William Clyde Mills ^{1 2 3 4}

   Cause of his death was Uremia.

  General Notes:

William is buried in Massillon City Cemetery together with his son, his daughter-in-law, and his stillborn grandson. All four names appear together on one gravestone.
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  Birth Notes:

Name: William Clyde Mills
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 27 May 1871
Birthplace: Springfield Twp., Williams, Ohio
Race: White
Father's Name: Joseph P. Mills
Mother's Name: Rebecca Arnsberger
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C03971-5
System Origin: Ohio-EASy
Source Film Number: 914034
Reference Number: v 1 p 32
Collection: Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962
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  Death Notes:

Name: William Clyde Mills
Event: Death
Event Date: 26 Aug 1950
Gender: Male
Death Age: 81y
Race: White
Birth Date: 21 May 1869
Birthplace: Stryker, Ohio
Father: Joseph P. Mills
Mother: Rebecca Armsberger
Reference Number: Certificate
Film Number: 2372662
Digital Folder Number: 4109283
Image Number: 02206

Source Citation
"Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X6R2-BR2 : accessed 10 Sep 2012), Joseph P. Mills in entry for William Clyde Mills, 1950; citing reference Certificate, Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, Ohio.

NOTE - His father, Joseph P. Mills, was the informant.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of 27 May 1869 and a birth location of Stryker, OH.

The birth year of 1869 appear on his gravestone and conflicts with the Ohio birth record which shows 27 May 1871.
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• He has alternate birth date of 1874 and a birth location of Ohio.

This birth year was referenced by his age of 36 on the 1910 US Census.
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Springfield Township, Williams County, OH on 22 June 1880. ³

1880 US Census
Page 682A, District 13, Dwelling 347, Family 372, Roll 1078
Springfield Township, Williams County, Ohio
William C. Mills..Son..8..OH
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 27 May 1871, then his age should have been 9 instead of 8.
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• His occupation on 27 May 1905 was a Machinist in , Stark County, OH.

• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Massillon, OH on 16 April 1910. ¹

1910 US Census
Sheet 2B, District 224, Family 44, Roll 1231
Massillon, Stark County, Ohio
23 Muskingum Street; house rented
Married 5 years
William C. Mills..Head..36..OH..Air Brake Repairman
(Living with wife, son, and widowed mother.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 27 May 1871, then his age should have been 38 instead of 36.
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• He resided in Beach City, OH on 26 August 1950.

• He was buried on 28 August 1950 in the Massillon City Cemetery in Massillon, OH.

Find A Grave Memorial #73465403
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William married Gertrude Williams, daughter of Samuel P. Williams and Sarah, on 4 May 1905 in , Stark County, OH.¹ The marriage ended in divorce. (Gertrude Williams was born on 28 November 1883 in Ohio,¹ died on 6 December 1940 in Massillon, OH ⁵ and was buried on 10 December 1940 in Massillon, OH ⁵.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Massillon, OH on 16 April 1910. ¹

1910 US Census
Sheet 2B, District 224, Family 44, Roll 1231
Massillon, Stark County, Ohio
23 Muskingum Street; house rented
Married 5 years
William C. Mills..Head..36..OH..Air Brake Repairman
Gertrude Mills..Wife..26..OH..4/2
Joseph Mills..Son..2..OH
Rebecca Mills..Mothr..61..OH..Widowed..1/1
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• William Clyde Mills and Gertrude Williams were divorced after 15 April 1910.

  Marriage Notes:

Name: William C. Mills
Event: Marriage
Event Place (Standardized): Stark, Ohio, United States
Age: 32
Estimated Birth Year: 1873
Birthplace: Striker, O.
Father: J. P. Mills
Mother: Rebecca Arnsberger
Spouse: Gertrude Williams
Spouse's Age: 22
Spouse's Estimated Birth Year: 1883
Spouse's Father: S. P. Williams
Spouse's Mother: Sarah
Reference Number: p81 cn5843
Film Number: 875630
Digital Folder Number: 004016924
Image Number: 00076

Source Citation
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XDKY-WBB : accessed 10 Sep 2012), J. P. Mills in entry for William C. Mills and Gertrude Williams, 1905; citing reference p81 cn5843, FHL microfilm 875630.
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