: "[Deaths] Lucy Garland Died 23 November 1855" (Eligood Mills sr. bible)
Lucy MILLS and Nathaniel GARLAND had the following children:
i. Nathaniel4 GARLAND. He was born on 2 Jan 1814; he died on 17 Mar 1817.(Eligood Mills sr. family bible)
RECORD OF BIRTH: "[Births] Luke Mills Born octob 11 1778" (Eligood Mills sr. family bible)
He married Betsey GOODWIN, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth nee Hobbs Goodwin, on 18 Oct 1804 in Brownfield, Oxford Co. ME. She was born on 8 Mar 1782 in Wells, York Co. ME. She died on 28 Feb 1880 in Corinna, Penobscot Co. ME.
"No. Waterboro Apr. 1, 1898. Mr. Bean: Dear Sir. In answer to your questions, I would say that Luke Mills was born in Waterboro Oct 1773 and he married Miss Betsy Goodwin I think of Brownfield, but the date of his marriage or when he moved to or from Brownfield I cannot tell as I have no records of the events. But he left Waterboro about 1830. He moved to the town of Corinna, Maine. His children's names were Hattie, Mark, Betsy, Jerome, Charles, Caroline, and Azro. I could not say how many were born in Brownfield or how many in Waterboro as there is no record that I know of in relation to this matter. John Mills was a brother of Luke, as was my father. Now I think I have given you all the information that I can with what records I have and would refer you to Mr. Azro Mills, Corinna, Maine. Perhaps he can give you all the information you want. Hoping you get all the information you may want from him, I will close. Yours truly, James Mills." (Loose Letter in Collection #1151, inserted in page 269 of Volume 1, part of the Maine Historical Society's collection, 485 Congress St., Portland, ME 04101-3498. James Mills was Luke's nephew by Luke's brother William.)
CENSUS RECORDS: 1820 Luke is present as a head of household in the 1820 census for Waterborough, York Co. ME; the household is listed as having three boys aged under 10, two boys aged 10-16, one man aged 16-26, one man aged 26-45, one man aged 45 and older; two girls aged under 10, two girls aged 10-16, one woman aged 26-45 and one woman aged 45 and older. 3 are listed as being engaged in agriculture. I am not sure how to account for all these entries. Presumably his father Eligood sr. and mother Lucy account for the eldest entries. Luke would be the man aged 26-45, and his wife Betsey the woman aged 26-45. The other female entries are all accounted for: Henrietta (14) and Syrena (12) are the two girls aged 10-16; Betsey (7) and Lydia (1 ) are the two girls under ten. I can account for two of the boys under 10: Mark L (7) and Jerome (2). This leaves one boy under 10, two boys 10-16 and the one man aged 16-26 unaccounted for. 1830 Luke is present as a head of household in the 1830 census for Waterborough; the household is listed as having one boy aged under 5, one boy aged 5-10, one boy aged 10-15, one man aged 15-20, one man aged 50-60; one girl aged under 5, one girl aged 5-10, one woman aged 15-20, one woman aged 20-30 and one woman aged 40-50. These entries can be accomodated for just with reference to Luke's immediate family. His son Azro (5) would be the entry 5 and under, son Charles B (7) the entry 5-10, son Jerome (12) the entry 10-15, son Mark L. (19) the entry 15-20; Hannah (1) the entry under 5; Lydia (10) the entry 5-10; Betsey (17) the entry 15-20; Syrena (22) the entry 20-30; wife Betsey (48) would be the woman 40-50. (His parents Eligood and Lucy are once again present in the census as separate entries. Henrietta (24) was presumably married by this time and living on her own.)
There are a number of references to Luke Mills in records of meetings of the Town of Waterborough from 1812-1834. On 6 Apr 1812 he was chosen and sworn as a surveyor of highways and also a Hayward and Fence Viewer. On 5 Apr 1813 he was again elected a surveyor of highways and a Hayward and Fence viewer. On 3 Apr 1815 he was chosen as a surveyor of highways. On 7 Apr 1817 he was chosen as a surveyor of highways and also a Hayward and Fence Viewer. On 4 May 1818 he was again chosen as Hayward and Fence Viewer. On 29 Jan 1820 he was chosen as "Clerk Protempere", where he is also listed as winning the bid to support Sally Hutchings and her youngest child for 98 cents. Chosen as a surveyor of highways again on 15 Mar 1821. On 1 May 1821 he was chosen as a hayward and fence viewer. On 1 Apr 1822 he was chosen as a member of a committee to say when the town poor shall have a doctor; and also chosen as a member of a committee to oversee the construction of a pound. On 7 Apr 1822 he was accepted as Constable and Collector. On 4 Apr 1825 he was voted and sworn a tythingman. On 17 Oct 1825, a town meeting discussed what to do about a certain sum of orders lost when Luke as collector that year; a subsequent meeting on 31 Oct 1825 chose a committee to "settle with Luke Mills," and while the town voted to pay said committee, Luke was made liable for paying any witnesses. On 3 Apr 1826 he was chosen a Hayward and Fenceviewer. On 7 May 1827 he was chosen a tithingman. On 5 May 1828 and 2 Mar 1829 he was chosen as a school agent. On 4 May 1929 he was chosen as a tythingman and a surveyor of lumber. On 22 Oct 1831 he was chosen for a committee to divide repairs on a fence between Samuel Davis and John Whood. On 5 May 1834 he was chosen as surveyor of lumber. On 8 Sep 1834 he was chosen as a juror.
BIOGRAPHICAL ENTRY: "Corinna in War... Luke Mills was a lieutenant of militia during the war of 1812 and was called into service for a short time when Portland was threatened with an attack of the British. This was prior to his residence in Corinna. His father, Eligood Mills, was captain of a merchant ship in the Mediterranean trade before the Revolution and during the war served on a privateer, sailing under letters of marque from the Continental Congress. This vessel was captured on its second voyage by a British frigate and its officers and crew imprisoned at Halifax, N.S. until the end of the war.They were then taken to Boston on a British ship to be released, but were told that the colonies had been subdued, Washington and the members of the Continental Congress hanged, and that they themselves were to be transported to England and hanged for piracy. They believed the story, and Mills and two others escaped, by jumping overboard and swimming three miles to land. They found themselves near a fisherman's cabin at the mouth of the Piscataqua River in New Hampshire. There they first learned that the colonies had gained independence from England. The late Azro Mills recalled hearing his grandfather tell of this incident." (A Brief History of Corinna)
According to (1882) History of Penobscot County, p. 303, he served as a Representative in the lower branch of the [state] legislature.
RECORD OF DEATH "[Deaths] Luke Mills Died March 12 1856" (Eligood Mills sr. family bible)
Luke MILLS and Betsey GOODWIN had the following children:
21 i. Henrietta4 MILLS (1806-1889) 22 ii. Syrena4 MILLS (1808-1853) 23 iii. Mark Laighton4 MILLS (1811-1900) 24 iv. Betsey4 MILLS (1813-1876) 25 v. Jerome B.4 MILLS (1818-) 26 vi. Lydia C.4 MILLS (1820-1888) 27 vii. Charles Blunt4 MILLS (1823-1896) 28 viii. Azro Downs4 MILLS (1825-1912) 29 ix. Hannah Clementine4 MILLS (1829-)
RECORD OF BIRTH: "Births [of children to Eligood]... William Mills March 19, 1784" (Eligood Mills sr. family bible)
RECORD OF BAPTISM: "BAPTISMS AND WHEN ADMINISTERED ...1785 ...Sep. 4. -William, of Eligood mills & Lucy his wife of Limerick." (Woodman, C. "The Records of the Christ Church in Buxton Maine 1763-1817 During the Pastorate of Rev. Paul Coffin, D.D." Picton Press: Camden ME, p. 60.)
He married Mary WOODWARD, daughter of William and Mary nee Johnston Woodward, on 15 Jun 1806 in Waterborough, York Co. ME. She was born on 8 Jan 1786 in Plantation Of Massabesick (Waterborough), York Co. ME. She died on 22 Mar 1877 in Waterborough, York Co., ME and was buried in the Elder Grey Meeting House Cemetery, North Waterborough, York Co. ME. Information about Mary's ancestry located here. Mary's sister, Anna nee WOODWARD GRAY, later testified as being present at the wedding on 15 Jun 1803 [sic]; Mary nee WOODWARD MILLS makes an identical claim (that she was married in 1803) in a declaration of her relationship to William Mills, "sargent and deceased of Waterborough", made for the purpose of laying claim to bounty land awarded to veterans.
RECORD OF MARRIAGE INTENTIONS: "William Mills & Polly Woodward both of Waterboro' Published May 24th 1806." ("Early Vital Records of Waterborough, Maine" New England Genealogical and Historical Register (1936) v. 90, p. 250.)
RECORD OF MARRIAGE: "William Mills & Polly Woodward both of Waterboro Married June 15 1806... The above Two Couple By Benja Warren Esqr." ("Early Vital Records of Waterborough, Maine" New England Genealogical and Historical Register (1936) v. 90, p. 229.)
William Mills served as a sergeant in the War of 1812 in Captain Solomon Stout's Company of Detached Infantry in the Massachusetts Militia, Lieut. Col. J. Spring's Regiment. It was raised in Limington and he served at Saco from 13 Oct 1814 to 13 Nov 1814. Two of his relatives, Elijah Chadbourn and Joseph Woodward, also served in this company. (Photocopy of military record).
CENSUS RECORDS: 1810 William is present as a head of household in the 1810 census for Waterboro; the household is listed as having one man aged 16-26, two girls aged under 10, and one woman aged 16-26. These entries presumably refer to William himself, his daughters Lucy and Mary and his wife Mary. 1820 William is present as a head of household in the 1820 census for Waterboro; the household is listed as having two boys aged under 10, one man aged 26-45, two girls aged under 10, 2 girls aged 10-16, and one woman aged 26 to 45. One person is listed as being engaged in agriculture. These entries presumably refer to his sons William, and Charles, the father William himself; his daughters Sally, Jane, Lucy, Mary and his wife Mary.
RECORD OF DEATH: "[Deaths] William died Aug 14 1824... William Mills died August"(Eligood Mills sr. family bible)
OBITUARY: "DIED... In Waterborough, of a cancer, Mr. William Mills, aged 40." (16 Sep 1824 Weekly Messenger [Boston, MA] p. 4)
GRAVESTONE INSCRIPTION: "Mills, William, d. Aug. 14, 1824, aged 40." Frost, John Eldridge (1965) Waterboro (Maine) Record Book, p. 107.
CENSUS RECORDS: 1830 William's widow Mary is present as a head of household in the 1830 census for Waterboro; the household is listed as having one boy aged 5-10, two boys aged 10-15, one girl aged 5-10, 3 girls aged 10-15 and one woman aged 40-50. These entries presumably refer to her sons James, William, and Charles; her daughters Susan, Sally Jane and Lucy, and Mary herself respectively. It is unclear why her oldest daughter Mary (who was married in 1831) is not present, but she would have been 24 at the time and so is clearly not one of the entries listed above. 1840 Mary is present as a head of household in the 1840 census for Waterboro; the household is listed as having one man aged 15-20, one man aged 20-30, one woman aged 20-30, one woman aged 30-40 and one woman aged 50-60. These entries presumably refer to her sons James and William, her daughters Sally and Lucy, and Mary herself respectively. Susan was married in 1840 and may have been out of the house by this time. 1850 Mary is present in the 1850 census for Waterboro, living with son James Mills, no occupation given, her age is listed as 64 yrs. old, born in Maine. 1860 Mary is present in the 1860 census for Waterboro, living with son James Mills, no occupation given, her age is listed as 74 yrs. old, born in Maine. 1870 Mary is present in the 1870 census for Waterboro, living with son James Mills, "at home" her age is listed as 84 yrs. old, born in Maine.
RECORD OF DEATH: "Molly Wife of William Mills Died March 22 1877 aged 91 yrs. 2 mos. 8 days" (Eligood Mills sr. family bible)
OBITUARY- "MRS. MARY MILLS, died in Waterboro, Me., where she always resided, March 23, aged 91 years 2 months and 14 days. She was left a widow 52 years since, with eight children, which she reared with prayerial solicitude, bearing with and for them the peculiar hardships of their lonely life, till they could care for themselves; then on the old homestead, preserved by her industry and economy, with her youngest son, finished out her long and useful life, leaving her many friends a satisfactory evidence that her religious life was a success. Truly 'The memory of the just is blessed.' P. Smith." (The Morning Star, Boston and Chicago, 23 May 1877, v. LII, no. 21.)
GRAVESTONE INSCRIPTION: "Mary, w. William Mills, d. Mar. 22, 1877, aged 91 yrs. 2 mos. 4 das." Frost, John Eldridge (1965) Waterboro (Maine) Record Book, p. 107.
William MILLS and Mary WOODWARD had the following children:
30 i. Mary4 MILLS (1806-) 31 ii. Lucy4 MILLS (1809-1872) 32 iii. Jane Woodward4 MILLS (1812-1902) 33 iv. Sally4 MILLS (1814-1896) 34 v. Charles B.4 MILLS (1816-1883) 35 vi. William4 MILLS Jr. (1818-1912) 36 vii. Susan D.4 MILLS (1821-1904) 37 viii. James4 MILLS (1823-1905)
RECORD OF BIRTH: "Births [of children to Eligood]... Lydia Mills May 4, 1786" (Eligood Mills sr. family bible)
RECORD OF BAPTISM: "BAPTISMS AND WHEN ADMINISTERED ...1786 ...Aug. 6. -Lydia, of Eligood mills & Lucy of Limerick." (Woodman, C. "The Records of the Christ Church in Buxton Maine 1763-1817 During the Pastorate of Rev. Paul Coffin, D.D." Picton Press: Camden ME, p. 61.)
She married Elijah CHADBOURN, son of Paul CHADBOURN & Joanna YEATON, on 22 Dec 1808 in Limerick, York Co. ME. He was born on 4 Jun 1786 in Coxhall, York Co. ME. He was baptized on 23 Jul 1790 in Second Church Of Berwick, York Co. ME. He died on 29 Apr 1833 in Waterborough, York Co. ME and was buried in the Old Chadbourn Cemetery, North Waterborough, York Co. ME. Elijah was a farmer. "Elijah had been a seafaring man before his marriage, and was in the War of 1812. His father gave him a farm adjoining his own in Lyman, where Elijah built his house and spent the latter part of his life in farming and lumbering." (See Bacon, E. C. (1994), The Chadbourne Family in America: A Genealogy. Camden, ME: Picton Press for additional details regarding Elijah's ancestry and their descendants.)
RECORD OF BIRTH: "These are the names of the Children that are born unto Paul Chadbourn and his wife Joanna Chadbourn and their Beths-Namely... Elijah was Born June the 4th in the year 1786." ("Vital Records of Lyman ME" New England Genealogical and Historical Register v. 95, pp. 86-7.)
RECORD OF BAPTISM: "July 23 [1790] Elijah son of Paul & Joanna Chadbourne." ("Records of the Second Church of Berwick, ME" New England Genealogical and Historical Register p. 222.)
RECORD OF INTENTION TO MARRY: "Elijah Chadborn & Lydia Mills both of Waterboro' Decr. 1st 1808." ("Early Vital Records of Waterborough, Maine" New England Genealogical and Historical Register v. 90 (1936), p. 252.)
