Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
NameNelson Gamwell MILLS
Birth27 Apr 1881, Thorp, Kittitas, Washington [4433, p 1; date only], [4447, p 1]
Death5 Feb 1956, Thorp, Kittitas, Washington [4444, date only], [4447, p 1] Age: 74
MemoSorensen Memorial Hospital
BurialThorp Cemetery, Thorp, Kittitas, Washington [4446, p 52]
Occupationelectrician [3629]
FlagsLegatee in Will
FatherJames Lumley MILLS , 1178 (1845-1924)
MotherMarie Lydia CANNON (1850-1922)
Individual Notes
• Nelson did not have children... [4385, p 1]

• 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, p 129]
• 1889 Territorial Census: Kittitas County, Washington. Age 8, b WA. [4438, p 250]
• 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, Kentucky [4447, p 1]
Death18 Sep 1939 [4444], [4447, p 1] Age: 59
Census
• 1930 Census: West Kittitas, Kittitas, Washington. Age 50, b KY. Parents b KY. Age 20 at first marriage. [3630]
Marriage2 Aug 1928 [4447, p 1]
No Children
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