Brief Life History of Seth Thornburg
When Seth Thornburg Mills was born on 2 February 1824, in Washington, Arkansas, United States, his father, Seth Mills, was 41 and his mother, Charity Thornburgh, was 34. He married Minerva Strain on 14 October 1852, in Washington, Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in White River Township, Washington, Arkansas, United States for about 10 years. He died in 1864, in Warren, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 40, and was buried in Warren, North Carolina, United States.
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Sources (4)
- Seth Mills in household of Seth Mills, "United States Census, 1850"
- Seth Mills, "United States Census, 1860"
- Seth T Mills, "Arkansas Marriages, 1837-1944"
Spouse and Children
1824–1864 Male
1831–1880 Female
Children (3)
1853– Male
1855–1926 Male
1859– Female
Parents and Siblings
1782–1876 Male
1790–1870 Female
Siblings (18)
1809–1829 Female
1811–1884 Female
1812–1852 Male
1814–1834 Female
1815–1867 Male
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World Events (7)
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 1
1828
Age 4
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 12
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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