CENSUS RECORDS: 1810 Elijah Chadbourn appears in the 1810 census for Waterborough, York Co. ME -listed as 16-26, one girl aged under 10 years of age, and one woman aged 16-26. 1820 Elijah Chadbourn appears in the 1820 census for Waterborough, York Co. ME -listed as 26-45 years old, with a woman 26-45, two sons aged 10 and under, three daughters aged under 10 years of age, 1 person engaged in agriculture. 1830 Elijah Chadbourn appears in the 1830 census for Waterborough, York Co. ME. Listing includes one son aged 10-15, one son aged 15-20, one man aged 40-50; one daughter under 5, two daughters 5-10, two daughterd aged 15-20, and a wife aged 40-50.
There are a few references to Elijah among the minutes of Waterborough Town Meetings. On 7 Apr 1817 Elijah was chosen as a surveyor of highways. On 1 May 1821 he was chosen as a hayward and fence viewer. On 1 Apr 1822 he was chosen as bondsman for the constable and collector. On 8 Sep 1823 he was chosen and sworn as a surveyor of highways. On 2 May 1831 he "bid off" one of the town's orphans, Holmes Welch until he(Holmes) is fourteen years of age for thirty seven dollars.
RECORD OF DEATH: "[Deaths] Elijah Chadbourne Died April. 29, 1833 Aged 47 years." (Eligood Mills sr. family bible)
RECORD OF DEATH: "[Deaths] Lydia Mills Chadbourne September 1, 1841 ...Lydia Chadbourne Died September 1 1841 ... Lydia wife of Elijah Died Sept. 1st 1841 Aged 57 years." (Eligood Mills sr. family bible)
Lydia MILLS and Elijah CHADBOURN had the following children:
38 i. Joanna4 CHADBOURN (1810-1841) 39 ii. James Mills4 CHADBOURN (1812-1893) 40 iii. Eveline4 CHADBOURN (1814-1868) 41 iv. Daniel Sedgley4 CHADBOURN (1817-1904) 42 v. Lucy Ann4 CHADBOURN (1820-1842) 43 vi. Lydia4 CHADBOURN (1823-) 44 vii. Sally B.4 CHADBOURN (1824-) 45 viii. Elijah W.4 CHADBOURN (1830-1853)
RECORD OF BIRTH: "Births [of children to Eligood]... John Mills Decemb 6 1789" (Eligood Mills sr. family bible)
He married Martha RIDLON, daughter of Thomas RIDLON & Martha -, on 31 Dec 1810 in (Phillipsburgh) Hollis, York Co. ME. She was born on 19 Oct 1786 in Hollis, York Co. ME. She is buried in the Eaton Cemetery, Eaton, Carroll Co. NH.
RECORD OF BIRTH: "Martha Ridlon, daughter of Thomas and Martha Ridlon b. 19 Oct 1786" (Town of Hollis, York County Maine Town Book Births)
RECORD OF INTENTION TO MARRY: "John Mills of Waterboroh & Miss Martha Ridlon [of] Phillipsburgh 15 Decr. 1810." ("Early Vital Records of Waterborough, Maine" New England Genealogical and Historical Register v. 90 (1936), p. 253.); "Mr. John Mills of Waterborough & Miss Martha Ridlon of Phillipsburg. Phillipsburg. Decembr 15th 1810." (Records of the Town of Hollis, York County Maine Town Book 1781-1813).
RECORD OF MARRIAGE: "Marriages solemnized in the town of Hollis... Dec. 31st [1810] Mr. John Mills to Miss Martha Ridlon by me Timothy Hudson." (Records of the Town of Hollis, York County Maine Town Book 1781-1813)
RECORD OF DEATH: "[Deaths] John Mills died June 3 1842" (written twice in the Eligood Mills sr. family bible)
John MILLS and Martha RIDLON had the following children:
46 i. Betsey4 MILLS (1811-1900) 47 ii. Rachel Jane4 MILLS (1813-1906) 48 iii. James Evelyn4 MILLS (1815-1888) 49 iv. Eunice M.4 MILLS (1816-1914) 50 v. John4 MILLS (1818-1864) 51 vi. Adaline W.4 MILLS (1820-1840) 52 vii. Martha R.4 MILLS (1823-1906) 53 viii. Lucy G.4 MILLS (1826-1907) 54 ix. William G.4 MILLS (1828-1862) x. Rebecca4 MILLS She was born on 9 Jun 1831 and died 8 Sep 1831 in Eaton, Strafford (now Carroll) Co. NH. 55 xi. Charles P.4 MILLS (1835-1931)
RECORD OF BIRTH: "Births [of children to Eligood]... James Mills Aug 23, 1792" (Eligood Mills sr. family bible)
He married Patience CARLE on 3 Jul 1817 in Waterborough, York Co. ME. She was born ca. 1794. She died ca. 1883.
RECORD OF INTENTION TO MARRY: "Mr. James Mills of Norridgewook & Patience Carle of Waterboro June 14th 1817." ("Early Vital Records of Waterborough, Maine" New England Genealogical and Historical Register v. 90 (1936), p. 237.)
RECORD OF MARRIAGE: "Mr. James Mills of Norridgewook & Patience Carle of Waterboro July 3rd 1817... the above three Coples Joined By Danl Chadbourne Esq. Received by me Daniel Smith T Clerk." ("Early Vital Records of Waterborough, Maine" New England Genealogical and Historical Register v. 90 (1936), p. 238.)
RECORD OF DEATH: "[Deaths] James Mills died Dec 5 1883" (Eligood Mills sr. family bible)
James MILLS and Peace CARLE had the following children:
56 i. Harriet Newell4 MILLS (1821-1897) 57 ii. Barnett Crumley4 MILLS (1823-1903)
RECORD OF BAPTISM: "Leighton, Luke, son of Paul, Mar. 9, 1766" ("Records of the South Church of Portsmouth, N.H., Baptisms and Admissions in the Ministry of Samuel Haven, 1752-1806", New England Genealogical and Historical Register (1928), p. 45).
Luke Leighton is listed as a head of a household in the 1790 census for Portsmouth Town, Rockingham Co. (p. 80). In addition to himself he is listed as having 2 free white females. These entries presumably refer to his wife and perhaps a daughter.
Luke Mills Leighton had the following children (except as indicated, all of the following records of baptisms were taken from "Records of the South Church of Portsmouth, N.H., Baptisms and Admissions in the Ministry of Samuel Haven, 1752-1806", New England Historical and Genealogical Register (1928) p. 45):
i. Deborah4 LEIGHTON. She was baptized on 31 Oct 1790.
ii. John4 LEIGHTON. He was baptized on 2 Apr 1792 and
buried on 1 Sep 1792 ("Records of the South Church of
Portsmouth, N.H., Funerals in the Ministry of Samuel
Haven, 1752-1806", New England Historical and
Genealogical Register (1928) p. 412).
iii. Luke Mills4 LEIGHTON. He was baptized on 4 Aug 1793.
iv. Charles4 LEIGHTON. He was baptized on 29 Sep 1794.
v. Edward4 LEIGHTON. He was baptized on 18 Oct 1795.
vi. John4 LEIGHTON. He was baptized in Jan 1797.
vii. Charles Edward4 LEIGHTON. He was baptized on 24 Nov 1799.
viii. Mary4 LEIGHTON. She was baptized on 13 Jan 1801.
ix. Alexander4 LEIGHTON. He was baptized on 25 Oct 1807.
("Records of the South Church of Portsmouth, N.H.
Baptisms recorded by Deacon Marshall while the Parish
was Vacant 1806-1808" New England Historical and
Genealogical Register (1928) p. 416.)
14. Preserved Brayton4 MILLS (Joseph3, Elligood2, Luke1). He was born on 2 Jan 1803 in Waterborough, York Co. ME. He married Jane LUNT on 18 May 1827 in Bangor, Penobscot Co. ME. They had the following children:
58 i. James Ellison5 MILLS ii. James Cohoon5 MILLS. He was born on 2 Apr 1828 and died on 26 Aug 1829. iii. Miranda Helen5 MILLS. She was born on 6 Mar 1830 and died on 30 Oct 1854. iv. Ford Whitman5 MILLS. He was born and died on 30 Apr 1832. v. Preserved Brayton5 MILLS Jr.. He was born on 9 Apr 1835 and died on 1 Nov 1841. vi. Hiram Francis5 MILLS Jr.. He was born on 1 Nov 1836 in Bangor, ME and died on 4 Oct 1921. He married Elizabeth Worcester on 8 Oct 1873, but left no issue. vii. Abner Hollowell5 MILLS. He was born on 22 Mar 1842 and died on 4 Jun 1842. viii. Maria Moulton5 MILLS. She was born on 17 Aug 1843 and died on 9 Jul 1856. ix. Emily Houston5 MILLS. She was born on 13 Jun 1845 and died on 15 Oct 1845.
15. Lucy Garland4 MILLS (Joseph3, Elligood2, Luke1). She married Edward ELLISON on 11 Jan 1839 in Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland Co. ME. They are buried in the family plot on Mt. Hope. They had the following children:
59 i. Sarah Elizabeth5 ELLISON (-1930) 60 ii. Mary Harris5 ELLISON (1839-1917)
16. Miriam Hannaford4 MILLS (Joseph3, Elligood2, Luke1). She was born on 23 Nov 1815 and died on 17 Apr 1899 in Castine, Hancock Co. ME. She married Nathaniel PERKINS, son of Amos and Ruth nee Wardwell Perkins, on 27 Sep 1837. He was born on 17 Sep 1808 in Brooksville, Hancock Co. ME. He died on 6 Oct 1889. They had the following children:
i. Maria5 PERKINS. She was born in 1838 in Brooksville, Hancock Co. ME and died ca. 1850. ii. Phoebe Jarvis5 PERKINS. She was born on 9 Apr 1839 in Brooksville, Hancock Co. ME and died in Auburn, Androscoggin Co. ME ca. 1911. iii. John Douglas5 PERKINS. He was born on 15 Mar 1841 in Brooksville, Hancock Co. ME and died on 7 Feb 1917 in Franklin, Hancock Co. ME. iv. Brayton M.5 PERKINS. He was born on 6 Nov 1846. v. Francis C.5 PERKINS vi. Mary J.5 PERKINS. She was born on 4 Feb 1851 and died on 21 Nov 1853. vii. Manning Ellis5 PERKINS. He was born on 28 Sep 1854.
17. Luke Samuel4 MILLS (Joseph3, Elligood2, Luke1). He was born on 23 Nov 1820 in Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland Co. ME and died on 30 Jan 1895. He first married Lueser S. COMINS, on 9 May 1846 in Eddington, Penobscot Co. ME. He second married Mary E. DOUGLAS on 28 Oct 1854 in Eddington, Penobscot Co. ME
RECORD OF BIRTH: "Eligood Mills & Sally his Wife: William born March 18th 1804." (Town records of Hollis, York Co. ME.)
He married Sarah SARGENT on 18 Jan 1838. She was born on 24 Jun 1811. She died ca. 1901 and was buried in the Waugh Cemetery, Levant, Penobscot Co. ME.
"There is a lady in Hallowell Maine who is a direct descendant of Eligood's oldest son William. Her name is Clara Bowen. 177 Second St. She and she has published a book on William Mills and his wife Sarah Sargent." (Hiram Mills).
William Mills and Sally Sargent had the following children:
61 i. William Judson5 MILLS (1842-1910) ii. Jane Lunt5 MILLS. She was born in 1841 and died on 4 Jul 1904 in Levant, ME. She married Adoniram Judson WING. They had children.
RECORD OF BIRTH: "Eligood Mills & Sally his Wife... Luke [born] May 19th 1805." (Town records of Hollis, York Co. ME.)
He married Esther CHASE on 28 Jun 1835 in Corinth, Penobscot Co. ME. She was born on 20 Mar 1811 in Waterborough, York, Co. ME. She died on 8 Feb 1880 in Levant, Penobscot Co. ME and is buried in the Waugh Cemetery, Levant, Penobscot Co. ME.
GRAVESTONE INSCRIPTION- "[Esther] This grass holds but the casket, the sun shines in heaven".
GRAVESTONE INSCRIPTION- "[Luke] Here I lay my burden down, change the cross into a crown".
Luke MILLS and Esther CHASE had the following children:
62 i. Sarah5 MILLS (1836-1918) 63 ii. Melville C.5 MILLS (1838-1904) 64 iii. George G.5 MILLS (1840-) 65 iv. Martha A.5 MILLS (1843-1897) 66 v. Rossana A.5 MILLS (1845-1897) 67 vi. Charles W.5 MILLS (1848-) 68 vii. Hiram N.5 MILLS (1851-1883)
Stephen MILLS and Rebecca Jane PHILBROOK had the following children:
69 i. Lucy J.5 MILLS (1859-).
21. Henrietta4 MILLS (Luke3, Elligood2, Luke1). She was born on 29 Aug 1806 in ME. She married Samuel WEBBER Jr., son of Samuel WEBBER & Hannah ALLEN, on 24 Apr 1828 in Waterborough, York Co. ME. He was born on 23 May 1800 in Waterborough, York Co. ME. He was ship's captain and later a miller. He also served as a selectman for Waterboro during 1836-7 and also from 1847-8. Information on her husband's ancestry and her descendants is available here.
She married John Blaisdell COPP, son of Roger COPP and Abigail BLAISDELL, on 9 Jun 1833 in Waterborough, York Co. ME. He was born on 3 Apr 1811 in Lebanon, York Co. ME. He died on 10 Nov 1855 in Flushing, MI.
RECORD OF MARRIAGE: "MARRIED. In Waterborough, 9th inst. by Elder E. Libby, Mr. John Copp, of Chandlerville to Miss Syrena Mills, of W." (The Morning Star, Limerick, ME, 20 Jun 1833.)
Syrena MILLS and John Blaisdell COPP had the following children:
70 i. Oren5 COPP 71 ii. John Scott5 COPP (1843-1896) 72 iii. Charles Mills5 COPP 73 iv. Isadore5 COPP
74 i. Nellie Emma5 MILLS
Mark Laighton MILLS married (2) Sarah nee - WALKER.
She married Samuel COPP, son of Roger COPP & Abigail BLAISDELL, 29 Dec 1838 in Penobscot Co. ME. He was from Corinna, Penobscot Co. ME and served as a selectman, a constable, a tax collector and town treasurer.
Betsey MILLS and Samuel COPP had the following children:
75 i. Amanda5 COPP
Jerome B. MILLS and Emeline SOUTHARD had the following children:
76 i. William Franklin5 MILLS (1849-1941) ii. Thomas5 MILLS. He was born 3 Mar 1849 in IL and died ca. 1922. iii. Warren5 MILLS. He was born 15 Aug 1857 in IL and died 16 Jun 1927 in Stroud, Lincoln Co. OK. 77 iv. Lora Ellen5 MILLS (1859-1900) 78 v. Isadora5 MILLS (1860-1948)
79 i. Havilah Marcena5 RACKLIFFE (b. 1844) 80 ii. Emaline H.5 RACKLIFFE (b. 1846) 81 iii. John Barzilla5 RACKLIFFE (b. 1848) 82 iv. Hasea Ballou5 RACKLIFFE (b. 1849) v. Clementina C. RACKLIFFE (b. 17 Mar 1852 d. 19 Apr 1861)
He married Anna MORRISON, the daughter of John M. and Anna (Littlefield) Morrison, on 18 Mar 1851. She was born on 10 Jul 1826 in Sanford, York Co. ME.
