Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan
by Dave Mills of Scottsdale, Arizona
Introduction
Presented in this website are my [Dave] family members and allied lines who were early Pioneers of St. Clair and Ogemaw counties, Michigan.
My grandfather, David Williams Mills, in collaboration with his brother, Myron Williams Mills, prepared a genealogy chart (Source #1) in the late 1940s which served as the starting point for our interest in genealogy. Their chart provided important clues to ancestors, but it provided no sources.
My maternal grandfather, William Rankine Eckart, retired professor of mechanical engineering at Stanford had, in the early 1950s, prepared meticulous draftsman-style genealogy charts (Source #8) of the Eckart, Mills, and allied lines. While beautiful and labor-intensive, the charts indicated no sources.
So with the challenge before us to confirm people and document sources, my wife, Gretchen, and I embraced the hobby of genealogy in earnest about 1985, working in mutual endeavor, and having fun doing so. We made numerous sleuthing trips together. Being Californians, and later Arizonans, as a couple we didn’t get to the east very often; genealogy hunting became a excuse to do so.
We recall one memorable day in 1989 spent rummaging through the basement of the Marysville (MI) Historical Museum finding original documents. We also spent many hours in the Michigan Room of the St. Clair County Public Library. All the librarians were very helpful. We remember well the intricacies of microfilm viewers; now all obsolete with the ease of the Internet.
Pictured above is my great-grandfather, Nelson Mills of Marysville, Michigan (1823-1904).
Special thanks to Brenda Williams of Dayton, Ohio, for her passion about St. Clair County genealogy; link to her website here.
More special thanks to Stuart Sheridan, Managing Director of Northern Ohio Lumber & Timber Co. of Cleveland, Ohio, the present-day leader of the original company organized by Nelson Mills in 1864, and still operating today with some of the original equipment; link to History page at NOLTCO website: link.
All suggestions, additions, and corrections are gratefully received.
Living persons are designated “Private.”
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My grandfather, David Williams Mills, in collaboration with his brother, Myron Williams Mills, prepared a genealogy chart (Source #1) in the late 1940s which served as the starting point for our interest in genealogy. Their chart provided important clues to ancestors, but it provided no sources.
My maternal grandfather, William Rankine Eckart, retired professor of mechanical engineering at Stanford had, in the early 1950s, prepared meticulous draftsman-style genealogy charts (Source #8) of the Eckart, Mills, and allied lines. While beautiful and labor-intensive, the charts indicated no sources.
So with the challenge before us to confirm people and document sources, my wife, Gretchen, and I embraced the hobby of genealogy in earnest about 1985, working in mutual endeavor, and having fun doing so. We made numerous sleuthing trips together. Being Californians, and later Arizonans, as a couple we didn’t get to the east very often; genealogy hunting became a excuse to do so.
We recall one memorable day in 1989 spent rummaging through the basement of the Marysville (MI) Historical Museum finding original documents. We also spent many hours in the Michigan Room of the St. Clair County Public Library. All the librarians were very helpful. We remember well the intricacies of microfilm viewers; now all obsolete with the ease of the Internet.
Pictured above is my great-grandfather, Nelson Mills of Marysville, Michigan (1823-1904).
Special thanks to Brenda Williams of Dayton, Ohio, for her passion about St. Clair County genealogy; link to her website here.
More special thanks to Stuart Sheridan, Managing Director of Northern Ohio Lumber & Timber Co. of Cleveland, Ohio, the present-day leader of the original company organized by Nelson Mills in 1864, and still operating today with some of the original equipment; link to History page at NOLTCO website: link.
All suggestions, additions, and corrections are gratefully received.
Living persons are designated “Private.”
Thanks for visiting - we hope it’s helpful. Click on the Home button below to get started.
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