Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameNelson Gamwell MILLS
Birth27 Apr 1881, Thorp, Kittitas, Washington4433,4447
Death5 Feb 1956, Thorp, Kittitas, Washington4444,4447 Age: 74
MemoSorensen Memorial Hospital
BurialThorp Cemetery, Thorp, Kittitas, Washington4446
Occupationelectrician3629
FlagsLegatee in Will
FatherJames Lumley MILLS , 1178 (1845-1924)
MotherMarie Lydia CANNON (1850-1922)
Individual Notes
• Nelson did not have children...4385

• Nelson G. Mills, 75-year-old retired Thorp district farmer who lived alone in his small home on the outskirts of Thorp, died this morning in Sorensen Memorial Hospital.
He was taken to the hospital Sunday afternoon, suffering from malnutrition and exposure.
Mills had lived alone since the death of his wife, Mrs. Alice Mills, in 1939.
Surviving is a sister, Mrs. Earl Beal of Seattle and Thorp, who is away on a trip and expected to return late this week.
Funeral arrangements are in charge of the Evenson Funeral Home.4444
Census
• 1887 Territorial Census: Kittitas County, Washington. Age 6, b WA.4438
• 1889 Territorial Census: Kittitas County, Washington. Age 8, b WA.4438
• 1900 Census: West Kittitas, Kittitas, Washington. Born Apr 1881, age 19, WA. Sawmill laborer. Father b Canada; mother b OH.4387
• 1910 Census: West Kittitas, Kittitas, Washington. Age 28, b WA. Single. Father b Canada Eng; mother b OH. Manager, Electric Light Plant.8009
• 1920 Census: West Kittitas, Kittitas, Washington. Age 38, b WA. Single. In father’s household. Electrician.3629
• 1930 Census: West Kittitas, Kittitas, Washington. Age 48, b WA. Farmer. Father b Canada English; mother b Ohio. Age 46 at first marriage.3630
Spouses
Birth8 Jun 1880, Kentucky4447
Death18 Sep 19394444,4447 Age: 59
Census
• 1930 Census: West Kittitas, Kittitas, Washington. Age 50, b KY. Parents b KY. Age 20 at first marriage.3630
Marriage2 Aug 19284447
No Children
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Updated 6 May 2025
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