Charles Blunt MILLS and Anna MORRISON had the following children:
83 i. Hannah Maria5 MILLS (1852-1887) 84 ii. Charles A.5 MILLS (1854-1892) 85 iii. Anna A.5 MILLS (1854-1854) 86 iv. Cynthia Rowena5 MILLS (1856-) 87 v. Martha C.5 MILLS (1858-1934) 88 vi. Mary Emmaline5 MILLS (1858-1895) 89 vii. Arthur J.5 MILLS (1860-1875) 90 viii. Elmer L. J.5 MILLS (1863-1900) 91 ix. Kittie C.5 MILLS (1865-1900) 92 x. Alice N.5 MILLS (1868-1887)
He married Martha Ann FOSS, the daughter of Daniel and Lovina (Peary) Foss, ca. 1848. She was born ca. 1830. She died ca. 1912.
Azro Downs MILLS and Martha Ann FOSS had the following children:
93 i. Alberta C.5 MILLS (1850-) ii. Eva5 MILLS iii. Fred5 MILLS
i. Azro5 CLARK
RECORD OF BIRTH: "A record of the birth of the Children of William Mills & his Mary Mills... Mary Mills born Novr. 3rd 1806." ("Early Vital Records of Waterborough, Maine" New England Genealogical and Historical Register v. 90 (1936), p. 319.)
She married Abram BICKFORD on 18 Oct 1831 in Waterborough, York Co. ME.
RECORD OF MARRIAGE INTENTIONS: "Mr. Abram Bickford of Scarborough and Miss Mary Mills of Waterborough September 4, 1831."("Early Vital Records of Waterborough, Maine" New England Genealogical and Historical Register v. 90 (1936), p. 331.)
RECORD OF MARRIAGE: "Mr. Abraham Bickford of Scarborough and Miss Mary Mills of Waterborough was Joined in Marriage 18 Oct 1831.... the above four Couple were Joined in Marriage by Elder James Grey Recorded by Henry Hobbs Town Clerk." ("Early Vital Records of Waterborough, Maine" New England Genealogical and Historical Register v. 91 (1936), p. 23.)
They had five children.
RECORD OF BIRTH: "A record of the birth of the Children of William Mills & his Mary Mills... Lucy Mills born Augt. 16 1809." ("Early Vital Records of Waterborough, Maine" New England Genealogical and Historical Register v. 90 (1936), p. 319.)
She had at least one daughter.
RECORD OF BIRTH: "A record of the birth of the Children of William Mills & his Mary Mills... Jane Mills born June 12 1812." ("Early Vital Records of Waterborough, Maine" New England Genealogical and Historical Register v. 90 (1936), p. 319.)
She married Jacob Hooper BRADEEN on 5 Jul 1835 in the Free Will Baptist Church of Waterborough, York Co. ME. He was born on 9 Jun 1807 in ME. He died on 10 Dec 1896 in Waterboro, York Co. ME and was buried in the Elder Grey Meeting House Cemetery in North Waterboro York Co. ME. He was a farmer.
RECORD OF MARRIAGE INTENTIONS: "Mr. Jacob Bradeen and Miss Jane Mills both of Waterborough Intend Marriage entered June 7th 1835."("Early Vital Records of Waterborough, Maine" New England Genealogical and Historical Register v. 90 (1936), p. 335.)
RECORD OF MARRIAGE: "Mr. Jacob Bradeen & Miss Jane Mills both of Waterborough was Joined in Marriage 5th July 1835 by Elder James Gray Recorded August 3rd 1835." ("Early Vital Records of Waterborough, Maine" New England Genealogical and Historical Register v. 91 (1936), p. 24.)
Jane Woodward MILLS and Jacob Hooper BRADEEN had the following children:
94 i. Melissa J.5 BRADEEN (1836-1917) 95 ii. Alonzo J.5 BRADEEN (1838-1919) 96 iii. Rev. Franklin C.5 BRADEEN (1840-) iv. Ansel R.5 BRADEEN. He was born on 5 Jun 1844 in ME. v. Coradon A.5 BRADEEN. He was born ca. 1845 in ME. vi. Niles Richard5 BRADEEN. He was born on 4 Mar 1848 in ME. He was a painter. vii. George A.5 BRADEEN. He was born c. 1850 and died on 7 Oct 1866. He is buried in the Elder Grey Cemetery, North Waterborough, York Co. ME. viii. Henry L.5 BRADEEN. He was born ca. 1852 in ME and died on 6 Apr 1938. He is buried in the Elder Grey Cemetery, North Waterborough, York Co. ME.
RECORD OF BIRTH: "A record of the birth of the Children of William Mills & his Mary Mills... Sally Mills born April 28 1814." ("Early Vital Records of Waterborough, Maine" New England Genealogical and Historical Register v. 90 (1936), p. 319.)
She married Charles KNIGHTS. He was born ca. 1820 in ME. He was a farmer. They had the following children:
i. William M.5 KNIGHTS. He was born ca. 1841 in ME. ii. Ellen M.5 KNIGHTS. She was born ca. 1844 in ME. iii. Orville5 KNIGHTS. He was born ca. 1846 in ME. iv. Clarence H.5 KNIGHTS. He was born ca. 1849 in ME.
RECORD OF BIRTH: "A record of the birth of the Children of William Mills and his Mary Mills... Charles Mills born June 30 1816." ("Early Vital Records of Waterborough, Maine" New England Genealogical and Historical Register v. 90 (1936), p. 319.)
He married Sally (aka Sarah) C. KNIGHT on 12 May 1839 in the Free Will Baptist Church of Waterborough, York Co. ME. She was born on 22 Sep 1818 in ME. She died on 23 Dec 1900 in Waterboro, York Co. ME.
RECORD OF MARRIAGE INTENTIONS: "Mr. Charles Knight & Miss Sally Mills both of Waterboro Novm 9th 1839." ("Early Vital Records of Waterborough, Maine" New England Genealogical and Historical Register v. 91 (1936), p. 31.)
RECORD OF MARRIAGE: "Mr. Charles Mills & Mis Sally Knight both of Waterboro were Joined in Marriage May 12th 1839 by Elder James Gray." ("Early Vital Records of Waterborough, Maine" New England Genealogical and Historical Register v. 91 (1936), p. 26.)
Record of Assessment of Taxes for Town of Waterborough 1893 "C. B. Mills, heirs of the farm where they reside on easterly side of Bradeen's Ridge Road. Acres: 20 or 120."
RECORD OF DEATH: "Mills, Charles B., June 30, 1816-Jan. 3, 1883." (Frost, John Eldridge (1965) Waterboro (Maine) Record Book, p. 48.)
RECORD OF DEATH: "South Waterboro. Mrs. Sarah Mills, an aged lady, died last Friday evening after a long illness. The funeral occurred Monday afternoon." (Biddeford Record 4 Jan 1901.)
Charles MILLS and Sarah (aka Sally) KNIGHT had the following children:
i. Miranda E.5 MILLS. She was born on 17 Mar 1840. She died on 25 Dec 1841 in Waterboro, York Co. ME. ii. Miranda E.5 MILLS. She was born 1843 in ME and married George V. Mills Jr. iii. Mary S.5 MILLS. She was born 1846 or 1847 and died 21 Jun 1925. She married John Lord. iv. Maria5 MILLS. She married Nathaniel Goodwin. 97 v. Louise P.5 MILLS (1849-) 98 vi. Emily A.5 MILLS (1856-1896) vii. Anna Frances 5 MILLS was born ca. 1860 and married Frank W. Littlefield. OBITUARY:"Mrs. Anna Littlefield, widow of Frank Littlefield, 75, died at her home Saturday morning aftera lingering illness. Mrs. Littlefield had been a great sufferer for many years, unable to walk, but in her wheel chair she had a smile for all those who called at the home to see her. She sat hour by
hour in her chair and did the most lovely fancy work, although her hands were badly out of shape caused by rheumatism. She leaves to mourn her loss a daughter, Mrs. Ethel Warren, a granddaughter,
Miss Ernerstine Warren, besides other relatives. Private funeral services were held from the home Tuesday afternoon at 1 oÕclock. "(1936 Sanford Tribune Advocate)
RECORD OF BIRTH: "A record of the birth of the Children of William Mills & his Mary Mills... William Mills Jr. July 9th 1818." ("Early Vital Records of Waterborough, Maine" New England Genealogical and Historical Register v. 90 (1936), p. 319.)
He married Catherine DAVIS, daughter of Moses DAVIS & Deborah MCKINSEY, on 25 Apr 1844 in Waterborough, York Co. ME. She was born ca. 1820 in Columbia, ME. She died on 9 Dec 1893 in Saco, York Co. ME and is buried in Dunstan Cemetery, Scarborough, York Co. ME.
OBITUARY - "OLDEST CITIZEN PASSES AWAY. William Mills of Saco Dies at Great Age. On Wednesday, February 28 [1913] at his home on the outer Portland road, Saco, occurred the death of William Mills, who was probably the oldest citizen of Saco at the time of his death. His age was 93 years, seven months and 19 days. Death was due to old age. He had had very good health for years past and began to show signs of approaching death comparatively recently. Mr. Mills was born in Waterboro, the son of William and Mary (Woodward) Mills. His occupation for the greater part of his life was farming and he had lived at the place of his death for many years. Good care of himself and a healthful occupation contributed in large measure to his long life, though he must have had an excellent constitution. For quite a good many years past he had been unable to work because of his great age and bodily weakness, but being fortunate in having a good home and tender care, he passed the last years of his life in comfort and free from worry. He made his home with his grandson, Edgar E. Mills, who conducts a large farm on the Portland road not far from the Flag Pond road. A son of deceased died some years ago. Mr. Mills was a man highly respected by all his neighbors and acquaintances. Though he had been out of active life for a long time and his death is doubtless a release from the infirmities of great age, his passing will be heard of with sorrow. He was a kind husband and father and as an inmate of the household of his grandson was greatly beloved. He will be missed as much as any active member of the family could be. Mr. Mills is survived by one son and many relatives in this section. The funeral will be held at the home of the grandson, Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock."
William MILLS jr. and Catherine DAVIS had the following children:
99 i. Eugene5 MILLS (1845-1909) 100 ii. Sarah F.5 MILLS (1847-1864) iii. William5 MILLS. He was born ca. 1850 in Waterborough, York Co. ME.
RECORD OF BIRTH: "A record of the birth of the Children of William Mills and his Mary Mills... Susan D. Mills Jan 16 1821." ("Early Vital Records of Waterborough, Maine" New England Genealogical and Historical Register v. 90 (1936), p. 319.)
She married Lemuel MERRILL, son of William MERRILL and Mary RICH, on 18 Apr 1840. He was born on 3 Oct 1808 in ME and died on 25 Jul 1881. He was a farmer and a lumberer. He also served on the Buxton board of selectmen and was a member of the Free Will Baptist Church in Buxton, where he served as Deacon for several years.
Susan D. MILLS and Lemuel MERRILL had the following children:
101 i. Sarah C.5 MERRILL (1843-) ii. M. Lamantha5 MERRILL. She was born ca. 24 Jan 1846 in ME. She died on 25 Oct 1866. iii. William James5 MERRILL. He was born on 30 Dec 1850 in ME. 102 iv. Albert Z.5 MERRILL (1852-) 103 v. Lemuel E.5 Llewellyn MERRILL (1857-)
RECORD OF BIRTH: "A record of the birth of the Children of William Mills & his Mary Mills... James Mills Oct 3 1823." ("Early Vital Records of Waterborough, Maine" New England Genealogical and Historical Register v. 90 (1936), p. 319.)
He first married Dorcas WEBBER, daughter of Edmund and Fannie nee Skillings Webber, on 12 Sep 1850 in Free Will Baptist Church, Waterborough, York Co. ME. She was born on 16 Sep 1821 in Waterborough, York Co. ME. She died on 21 Apr 1890 in Waterborough, York Co. ME and was buried on 23 Apr 1890 in the Elder Grey Meeting House Cemetery in North Waterboro, York Co. ME.. She was a member of the Free-Will Baptist Church, Waterborough, York Co. ME. Here's a photograph of Dorcas Webber Mills flanked by two of her daughters, Lizzy and Fanny. Further information about Dorcus WEBBER's parentage, and in particular her WEBBER ancestry, is located here.
RECORD OF MARRIAGE INTENTIONS: "Mr. James Mills and Miss Dorcas Webber both of Waterborough Intentions of Marriage Entered August 18 1850. Joseph Allen, Town Clerk." (Town Records of Waterboro, ME, Book 3, p. 293.)
RECORD OF MARRIAGE: "Married Sept. 12, 1850 by James Gray Mr. James Mills to Miss Dorcas Webber both of Waterboro James Gray Attest James Allen, Town Clerk" (Town Records of Waterboro, ME, Book 3, p. 500. According to Clayton's History of York ME p. 392, Elder James Gray was a minister of the Free-Will Baptist Church of Waterboro, ME.)
The 1856 map of Waterborough, York Co. ME has a house designated as "J. Mills" in North Waterboro on a northern extension of Chadbourne Ridge Road leading to Edgecomb's bridge. Comparison of what remains at this site and landscape features depicted in a painting made of the house prior to the fire that destroyed it suggests it is one and the same as this James Mills' homestead. Here's a photograph of a portrait of his house.
RECORD OF DEATH: "His [James Mills] wife Dorcas Webber Mills died Apr. 21 1890" (Eligood Mills sr. family bible); "My Mother's Bible 1864 A more faithful wife and mother Never to a home was given Now our family bond is broken Now the household group is riven But above in realms of safety Angels guard our own loved one And we now would part with patience till like her we hear well done God be praised. No. Waterborough April 21st 1890." (Dorcas Webber Mill's bible) [With the exceptions of the first and last lines, the second passage appears on her gravestone.]
OBITUARY: "County Correspondence... North Waterboro... Mrs. James Mills, who has been in very feeble health for quite a number of years, died the 21st inst. and was buried in the Wednesday following Rev. F.C. Bradeen officiating at the funeral."(2 May 1890 The Biddeford Weekly Journal)
RECORD OF HER FUNERAL: "[April 20] Fine day. Dorcas Mills died. [April 23] Fair. Went to the funeral of Dorcas Mills." (Jim Frank Chadbourne's diary, with entries from 1 Jan 1890 to end of December 1893.)
James MILLS and Dorcas WEBBER had the following children:
104 i. Amanda Jane5 MILLS (1853-1919) 105 ii. Fannie O.5 MILLS (1855-1949) 106 iii. Mary Elizabeth5 MILLS (1859-1924)Here's a photograph of the three Mills daughters, Amanda, Fanny and Lizzy.
Record of Assessment of Taxes for Town of Waterborough 1893: "James Mills: #1) Farm where he resides on both sides of Bradeen's Ridge Road [same as Chadbourne's Ridge Road, the name has gone back and forth over the years according to Linda Hanscom]. Acres: 45. #2) Wood lot bounded by land of S. E. Lewis, E. Hobson, J. E. Brown, and heirs of E. Huff. Acres: 20. [That land was probably out in back of his house, knowing Sam Lewis lived down Lewis Lane] #3) River lot bounded by land of J. M. Chadbourne heirs, George Mills, and Little Ossipee River. Acres: 10. #4) Outlet lot, bounded by outlet lands of A. Tucker, S. & A. Knights. Acres: 5. Also a horse at $25, oxen at $85, 3 cows at $60, 2-year-old at $24, swine at $ [illegible], 5 sheep at $15, 1-year-old at $40." [Comments in brackets from Linda Hanscom]
James MILLS second married Almira B. nee SANBORN, widow of John KNIGHTS and daughter of Daniel and Almira nee Blake Sanborn, on 5 Jan 1901 in Hollis, York Co. ME. It was her third marriage. She was born ca. 1826 in Waterboro, York Co. ME and died on 27 Mar 1905 and is buried in the J. Sanborn Cemetery, Waterboro, York Co. ME.
