Brief Life History of Jacob
When Jacob Mills was born on 6 February 1822, in Wayne, Tennessee, United States, his father, Seth Mills, was 39 and his mother, Charity Thornburgh, was 32. He married Edith Lewis on 18 December 1845, in Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in White River Township, Washington, Arkansas, United States for about 10 years. He died in 1865, in Washington, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 43, and was buried in Washington, Arkansas, United States.
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Sources (7)
- Jacob Mills, "United States Census, 1860"
- Jacob Mills, "Arkansas Marriages, 1837-1944"
- Jacob Mills, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1822–1865 Male
1826–1867 Female
Children (9)
1846– Male
1847– Male
1850–1923 Female
1854–1928 Male
1857–1883 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1782–1876 Male
1790–1870 Female
Siblings (18)
1809–1829 Female
1811–1884 Female
1812–1852 Male
1814–1834 Female
1816–1849 Male
+13 More Children
World Events (8)
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 3
1828
Age 6
1835 · The Hermitage is Built
Age 13
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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