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William Mills

Birth	:	8 May 1843 Wood County, Ohio, USA
Death	:	6 Jun 1915 Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA
Burial	:	Due West ARP Church Cemetery, Due West, Abbeville County, USA
Coordinate	:	34.3338890, -82.3880560
Description	:	William Mills was the son of Robert Mill and Margaret McGregor. William Mills was one of the early pioneers of the oyster business on Willapa Bay and the leading merchant in Bay Center. He was born in Wood county, Ohio, in the year 1843. When he was fourteen years of age his parents removed to Oregon, coming by way of Panama and setting in Clackamas county, Oregon where worked on a farm for nearly ten years. He married Ann Eliza Clark Wilson, a daughter of Daniel Pegg Wilson, and departed for Pacific county in September 1867 locating on... Read More	William Mills was the son of Robert Mill and Margaret McGregor. William Mills was one of the early pioneers of the oyster business on Willapa Bay and the leading merchant in Bay Center. He was born in Wood county, Ohio, in the year 1843. When he was fourteen years of age his parents removed to Oregon, coming by way of Panama and setting in Clackamas county, Oregon where worked on a farm for nearly ten years. He married Ann Eliza Clark Wilson, a daughter of Daniel Pegg Wilson, and departed for Pacific county in September 1867 locating on the Palix river, where he took up a ranch. He farmed for some time and oystered some, devoting whatever spare time he had to keeping peace with the wary Indian, of whom there were some three hundred in his immediate vicinity. Finally he dropped the farm and confined his efforts to oystering and merchandising. When he had gotten fairly started in the oyster business he began shipping to California about 1200 baskets of the bivalves annually, and from that the annual shipments gradually grew to 3000 baskets and upwards. Mr. Mills store at Bay Center was one of the best kept, most largely patronized and prosperous merchandising establishments in the county. For quarter of a century it stood as a monument to the integrity, thrift and industry of its Pioneer proprietor. William Mills was a much esteemed and upright man, an enterprising citizen, a good neighbor and a firm friend. Sometime after 1902, William Mills moved to and lived the remainder of his life in Portland, Oregon. He was a member of The Oregon Pioneers Association. William died at St. Josephs hospital in Vancouver, Washington, while visiting his daughter, Bertha Crandall. He was buried in the old Pioneer Cemetery , alongside his wife, Anelisa, in Bay Center, Washington.

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William Mills's memorial is located at: Due West ARP Church Cemetery, Due West, Abbeville County, USA.
When did William Mills death?
William Mills death on 6 Jun 1915 in Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA
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Latitude: 34.3338890
Longitude: -82.3880560

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Ann Eliza Wilson Mills

(1849 - 1880)

Siblings

Children

Bertha Leona Mills Crandall

(1869 - 1960)

Rosa June Mills Bochau

(1877 - 1970)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Due West ARP Church Cemetery
Due West, Abbeville County, USA
Coordinate: 34.3338890, -82.3880560

2. Due West Cemetery
Due West, Abbeville County, USA
Coordinate: 34.3344002, -82.3886032

3. Due West Baptist Cemetery
Due West, Abbeville County, USA
Coordinate: 34.3344610, -82.3827990

4. Saint Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
Due West, Abbeville County, USA
Coordinate: 34.3217820, -82.3893600

5. Mount Lebanon A.M.E. Church Cemetery
Due West, Abbeville County, USA
Coordinate: 34.3376210, -82.3690200

6. New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
Due West, Abbeville County, USA
Coordinate: 34.3233810, -82.4029890

7. Winona Cemetery
Abbeville County, USA
Coordinate: 34.3664017, -82.3831024

8. Winona Baptist Church Cemetery
Donalds, Abbeville County, USA
Coordinate: 34.3667840, -82.3830280

9. McClain Cemetery
Abbeville County, USA
Coordinate: 34.3708000, -82.3930969

10. Bethlehem Cemetery
Abbeville, Abbeville County, USA
Coordinate: 34.2952995, -82.3768997

11. Lindsay Cemetery
Abbeville County, USA
Coordinate: 34.3003320, -82.4160600

12. Whispering Pines Mennonite Church Cemetery
Honea Path, Abbeville County, USA
Coordinate: 34.3671700, -82.4249650

13. Donalds Cemetery
Donalds, Abbeville County, USA
Coordinate: 34.3796997, -82.3507996

14. Little River Baptist Church Cemetery
Level Land, Abbeville County, USA
Coordinate: 34.3460999, -82.4550018

15. Forksville Baptist Church Cemetery
Donalds, Abbeville County, USA
Coordinate: 34.3853230, -82.3556430

16. New Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
Level Land, Abbeville County, USA
Coordinate: 34.3589300, -82.4520900

17. Shiloh Mennonite Cemetery
Due West, Abbeville County, USA
Coordinate: 34.2995010, -82.4487560

18. Old Gilgal Cemetery
Abbeville County, USA
Coordinate: 34.2825012, -82.3463974

19. Keowee Baptist Church Cemetery
Abbeville County, USA
Coordinate: 34.3888580, -82.4240890

20. Gilgal Cemetery
Abbeville, Abbeville County, USA
Coordinate: 34.2764015, -82.3497009

21. Springfield Baptist Church Cemetery #1
Level Land, Abbeville County, USA
Coordinate: 34.3304570, -82.4683030

22. Prince Family Cemetery
Due West, Abbeville County, USA
Coordinate: 34.3722610, -82.4549810

23. Ashley Cemetery
Abbeville County, USA
Coordinate: 34.3143997, -82.4661026

24. Mount Zion AME Church Cemetery
Abbeville County, USA
Coordinate: 34.2797400, -82.3343000