MARRIAGE NOTICE: "James Mills and Mrs. Almira Knights were united in marriage Dec. 29 by Rev. Frank Bradeen officiating. We wish the bride and groom happiness." and "James Mills and Mrs. Almira Knights were married Jan. 5 by Rev. Frank Bradeen." (18 Jan 1901 The Biddeford Record)
RECORD OF DEATH"James Mills died in Waterboro Mar. 17 1905" (Eligood Mills sr. family bible) ; "James Mills died March 17, 1905." (Dorcas Webber Mill's bible)
OBITUARY: "North Waterboro...James Wells [sic] died very suddenly Friday night, aged 81 years. His whole life had been spent here, and he was greatly respected by all. He is survived by an aged wife and three daughters, Mrs. Edwin Fluent and Mrs. Ivory McDaniel of Hollis and Mrs. Charles Cook of South Boston. The funeral services were held Monday at the Gray [sic] meeting house. Rev. Mr. Michell of South Waterboro officating. The burial service of the Masonic order of which he was a member was used." (24 Mar 1905 The Sanford Tribune and Advocate p. 2)
ESTATE NOTICES: "JAMES MILLS late of Waterboro, deceased. Petition by Amanda J. Fluent, that Edwin A. Fluent may be appointed administrator; also petition that administration thereon be granted to John H. Chase or some other suitable person, presented by Almira B. Mills." (14 Apr 1905 Biddeford Weekly Journal v. lxi, no. 23 p. 2; 21 Apr no. 24 p. 8). [Almira B. Mills, James second wife, died while his estate was intestate, explaining why both she and her stepdaughter petitioned for administration.] "NOTICE-The subscriber hereby gives notice that he has been duly appointed administrator of the estate of JAMES MILLS, late of Hollis, in the County of York, deceased, and given bond, as the law directs. All persons having demands against the estate of said, deceased, are desired to present the same for settlement, and all indebted thereto are requested to make payment immediately. EDWIN A. FLUENT. Waterboro, Me. June 9, 1905." (30 Jun 1905 The Biddeford Weekly Journal v. lxi, no. 34 p. 2. A similar notice appears in the Jul 7, 14, 21 and 28 issues, with the description of James Mills corrected to read "of Waterboro.")
"A certain parcel of land on the homestead of late James Mills of Waterboro bounded as follows- Beginning at the stone wall at the northeast corner of the family cemetery thence northwesterly about 14 rods to the road thence south ["westerly" scratched out] about 9 rods thence south easterly about 14 rods thence north easterly 9 rods to place of beginning." [Note found among James's daughter Lizzie Mills Cook's belongings. A rod is 16.5 ft. in length.]
i. Ivory R.5 SINCLAIR. He was born on 13 Dec 1834. He died on 19 Apr 1865 in Boston. 107 ii. John5 SINCLAIR (1857-)
He married Mary GRAY, daughter of Elder James and Anna nee Woodward Gray, on 3 Aug 1835 in Waterborough, York Co. ME. She was born on 30 Nov 1813 in Waterborough, York Co. ME. She died on 11 Apr 1886 and was buried in the Elder Grey Meeting House Cemetery, North Waterborough, York Co. ME.
James Mills CHADBOURN and Mary GRAY had the following children:
108 i. Lydia A.5 CHADBOURNE (1836-1872)) 109 ii. Nathan5 CHADBOURNE (1838-1865)) 110 iii. Olive Burrill5 CHADBOURNE (1841-1902) 111 iv. Albra G.5 CHADBOURNE (1846-1926) 112 v. Ella Hortense5 CHADBOURNE 113 vi. James Franklin5 CHADBOURNE vii. Adelia M.5 CHADBOURNE. She was born on 26 Apr 1852. She died on 30 Aug 1853. viii. Elijah William5 CHADBOURNE. He was born on 2 Jan 1854. He died on 11 Oct 1855.
She married Horace NASON on 13 Oct 1839 in Lyman, York Co. ME. He was born ca. 1814. He was baptized on 11 Jul 1858 at the Old Corner Church, Waterboro, York Co. ME. He died on 18 Jun 1874 and was buried in the Old Chadbourn Cemetery, North Waterboro, York Co. ME.
Eveline CHADBOURN and Horace NASON had the following children:
114 i. Henry5 NASON (1841-1894) ii. Edward5 NASON
i. George G.5 CHADBOURNE. He was born on 25 Apr 1841. He died on 11 Jul 1858. 115 ii. Maria Ann5 CHADBOURN (1846-1934)
RECORD OF DEATH: "[Deaths] Lucy A. Chadbourne Died June 11, 1842 Aged 22 Years" (Eligood Mills sr. family bible)
116 i. Benjamin F.5 BARNES (1846-1865) ii. Elijah E.5 BARNES. He was born ca. 1850 and died on 6 Oct 1867. 117 iii. Albert Neal5 BARNES (1854-1935)
RECORD OF DEATH: "[Deaths] Elijah W. Chadbourne Died Nov 30, 1853 Aged 23 Years" (Eligood Mills sr. family bible)
"Jonathan went to Eaton by 1848 and was still there in 1870 [YD and census]. In 1880 he was with his dau[ghter] Susan Emery in Parsonsfield. Rachel spent her last five years in Effingham, before that lived in Boston, Mass. [d. rec.]" (Ayers, R. Early Families of Newfield, ME, p. 376.)
Rachel Jane MILLS and Jonathan KENT had the following children:
118 i. Susan E.5 KENT (1830-) ii. Thomas S.5 KENT. He was born ca. 1832 in NH. 119 iii. Amanda Jane5 KENT (1835-) iv. Narcissa Adeline5 KENT. She was born ca. 1841 in NH. 120 v. John Stillman5 KENT (1845-) vi. Clarinda5 KENT. She was born ca. 1856 in NH.
James Evelyn MILLS and Dorcus LITTLEFIELD had the following children:
i. Horace S.5 MILLS. He was born ca. 1843. 121 ii. Allen Winslow5 MILLS 122 iii. Emma D.5 MILLS 123 iv. Albion B.5 MILLS v. William F.5 MILLS.
James married second Harriet M. GARDNER. The had the following children:
i. Eddie F.5 MILLS. He died young.
She married Otis F. GOWEN ca. 1848. He was born on 8 Sep 1826 in Sanford. He died on 30 Dec 1873 and was buried in Sanford, ME.
"Otis bought a Newfield farmstead near North Shapleigh in 1847 and sold it in 1855 to John Chellis [YD]. Deeds show Otis at Newfield in 1847 and 1855 but of Boston in 1850." (Ayers, R. Early Families of Newfield, ME. p. 300.)
They had the following children:
124 i. Aldalera Harriet5 GOWEN 125 ii. Linwood Sumner5 GOWEN
OBITUARY - "Died at L'Angnille, AK, Bro. WM. F. MILLS, aged 30. Bro. M. was a devoted Christian, and for some ten years a member of the F. W. Baptist church in Eaton, N.H. He went west with the view of teaching, but when the attempt was made to subjugate Kansas by the slave oligarchs, headed by Atchison and Stringfellow, he hastened to the rescue of that ill-fated territory, carrying a rifle presented by his brother, Rev. J. E. Mills, now of Vass., ME. After the redemption of Kansas he returned to Wisconsin and remained till the call of his country to meet the rebels, when he enlisted in the 1st Wisconsin calvary, Sept. 5, 1861, and aided in expelling the rebels from Missouri. His regiment followed their retreat to Arkansas, where he fell as a Christian patriot." (The Morning Star, Dover, NH; 25 Mar 1863 v. XXXVIII no. 52).
126 i. Laura Elligood5 LINSCOTT
127 i. Lillie B.5 MILLS (1861-)
58. James Ellison5 MILLS (Preserved Brayton4, Joseph3, Elligood2, Luke1). He married Mary COLLIER. They had the following children:
128 i. David Collier6 MILLS (1877-1948) 129 ii. William6 MILLS iii. Katherine6 MILLS. She was born 24 Mar 1866 in Brooklyn, NY and died 10 Feb 1999 in the Brattleboro Retreat Hospital at Windham, NH. She never married and died without issue. 130 i. Jane6 MILLS
59. Sarah Elizabeth5 ELLISON (Lucy Garland4 MILLS, Joseph3, Elligood2, Luke1). She was born in Bangor, ME and died ca. 1930. She is buried in the family plot on Mt. Hope, ME.
60. Mary Harris5 ELLISON (Lucy Garland4 MILLS, Joseph3, Elligood2, Luke1). She was born ca. 1839 in Bangor, ME. She died at her residence on 19 Feb 1917 and was buried on 22 Feb 1917 in the family plot on Mt. Hope, ME. She was a librarian for the Bangor Public Library, and also a historian and genealogist. She married N. F. CURRAN ca. 1872. He died shortly after they were married.
OBITUARY -"Mrs. Curran--The Librarian. Tribute to One Who Devoted Her Life To Bangor Libraries By Her Successor in Office. The death on Monday, Feb. 19, 1917, of the Associate Librarian of the Bangor Public Library, comes as a real loss to the community, and above all to the institution to which she had given over 40 years of continuous service and whose destinies she had guided for a quarter of a century. Mrs. Curran-Mary Harris Ellison-was the daughter of Edward and Lucy G. (Mills) Ellison. Her father came to Bangor from Massachusetts in the "thirties," and practically her entire life was spent in the family home corner of Penobscot and Pine Streets. Devotion to family and to native place were among her prominent traits. After short periods of teaching in Bangor and elsewhere and a brief married life, she entered the employ of the old Bangor Mechanic Association in 1876 as cataloguer. From that date to the end, her life was devoted to library work. It was at once her profession and her recreation. The spirit of faithful service could have no finer example than was hers: Ever striving after and slowly attaining better things. The path of progress led through discouragements of various sorts, small remuneration, wretched quarters, and finally, after she had laboriously built up a collection that stood third in size among Maine's libraries, the disappointment of seeing it all swept away in the fire of 1911. Mrs. Curran never enjoyed robust health and for many years past was handicapped by increasing weight and bodily weakness. But weakness with her never extended beyond the physical plane, no one ever left her presence without feeling that there was a woman of strong individuality, and even the last days of her life brought no failure in mental faculties. In her chosen profession she was one of the last representatives of the older school of libraries, combining a wide acquaintance with general literature, an exhaustive knowledge of her own library and a remarkable familiarity with her community. Such a librarian was the index and the key to the books in her keeping. In our day, the rapid multiplying of literature, especially in certain lines, has gone far beyond the grasp of any individual mind. Library service necessarily is coming to lay greater stress on problems of administration and extension and to lean more and more on the available sources of information such as reference books, catalogues, indexes, bibliographies, and the like. Still personal service is invaluable, and there is small wonder that some of the older patrons never become reconciled to the new conditions. Mrs. Curran's industry was prodigious. Every work added to the Library was classified and entered in the accession book by herself down to the end of her active service in 1915. Perhaps history and genealogy were her favorite studies; inquirers in these fields were sure of thorough research accuracy and sound advice not infrequently after days and weeks of investigation. She was devoted to her profession at large and it was her custom to attend some of the meetings of the American Library association held in various parts of the Union. She thus formed a wide acquaintance among the leading librarians of the country. For years she was a member of the Massachusetts Library club and was one of the last survivors of the little group who in 1891 organized the Maine Library association. It had always been her hope to entertain this body in Bangor some day, but conditions in the old quarters forbade it. When in October 1915 the association did come to Bangor for its annual meeting, though she had been eight months out of active service she made the effort necessary to come down to the public library, ascended to the upper floor which she had never seen before, was present to welcome the guests and listened to the reading of a paper prepared for herself for the occasion. She never left home again in life. After the fire of 1911 she started with indomitable energy to gather the collection anew, and the first 20,000 volumes added under her direction as well as her comprehensive plans for series of local and other scrap books will place all future users of the library in her debt. But advancing years and infirmities and the administrative details made necessary by the new building then under construction led her in 1912 to express to the Board of Managers her wish to resign the librarianship. The next spring, on the appointment of her successor, the position of associate librarian was created for her and she was reelected annually, the last time in January 1917. At length, even the physical exertion of coming down to the Library became to great and in February 1915, she was relieve of that also and thereafter her services consisted chiefly in the compilation and transcription of various records. A considerable number of volumes neatly and carefully written by her hand will remain evidence of her industry during this period. Her wise counsel, loyal assistance and helpfulness, through these last years have been of the utmost value to her successor. C. A. Flagg." (Commercial February 24, 1917); 2nd. Obituary- "QUARTER OF CENTURY PUBLIC LIBRARY HEAD. Mrs. Mary H. E. Curran Served Longest Term of Bangor Public Librarians. IN LIBRARY WORK 37 YEARS. Graduated from Bangor High School In 1857-Devoted to Her Work-Authority on Books. Mrs. Mary H. E. Curran, librarian of Bangor public library from 1888 to 1913, the longest term in the history of that institution or of any Bangor libraries, died at her home on Penobscot Street, Monday afternoon, after an illness that became serious only a short time ago, although she had not been in good health for several years. Mrs. Curran practically spent her life among books. She early became an assistant to Dean Holman, for years librarian of the Mechanics association, the predecessor of the Bangor public library, and when he concluded his duties as librarian of the latter in 1888, she became librarian. She occupied this post for 25 years, until 1913, when she was succeeded by Charles A. Flagg. After that she was associate librarian until her death. Mrs. Curran was born in Bangor in 1839, the daughter of Edward Ellison, and graduated from Bangor high school in 1857. She taught in the public schools from 1868-1872. In the latter year she married N. F. Curran, whom she survived. In 1876, she became assistant to Daniel Holman of the Bangor Mechanic institute, and remained in library work for 37 years. Her only near relative is her sister, Miss Sarah E. Ellison. She was always a lover of books and reading. It was profoundly true that she loved every detail of the library work and was always eager to bring about some improvement that would render better service to library patrons. An excellent penman, her handiwork was familiar to those who frequented the old library, before the days of typewriters. The great tragedy of her life was the destruction by fire of the public library in the conflagration of 1911, a disaster that Mrs. Curran foresaw as a possibility when she wrote these words in 1897 at a time when she wrote a history of the public libraries in Bangor: "The library is still in Kenduskeag block, but we hope the time is not far distant when we shall have a building for library purposes alone, and thus protect our valuable collection from the great danger of fire." But after the fire, Mrs. Curran took up with courage the heroic task of reassembling a collection of books, to replace the magnificent library of 70,000 that had been destroyed, and made splendid progress in this work until she laid down the active duties of librarian. An associate librarian in the new library, her long experience and vast fund of knowledge were invaluable in establishing the library in its new and beautiful home. She acted as secretary of the Bangor Historical society and cabinet keeper from 1902 to 1910. Mrs. Curran was highly regarded among the librarians in the state for her comprehensive knowledge of library matters and her willingness to cooperate. One of the great losses of the fire was the destruction of a manuscript copy of a history of Bangor written by Mrs. Curran, painstakingly copied from newspaper files and other first sources. Material that is irreplaceable was burned. Funeral services will be held at the residence, 54 Penobscot street where she was born and always lived, on Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock." (Commercial Feb. 20, 1917)
FUNERAL NOTICE-"FUNERAL OF MRS. CURRAN. The funeral services for Mrs. Mary H.E. Curran were held from 64 Penobscot street on Thursday morning, Feb. 22 at 9 o'clock, the Rev. Alva R. Scott of the First Unitarian church officiating. The bearers were C.A. Flagg, Erverett G. Rich, Arthur R. Goode and E. M. Blanding. Burial was in the family lot at Mt. Hope." (Commercial Feb. 22, 1917)
131 i. Ernest L.6 MILLS (1865-1943) ii. Harry6 MILLS. He was born ca. 1867 in Bangor, Penobscot Co. ME. 132 iii. Gertrude Frances6 MILLS (1872-1922) 133 iv. Geneva Florence6 MILLS (1872-1901) 134 v. Lucy Blanche6 MILLS (1875-1936) 135 vi. Mamie Emma6 MILLS (1877-1966)
William Judson second married Adelia S. WHEELER on 27 Apr 1894. She was born ca. 1846 on Levant, Penobscot Co. ME.
