Mills, Israel

1843 - 1911  (68 years)

• Name	Mills, Israel
  Birth	18 Apr 1843	Tuscarawas County, Ohio   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Stock Trader, Farmer, Merchandising  [1]
  Reference Number	MILL.I003
  _FGRAVE	24103947
  Military Service	American Civil War, Company K, 87th Ohio Volunteer Infantry  [2]
  	Subject enlisted June 3, 1862, in Company K of the Eighty-Seventh Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served until taken prisoner at the battle of Harper's Ferry. Was afterward paroled, and discharged October 3, 1862. June 29, 1863, he re-enlisted in Company B of the One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry,and served in that company until the expiration of time. March 5, 1864. He re enlisted the third time, September 2, 1864, in Company H of the One Hundred and Seventy-Eighth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served until the close of the war, being honorably discharged June 29, 1865.
  		United States of America Flag, 35 Stars (1863-1865) This flag was flown by the Federal States during the United States Civil War. The flag of the United States of America from 1861 to 1863, with 34 stars for all the 34 states. In 1863 a 35th star was added to represent the new state of West Virginia (the loyal northwestern counties of Virginia), and in 1864 a 36th star for Nevada (previously…
  		American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865)
  		87th Ohio Infantry Regiment
  		129th Ohio Infantry Regiment
  		178th Ohio Infantry
  Death	29 May 1911  [2]
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  	Gravesite Details A Vet. of Co. K. 87, Co. B. 129, Co. H. 178, Oh. Co. Vol. Inf. - Hon. discharged June, 1865 GAR Post 269.
  		Headstone, Mills, Israel Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  		Headstone, Mills, Israel Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I26458	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	19 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	MILLS, Jonathan Wynn,   b. 1813, Ohio d. Nov 1889, New Cumberland, Tuscarawas County, Ohio (Age 76 years)
  Mother	DOWNING, Sarah M.,   b. 5 May 1814, Carroll County, Ohio d. 4 Feb 1898, New Cumberland, Tuscarawas County, Ohio (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F11379	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bagwell, Elizabeth M.,   b. 24 Aug 1848, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 6 Oct 1925 (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	10 Sep 1867	Clay County, Illinois
  Age at Marriage	He : 24 years and 5 months - She : 19 years and 1 month.
  Children	+ 1. MILLS, Edna,   b. 2 Jul 1870   d. 2 Apr 1905 (Age 34 years) + 2. MILLS, James B.,   b. 22 Oct 1881, Illinois d. 8 Jul 1971 (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F8502	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Notes

  Israel Mills, stock dealer, Clay City, was born in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, April 18, 1843, a son of Jonathan and Sarah (Downing) Mills. The parents were both natives of Ohio. On the father's side the ancestors were natives of Pennsylvania; those of the mother were natives of Virginia. Both families emigrated to Ohio in an early day. Subject was the sixth of twelve children, and of this number six are now living. The father is dead; the mother is still living on the old homestead in Ohio. The free schools of Ohio furnished subject his means of education, and he rendered what assistance he could on his father's farm until his majority. In October, 1865, he came to Clay City, Ill., where he has since resided. In this town his first business was that of a stock trader and dealer. At present he handles about 2,500 head of hogs, 1,500 head of cattle, and about 2,000 head of sheep per year. In 1872, he commenced merchandising with the firm of Bagwell, Evans & Co., and remained in that establishment until 1879. Mr. Mills also farms quite extensively, owning about 740 acres of land, of which 580 acres are in Clay City Township, the rest in Stanford Township. Of the whole, there are about 700 acres in cultivation. Mr. Mills was married in this county, September 10, 1867, to Miss Elizabeth Bagwell, a daughter of Thomas and Cina (Whiteman) Bagwell, who were very early settlers of this county. Mrs. Mills was born August 24, 1848, in Clay City Township, and is the mother of two children—Edna, born July 2, 1870; James B., born October 22, 1881. Subject enlisted June 3, 1862, in Company K of the Eighty-seventh Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served until taken prisoner at the battle of Harper's Ferry. Was afterward paroled, and discharged October 3, 1862. June 29, 1863, he re-enlisted in Company B of the One Hundred and Twenty- ninth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry,and served in that company until the expiration of time, March 5, 1864. He re enlisted the third time, September 2, 1864, in Company H of the One Hundred and Sev enty- eighth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served until the close of the war, being honorably discharged June 29, 1865. Mr. Mills is a member of Clay City Christian Church. Mr. Mills is a member of Clay City Lodge, N o. 488, A., F. & A. M. He has been a life-long Republican, and has held numerous offices of trust and profit, having served as member of Board of Supervisors, School Trustee and Collector. Excerpt from "History of Wayne and Clay Counties, Illinois 1884 "

  
  

• Sources

  [S4985] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Mills, Israel, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24103947/israel-mills), none. (Reliability: 2). [S7405] (Reliability: 2).