Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
NameAlexander MILNE
BirthMay 1841, Canada902, p 1,906
Death1911902 Age: 69
Census Data
• 1900 Census: Bemidji, Beltrami, Minnesota. Age 59, b May 1841, Canada. Carpenter. Parents b Scotland.906
Spouses
Birth24 Apr 1851, Plymouth, Richland, Ohio900
Birth24 Apr 1852, Plymouth, Richland, Ohio901
Death1 Mar 1902, Bemidji, Beltrami, Minnesota892, year only,902, p 1 Age: 50
BurialMemorial Park Cemetery, Grand Forks, Grand Forks, North Dakota901
FatherWilliam Morgan PARSEL (1825-1926)
MotherMartha Jane KIRKPATRICK (1835-1889)
Individual Notes
• 2nd of 5 children.903

• Anna and George Mills were aged respectively 7 and 13 years when Hance Mills died in October, 1883. Soon after this the second Mrs. Mills took the infant and disappeared.893

• [excerpts] Mrs. A. Milne, a pioneer of Bemidji, died of typhoid fever, March 1, 1902, at St. Anthony’s hospital, after a short illness. She leaves behind her a husband, two sons, and one daughter to mourn her untimely demise.
Arbilla E. Parsell was born at Plymouth, Ohio, April 24, 1852. She was married in 1870 to Peter Doty, who died in South Dakota in 1887 to which state they moved in 1883. She married Alex Milne a few years previous to their coming to Bemidji.901
Census Data
• 1860 Census: Plymouth, Richland, Ohio. Age 9, b OH.903
• 1880 Census: Pleasant, Pottawatamie, Iowa. Age 29, b OH. Father b NY; mother b OH.904
• 1885 Territorial Census: Charles Mix County, South Dakota. Age 34, b OH. Enumerated as “Mother.” Head of household; no husband present. Seven children in household.905
• 1900 Census: Bemidji, Beltrami, Minnesota. Age 51, b Apr 1851, OH. Father b NY; mother b OH. Married 13 years. Mother of 5 children, 3 living.906
Marriage5 Jul 1887, Grand Forks, Grand Forks, North Dakota902, p 2
ChildrenMinnie Estella (1889-1940)
Last Modified 24 Jul 2025Created 21 Sep 2026 using Reunion 14 for Macintosh
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