He married Ida Osabell TURNER, daughter of James F. TURNER, on 20 Feb 1873 in Levant, Penobscot Co. ME. She was born ca. 1853 and died ca. 1913 in Levant, Penobscot Co. ME. They had the following children:
136 i. Volney Browning6 MILLS (1874-1965) ii. Winnefred6 MILLS. She was born ca. 1876 in Levant, Penobscot Co. ME. 137 iii. Leroy6 MILLS (1877-)
138 i. John Harding6 COPP
139 i. Mark Alton6 BARWISE
140 i. Samuel Copp6 WORTHEN
141 i. Thomas Warren6 MILLS (1875-1958) ii. Winnie Myrtle6 MILLS. She was born 29 Apr 1879. 142 iii. Nellie May6 MILLS (1881-1965) iv. Emeline Maryetta6 MILLS. She was born 9 Mar 1883, McAllaster, Logan Co. KS, and died in Logan Co. KS. v. Tina Effie6 MILLS. She was born 15 Jun 1885, McAllaster, Logan Co. KS, and died in Logan Co. KS. 143 vi. William6 MILLS (1887-1954) 144 vii. Edith Caroline6 MILLS (1889-1985) viii. Hattie6 MILLS. She was born 26 Feb 1891, McAllaster, Logan Co. KS, and died on 1 Mar 1891 in McAllaster, Logan Co. KS.William Franklin MILLS second married Cynthia HEARN in Dec 1894 in Benton, AR.
i. William6 SEAMANS. He was born in Mankato, Jewell Co. KS. ii. Edna6 SEAMANS. She was born in Mankato, Jewell Co. KS. iii. Olen6 SEAMANS. He was born in Mankato, Jewell Co. KS. He married Jewell - ca. 1907. iv. Edwin T.6 SEAMANS. He died ca. 1974. He married Essie - ca. 1911. v. Mike6 SEAMANS. He was born in Mankato, Jewell Co. KS.
OBITUARY -"MRS. E. R. BOLINGER -------- Isadore, daughter of Jerome and Ermaline Mills, was born March 12, 1860, in Maples [sic.] Co., Illinois. She was stricken with a heart attack in her home in Mankato, Kansas, August 18, 1948. She had just come to town for the day. She was the last member of her family to pass away. Her father died when she was four years old. Later, her mother brought her children and came out to Kansas, settling on a farm north of Pleasant Ridge School House in Jewell County. It was in this home that Isadore Mills married E. R. Bolinger March 30, 1881. Their new home was a sod house on the farm where they spent sixty-two years together, sharing the hardships and pleasures of life. They later moved into a new frame house. On this farm they reared their family of two sons and two daughters. They added to their own family by bringing up one foster daughter from babyhood and two others who lived in their home as tho they were members of the family. Poor health caused Mr. and Mrs. Bolinger to have a sale and move to their home on East Madison St. in Mankato, from whence Mr. Bolinger departed this life in September, 1945. Mrs. Bolinger continued to live in this home until this spring when her health caused her to cease living alone. She was spending the summer with her children, with plans laid to return to her own house this fall with a granddaughter as her companion. She was baptized in the Methodist church, but later came to prefer the United Brethren Church. She was kind and thoughtful of everyone, always doing things to help others. In her active days she was a member of the Royal Neighbors and Rebekahs. Her life was characterized by hard work, but her work was sweetened with a love of a garden, flowers and birds. She raised a garden, both of vegetables and flowers, and always kept a singer canary. Her life companion, a daughter, three grandsons and a great grandson have departed this life before her. Those left to mourn her passing are her children: Mrs. Josie Countryman of Cabool, Mo., Frank of Superior, Nebr., Charles of Ionia, Ks., and their families; her three foster daughters: Mrs. Edna Love of Mankato, Nellie Thomas of Ionia, Ks., and Mrs. Beulah Sample of Los Angelas, Calif. There are also a brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Bolinger of Denver, Colo., and a sister-in-law, Mrs. Ida Stone of Stillwater, Okla.; seven grandchildren, six great grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews and many kind friends. Services were held in the Mankato Evangelical United Brethren Church under direction of the pastor, Rev. Harold R. Megill. Rev. L. B. Tremaine, a life long friend and retired Methodist minister of Lebanon, brought the sermon. Interment was made in the Ionia cemetery beside her husband. Pallbearers were: John Love, Sr., Robt. Reystead, Charles Alldredge, George Hull, Lawrence Stedman and Leonard Clevenger.. Those from a distance were: Mrs. Geo. Countryman of Cabool, Mo., and Mr. and Mrs. Francis Haynes of Kansas City, Mo." (Unknown newspaper believed to be from Mankato, KS, dated Thursday, August 26, 1943 [sic.]{Based on dates given in obituary, the correct date is believed to be August 26, 1948--MKM}
Isadora MILLS and Ephrim R. BOLLINGER had the following children:
145 i. Josie Mae6 BOLLINGER (1888-1986) 146 ii. Charlie L.6 BOLLINGER (1892-1964) iii. Emma E.6 BOLLINGER (-bef 18 Aug 1948) iv. Frank W.6 BOLLINGER. v. Edna6 BOLLINGER. [Adopted] She married Glen LOVE.
i. Charles RACKLIFFE ii. Daisy RACKLIFFE
John RACKLIFFE and Zuba nee WILEY had one son:
i. Snowden RACKLIFFEJohn RACKLIFFE and Annie B. nee SMITH had two children, a boy and a girl.
i. Esther RACKLIFFE ii. John RACKLIFFE iii. Clementina RACKLIFFE
Mary Emmaline married Oliver Delos THAYER, son of Seth Darius and Catherine nee Crosby Thayer on 12 Jun 1890 in Mayville, Tuscola Co. MI. He was born on 20 Sep 1860 in Rich Twp., Lapeer Co. MI and died on 5 Dec 1950.
147 i. Edna6 EMERY
OBITUARY:"North Waterboro. Mrs. Melissa J. Davis died Saturday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Eva Shapleigh at West Lebanon. Altho she had been in poor health for some time, the news of her heath [sic] came as a great shock to her relatives and friends. Mrs. Davis was in her 81st year. She was born in this town, the only daughter of Jacob and Jane (Mills) Bradeen, and a good many years of her life were passed in this place. She was a woman of pleasing, personably and sterling qualities, one who made and kept many friends. The blow fell heaviest, however, on the daughter, with whom she had made her home since the death of her husband, Samuel Davis, some years ago. Scarcely two months ago Mrs. Shapleigh's husband passed away, and now in the death of her mother she is doubly bereaved. One son, Dr. Ansel Davis of Springvale, is left; two grandchildren; and four brothers, Alonzo and Henry L. Bradeen of North Waterboro; Niles Bradeen of Springvale and Rev. Frank Bradeen of Vermont. The funeral services were held Monday at West Lebanon, with interment in the family lot here." (11 May 1917 The Sanford Tribune and Advocate p. 2)
RECORD OF MARRIAGE INTENTIONS: "Mr. Nathaniel D. Clark of Hollis and Miss Lovina Mills of Waterborough enter their intentions of marriage. Certified at said Hollis this twenty first day of April 1866. Attest Robert E. Eaton, Town Clerk." (Town of Hollis, Records of Marriages and Intentions 1820-1852)
He married Judith Maria HILL on 27 Nov 1867. She was born on 23 Aug 1843 in Waterborough, York Co. ME. She died on 7 Oct 1942 in Saco, York Co. ME and is buried in the Dunstan Cemetery, Scarborough, ME.
Eugene MILLS and Judith Maria HILL had the following children:
148 i. Edgar Eugene6 MILLS (1868-1948) 149 ii. Guy Everett6 MILLS (1870-1965) 150 iii. Caroline Mae6 MILLS (1873-1945) 151 iv. Florence6 MILLS (1875-1952) 152 v. Ernest Hill6 MILLS (1884-) 153 vi. Grace Violet6 MILLS (1886-1968)
RECORD OF DEATH: "Sarah F., d. William and Catherine Mills, d. Sept. 9, 1864, aged 18 yrs. 5 mos." (Frost, John Eldridge (1965) Waterboro (Maine) Record Book, p. 107.)
She married Edwin Augustus FLUENT, son of Albion A. FLUENT & Mary HANSON, on 28 Feb 1875 in Hollis, York Co., ME. He was born on 28 Feb 1853 in Waterborough, York Co., ME. He died on 2 May 1931 and is buried at the Meeting House Hill Cemetery, Hollis York Co. ME. He was a farmer. Information about her husband's family and her descendants is available here.
RECORD OF MARRIAGE INTENTIONS: "Mr. Edwin A. Fluent of Hollis and Miss Amanda J. Mills of Waterborough entered their intentions of marriage. Certified at said Hollis this 23rd day of February 1875. Attest Cyranius Foss, Town Clerk." (Town of Hollis, Records of Marriages and Intentions 1820-1852)
RECORD OF MARRIAGE: "Feb. 28th 1875. Mr. Edwin A. Fluent of Hollis and Miss Amanda J. Mills of Waterborough [were joined in marriage]... Perkins Smith, Com. Minister." (Town of Hollis, Records of Marriages and Intentions 1820-1852)
RECORD OF DEATH: "[Deaths] Amanda J. Fluent died March 31, 1919 age 66 years" (Eligood Mills sr. family bible)
OBITUARY: "Mrs. Amanda Fluent passed away in her home on Bear Hill Monday evening, Mar. 31 at nine o'clock. Mrs. Fluent had been ill nearly all winter, but for the past few weeks had been so much improved as to enable her to ride out, making the end come unexpectedly to her family and friends. She was a devoted wife and mother, and a faithful friend and neighbor. She was one of the most diligent members of the Hollis Grange, having joined in 1903. At the time of her death she held the office of Ceres. She leaves a husband, E.A. Fluent, a son Clarence Fluent, and two foster-sons, Ralph Palmer and Everett Palmer; also two sisters and three grandsons. Before her marriage she was Miss Amanda Mills. She was 66 years 1 month and 26 days old at the time of her death. Funeral services were held at the Bear Hill church Wednesday p.m. Apr. 2 at 2 o'clock. Elder Cotton of Waterboro officiated. Burial at Riverside cemetery." (4 Apr 1919 Sanford Tribune and Advocate pp. 3 and 8.)
OBITUARY: "West Hollis. Edwin A. Fluent. Edwin A. Fluent died at his home Friday night, May 1, age 73. Mr. Fluent has been in poor health for a long time but kept about his work around his home until he was taken suddenly ill Monday and passed away Friday night. He was born in Waterboro, the son of Albion and Hannah Hanson Fluent and had spent the greater part of his life in Hollis. In the year 1876 he was united in marriage to Miss Amanda Mills of Waterboro, who passed away several years ago. Mr. Fluent was a Mason for over 50 years, and a member of the Hollis grange for a number of years. Mr. Fluent was a great lover of nature. Funeral services were held Monday at Bear Hill church conducted by Rev. Milton McAllister of Buxton. The grange attended in a body and had charge of the services. The Mason also had an active part in the service. Mr. Fluent is survived by one son, Clarence Fluent of Hollis, three grandsons, Austin, Howard and Murray Fluent, and several other relatives." (14 May 1931 The Sandford Tribune and Advocate p. 14.)
A document certifying her as a school teacher for District #15 of the town of Waterborough is dated the 4th of June 1873.
"Aunt Fannie was a 'born teacher.' Children just loved her!! She loved to dress-up and dramatize her teaching & put quite an effort into helping children enjoy school. I remember her in her 80's and 90's and what an active and gracious woman she was! Her house was filled with antiques which my brother and I admired and found very interesting."(Nancy Goddard, her niece)
According to the Waterboro Town Report for the year ending 1 Mar 1882, "Fannie O. Willis" (probably Fanny Mills) of Waterboro was a teacher in District #14 (that schoolhouse still stands, now a private home and is near the Limerick line where Eligood Mills did and Ken and Esther Woodward live. According to the Town Report for the year ending 1 Mar 1879, Fannie Mills was teaching at District #16 (also still standing, now the Baptist Church's "Good Neighbor Shop" at the square in North Waterboro, junction of Chadbourne's Ridge Road and Route 5 leading to Limerick. At the time 21 pupils were registered for a six week summer term and Fannie's compensation was $3. (Taken from enclosure to letter from Linda Hanscom to Dave Rudge 4/3/95, dated 2/24/95)
She married Ivory S. MCDANIEL, son of Joseph MCDANIEL & Sallie MOULTON, on 20 Feb 1882 in Waterboro, York Co. ME. He was born on 12 Sep 1850 in Hollis, York Co. ME. He died on 5 Mar 1932 and is buried in the Eastern Cemetery, Gorham, Cumberland Co. ME. He was a farmer and also the owner of a brickyard in Hollis.
RECORD OF MARRIAGE INTENTIONS: "Mr. Ivory S. McDaniel of Hollis and Miss Fannie O. Mills entered their intentions of marriage. Certified at said Hollis this 9th day of February 1882. Attest S.A. Hobson, Town Clerk." (Town of Hollis, Records of Marriages and Intentions 1820-1852)
RECORD OF MARRIAGE: "1883 Feb 12th by E. A. Bradeen J. P. Ivory S. McDaniel of Hollis and Fanny O. Mills of Waterboro. C. W. Costello, Town Clerk." (Town of Waterborough, Records of Marriages 1874-91); "Clerk's office February 20th 1882. This is to certify that Mr. Ivory S. McDaniel of Hollis and Miss Fanny O. Mills of Waterboro were joined in marriage at Waterboro Feb. 12th 1882 by me, E. A. Bradeen, Justice of the Peace." (Town of Hollis, Records of Marriages and Intentions 1820-1852)
Ivory McDaniel appears in a 1905 census for Hollis included in Mitchell, H. E. et. al. 1905. The town register: Alfred, Lyman, Dayton, Hollis and Waterboro. Brunswick, ME: H.E. Mitchell. p. 181. He is identified as a farmer & agent residing with his wife Fannie O. Mills and daughters Grace E (a student at a school in Poland Springs) and Amy Geneva, a pupil.
