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Eleanor Nellie Mills 1777 – 1842 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Dec 1777

Birth Location: Mills Springs, Polk, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 7 Jan 1842

Death Location: Edneyville, Henderson, North Carolina, United States

Father: William Mills

Mother: Eleanor Morris

Spouse(s): Samuel Edney

Children(s): John Edney, William Edney, Allison Edney, Mary Edney, Elizabeth Edney, Francis Edney, Baylus Edney, James Edney, Samuel Edney, Frank Edney, Winson Edney

It was in 1777 that Eleanor Nellie Mills was born in Mills Springs, Polk, North Carolina, United States, a child of William E Mills and Eleanor Nelly Morris. Eleanor Nellie Mills went on to marry Samuel Craft Edney and had children such as John Morris Edney, William Wesley Edney, Allison Mills Edney, Mary Kelly Mills Edney, Elizabeth Jones Edney, Francis Asbury Edney, Baylus McKendrick Edney, James Madison Edney, Samuel Rufus Edney, Frank Edney and Winson Mills Edney. Eleanor Nellie Mills was deceased by 1842 in Edneyville, Henderson, North Carolina, United States.

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Parents

William Mills
1746 – 1834
Birth Location: James River, Buckingham, Virginia, United States
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Eleanor Morris
1746 – 1833
Birth Location: Williamsburg, James, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Samuel Edney
1765 – 1844
Birth Location: Pasquotank County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Children(s)

John Edney
1794 – 1824
Birth Location: Edneyville, Henderson, North Carolina, United States
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William Edney
1796 – 1822
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
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Allison Edney
1799 – 1842
Birth Location: Edneyville, Henderson, North Carolina, United States
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Mary Edney
1804 – 1870
Birth Location: Edneyville, Henderson, North Carolina, United States
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Elizabeth Edney
1807 – 1895
Birth Location: Edneyville, Henderson, North Carolina, United States
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Francis Edney
1808 – 1870
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
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Baylus Edney
1811 – 1865
Birth Location: Edneyville, Henderson, North Carolina, United States
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James Edney
1814 – 1866
Birth Location: Edneyville, Henderson, North Carolina, United States
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Samuel Edney
1816 – 1897
Birth Location: Old, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
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Frank Edney
1819 – 1819
Birth Location: Edneyville, Henderson, North Carolina, United States
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Winson Edney
1821 – 1877
Birth Location: Edneyville, Henderson, North Carolina, United States
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 12 Dec 1777
    Event Place: Mills Springs, Polk, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 12 July 1842
    Event Place: Edneyville, Henderson, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 7 Jan 1842
    Event Place: Edneyville, Henderson, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edneyville, Henderson County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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