William Mills

Brief Life History of William

When William Mills was born on 11 March 1799, in Jefferson, Tennessee, United States, his father, James William Mills, was 26 and his mother, Sarah Lamar, was 38. He married Rebecca Summers on 9 September 1819, in Jefferson, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Texas, United States in 1870 and Justice Precinct 7, Collin, Texas, United States in 1880. He died on 28 June 1890, in Collin, Collin, Texas, United States, at the age of 91.

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William Mills
1799–1890
Martha Patsy Routh
1808–1895
Marriage: 15 July 1833
John Lockhart Mills
1837–1881
Nancy A. Mills
1839–1906
Harrison Mills
1840–
Lafayette Mills
1841–
Naoma Mills
1844–
Rhoda Mills
1847–

Sources (15)

  • William Millot, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Wm Mills, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
  • William Mills, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

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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