"Atmosphere of Mrs. Fanny M. McDaniel's Home is Most Inviting- Her house reminds the visitor of the Comforts of By-gone Days. One of the Outstanding Features of it Is an Old Spinning Wheel. Those who have visited the home of Mrs. Fanny M. McDaniel on quiet Church Street in Gorham, have come away with the same interest, and enthusiasm-for, as one steps into the long parlor, they are impressed by the very atmosphere of the place and immediately take a step backward into the far distant past. It is, indeed, a refreshing experience in contrast to the sketchy manner of present day living, and recalls to memory the comforts of bygone days. Perhaps one of the most outstanding features as one enters the room is the old spinning wheel with its fine strands of yarn suspended-while in the large window in the front is the baby spinning wheel of earlier origin. In the opposite corner is the old flax wheel and its hand reel used by the ladies in counting each strand of yarn, also the clock reel used at a later period. Beside the fireplace stands the brass warming-pan, miniature three-legged iron pot; mortar and pestle; tin baker, while over the mantle rests the old flintlock gun, a relic from a soldier who fell in the Revolutionary War, and a tin lantern hangs at one corner. There are a number of hooked and hand braided rugs, old prints and dishes, while one of the rare possessions is the picture of the ship used in laying the Atlantic Cable with hand-made pine cone and bur frame. Among her prized collection is the old red wooden cradle-and the children's display of old fashioned toys and dolls. During a visit to Mrs. McDaniel's home, some of the interesting facts relating to her life were disclosed. Born and reared in a Christian home, she was early taught to "Remember the Sabbath Day to Keep it Holy." At age of three years, with an older sister [Amanda], she began to attend day school, and when only seventeen years old she taught in the schools of her town. Early in life she began the study of music, and at the age of ten became a member of the church choir-for a number of years she gave both piano and vocal lessons to a large class. She is an expert in the art of spinning, hand carding of wool and weaving, and still possesses the ancient loom and wheel which furnished clothes for the family in the olden days. She has given exhibitions in spinning at many public affairs, always in old fashioned costume with full waist and skirt, lace cape, black silk apron and white ruffled hat. At the one hundredth anniversary of our State, she gave a demonstration in Portland when hundreds visited her booth. She aroused much interest and enthusiasm at the celebration of Old Home Day sponsored by the Woman's Club of Gorham, when, in old fashioned costume, she gracefully performed the difficult task of carding wool and spinning the rolls into yarn. At the annual Dorcas Fair at Quillote the coming summer she is to give an exhibition. Mrs. McDaniel belongs to a patriotic family-her great grandfather, Eligood Mills, was an officer in the War of the Revolution, and was in prison at Halifax for five years. Her grandfather, William Mills, served in the War of 1812; a number of cousins were in the Civil War, one cousin and her son-in-law were in the World War. She is a life member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Daughters of 1812. She takes a keen interest in public affairs, is an ardent supporter of Women's Suffrage and was the first woman to vote in the town of Gorham. She was secretary of the First Republican Woman's Club in town. She is a member of the Women's Christian Temperance Union and in 1922, attended the World's Women's Christian Temperance Union in Philadelphia. She was married to Mr. Ivory McDaniel of Hollis and they have two daughters, Mrs. Grace Cleaves of New York City, and Mrs. Geneva M. Woods, a student at Columbia University, both members of the D. A. R. Mrs. McDaniel has traveled quite extensively visiting places of interest from Maine to California, Mexico, Canadian cities and some of the islands of the Sea- and hopes some day to enjoy a trip to foreign lands."
"The School Reunion - Around 1940 Aunt Fanny Mills McDaniel wrote and directed a reunion-type play following the idea of experiences in her years as a teacher. Her former students were the actors and actresses. It is obvious that she had everyone's complete attention. I was there somewhere (Age 13?). Aunt Fannie led the singing-flag salute etc. She had poetry and other readings, questions and "answeres"-all in good fun. Those participating were rigged up for the occasion, held at East Waterboro, at the rear of Mel Knight's general store & Post Office." (Nancy Goddard)
Gorham News - "50 Year Resident 90 On Sunday- Gorham Aug. 15- Mrs. Fanny M. McDaniels, a resident of Gorham for more than 50 years will observe her 90th birthday Sunday. Open house will be kept from 4 to 6 p. m. by her daughters Mrs. Lincoln Cleaves and Mrs. Ralph . Stiehl of New York. Mrs. McDaniels is a member of the First Parish Congregational Church, the WCTU, the Maine Federation of Women's Clubs and the Maine Federation of Garden Clubs. She belongs to the Elizabeth Wadsworth Chapter, DAR, and the Portland Chapter, , Daughters of 1812. She is one of the few persons who can spin yarn at a wheel, and she has given demonstrations at various social activities during past years. She was born in Waterboro, in 1855 and one of her earliest recollections is her fondness for music, no doubt encouraged by her father, a teacher of the old singing school. She joined the choir of the Waterboro church when 10 years of age, and was a choir member of various churches over a period of 60 years. She taught in the Waterboro, Limerick, and Hollis schools for 20 years. She founded the Waterboro School Club of 1874, enrolling her former pupils, 22 of whom are now living. An annual event for the past 10 years, the club held its reunion at Waterboro Saturday, when a cake was presented to Mrs. McDaniels."
"Just to New York's No Trip For Fannie McDaniels: 90-Year-Old Gorham Woman Can't See What Fuss Is All About, She's Used To Travelling To Florida Alone. 'I'm sure I don't know what the fuss is all about,' Mrs. Fannie O. McDaniels, 90-year-old Gorham woman whose hobby is traveling unattended from her summer home on Church Street, Gorham, to points South for the Winter, either New York or Florida, said Friday night as she happily settled herself in the coach seat aboard the State of Maine Express bound for New York. 'I just like to travel and I can get along just as well by myself as with somebody else along, maybe better.' Accompanied to the train by her daughter, Mrs. Lincoln L. Cleaves, of Gorham, Mrs. McDaniels will arrive in Grand Central Station at 7.23 a.m. today, after sitting up all night, to be met by another daughter, Mrs. Ralph P. Stiehl. She will pass the Winter in White Plains with Mrs. Stiehl-that is, unless she has half a chance to go to Florida. In Florida, Mrs. McDaniels has an opportunity to play shuffleboard. In White Plains she will employ her spare time doing needlework, including knitting, crocheting, tatting and perhaps spinning yarn at a wheel, an accomplishment known now to very few people. The last time she went to Florida was two years ago but the reason for her not going last year was wartime traveling conditions. This year she may get there. Her favorite jaunt, however, was the time she crossed the continent to attend the San Francisco World's Fair, seeing the sights of the whole United States. Mrs. McDaniels, who at 90 has given up making all her own clothes and started wearing the ready-mades, says her daughters 'boss' her-but she says it with a twinkle and Mrs. Cleaves' only answer is 'It certainly looks it, doesn't it?' Dressed in a maroon hat and a black fur-trimmed coat, Mrs. McDaniels caused a good many admiring looks from other passengers. She neither looks nor acts like a nonagenarian-and was pleased with her New Year's corsage of white and yellow chrysanthemums as any 18-year-old. She was convinced, and rightly so, that 'people are just making a fuss over me because I'm 90.' The prospect of a long night sitting up in a coach didn't seem to bother her in the least. She was all set to lean back on the pillow she had brought for the purpose and go right to sleep. sleep. Besides travelling, she is an ardent club member, belonging to the WCTU, Maine Federation of Women's Clubs, Maine Federation of Garden Clubs, Elizabeth Wadsworth Chapter, DAR, Portland Chapters, Daughters of 1812, and First Parish Congregational Church. Formerly a teacher at Waterboro, she has held a one-day session there annually for her former pupils. She was born in Waterboro, living there many years, and took an active part in the community life, particularly in music and choir affairs. At present she has been a full or part-time resident of Gorham for 50 years, where her activities have not yet been curtailed by her age. She may use a cane and speak with a slight quaver, but sunny summer days find her in the garden and in January she is apt to start for anywhere she happens to like, all by herself." (Portland Press Herald, Saturday Morning, January 5, 1946)
OBITUARY- "Mrs. Fanny McDaniel, 93, Of Gorham, Dies Gorham, June 29.- Mrs. Fanny O. McDaniel, 93, widow of Ivory S. McDaniel, and for many years active in social and religious organizations here, died today in her home after a short illness. A resident of this town nearly 50 years, she was born in Waterboro, Aug. 19, 1855, the daughter of the late James Mills and Dorcus Webber Mills. She taught for many years in the public schools at Waterboro and Hollis and, until two years ago, presided at the annual reunions of her former pupils. Her husband died in 1932. She was a charter member of the Gorham Union, WCTU; and a member of the First Parish Congregational Church and its Ladies' Circle and Missionary Society. Elizabeth Wadsworth Chapter, DAR; Portland Chapter, Daughters of 1812; Pythian Sisters Temple, Hollis Center; Gorham Garden Club and the Gorham Women's Club. She sang in the church choir for many years. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Lincoln L. Cleaves, Gorham, and Mrs. Ralph P. Stiehl, White Plains, N. Y. and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 3 p. m. Friday in the First Parish Congregational Church. Interment will be in the Eastern Cemetery."
Fannie O. MILLS and Ivory MCDANIEL had the following children:
154 i. Amy Geneva6 MCDANIEL (1883-1974) 155 ii. Grace Erma6 MCDANIEL (1887-1976)
She married Charles Herbert COOK, son of Charles Washington COOK & Belinda Ellen FLUENT, on 1 Jan 1893 in Hollis, York Co. ME. He was born on 28 Nov 1859 in Waterborough, York Co. ME. He died of a cerebral hemorrhage on 10 Jun 1945 in Home For Aged Men, Menands, Albany Co., NY and was buried on 12 Jun 1945 in Eastern Cemetery, Gorham, Cumberland Co. ME. He had many occupations throughout his life: a farmer, work for a furniture moving company, a sweeper, and also a night watchman. Here's a photograph of him taken at Gorham, ME; and a photograph of him and Lizzy together. Information about his ancestry is located here.
MARRIAGE - "In Hollis, Jan. 1 [1893], by Rev. E. A. Porter, Charlie H. Cook and Mary L. Mills, both of Waterboro." The actual record names their parents and also indicates both were 33 years old and of Waterborough, York Co. ME. Both fathers are listed as farmers.
Charles and Lizzy moved to So. Boston, Suffolk Co. MA shortly after the birth of their daughter Orivelle. Lizzy published several of her poems and short stories in a South Boston newspaper. One of her poems commemorates the 120th anniversary of the founding of Waterboro ME and was written for the Waterboro Club of So. Boston. In another poem she writes about attending school in an old yellow school house in Limerick. A third poem commemorates marchers in the Women's Suffrage Movement. They returned to Maine ca. 1919, and appear in the 1920 census for Gorham, Cumberland Co. ME.
A 1923 Registration Certificate for Hunters and Fishermen in the State of Maine describes him as follows- "By virtue of this license _Charles H. Cook_ of _Gorham_, County of _Cum [berland]_ Age _65_ Weight _150_ lbs Height _5'6"_ Complexion _dark_ Nationality _American_ is hereby permitted to hunt and fish in the State of Maine..."
OBITUARY - "MRS. CHARLES H. COOK. Gorham, June 1.-Mrs. Mary Lizzie Cook died early this morning at her home on School Street after an illness of several months. She was born in Waterboro, the daughter of James and Dorcas (Webber) Mills, and was one of three daughters, and also one of sixty grandchildren. Her paternal grandfather served in the Revolutionary War. Previous to her marriage to Charles H. Cook and for many years after, she lived in her native town and received her education in the public schools there and at Newfield and Limerick. After living in Boston for more than twenty years, Mr. and Mrs. Cook came to Gorham in 1919. Two children were born to them, but the daughter died when a small child. A son, Ralph Mills Cook, lives in New York City. A sister, the last of her family, Mrs. Ivory S. McDaniel, resides on Church Street. Although not a member of any church, Mrs. Cook lived a consistent Christian life and was a great reader. Possessing a literary mind she wrote many short stories and poems." (Portland Press Herald 2 Jun 1924, p. 3) DEATHS "COOK- In Gorham, June 1, Lizzie M. Cook, aged 64 years, 6 months, 17 days. Funeral Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, standard time, at her late residence on School Street. Interment in family lot in Eastern Cemetery, Gorham." (Portland Press Herald 3 Jun 1924, p. 2) "FUNERAL OF MRS. COOK. Gorham, June 3.-Funeral services for Mrs. Charles H. Cook took place at the home on School Street this afternoon. The Rev. W. Stanley Carne of the First Parish church officiated and was a member of the Harmony male quartet that sang two hymns, "The City Four-square," and "Sometime We'll Understand." Interment was in the Eastern Cemetery and the bearers were: William P. Kimball, Charles C. Shaw, Ernest C. Brown, and Fred Getchell. Among those from out of town were: Mr. and Mrs. William Webber and son; Miss Goodwin and Miss Mamie Gould of Waterboro; Mrs. Louise Bradbury, Mrs. George Bradbury and Miss Floy Johnston of Hollis; Mrs. Vina Roberts and Miss Nellie Chadbourne of Waterboro; Mrs. L. P. Thompson of Somersworth, N. H.; Mr. and Mrs. John W. Carle of Dorchester, Mass., and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph M. Cook of New York."(Portland Press Herald 4 Jun 1924, p. 3) 2nd OBITUARY "North Waterboro... Mrs. Lizzie Mills Cook passed away at her home in Gorham Friday after being an invalid for many years, although being confined to her bed for only three weeks. Mrs. Cook was born in this town, the youngest daughter of the late James and Dorcas (Webber) Mills, and her early life passed here. Her husband, Charles Cook, is also a native of this place. Several years ago they lived in South Boston and a few years ago they moved to Gorham. She leaves beside her husband one son, Ralph, of New York, a sister, Mrs. Fannie McDaniel of Gorham and numerous other relatives and a host of friends. Mrs. Cook was a woman of sterling worth and character, one who tried from the days of her youth to walk in the ways of righteousness. She will be missed greatly not only by her immediate family but by her many friends to whom she was so loyal. Much sympathy is expressed for the family especially for the husband who cared for her so many years." (5 Jun 1924 The Sanford Tribune and Advocate p. 3)
After death of wife, Charles went to live with his son Ralph Mills in St. Paul where he worked as a nightwatchman and lived in a separate house. He then moved with his son and daughter-in-law in Menands, Albany Co. NY. According to his death certificate, he became a resident at the Home for Aged Men about seven years before his death, i.e. ca. 1938.
Charles became member of the Harmony Lodge #38 of the Free & Accepted Masons of Maine in Gorham Maine on 21 Jan 1937. We also have three additional cards membership cards, one establishing that he paid his dues for 1939 and two for 1940.
FUNERAL NOTICE - "COOK - On Sunday June 10, 1945 at the Home for Aged Men, Menands. Charles H. Cook, father of Ralph M. Cook. Funeral services at the Tebbutt Memorial Chapel, 176 State St., Tuesday morning at 10:30 o'clock. Friends may call at the chapel Monday evening." (The Knickerbocker News, Albany N. Y. Monday June 11, 1945; p. B-7, no accompanying obituary). 2ND NOTICE "COOK-On Sunday, June 10, 1945, at the Home for Aged Men, Menands, Charles H. Cook, Funeral Services at the Tebutt Memorial Chapel, 176 State Street. Announcement of the time later." (The Times Union, Albany, N.Y. Monday, June 11, 1945, p. 13, no obituary or further notice appears during the subsequent week.)
