Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameRobert Edgar MILLS 
Birth11 Aug 1920, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan1074, p 5; date only,1880,1881, date only
Baptism29 Mar 1931, Marysville, St. Clair, Michigan1074, p 4 Age: 10
Death23 Feb 1949, Lewisburg, Union, Pennsylvania277, p 4; place only,278, p 2; year only,1881,308, p 1; year only Age: 28
MemoU. S. Penitentiary
Cremation24 Feb 19491881 Age: 28
Burial27 Apr 1949, Lakeside Cemetery, Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan277, p 1 & 4
Occupationprofessional musician1881
FatherUNNAMED
MotherMary Elizabeth MILLS (1894-1984)
Individual Notes
• Unconfirmed that he committed suicide while in prison in Pennsylvania. Place of death given as Lainburg, Pennsylvania (cremated).277 No indication of suicide on death certificate.1881
• Robert was baptized 29 Mar 1931 in Marysville, and his grandparents, Myron and Mabel Mills, gave themselves as his parents.1074, p 4
• TARRYTOWN, May 27.––A pair of hitchhikers, one of whom claimed to be the adopted son of a retired Michigan railroad president, and the other, a son of an Army officer, are lodged in County Jail today, awaiting Grand Jury action on grand larceny charges.
They were arrested by Ossining police yesterday on a stolen car charge after a chase from Tarrytown in which several shots were fired. Taken to Tarrytown Police Headquarters they gave their names as Robert Edgar Mills, 18, of Marysville, Mich., and Donald Kennedy, 18, of Fort Preble, Maine.1882
• In hospital or institution 20 months at time of death. Duration of illness from 27 Nov 1948 (approximately 3 months).1881
• [excerpts] [sic] Robert E. Mills 28, son of Mrs. Mabel Mills, Marysville, died unexpectedly Wednesday in his home in Philadelphia, Pa.
Mr. Mills was born Aug. 11, 1920, in Ann Arbor. A graduate of Marysville High School and a former Marysville resident, he was the son of the late Myron W. Mills.
He is survived by his mother and a sister, Mrs. Thomas D. Currie, both of Marysville.1880
• Robert was baptized 29 Mar 1931 in Marysville, and his grandparents, Myron and Mabel Mills, gave themselves as his parents.1074, p 4
• TARRYTOWN, May 27.––A pair of hitchhikers, one of whom claimed to be the adopted son of a retired Michigan railroad president, and the other, a son of an Army officer, are lodged in County Jail today, awaiting Grand Jury action on grand larceny charges.
They were arrested by Ossining police yesterday on a stolen car charge after a chase from Tarrytown in which several shots were fired. Taken to Tarrytown Police Headquarters they gave their names as Robert Edgar Mills, 18, of Marysville, Mich., and Donald Kennedy, 18, of Fort Preble, Maine.1882
• In hospital or institution 20 months at time of death. Duration of illness from 27 Nov 1948 (approximately 3 months).1881
• [excerpts] [sic] Robert E. Mills 28, son of Mrs. Mabel Mills, Marysville, died unexpectedly Wednesday in his home in Philadelphia, Pa.
Mr. Mills was born Aug. 11, 1920, in Ann Arbor. A graduate of Marysville High School and a former Marysville resident, he was the son of the late Myron W. Mills.
He is survived by his mother and a sister, Mrs. Thomas D. Currie, both of Marysville.1880
Census
• 1930 Census: Marysville, St. Clair, Michigan. Age 9, b MI. Parents b MI. Listed as son in household of Myron Mills.337
• 1940 Census: Marysville, St. Clair, Michigan. Age 19, b MI. Single. Clerical; First National Bank. Listed as son in household of Myron Mills.338
• 1940 Census: Marysville, St. Clair, Michigan. Age 19, b MI. Single. Clerical; First National Bank. Listed as son in household of Myron Mills.338
Spouses
Individual Notes
• Now [17 Jun 1945] a student at Wayne University.1883, p 4
Marriage30 Nov 1941, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan1881, no date given,1883, p 2
Annulment25 Jan 1943, Wayne County, Michigan1883, p 3
No Children