Brief Life History of Joseph P.
When Joseph P. Mills was born on 15 February 1851, in Williams, Ohio, United States, his father, Joseph P Mills, was 28 and his mother, Mary Ann Wilbur, was 22. He married Rebecca Arnsberger on 10 November 1870, in Williams, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Springfield Township, Williams, Ohio, United States in 1880. He died on 29 August 1912, in Stryker, Williams, Ohio, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Stryker, Williams, Ohio, United States.
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- Joseph P Mills, "United States Census, 1880"
- Joseph P. Mills, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
- Joe P Mills, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"
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1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Mill 1, with excrescent -s added in post-medieval times. Compare Mullins , from a French equivalent of this name, and see also Milnes .
English: either a variant of Miles , a variant of Mill 2, with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s, or Myhill , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
Irish: this is usually the English name, especially in Ulster, but elsewhere in Ireland it was also adopted for the Gaelic topographic byname, an Mhuilinn ‘of the mill’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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