Joel C. Mills

    Joel C. Mills was born in 1811 at New York, USA. He and Eliza B. Hale, daughter of Orrin Hale and Hannah Barrett, were married. He appeared as household head on the census of 18 August 1850 at Lockport, Will Co., Illinois, USA. He was enumerated as: Joel C. Mills, age 39, male, mechanic, real estate worth $1,000, born New York. Eliza B. Mills, Emily B. Mills, Victorine Theda Mills and Gabrielle Eliza Mills also appeared in the household. He appeared as household head on the census of 12 June 1860 at Lockport, Will Co., Illinois, USA. He was recorded as: Joel C. Mills, age 48, male, carpenter, real estate worth $2,500, person assets worth $100, born New York. Eliza B. Mills, Victorine Theda Mills and Gabrielle Eliza Mills also appeared in the household. He appeared as household head on the census of 30 June 1870 at Lockport, Will Co., Illinois, USA. He was entered as: Mills, Joel C., 58, male, white, carpenter, real estate worth $2,000, personal assets worth $900, born New York. Mabel Mills Havenhill, Eliza B. Mills, Emily B. Haver, Victorine Theda Havenhill, George Havenhill, Marcus Oswald Southworth and Gabrielle Eliza Southworth also appeared in the household.
     Joel died in 1873 at age 62 years. He was buried in Lockport Cemetery, Lockport, Will Co., Illinois, USA.