African American Facts
- Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Texas on June 19th, 1865 to deliver a message of freedom.
Home Remedies
- Do you ever wonder how our ancestors overcame illness' in the absence of doctors? Or how they performed those simple tasks that have become a part of our everyday routine, like brushing their teeth?
Site Bites
- The birds flying (above) represent the soles of our ancestors. Their flight to and from the heavens represents the bridge this site attempts to provide to our past.
Welcome to the Mills family ancestry page. This page is dedicated to the history and genealogy of the Mills family from Henderson Texas and Georgia. Use the links above to navigate through the different pages within our site.
In our efforts to research our ancestors, we have stumbled upon a few road blocks and we are desperately trying to work around them. If you have any information, please contact Rosalyn Echols at rosalyn@millsancestry.com, Calvin Butler at cabby037@aol.com or Johnnie Mills Jr. at john@millsancestry.com. You can also use our Chat Room to communicate any information regarding our family history. We are interested in any and all information available, whether it be a memory or a document. Examples of documents would be obituaries, birth and death certificates, school documents, medical records, letters from friends, loved ones, bills, church records, etc. Pictures are also desperately wanted.
Thank you in advance and God Bless.
From left to right: Top - Mannie Mills, Roberta Mills
Bottom - Elizabeth Mills & Eula Mae Mills
Which of these is most influential in African American history?
Mills News
7/20/2007
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During the past few weeks I have been corresponding with the East Texas Research Center and The Depot Museum in attempts to find more information on Ned Mills. While searching a deed record for Robert Mills was found.
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7/6/2007
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As many of you know from recent news stories there has been major flooding in East Texas and many areas in Kansas and an oil spill as well as flooding in Coffeyville, Kansas.
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6/6/2007
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During my search for the descendants of Ben Mills I stumbled upon military service information for his son and grandson both named Brad Mills.
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5/15/2007
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Although we have Eliza listed as the wife of Ned Mills, the fact is that we are not sure if she is actually his wife.
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Did You Know?
- The above picture of the Mills girls (Mannie, Roberta, Elizabeth & Eula Mae) was taken in the early 1920's, a few years after the death of their parents (Robert & Eliza Mills). Both parents died from the Spanish Flu Epidemic of that period. Although Roberta Mills was never married, you'll notice she is wearing a ring which we believe is her mothers wedding ring. This may have been the girls way of having their parents with them when this picture was taken.
? of the Month
- Who was the NAACP civil rights leader who disguised himself as a cotton picker researching the death of Emmett Till in 1955.