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Mills County, Iowa

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Ryan Owens (1811 - 1877)
Residence : Tremont Township, Buchanan, Missouri, United States - 1850 Residence : Oak Township, Mills, Iowa, United States - 1870 Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy : Jun 15 2024, 16:5...
Mercedes Ione Crout (1927 - 1940)
Sgt. Albert Sherman Prouty, (USA) (1830 - 1897)
U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 about Albert S ProutyName: Albert S ProutyResidence: WisconsinEnlistment Date: 23 Aug 1864Rank at enlistment: SergeantState Served: WisconsinSurv...
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99755050/george-b-seely : accessed 27 January 2022), memorial page for George B Seely (6 Apr 1869–24 Feb 1923), Find a Grave Memorial ID 99755050, citing Villisca Cemetery, Villisca, Montgomery County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by LaDonnaMyersPafford (contributor 47315020) .

George B. Seely (1869 - 1923)
Second marriage, 12 May 1906, to Grace Kempfler: Possible 1905 Census:
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/186854512/edith_%22edie%22-virginia-bergantzel : accessed 05 December 2021), memorial page for Edith "Edie" Virginia Frink Bergantzel (21 Feb 1922–23 Jan 2018), Find a Grave Memorial ID 186854512, citing Farm Creek Cemetery, Henderson, Mills County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by Diane Bergantzel (contributor 50370573) .

Edith Virginia May Wirth (1922 - 2018)
Earlier marriage to Jess Elmer Bergantzel: Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy : Feb 13 2018, 22:27:35 UTC

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The county was formed in 1851 and named for Major Frederick Mills of Burlington, Iowa who was killed at the Battle of Churubusco during the Mexican–American War.

The future county's first permanent settlement was Rushville, founded in 1846 by persecuted members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as they were being driven out of Nauvoo, Illinois. This is not to be confused with the state's present-day Rushville in Jasper County. A nearby settlement, also founded by the Mormon settlers, was called Coonsville after Dr. Liberius Coons, one of the first arrivals. That settlement continued after the Mormons moved on; its name was changed to Glenwood in 1853.

Adjacent Counties

Cities, Townships & Communities

Anderson
Center
Deer Creek
Emerson
Glenwood
Hastings
Henderson
Indian Creek
Ingraham
Lyons
Malvern
Mineola
Oak
Pacific Junction
Plattville
Rawles
Rushville
St. Mary's
Silver City
Silver Creek
Tabor (partial)
White Cloud

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Iowa

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Wikipedia

IA Gen Web

National Register of Historic Places

Genealogy Trails

RAOGK

Mills County Historical Museum