Family:John Mills and Lydia Ballinger (1)

Marriage record (1842)

following is a transcription of handwriting scanned and made available online by FamilySearch

State of Indiana, Hamilton County
To any person Empowered by Law to Solemnize marriages in the county of Ham—
—ilton and State of Indiana, Greeting — you are hereby authorized to join together
as husband and wife John J. Mills & Lydia Ballinger and make Return of said
marriage to this office as Required by Law.
(??)— In Testimony Where of (?) John G. Burns clerk of the Hamilton County
Court have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at (???)
     This 16th day of February AD1842 — John G. Burns Cleark of said court.
And on the 2nd day of April AD1842 the following certificate (???)
in the Clerk Office of the Hamilton Circuit Couert to wit.
     I do hereby certify that John Mills and Lydia Ball—
—inger were lawfully joined in marriage by me on the
20th day of February AD1842. Given under my hand and
Seal this 2nd day of April 1842.  William Irwin J.P. (??)

1850 census

The 1850 census indicates that 12 year old John Ferguson was part of the family. Interesting to find out his relationship to the family and his circumstances. Oddly enought, John Ferguson (12 years, born in Indiana) also shows up in the household of David G. Ellison (house 8, family 99); this survey was done the same day (17th Sep).

Also in the 1850 census, the family lived "next door" to a household (house 86, family 87) with Nancy Mills (65 years) and Jemima Mills (40 years) in residence; both were born in North Carolina. The 1860 census shows a Jemimah Mills (48 years, born in North Carolina) and a Moses M. Mills (12 years, born in Indiana) living together not far from the family (house 1851, family 1872). Moses in both families are about the same age and born in the same place -- which brings up the possibility that Moses was counted twice, even though the enumerations took place on the same day.

• The first two columns are House and Family in order visited.
• Blank column excluded: Color
• Blank column excluded: value of real estate owned
• Blank column excluded: Married this year
• Blank column excluded: deaf and dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper, or convict
• Unable to read or write only applies to people > 20 years old

1860 census

• Blank column excluded: Color (blank presumed to be White)
• Content columns excluded: For Head of household -- Value of Real Estate (300); Value of Personal Estate (100)
• Blank columns excluded: Married this year; In school this year
• Unable to read or write applies to people over 20 years old
• Blank column excluded: Disabled, refers to 'deaf and dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper or convict'

1.   Delaware Township, Hamilton, Indiana, in Hamilton, Indiana, United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication M432)
   17 Sep 1850.

   "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6QBQ-578?cc=1401638&wc=95RW-PBM%3A1031336301%2C1031474401%2C1031698501 : 9 April 2016), Indiana > Hamilton > Delaware > image 14 of 22; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

2. ↑ Evin Patterson Mills, in Illinois, United States. Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947
   5 Feb 1923.

   "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N36B-P86 : 8 March 2018), Evin Patterson Mills, 05 Feb 1923; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,557,109. Accessed 10 Dec 2021.

   For transcription, See Person:Evan Mills (1). Original image not available; transcription was available on FamilySearch site.

3. ↑ Louden Twp, County of Fayette, state of Illinois, in Fayette, Illinois, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   house 1849, family 1870, rows 32 to 39, 5 Sep 1860.

   The writing in the image is very light with poor legiblity.
   
   "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBT-S8W?cc=1473181&wc=7QVJ-5SX%3A1589423252%2C1589422479%2C1589424146 : 24 March 2017), Illinois > Fayette > Lowden Township > image 1 of 22; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

4. ↑ Mills, J.J.—L. Ballinger, in Indiana, United States. Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019
   Pg. 307, Marriage Record 1833-1843, 2 Apr 1842.

   "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DCVS-B8W?cc=1410397&wc=Q83F-CCP%3A962975001%2C963004201 : 21 January 2016), Hamilton > 1833-1843 > image 163 of 191; Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis.