Grace Leona (Stetson) Mills (1920 - 1997)

Born 26 Apr 1920 in Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Luke Magers Mills — married 25 Nov 1954 (to about 1977) in Turnbull, Ohio, United States

Died 9 Oct 1997 at age 77 in Fort Myers, Lee, Florida, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Birth

Grace Leona Stetson was born in April, 1920 ^[1] in Ohio. ^[2] She was the first child and daughter of Leon Stetson and Myrtle Waggoner.

Marriage

Married First (1): Luke Magers Mills, 25 Nov 1954 at Turmbull, Ohio ^[3] (He dies 11 Mar 1977 at Danville, Ohio ^[4][5])

No Children

Married Second (2): Paul Edward Krause, aft 1977 ^[6]

No Children Recorded:

Residence

• 1930 - age 9, single, living with her parents and 2 sisters in Youngstown, Ohio ^[2]
• 1935 - Living with her family in New Bedford, Pennsylvania ^[7]
• 1940 - age 19, single, living with her parents and 2 sisters along with a nephew, Donald Waggoner in Youngstown City Ward 4, ^[7]

Occupation

• Postmistress of Danville, Ohio ^[6]

Military Service

Grace (Stetson) Mills served in the United States Navy in World War II
Service started: 1942
Unit(s): WAVES
Service ended: 1946

• World War II - U.S. Navy ^[1] Retired from the Navy ^[6]

Death

She passed away in October, 1997 ^[1]. She is buried in the Ohltown (United Methodist) Cemetery, Weathersfield Township, Ohio. ^[1]

Research Notes

• Stetson Kindred Genealogical Index: 1-4-1-1-1-6-8-5-1

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} (DoB & DoD recorded on Grave Marker along with WW II Military Service) Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203340275/grace-leona-stetson: accessed 20 October 2022), memorial page for Grace Leona Stetson (26 Apr 1920–9 Oct 1997), Find A Grave: Memorial #203340275, citing Ohltown Cemetery, Weathersfield Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Mayflower Pilgrim 332 (contributor 47081711).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RC3-KW1?cc=1810731&wc=QZFQ-L7K%3A649446001%2C651765701%2C648953101%2C1589282410 : 10 December 2015), Ohio > Mahoning > Youngstown > ED 70 > image 25 of 156; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
3. ↑ (as Grace Leona Stetson) "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99WN-1W1L?cc=1614804 : 24 September 2021), > image 1 of 1; county courthouses, Ohio.
4. ↑ "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DBLQ-NPY?cc=2128172&wc=7DZ2-P43%3A1296107069%2C1297054802 : 2 October 2014), Knox > Death certificates, 1973-1977, vol 45-49 > image 1788 of 2045; county courthouses, Ohio.
5. ↑ Luke's Find A Grave: Memorial #7928578
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Background Information on the family of Leon Stetson - Robert Noble (e-mail, Oct 2022) copy held by Roy S. Lamberton
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89M1-M2G7?cc=2000219&wc=QZXY-3BW%3A790106001%2C794512701%2C794819901%2C794884301 : accessed 20 October 2022), Ohio > Mahoning > Youngstown City, Youngstown City, Ward 4 > 96-84 Youngstown City Ward 4 (Area C - part) > image 3 of 48; citing 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.

See Also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #203340275.
• Noble, Robert; Unsourced family tree handed down to Robert Noble.
• Noble, Robert; Personal recollection of events witnessed by Robert Noble as remembered 15 Oct 2022.
• Various Contributors; Family Tree Entry for Grace Leona Stetson; FamilySearch Person: L16L-KJ9; accessed October 2022; © 2022 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. A service provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.