Aaron L. Mills

Brief Life History of Aaron L.

When Aaron L. Mills was born on 19 November 1812, in Jefferson, Tennessee, United States, his father, Seth Mills, was 30 and his mother, Charity Thornburgh, was 22. He married Parmelia Samuels on 14 October 1832, in Wayne, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in White River Township, Washington, Arkansas, United States for about 10 years. He died on 3 January 1852, in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 39, and was buried in Carter, Washington, Arkansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Aaron L. Mills
1812–1852
Parmelia Samuels
1816–1880
Marriage: 14 October 1832
John Riley Mills
1834–1862
Mary Ann Mills
1835–1842
Enos Mills
1837–1863
Lewis Mills
1840–1887
Sarah Ellen Mills
1841–1926
Francis Marian Mills
1844–
Lucinda Charity Mills
1847–1917
Henry R Mills
1850–

Sources (5)

  • Aaron L Mills, "United States Census, 1840"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Aaron L Mills - Government record: Census record: birth: 12 November 1820; Tennessee, United States
  • Aaron Mills, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1820

Historical Boundaries - 1820: Quapaw Indian Reservation, Arkansas Territory, United States; 1827: Pulaski, Arkansas Territory, United States; 1836: Pulaski, Arkansas, United States

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

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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