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Joseph Newton Mills 1882 – 1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Sep 1882

Birth Location: Floyd County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 4 Nov 1965

Death Location: Salem, Roanoke, Virginia, USA

Father: Jacob Mills

Mother: China Conner

Spouse(s): Effie Gearheart

Children(s): James Mills, Mildred Mills, Mary Mills, William Mills

In 1882, Joseph Newton Mills entered the world in Floyd County, Virginia, USA, born to Jacob Peter Mills and China Alice Conner. Years later, Joseph Newton Mills married Effie Isabel Gearheart, and the couple became parents to James Eldrige Mills, Mildred May Mills, Mary Lillian Mills and William Edward Mills. Joseph Newton Mills died in 1965 in Salem, Roanoke, Virginia, USA.

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Parents

Jacob Mills
1858 – 1934
Birth Location: Floyd County, Virginia, USA
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China Conner
1854 – 1938
Birth Location: Floyd County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Effie Gearheart
1887 – 1975
Birth Location: Floyd County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

James Mills
1912 – 1913
Birth Location: Roanoke, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
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Mildred Mills
1917 – 2005
Birth Location: Roanoke County, Virginia, USA
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Mary Mills
1921 – 2005
Birth Location: Roanoke, Virginia, USA
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William Mills
1926 – 2011
Birth Location: Roanoke, Virginia, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 28 Sep 1882
    Event Place: Floyd County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 U.S. Census, Population Schedule; NARA Microfilm, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, Year: 1940; Census Place: Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04327; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 119-8

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Roanoke, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 U.S. Census, Population Schedule; NARA Microfilm, Year: 1940; Census Place: Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04327; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 119-8

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Roanoke, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 U.S. Census, Population Schedule; NARA Microfilm, Year: 1940; Census Place: Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04327; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 119-8

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 4 Nov 1965
    Event Place: Salem, Roanoke, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Salem, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
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