Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Charles Lewis Mills and Ruth Hiett

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Husband Charles Lewis Mills [4566]

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           Born: 8 May 1913 - Front Royal, Warren, Virginia, United States 1
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           Died: 13 Dec 1992 - Golden Oaks Nursing Home, Laurel, Prince George's Co, MD
         Buried: 16 Dec 1992 - Crownsville Veterans Cemetery, Crownsville, Anne Arundel Co, MD
FamilySearch ID: G3DQ-F2L

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         Father: Jacob Franklin "Jake" Mills [4534] (1882-1957)
         Mother: Ella Mae Butler [4533] (1892-1929)

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       Marriage: 

Events

• His obituary was published in the Laurel News Leader. Charles Mills

Charles L. Mills, 79, of Laurel, died on Dec 13, 1992, at Golden Oaks Nursing Home in Laurel.

Mr. Mills was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served in the 19th Division Infantry during World War II. He was retired from the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Beltsville where he worked as a messenger.

He had lived in Laurel most of his life and was a life member of the American Legion Post 60. He also belonged to the Elks Lodge and the Moose Lodge.

Services were held at the Veterans Cemetery in Crownsville, MD, on Dec 16, with the Rev. Juan Rivera officiating. Burial was at the Crownsville Veterans Cemetery.

Mr. Mills is survived by two sons, Charles and Phillip Mills, both of Laurel, and one daughter, margaret Blickenstaff, of Myersville, MD; two sisters, Catherine and Vergie; three brothers, Randolph, Giles, and Henry; seven grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to American Legion Post 60, 2 Main Street, Laurel, MD 20707.

Arrangements were by Fleck Funeral Home.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1920 in Front Royal, Warren, Virginia, United States. Mills, Jacob F, head, renting, age 37, married; Ella Mae, wife, age 26; Catherine V., daughter, age 8; Charles L, son, age 7; Randolph C, son, age 6; Vergie M, daughter, age 4; Henry H, son, age 3; James E, son, age 1; Rebecca, mother, age 59, widowed.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Laurel, Prince George's, Maryland, United States. Mills, Jacob, head, renting, age 45; Charles, son, age 16; Randolph, son, age 15; Virgie, daughter, age 14; Henry, son, age 12; James, son, age 11; Giles, son, age 9; Walter, son, age 7; Bessie, daughter, age 5.

• He worked as a Farm Assistant, Dairy Farm in 1930.

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Wife Ruth Hiett [4581] (details suppressed for this person)

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Children

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Sources

1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 10 Nov 2025), entry for Charles Lewis Mills, person ID G3DQ-F2L.