James Alfred Mills (1923 - 1985)

Born 28 Feb 1923 in Geneva, Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Died 4 Aug 1985 at age 62 in Okaloosa, Florida, United States

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Biography

Birth and Parents: James Alfred Mills was born on 28 February 1923 in Geneva County, Alabama, United States. He was the son of Ferdinand Mills (1898 - 1971) and Mattie Lee (Curenton) Mills (1904 - 2004).^[1][2][3]

1930 United States Census, Enumeration District 23, Hacoda, Geneva County, Alabama:^[4]

1940 United States Census, Enumeration District 20-37, McRae, Covington County, Alabama:^[5]

Marriage: J. A. Mills and Inez Wise were married on 20 January 1943 in Alabama.^[6] They were the parents of at least one child who is very likely still living.^[7]

1950 United States Federal Census, Enumeration District: 49-85B, Prichard, Mobile County, Alabama:^[8]

Death and Burial: James Alfred Mills passed away on 04 August 1985 in Okaloosa County, Florida at the age of 62.^[2][3] He was buried in Smyrna Baptist Church Cemetery, Florala, Covington County, Alabama.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
   National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Alabama, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 189
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #11739738 (accessed 25 February 2022)
   Name: James Alfred Mills; Race: White; Age: 19; Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head); Birth Date: 28 Feb 1923; Birth Place: Geneva, Alabama, USA; Residence Place: Plateau, Mobile, Alabama, USA; Registration Date: 30 Jun 1942; Registration Place: Plateau, Mobile, Alabama, USA; Employer: Ala Dry Docks Shipbuilding Lock; Height: 6; Weight: 140; Complexion: Light; Hair Color: Brown; Eye Color: Blue; Next of Kin: F N Mills;
   Household Members Age Relationship:
   James Alfred Mills 19 Self (Head).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J1NX-XMR : 10 January 2021), James Mills, Aug 1985; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VV49-CQT : 25 December 2014), James Alfred Mills, 04 Aug 1985; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing vol. , certificate number 79139, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3F2P-ZW2 : accessed 25 February 2022), James A Mills, Hacoda, Geneva, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 23, sheet , line , family , NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll ; FHL microfilm.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1LR-R1P : 5 January 2021), Alfred Mills in household of Ferdie Mills, Election Precinct 22 McRae, Covington, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 20-37, sheet 9A, line 23, family 136, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 20.
6. ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21D-VFPX : 19 February 2021), J A Mills and Inez Wise, 20 Jan 1943; citing Election Precinct 29 Alabama City, Etowah, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,877,340. (Note: Location of marriage incorrectly indexed.)
7. ↑ "Inez W. Mills (Obituary), Legacy.com, online, accessed 25 Feb 2022; originally published in Northwest Florida Daily News, 28 Nov 2014.
8. ↑ "1950 United States Federal Census"
   United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Prichard, Mobile, Alabama; Roll: 4155; Sheet Number: 76; Enumeration District: 49-85B
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #98384293 (accessed 4 August 2022)
   Alfred Mills (24), married head of household in Prichard, Mobile, Alabama, USA. Born in Alabama.
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #135007786 : accessed 25 February 2022), memorial page for James Alfred Mills (25 Feb 1923–4 Aug 1985), Find a Grave Memorial ID 135007786, citing Smyrna Baptist Church Cemetery, Florala, Covington County, Alabama, USA ; Maintained by Howard Leonard (contributor 47169318).