Text of a letter from Geneva McDaniel Stiehl (Fanny McDaniel's daughter) to Ralph M. Cook upon news that his father had died (26 Jun 1945) "I have heard from you indirectly-from Gorham- and I know you all are now through another hard experience. Your father was certainly a very good father to you. I think he understood so many of your problems and tried to help you. He always said he and you were very close. How nice now to have that to think about. He was certainly a very kind uncle. I have only the most pleasant memories of him and I think of him as he was in his early working days in Boston he was a brave soldier going out each day, working hard for his little family. Now his last days were peaceful and you have been most faithful to him. I [chanced ?] to hear that you are over-working. Must you? I'm afraid you may find it does not pay. I'd love to see you, Laura and Beverly Ann- We should manage a meeting somehow. Much love to you all. Geneva [McDaniel Stiehl] Ralph sends regards and sympathy."
They had the following children:
156 i. Ralph Mills6 COOK (1894-1960) ii. Oriville Verna6 COOK. She was born on 24 Dec 1898 in Hollis, York Co. ME. She died of a liver disease on 3 May 1901 in Boston, Suffolk Co. MA. She is buried in the Eastern Cemetery, Gorham, Cumberland Co. ME.
Lydia A. CHADBOURNE and Zachariah DURGIN had the following children:
i. Ida M.6 DURGIN. She was born ca. 1862. She died ca. 1877.
Lydia married (2) Marshall Lewis RICHARDSON. He was born on 28 Aug 1828. He died on 5 Sep 1909. Lydia A. CHADBOURNE and Marshall Lewis RICHARDSON had the following children:
157 i. James Chadbourne6 RICHARDSON (1869-)
158 i. Mary Burnett6 MELLEN (1881-1961)
159 i. Laura6 CHADBOURNE ii. Alice F.6 CHADBOURNE (1874-1875)
i. Etta E.6 EMERY. She was born ca. 1865.
i. Charles S.6 KENT. He was born ca. 1868. ii. Winslow6 KENT. He was born ca. 1870.
OBITUARY - "Also in Vasselboro, Jan. 9, A. WINSLOW MILLS, aged 18, son of Rev. J. E. Mills. He was a member of the gallant 3d Me. regiment volunteers, was in four great battles (1st Bull Run, Charles City, Fair Oaks, Malvern Hill) beside several severe skirmishes. He arose from a sick bed to engage in the seven days' battle in front of Richmond, succeeded in reaching camp at Harrison's Landing, but there his strength failed him. He was sent to Port Lookout, where his father reached him on the 12th of December and found him extremely low. Bro. M. obtained his discharge and succeeded in getting him home, but he survived only two short weeks. The writer attended the funeral on the 11th and addressed a large audience of deeply sympathizing friends. J. A. VARNBY." (The Morning Star, Dover, NH; 25 Mar 1863 v. XXXVIII no. 52).
1ST OBITUARY - "Died at Vasselboro', ME, Sept. 23, of diphtheria, very suddenly, EMMA D., only daughter of Rev. J. E. Mills, aged 6 years and 3 months. By this painful event one of the sweetest flowers of earth is transplanted to the gardens of immortality. COM." (The Morning Star, Dover, NH; 8 Oct 1862 v. XXXVII no. 28). 2ND OBITUARY - "Died at Vasselboro, ME, Emma D., only daughter of Rev. J. E. Mills, of diphtheria, Sept. 23, aged 6 years and 6 months. Sister M. died when Emma was only five weeks of age. She lived with her grandmother in New Hampshire, and often visited the grave of her mother and talked of the blessed world where she had gone. The evening before she left N. H. she inquired if it would be any more difficult for her to find her ma in Kennebec, than if she died in N.H., though then only four years old." (The Morning Star, Dover, NH; 25 Mar 1863 v. XXXVIII no. 52).
i. Roy6 GOWEN. He was born on 21 Aug 1872. He died ca. 1873. ii. Arthur Elmore6 GOWEN. He was born on 30 Dec 1873. iii. Walter Arwin6 GOWEN. He was born on 14 May 1876. iv. Frank Linwood6 GOWEN. He was born on 19 May 1878. v. Earl6 GOWEN. He was born on 27 Sep 1881. He died ca. 1882.
i. M. Edna6 BREWSTER. She was born in Ottawa, KS.
128. David Collier6 MILLS (James Ellison5, Preserved Brayton4, Joseph3, Elligood2, Luke1). He was born on 13 Feb 1877 in St. Louis, MO and died on 1 Nov 1948 in Darrien CT. On 28 Oct 1901 he married Laura STALLKNECHT, daughter of Frederick and Grace Amelia nee Platt STALLKNECHT. They had the following children:
160 i. James Ellison7 MILLS (1903-1973) 161 ii. Seward7 MILLS (1904-1980) 162 iii. Harry Stallknecht7 MILLS (1908-1976)
129. William6 MILLS (James Ellison5, Preserved Brayton4, Joseph3, Elligood2, Luke1). He married Gertrude HUTCHINS. The had the following children:
i. William7 MILLS. ii. Hiram7 MILLS. iii. David L.7 MILLS. He was born on 1 Apr 1902.
130. Jane6 MILLS (James Ellison5, Preserved Brayton4, Joseph3, Elligood2, Luke1). She was born in Brooklyn, NY. She married Paul Hadley FOSTER.
131. Ernest L.6 MILLS (William Judson5, William4, Elligood3, Elligood2, Luke1). He was born on 1865 in Penobscot Co. ME. He died on 13 Aug 1887. He first married Alice E. KIMBALL on 26 Jun 1863. She was born in 1869 in Bangor, Penobscot Co. ME. She died in 1887. He second married Allie E. HAMLET ca. 1890. She was born in 1869 in Bangor, Penobscot Co. ME.
132. Gertrude Frances6 MILLS (William Judson5, William4, Elligood3, Elligood2, Luke1). She was born on 2 Jan 1872 in East Cambridge, Middlesex Co. MA. Gertrude Frances died in Epping, Rockingham Co. NH on 13 Oct 1922. She is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Milford, Hillsboro Co. NH. She married William Edward MURPHY, son of John and Frances nee Little Murphy, on 30 Sep 1890. He was born on 4 Apr 1869 in Barre, Washington Co. VT. He died on 6 Aug 1952 in Milford, Hillsboro Co. NH. The had the following children:
i. Ethel Gertrude7 MURPHY (1893-1972) ii. Louis John7 MURPHY (1894-1960) iii. William7 MURPHY (1900-1922)
133. Geneva Florence6 MILLS (William Judson5, William4, Elligood3, Elligood2, Luke1). She was born on 2 Jan 1872 in East Cambridge, Middlesex Co. MA. Gertrude Frances died on 27 Jul 1901. She married Ernest L. DUNN on 30 Sep 1890. He was born in 1868 in East Cambridge, Middlesex Co. MA.
134. Lucy Blanche6 MILLS (William Judson5, William4, Elligood3, Elligood2, Luke1). Aka "Lutie." She was born on 20 May 1875 in Lawrence, Essex Co. MA. She died on 29 Sep 1936. She married Ulysses Albert WHEELER. He was born in 1871 in Lawrence, Essex Co. MA.
135. Mamie Emma6 MILLS (William Judson5, William4, Elligood3, Elligood2, Luke1). She was born on 4 Sep 1877 in Worcester, Worcester Co. MA. She died on 21 Dec 1966. She married Arthur A. FIELD on 10 Oct 1896. He was born in 1873 in Worcester, Worcester Co. MA.
136. Volney Browning6 MILLS (Hiram N.5, Luke4, Elligood3, Elligood2, Luke1). He was born on 10 Apr 1874 in Levant, Penobscot Co. ME. He died on 14 Feb 1965 in Medfield, Norfolk Co. MA. He was buried on 17 Feb 1965 in the Vine Lake Cemetery at Medfield, Norfolk Co. MA.
He married Annie Imelda KEANE, daughter of Dennis KEANE & Mary I. MCHENNA, on 30 Oct 1902 in Medfield, Norfolk Co. Mass. She was born on 1 Jan 1882 in Kilgarvin, Kerry, Ireland. She died on 14 Jul 1965 in Medfield, Norfolk Co. MA. She was buried on 17 Jul 1965 in the Vine Lake Cemetery at Medfield, Norfolk Co. MA. They had children.
137. Leroy6 MILLS (Hiram N.5, Luke4, Elligood3, Elligood2, Luke1). He was born ca. 1877 in Levant, Penobscot Co. ME. He married Winnefred -.
OBITUARY:"Berwick... Leroy Mills. Leroy Mills, 66, died at his home in Dover, Mar. 28. He was born in Levant, the son of Hiram and Ida (Turner) Mills, and had lived in Berwick for several years. Survivors are his wife, Winnifred Mills; two daughters, Virginia Mills and Mrs. Philip Knowles of Dover, N.H.; a son, Donald Mills, USMS; a brother, Volney Mills of Medford Mass; a sister, Winifred Mills of Prescoe Isle and a granddaughter, Ruth Knowles of Dover. Funeral services were held at the Spencer Funeral home, the Rev. Ralph J. Barron officiating. Entombment was in the Hill Memorial Chapel." (6 Apr 1944 The Sanford Tribune and Advocate p. 7.)
138. John Harding6 COPP (Oren5, Syrena4 MILLS, Luke3, Elligood2, Luke1). He was a lawyer and served as mayor of Geneva, OH.
139. Mark Alton6 BARWISE (Nellie Emma5 MILLS, Mark Laighton4, Luke3, Elligood2, Luke1). He was a lawyer, a state representative, senator and recorder of the municipal court.
163 i. Ida7 MILLS (1898-1976) 164 ii. Ira7 MILLS (1900-1967) 165 iii. Iva7 MILLS (1904-1986) 166 iv. Irbra7 MILLS (1906-1941) 167 v. Clara7 MILLS (1909-1996) 168 vi. Katie7 MILLS (1911-1937) 169 vii. Orval Lee7 MILLS (1917-2004)
OBITUARY -"RITES HELD FOR MRS. NELLIE COLVIN. Mrs. Nellie Colvin, 84, died Sept. 2, 1965 at her home in Davenport [OK]. Services were conducted September 5, 2:00 p. m. in the Church of Christ, East Fourth, with Mr. Turner of Konawa and Mr. Dale Jones of Davenport officiating. Nellie Colvin was born February 26, 1881 in Western Kansas. She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Mills of Stroud. She lived here for 40 years before moving to Davenport 19 years ago. On Sept. 4, 1898, Nellie was married to George W. Colvin at Stroud. One son, Lumm Colvin of Prague,[OK] preceded her in death. Mrs. Colvin was a member of the Church of Christ at Davenport. Survivors include five daughters, Rose Jacobs of Oklahoma City, Bess White of Lindsay, Cynthia Johnson and Frances Scott of Houston, Texas, Nellie Pearl Smith of Lexington; five sons, Hugh of Denver, Colorado, Bill of Napa, Calif., Walter and Allen of Houston and Wallace of Sacramento, Calif.; one sister, Tarrie (sic) Akers of Arkansas City, Kansas; 21 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Interment was in Bethel Cemetery near Kendrick [OK]." (Stroud American, Thursday, September 16, 1965, Page Six; Stroud, Lincoln County, Okla., Mrs. Frances Watt, Publisher.)
Nellie May MILLS and George Washington COLVIN had the following children:
i. Rose Ellen7 COLVIN. She was born on 14 Jan 1900 in Webber Falls, OK and died 30 Oct 1983 in Oklahoma City, OK. ii. Bessie Myrtle7 COLVIN. She was born on 19 Aug 1902 in Webber Falls, OK and died 22 Jan 1993 in Lindsey, OK. iii. Hugh Thomas7 COLVIN. He was born on 10 Apr 1904 in Choska, OK and died 23 Jul 1985 in Denver, CO. iv. William Robert7 COLVIN. He was born on 4 Oct 1906 in Choska, OK and died 8 Sep 1997 in Napa, CA. v. Cynthia Abigail7 COLVIN. vi. George Lumm7 COLVIN. He was born on 23 Dec 1911 in Stroud, OK and died 5 Jun 1964 in Prague, OK. vii. Walter Elmer7 COLVIN. He was born on 27 Dec 1913 in Stroud, OK and died 13 Jan 1970 in Houston, TX. viii. Allen Nelson7 COLVIN. ix. Frances Evelyn7 COLVIN. x. Wallace Lee7 COLVIN. xi. Nellie Pearl7 COLVIN. She was born on 25 Jan 1923 in Stroud, OK and died 22 Oct 1989 in Lexington, OK.
In a book about the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve in Oklahoma, there is a reference to Bill Mills being a cowhand on the Chapman-Barnard Ranch in Osage County, OK probably during the time period of the 1920's. A photograph of him and other cowhands is shown. The Chapman-Barnard Ranch later became a part of the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve. (Annick Smith, Big Bluestem, Journey Into The Tall Grass, {Tulsa, Oklahoma , Council Oak Books, 1996} pp. 166-167.)
OBITUARY: "WILLIAM MILLS IS HEAT VICTIM. The heat wave that is claiming the lives of people in this mid-west section caused the death, Wednesday, of William Mills, 78, who suffered a heat stroke about 3 p.m., Tuesday, when the mercury was past the 110 degree mark in this city. He died at 8 p.m., Wednesday. Mills was born January 26, 1881, in Kansas. He had resided in Oklahoma for many years, having lived in Pawhuska for the past decade and a half. For the last six years he had been custodian for the Kaynee company here. Survivors are three sons, E. J. Mills, Tulsa; Duane Mills, Senora, Tex.; and Chester Mills, Andrews, Tex.; two daughters, Mrs. Naomi LaRue, Bartlesville, and Mrs. Geraldine Denney, San Francisco, Calif.; six grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Nellie Colvin, Davenport, Okla., and Mrs. Carrie Akers, Arkansas City, Kan.; and one brother, Tom Mills, Newkirk [OK]. Funeral rites will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, in the Johnson Funeral Home chapel and burial will be in the city [Pawhuska] cemetery." (The Osage County News, Friday, July 16, 1954)"
William MILLS and Rhoda JOHNSON had the following children:
i. Geraldine Bertha7 MILLS. ii. Earnest Jerome7 MILLS. iii. Chester Oscar7 MILLS. He was born on 9 Jul 1916 in OK and died on 15 May 1973 in Alpine, TX.
William MILLS second married Madge Leona GREEN, daughter of Frank and Leetie nee Welch Green, on 2 Jan 1932 in Pawhuska, Osage Co. OK. They had the following children:
i. Naomi7 MILLS. 170 ii. William Eugene7 MILLS. iii. Duane Allen7 MILLS.
