Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
NameHally Ballenger Mills ELLIOTT
Birth24 Jan 1901, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada [7407, place only], [7801]
Immigration1902 [3628] Age: <1
MemoNaturalized
Immigration1903 [4858] Age: 1
Naturalization1919 [4858] Age: 17
Death20 Jan 1981, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia [413] Age: 79
Burial23 Jan 1981, Lakeside Cemetery, Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan [7078]
Residence3011 East Helen Street, Tucson, Arizona 85716 [303, city only], [3341]
NicknameBun [7449]
FatherJames Russell ELLIOTT (1871-1945)
MotherEmeline Williams MILLS , 1660 (1874-1956)
Individual Notes
• Mrs. Bergin, whose father is secretary-treasurer of the Lansing Cast Stone Co., has been prominently identified with he social affairs of the younger set in Lansing. [7443]

• Dear Gretchen and David
I’ll write on this sheet rather than on the card as I know from past experiences how my poor penmanship can deface a pretty card.
You were most thoughtful and sweet to send me the baby announcement and you’ll never know how much I appreciate hearing from you and how thrilled I was by your news. I hope that both Mother and son are doing well!! I’m glad that there is to be another Nelson Mills. I’m also partial to the name David because of my Dear “Uncle Dave.”
Tomorrow I plan to get some blue yarn and start a sweater for little Nelson. I’m sure that now he has all of the infant things that a baby will need. So I will make a size one or size two sweater for him, and I will be sure that it will fit in case I am a bit slow.
Congratulations, best wishes and my love,
Hally [3341]

• Memorial Service, Jan. 23, 1981, Friday, 11 AM, in Golden Memorial Chapel, Port Huron, Michigan. [413]
Census
• 1901 Canada Census: London City, Ontario, Canada. Age 2 months, b 24 Jan 1901, Ontario. [8194]
• 1910 Census: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon. Age 9, b Canada English. Father b Canada English; mother b MI. [6602]
• 1920 Census: Lansing, Ingham, Michigan. Age 18, b Canada Eng. Single. No employment. Father b Canada Eng; mother b MI. Living with parents. [4858]
• 1930 Census: Glendale, Los Angeles, California. Age 29, b English-Canada. Divorced. No employment. Father b Canada Eng; mother b MI. [3628]
• 1940 Census: Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan. Age 39, b Canada English. Divorced. No employment. Living in mother’s household. [6796]
• 1950 Census: Tucson, Pima, Arizona. Age 49, b Canada. Divorced. Living in mother’s household. [7800]
Spouses
Birth15 May 1897, Toledo, Lucas, Ohio [7407], [7409]
NicknameRed; Alec [3767]
FlagsBrick Wall
FatherWilliam H. BERGIN (~1866-)
MotherCorrinne SMYTHE (~1866-)
Individual Notes
• Mr. Bergin, who is connected with a bonding concern of Toledo, is said to be slated for the managership of a local brokerage company when offices are opened here in the near future. [7443]

• Any info on him? None -- disappeared around 1928. [2526]

• I just remembered that they used to call Blackie’s brother “Whitey” and their dad “RED”...
So Alec is Uncle Blackie’s dad... let me pass this along. [3767]
Census
• 1900 Census: Toledo, Lucas, Ohio. Age 3, b OH. Parents b NY. [7408]
• 1910 Census: Toledo, Lucas, Ohio. Age 12, b OH. Parents b NY. [7410]
• 1920 Census: Toledo, Lucas, Ohio. Age 22, b OH. Single. Parents b NY. Commercial traveler; automobile w. [7453]
Research
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Marriage16 Dec 1922, Lansing, Ingham, Michigan [1, year only], [7407], [7443]
Divorceabt 1927 [2526], [3628]
Div Memodivorced in 1930 census
Marriage Notes
• The young couple took matters in their own hands Saturday, and eloped to Toledo, where it is believed the ceremony was performed, as no record of the issuance of a marriage license in Lansing can be obtained, and several clergymen interviewed, had no knowledge of the wedding.
The young couple are at the Downty hotel. [7443]
ChildrenJames Russell (1923-1979)
 Charles Hunter (1925-2002)
Birth19 Jan 1891, Newark, Essex, New Jersey [7766, date only], [7767], [7792, date only]
Removal1948, Tucson, Pima, Arizona [7792] Age: 56
Death18 Feb 1962, Tucson, Pima, Arizona [7766, date only], [7767], [7792] Age: 71
Burial18 May 1962, Old Tennant Churchyard, Tennant, Monmouth, New Jersey [7769]
OccupationBroker [6833]
Residence3011 E Helen, Tucson (1959); 1962 [6833], [7766]
FatherJohn Lewis HAY Sr. (1867-1949)
MotherJennie B. WILKINSON (1869-1928)
Individual Notes
• any info on him? No. [2527]

• Informant on Death Certificate is Mrs. Hally Hay, Jr. of Tucson, Arizona. Resident of this place for 14 years at death. [7792]
Census
• 1940 Census: New York, New York, New York. Age 49, b NJ. Broker. Residence: 85th Street. 1935 residence: Rumson, NJ. Living with Elizabeth, wife, age 42, b KY; she is employed as lawyer’s office receptionist. [7770]
• 1950 Census: Tucson, Pima, Arizona. Age 59, b NJ. No employment. [7793]
Marriage14 Jul 1953, Tucson, Pima, Arizona [1, year only], [7768]
No Children
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