Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameCora May McKAY 
95, first & last names only,308
95, first & last names only,308Birth4 Feb 1871, Geauga County, Ohio308
Death18 Jun 1944, Cuyahoga County, Ohio308 Age: 73
FlagsEldest Child
FatherJohn Benjamin McKAY (1851-1924)
MotherEmily Adelaide FRENCH (1850-1926)
Individual Notes
• Listed as Carrie M. McKay.309
• I do have a few pictures of Cora…she was in the follies from what I was told. Cora married wealthy Edgar Mills. She ran a rooming house and beauty parlor. When Edgar died suddenly at age 25 [sic] from a vein bursting in his head, his parents took everything away from her. She never remarried.310
• I do have a few pictures of Cora…she was in the follies from what I was told. Cora married wealthy Edgar Mills. She ran a rooming house and beauty parlor. When Edgar died suddenly at age 25 [sic] from a vein bursting in his head, his parents took everything away from her. She never remarried.310
Census
• 1880 Census: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois. Age 9, b OH. Father b IN; mother b Canada.311
• 1900 Census: Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan. Age 28, b Feb 1872, MI. Parents birthplaces Unknown. Married 9 years. Listed as Cora M. Mills.306
• 1910 Census: Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Age 38, b OH. Head. Widow. Father b OH; mother b Canada.312
• 1940 Census: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio. Age 69, b OH. Head. Widow. Lived same place for 5 years. Listed as Cora M. Mills.313
• 1900 Census: Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan. Age 28, b Feb 1872, MI. Parents birthplaces Unknown. Married 9 years. Listed as Cora M. Mills.306
• 1910 Census: Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Age 38, b OH. Head. Widow. Father b OH; mother b Canada.312
• 1940 Census: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio. Age 69, b OH. Head. Widow. Lived same place for 5 years. Listed as Cora M. Mills.313
Spouses
1John Edgar MILLS 
, 1656
, 1656Birth24 Sep 1864, Marysville, St. Clair, Michigan293, p 1; date only
Death3 Aug 1903, Marysville, St. Clair, Michigan95, year & place only,303, p 1; year only,293, p 1, date only,304 Age: 38
Burial6 Aug 1903, Lakeside Cemetery, Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan261, pp 1 & 5,263
Residenceof Cleveland (1888)305
Death causevein bursting in his head310
Death causeLocomotor ataxia (10 years)304
FatherNelson MILLS , 1166 (1823-1904)
MotherMary Jerralds WILLIAMS (1842-1891)
Individual Notes
• Lived in Cleveland, Panther, W. Va, and Port Huron and died in Marysville.95
• Having heretofore advanced considerable sums to my son John E. Mills and having incurred for him large additional liability which my estate may be called upon to pay, I make no provision for him in this will...91, p 50
The other children were asked to deal fairly and justly by this son.260
• Witness to the marriage of Eugene M. Carleton of Cleveland & Alberta Bunce of Marysville; 28 Nov 1888, Marysville; John E. Mills, of Cleveland.305
• Having heretofore advanced considerable sums to my son John E. Mills and having incurred for him large additional liability which my estate may be called upon to pay, I make no provision for him in this will...91, p 50
The other children were asked to deal fairly and justly by this son.260
• Witness to the marriage of Eugene M. Carleton of Cleveland & Alberta Bunce of Marysville; 28 Nov 1888, Marysville; John E. Mills, of Cleveland.305
Census
• 1870 Census: Marysville, St. Clair, Michigan. Age 5, b MI.287
• 1880 Census: Marysville, St. Clair, Michigan. Age 14, b MI.101
• 1884 Michigan Census: Port Huron Township, St. Clair, Michigan. Age 18, b MI.102
• 1900 Census: Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan. Age 35, b Apr 1864, MI. General Business. Father b Canada; mother b MI. Married 9 years.306
• 1880 Census: Marysville, St. Clair, Michigan. Age 14, b MI.101
• 1884 Michigan Census: Port Huron Township, St. Clair, Michigan. Age 18, b MI.102
• 1900 Census: Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan. Age 35, b Apr 1864, MI. General Business. Father b Canada; mother b MI. Married 9 years.306
Marriage20 Nov 1891, Cuyahoga County, Ohio95, p 3; year only,314, p 1; marriage only,306, married nine years,309
Marriage Notes
• Married nine years in 1900.306
• I do have Edgar and Cora’s marriage record, although it lists Cora as “Carrie.”310
• I do have Edgar and Cora’s marriage record, although it lists Cora as “Carrie.”310
No Children