OBITUARY: "CARRIE M. AKERS. Carrie M. Akers, 96, formerly of 226 N. Fourth St., died Sunday (May 12, 1985), at Medicalodge East. She was born April 4, 1889, in indian territory of western Kansas, the daughter of William Mills and Clara McNeal Mills. She moved at an early age to Oklahoma and on Aug. 28, 1907, she married O. W. Akers at Stroud, Okla. They moved to Arkansas City in 1923 from Burbank, Okla. During World War II, she worked at Bruce's Hot Shop in Arkansas City and many years as a practical nurse. She had been an honorary grand mother at F[r]ances Willard School and a member of the Central Christian Church, the 20th Century Sunday School Class and had served as a Boy Scou[t] Den Mother. Survivors include four sons, Richard, Arkansas City, Bob, Topeka, Gene, Tonkawa, Okla., and Bill Akers of Benton City, Wash.; three daughters, Gertrude Bowser, Arkansas City, Liz Beumeler, Panama City, Fla., and Hazel Browning, Independence; 28 grandchildren, 62 great-grandchildren and 25 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, two sons, Carl and Otha Akers, and two daughters, Thelma and Grace Ackers [sic]. Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Memorial Lawn Cemetery with the Rev. William E. Bowles officiating. A memorial has been established with the Central Christian Church Childrens Parables. Kindt [Rindt?] Erdman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements." (Ark City News, Arkansas City, Kansas; May 13, 1985)
Edith Caroline MILLS and Otha AKERS had the following children:
i. Carl B.7 AKERS. He was born on 13 Jan 1909 in Stroud, OK and died in Jun 1984. ii. Gertrude7 AKERS. She was born in 1912 in Stroud, OK and died on 18 Jul 1994. iii. Bessie7 AKERS. iv. Hazel7 AKERS. v. Otha7 AKERS. He was born on 31 Aug 1917 in Burbank, OK and died in Dec 1984. vi. Thelma7 AKERS. She was born ca. 1920 in Burbank, OK and died ca. 1934. vii. Robert7 AKERS. viii. Edward7 AKERS. ix. Billy7 AKERS. x. Richer7 AKERS.
i. Iva Esther7 COUNTRYMAN. ii. Vera Marie7 COUNTRYMAN. iii. Bernece Lucile7 COUNTRYMAN. iv. [an son]7 COUNTRYMAN. He was born ca. 1914 in KS and died in KS. v. Lois Venetta7 COUNTRYMAN.
i. Myrla Gale7 BOLLINGER. ii. Loren Lester7 BOLLINGER.
She married (1) Wesley H. WOODS on 30 Jun 1917. He was born ca. 1892 in Rumford, ME. He died on 3 Feb 1922 while chopping a tree at his father-in-law's and is buried in the Eastern Cemetery, Gorham, Cumberland Co. ME. He was a captain in the 103rd US Infantry during WWI.
OBITUARY: "LIMB OF TREE FALLS; KILLS WAR VETERAN [Special Dispatch to the Herald] GORHAM, Me., Feb 3- Wesley L. Woods, 28, of Norwood, Mass., was killed here this afternoon when the limb of a tree he was chopping at his father-in-law's farm fell on his chest and skull. He was wounded and based in the world war." (4 Feb 1922 Boston Herald (Boston, MA) p. 1)
She married (2) Ralph P. STIEHL on 14 Aug 1932. He died on 21 Oct 1978 in Hartsdale, NY. They had one child:
i. Anne McDaniel7 STIEHL. She was born on 5 Jan 1935, died on 23 Mar 1937 and is buried in the Eastern Cemetery, Gorham, ME.
RECORD OF BIRTH: "Ivory S. McDaniel & Fanny O. Mills Grace Erma born Nov. 9, 1887."(Town of Hollis, York County Maine, Records of Births 1785-1877, p. 65)
She married Lincoln Lewis CLEAVES, 9 Nov 1922. He was born on 10 Mar 1877. He died on 20 Jan 1940 and was buried in the Eastern Cemetery in Gorham, Cumberland Co. ME.
"Grace was very cultured in her appearance and mannerisms. She drove a snappy looking convertible and wore lovely big hats. She had a very expressive and dramatic face & a deep, deep, voice. I knew her best after she was widowed and returned to Maine to live in her late 50's and 60's. I'm sure she had a busy life as a "New Yorker" when married to Lincoln Cleaves. I saw him only a few times. I loved Grace's antique shop & visited there in Gorham 2 or 3 times each summer. My brother, John, bought and was given many of her things, especially McDaniel items. Our line goes back to Mary Chilton of the 'Mayflower' via the McDaniels. I only wish Grace had written down the information or if she had-she had given it to us. Oh well!" (Nancy Goddard, her cousin)
"South Hollis, August 2, 1903. Dear Mother- Geneva and I got some cherries but I do not eat only one or two at a time. I am having a good time down here and think my chickens are too and antie just said taht they ought to have some milk. Day before yesterday I went over to Uncle Eds and Aunt Manda wanted me to feed the bossie the bossie would suck my fingers in the milk. I have milk a whole cow two or three times. I have reaped hay for Uncle Ed and pitched on hay for Uncle Ide! I ate with grammie this morning. It is raining now. Well good bye. Your loving son, Ralph Cook"
"July 9, 1905 Dear Mother- Auntie wants you to go and see the old lady. Tell papa to save Steve. I am getting along well. We got the old wagon over the fence into the pasture by taking the two front wheels off. We have set the trap for a rabbit. I got my bag the 5 day. I sent things over to Fred by grammie she said he was glad to get the collars, and thought he hadn't had any before. I have been riding horseback while Uncle Ide was cultivating. I went over to Aunt Mandes and got my best cloths for I left the over there the day I come. We got of letting the old trap stay there and getting nothing so we took it home. When I was over to Auntie Mandys she gave us six cents and I wnet down to the spring and got some cold water and she made some lemonade. Then we went up where the old school house used to be and got some sand for auntie to scrub the cook room floor. Mr. J. Bradbury was over here he brought with him a spear of grass that was 5 feet tall. Mr. Foss was over too. Grammie is over to Knights. Cookie"
At 5 went to Boston, at 7 went to Tuckerman School, Lincoln Grammar School, according to an autobiographical note written on 28 Sep 1908. He states he was attending the Mechanic Arts High School at the time, and writes "I have always read books and the Youth's companion. I like Horatio Alger's books. I also have a liking for any kind of machinery. I like stories of boys who have to make their own way in the world and who are honest. I like printing. I have had seven or eight printing presses."
He was a member of the St. Paul's Lodge, South Boston of the Masons 1906-7, and a member of their Order of Essences in 1916 (attended meeting Oct 8, 1919).
He married Laura Adell BREITKREUTZ, daughter of Carl Frederick William BREITKREUTZ & Elmira Dora YOUNG, on 24 Nov 1920 in Adams Memorial Church, Manhattan, New York City, NY. She was born on 27 Oct 1886 in Lake Mills, Jefferson Co., WI. She was baptized on Jan 1897 at the Moravian Church, Lake Mills, Jefferson Co. WI. She died of cerebral thrombosis on 15 Nov 1973 in Harding Nursing Home, Waterville, Oneida Co., NY and was buried on 19 Nov 1973 in Memory's Garden, Colonie, Albany Co., NY. She attended the University of Wisconsin for one year, and worked as a bank teller while living in New York City.
HOW THEY MET: Ruby Mae Breitkreutz Graffunder writes "As for Uncle Ralph, he worked as a salesman for Studebacher Auto Co. in New York City. Why Aunt Laura went to NYC is a mystery to me but that's where she met Uncle Ralph. When Studebacher went out of business, Uncle Ralph ended up in St. Paul working for Montgomery Ward Co. When MW & Co. built a place in Menands, Uncle Ralph was transferred there. I don't really know much more about him. He was a wonderful person with a nice sense of humor and was forever correcting my grammar." His daughter, Beverly Anne COOK recalls that Ralph and Laura roomed in the same apartment building, with the male and female tenants segregated.
According to Ruby Mae Breitkreutz Graffunder, Ralph came to work for Montgomery Wards in St. Paul, MN after Studebaker in NY City went out of business in 1924; she also recalls that he left St. Paul for Menands, NY when Montgomery Wards opened its new plant there and offered him a pay raise if he would consent to a transfer. (letters to Dave Rudge 11/28/95; 11/12/95).
On 22 Oct 1949 Ralph completed 25 years of service with Montgomery Ward & Company as a Service Merchandiser of Divisions 61 and 64 (Buyer of auto accessories). He was presented with a gold (Buren) watch (we still have) inscribed as follows- "PRESENTED TO RALPH M. COOK IN APPRECIATION OF TWENTY FIVE YEARS OF CONTINUOUS SERVICE TO MONTGOMERY WARD 10-22-24 10-22-49." He retired in March 1959.
OBITUARY - "Plan Rites Friday for Ralph Cook. Ralph M. Cook, 66, of 3 Irving Pl., Menands, who retired as a buyer of auto accessories for Montgomery Ward & Co., Menands in March of 1959, died yesterday at his residence after a brief illness. Mr. Cook served with Montgomery Ward & Co. for more than 35 years, coming to Menands from the company's store in St. Paul, Minn., when Montgomery Ward & Co. opened their Menands facility. When Mr. Cook completed 25 years of service for the company in 1949, he was presented with a gold watch and a certificate of distinguished service. When Mr. Cook retired, he was honored at a testimonial dinner at which company officials praised his work and many years of service. Mr. Cook was born in Waterboro, Maine and educated in Maine schools. He was a member of the Bethany Presbyterian Church in Menands. Surviving are his widow, Laura A. Breitkreutz Cook; one daughter, Mrs. William J. Rudge of Liverpool; two grandchildren. The funeral will be held Friday at 2 p.m. from the funeral home of J. Gregory Nealon & Son, 611 4th Ave. Watervliet, with Rev. Charles Folmsby, pastor of the Bethany Presbyterian Church officiating at the committal services. Interment will be in Memory's Garden, Colonie." (December 6, 1960) Second Obituary "COOK -- In Menands at his residence, 3 Irving Place, Dec. 5, 1960, Ralph M. Cook, husband of Laura A. Breitkreutz, father of Mrs. William J. Budge of Liverpool, N. Y. Also survived by two grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. Funeral from the funeral home of J. Gregory Nealon & Son, 611 4th Ave. Watervliet, Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Friends are invited and may call Wednesday and Thursday. Internment Memory Gardens. In lieu of flowers, contributions American Heart Fund." Third Obituary "Relative of O. A. Wodkes Dies in Albany, New York. Ralph M. Cook, Albany, N. Y. passed away unexpectedly at his home on Monday. Mr. Cook was the husband of the former Laura Breitkreutz, who spent her childhood days in Lake Mills. Mrs. Cook is a sister of Mrs. O. A. Wodke. The deceased had been associated with Montgomery Ward and Company in Albany, New York, for many years and had retired two years ago. He is survived by his widow, one daughter, Mrs. William Rudge III, and two grandchildren of Liverpool, N.Y."
Laura lived alone for a few years, then lived with her daughter's family before a brief stay in a nursing home.
OBITUARY - "Mrs. Laura Cook CLINTON--Mrs. Laura A. Cook, 80 [sic] of 35 Mulberry St., formerly of Menands, the mother of Mrs. William (Beverly) Rudge III, died yesterday in the Harding Nursing Home, Waterville, after a brief illness. She was born in Wisconsin, the daughter of William and Elmira Young Breitkreutz, attended Wisconsin schools and later the University of Wisconsin. In New York City in 1921, she married Ralph M. Cook. The couple resided in New York City for a few years and in Menands for more than 40 years. Mr. Cook died in 1960. Mrs. Cook had resided here with her daughter, Mrs. Rudge, for the past three years. She was a Protestant, and a member of the OES in Albany. Surviving besides her daughter are two sisters, Mrs. Frances Wodke, of Lake Mills, Wis., and Mrs. Dorothy Watson, of Duluth, Minn. The funeral will be held at 10 Monday from the Bowen Funeral Home, 97 Old Louden Rd., Latham, with burial in Memory Gardens, Colony. Calling hours are from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 Sunday in the Bowen Funeral Home. Local arrangements are by the Owens Funeral Home."
Ralph Mills COOK and Laura Adell BREITKREUTZ had children.
i. David Conway 8 MILLS. He was born on 28 Apr 1934 and died in 1950 in Glendora, MI.On 14 Oct 1937, Seward MILLS second married Donna Buford GRAHAM. They had children. Seward MILLS third married Frances -.
OBITUARY:Mary Ellen Fisher, 94, of Arkansas City died Saturday, October 9, 2004 at her residence. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 12, 2004 at the Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home in Arkansas City. Jess Fisher, a grandson, will officiate. Interment will follow in the Hope Cemetery. Mary was born February 18, 1910 to Oliver S. Graham and Martishia E. (Jerome) Graham in Hardy, OK. She attended school at Hardy where her family farmed, until the eighth grade. On January 2, 1929 she married Irbra Mills in Newkirk, OK. Irbra was accidentally killed on November 22, 1941. During their marriage they had five children. After his death Mary moved to Arkansas and married the late John Lynn Fisher on March 30, 1947 in Wichita, KS. Twins were born of this marriage. John passed away on April 2, 1985. Mary was a mother and a homemaker her entire life and raised a niece, Mary Lee Alice (Graham) Reed and Floyd Dale Graham a nephew of Bill Graham. Mary was baptized into the Baptist church at the age of 14. Mary's hobbies include cooking and baking. She enjoyed trying new recipes and spending time with her family. She is survived by her children, Anna May Wilkinson, Jimmy W. Mills, Gilbert W. Mills all of Arkansas City, Billy W. Mills of Winnie, TX, Elizabeth J. Fritchey of Elgin, KS, John E. Fisher of Arkansas City, and Bessie E. Stewart of Silverdale, KS; several grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren. Mary was preceded in death by her parents, husbands; granddaughter, Mary E. Mills and great grandson, Blade M. Folk. A memorial has been established with Hospice Care of Kansas. Contributions may be made through the funeral home.
i. Colleen8 BRIGGS. She died on 3 Aug 1937. ii. Paul8 BRIGGS. He died on 3 Aug 1937. iii. Melvin8 BRIGGS. He died on 3 Aug 1937.
OBITUARY: Orval Lee Mills. NEWKIRK -- Orval Lee Mills, longtime Newkirk resident, died Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 21, 2004, at his home. He was 89. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 24, in Grandview Cemetery in Kaw City with the Rev. Gale Rider of Arkansas City, Kan., officiating. Miller-Stahl Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements. The body will lie in state at the funeral home Thursday until 9 p.m. Orval Lee Mills was born Sept. 26, 1917, east of Newkirk, the son of Thomas Warren and Maggie Jane Vaden Mills. He grew up on the farm and received his education in Little Beaver and Big Beaver schools. After finishing his education he helped his parents with the family farming operation. During World War II, he served with the United States Marine Corps in the South Pacific area. He was honorably discharged Dec. 4, 1945. Following his discharge he went to Kansas and worked as a laborer in the oil fields and farming. In 1975 he returned to Kay County and was employed at a truck stop at Tonkawa and at Billings. He enjoyed gardening and canning, children and animals. Survivors include three sons, Orval Skeet Mills, Leo Ray Hawk and Larry Mills; six daughters, Linda Smith, Myrna Ramirez, Bertia Bruno, Evis Duchardt and a set of twins; 46 grandchildren; 53 great-grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one son, Carl Wayne Mills; two daughters, Karen Moss and Marcia Mills; his parents; and his siblings, Irvra Mills, Ida Anderson, Ira Mills, Iva Baughman, Clara Skaggs and Katie Briggs.[The Ponca City News]
OBITUARY: "TWO YEAR OLD BOY DIES AT PARENTS HOME HERE [Pawhuska, OK]. Billy Mills, 2-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Mills died at the family home, 311 west 7th street, early Wednesday morning. He had only been ill since Sunday with a stomach ailment. Besides the father and mother he is survived by one sister Naomi and one brother Duane of the home address and one half sister, Mrs. John Dasher of Carter Nine and two half brothers Ernest Mills of Lyman, Okla., and Chester Mills of Fairfax. Funeral services will be conducted by the Rev. Robert Thompson at the Methodist church at 1 o'clock Thursday the body will be taken to Dewey [OK] for interment." (Newspaper clipping with no date or publisher name.)
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