Person:Lewis Mills (4)

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Lewis Shannon Mills
b.28 Jan 1870 Bushnell, McDonough, Illinois, United States
d.20 Feb 1935 Bushnell, McDonough, Illinois, United States
Parents and Siblings
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  • F.  Levi Mills (add)
  • M.  Hannah McConnell (add)
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  1. Lewis Shannon Mills1870 - 1935
Spouse and Children
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m. 8 Jan 1892
  1. Harry Lindsey Mills1895 - 1961
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Facts and Events
Name[1] Lewis Shannon Mills
Alt Name[3] L S Mills
Alt Name[4] Louis Mills
Alt Name[6][9] Lewis S. Mills
Alt Name[5][6][8] Louis Shannon Mills
Alt Name[7] Louis S. Mills
Gender Male
Birth[2][5][6] 28 Jan 1870 Bushnell, McDonough, Illinois, United States
Alt Marriage 3 Jan 1892 Cozad, Dawson, Nebraska, United Statesto Alice Falena Lindsey
Marriage 8 Jan 1892 Cozad, Dawson, Nebraska, United Statesto Alice Falena Lindsey
Residence Aft Mar 1892 Bushnell, McDonough, Illinois, United Stateswith Alice Falena Lindsey
Other[6][8] From 1900 Member of the Bushnell Fire Department (for 35 years before his death).
Occupation[4] 1930 Agent @ Express Co.
Medical[6][8] Aft 1933 "About two years ago his health began to fail and caused him to take an occasional rest spell."
Medical[6][8] Aft 20 Dec 1934 Cause of death not specified, but ... "On December 20 his final sickness began .... two months later, February 20, he passed to his final rest."
Death[2][5][6] 20 Feb 1935 Bushnell, McDonough, Illinois, United StatesAt his home.
Funeral[6][8] 22 Feb 1935 Bushnell, McDonough, Illinois, United States"...at the Presbyterian church, services in charge of Revs. F. C. Everitt and R. I Stone."
Burial[2][5][6] 22 Feb 1935 Bushnell Cemetery, Bushnell, McDonough, Illinois, United States
References
  1. ↑ Victoria (Mills) Zezulka (2). ([email protected]).

    Verified: YES

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Victoria (Mills) Zezulka (2). ([email protected]).
  3. ↑ Harry Lindsey Mills (1895-1961), in Find A Grave.

    Photograph of bronze grave marker, added 4 Jan 2019, accessed 6 Feb 2022.

    Copy of death certificate, added 12 Dec 2014, accessed 6 Feb 2022.

  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Bushnell City, McDonough County, Illinois, in McDonough, Illinois, United States. 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule: Fifteenth Census of the United States, NARA Microfilm Publication T626. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration)
    Sheet 7B, 647 (?) East Main Street, dwelling 203, family 213, rows 95 to 97, 5 Apr 1930.

    "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRHS-XZM?cc=1810731&wc=QZF3-WDS%3A648807601%2C652022901%2C649042501%2C1589282361 : 8 December 2015), Illinois > McDonough > Bushnell > ED 4 > image 14 of 28; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).

    Father was born in Pennsylvania and mother in Ohio according to 1930 census.

  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Louis Shannon Mills (transcription, not an original image), in Illinois, United States. Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947.

    "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQMG-T2B : 8 March 2018), Louis Shannon Mills, 20 Feb 1935; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,754,240.

  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 Lewis S. Mills (1870-1935), in Find A Grave.

    Photograph of headstone shared by Lewis and Alice, added 21 Feb 2016, accessed 6 Feb 2022.

    Image of obituary for Lewis of unknown origin, added 19 Jan 2021, accessed 6 Feb 2022.
    * "...for 33 years, 11 months and 18 days was associated with the Express office."
    * "He was twice elected as mayor...."
    * "He was a member of the Odd Fellows and also of the Masonic body and was honored by election to leadership".
    * "One son, Harry, a business man of Bushnell, blessed this union. There are two grandsons, (1) and (2) who will greatly miss a grandfather's love and thoughtfulness. There is also a sister (3)."

  7. ↑ Louis S. Mills - Marriage (transcription, not an image of original), in Nebraska, United States. Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995. (FamilySearch Record Search)
    Pg. 436.

    "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5ZL-VGX : 8 June 2021), Louis S. Mills, 1892.

  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Information from image of obituary in Find A Grave memorial.
  9. ↑ Information from headstone image in Find A Grave memorial.
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