Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
Birth8 Nov 1890, Illinois [8094], [8100]
Death15 Mar 1972, Mount Clemons, Macomb, Michigan [8100] Age: 81
FatherHenry KRAUSE (1863-)
MotherHenrietta (1867-)
Census
• 1900 Census: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. Age 9, b IL. Parents b Germany. [8095]
• 1910 Census: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. Age 19, b IL. Parents b Germany. Cook, restaurant. Step-daughter? [difficult to read] in household of Henry Krause. Living adjacent to James K. Edwards. [8096]
• 1930 Census: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. Age 39, b IL. Parents b Germany. Age 21 at 1st marriage. [8093]
• 1950 Census: East Detroit, Macomb, Michigan. Age 59, b IL Widow. Mother-in-law in household of Edwin E. Griebe. [8101]
Spouses
Birth30 Aug 1856, Marine City, St. Clair, Michigan [8092]
Death25 Jan 1937, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan [8092] Age: 80
OccupationTeamster [8092]
ResidenceDetroit, Michigan [177, p 1]
FatherJames EDWARDS (~1817-<1880)
MotherElizabeth MILLS , 1168 (1826-1901)
Individual Notes
• Probably working for his brother-in-law, William Barron. [3817]

• Margaret Barron, Elizabeth Kelly and James K. Edwards, children of Elizabeth Edwards, deceased, sister of Barney Mills, each entitled to… [1155, p 3]

• Mother’s maiden name given as Elizabeth Mills. [8092]
Census
• 1860 Census: Vicksburg, St. Clair, Michigan. Age 4, b Canada. [8041]
• 1880 Census: Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan. Age 23, b Canada. Photographer. Listed as “James N.” Parents b Canada. Consumption. [3817]
• 1900 Census: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. Age 43, b Aug 1856, MI. Sailor. Married 11 years; no children. Father b England; mother b MI. [8097]
• 1910 Census: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. Age 53, b MI. Captain, Boot freight. 21 years of present marriage. [8096]
• 1930 Census: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. Age 73, b MI. Teamster, Lumber Company. Age 27 at 1st marriage. [8093]
Marriage27 Jul 1911, Wayne County, Michigan [8094]
Marriage Notes
• one prior marriage for James; mother’s maiden name is Eliz. Mills. [8094]
ChildrenHarvey (~1913-)
 Melvin (~1914-)
 Earl (~1915-)
 James (~1918-)
 Ruth (~1922-)
 (Private, Female)
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