William S. Mills

1855 -

• Name	William S. Mills
  Birth	25 Jun 1855	Cumberland, Guernsey Co., OH
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I9507	forneyclark
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Theora C. Downing,   b. 1 Aug 1857, Cumberland, Guernsey Co., OH
  Marriage	1876
  Family ID	F3556	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2024

  
  

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  Source: http://www.genforum.familytreemaker.com/mills/messages/7884.html William S. Mills, b. 1855, New Cumberland, OH >1880 CO>1882 WY>MT - Bio Posted by: Carole (ID *****4261) Date: December 13, 2008 at 12:36:00 of 8384 A biography of William S. Mills, Eureka, MT, is included in "Montana, Its Story and Biography", Vol 3, page 848. William S. was born, 25 Jun 1855, one of the twelve children of Jonathan and Sarah (Downing) Mills. William was educated in the schools of Tuscarawas County, OH, and attended a college in Clay City, IL. In 1876, William married Miss Theora C. Downing, a native of Cumberland, OH, born, 1 Aug 1857, daughter of Hugh and Margaretta (Ryan) Downing. For a time they lived on the old homestead in New Cumberland, then William went to Colorado in 1880. Two years later, Theora joined him in Wyoming. In the fall of 1882, they came to Powderville, MT, later moved to Ekalaka, MT, and 1895 to the Flathead country of Montana. They kept a roadhouse on the Kootenai River to supply the needs of steamboat passengers. Later they bought a ranch of 352 acres, across the Canadian line, and engaged in the stock business. Mills children: Lily A. (Mrs. Joe Tetrault, Eureka, MT), Anna, and Jud.