When Millie Etta Rawlins was born on 13 October 1869, in Texas, United States, her father, William Rawlins, was 69 and her mother, Lucinda B Stacks, was 44. She married Elbert Lee Winniford on 23 October 1888, in Parker, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Marseilles, LaSalle, Illinois, United States in 1910 and Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, United States for about 10 years. She died on 5 December 1953, in Santa Barbara, California, United States, at the age of 84.