Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Jacob Franklin "Jake" Mills and Elizabeth Virginia "Lizzie" Jenkins

Husband Jacob Franklin "Jake" Mills [4534]

           Born: 16 Feb 1882 - Front Royal, Warren, Virginia, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Aug 1957 - University of Maryland Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
         Buried: 5 Aug 1957 - Nineveh Presbyterian Cemetery, Front Royal, Warren, Virginia, United States
FamilySearch ID: 9V23-L2C

         Father: Henry Harrison Mills [4536] (1840-1917)
         Mother: Rebecca J Shipe [4535] (1860-1936)

       Marriage: 11 Jul 1932 - Elkridge, Howard, Maryland, United States

Events

• 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 worked as a Tree Trimmer, Orchard in 1920.

• 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.

• His obituary was published in the Laurel News Leader in 1957. Father of 17 Dies at 76

Funeral services for J. Franklin Mills, father of seventeen, were held on Monday at 10 a.m. from Donaldson Funeral Home with the Reverend John Neimiller conducting the services. Burial was in Ninevah, Virginia.

Mr. Mills, who was 76, died on Friday, August 2, 1957, at te University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore.

A native of Virginia, Mr. Mills resided on Brooklyn Bridge Road in Laurel and survived by his second wife, Elizabeth; five sons and eleven daughters. They are Charles, Randolph, Giles, James and Henry, Mrs. Benny Becraft, Mrs. Norman Dustin, Mrs. Warren Becraft, Mrs. Bill Cavender, Myrtle, Naney, Betty, Carolyn, and Edith Mills all of Laurel. Two daughters, Joan and Arlene, were killed in an automobile accident about four years and another son, Walter is also deseased.

Wife Elizabeth Virginia "Lizzie" Jenkins [4570]

           Born: 17 Mar 1913 - Front Royal, Warren, Virginia, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 30 May 2002 - Laurel, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
         Buried: 3 Jun 2002 - Emmanuel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Scaggsville, Howard Co, MD
FamilySearch ID: L1R7-SMJ

Events

• Her obituary was published in the Laurel News Leader. Elizabeth Mills

Elizabeth Virginia Mills, 89, a Laurel resident for more than 70 years, died May 30, 2002 at Howard County General Hospital.

Mrs. Mills was born March 17, 1913 in Virginia, daughter of the late Elias and Edith Jenkins. She was a homemaker and a member of Burtonsville Baptist Church for 25 years. She enjoyed playing bingo.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Jacob Mills, who died in 1956, and by two daughters, a sister and three brothers.

Surviving are daughters Ruth Leisher, Myrtle Coon, Betty Coon, Edith Silvious and Carolyn Jarels, all of Laurel, and Nancy Virginia Coon of Dayton; step-children, Catherine, Randolph, Vergie, and Giles; brother William Jenkins of Baltimore; 23 grandchildren; and 34 great-grand-children.

Services were June 3 at 11 a.m. at Donaldson Funeral Home Chapel, 313 Talbott Ave. The Rev. Russell Jenkins, great-nephew of Mrs. Mills, was the officiant. Burial was at Emmanual United Methodist Church cemetery. Visitation was June 1 and 2 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.

Memorial donations may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 3120 Timanus Lane, Suite 106, Baltimore, MD 21244.

Children

1 F Rose Marie Mills [4571]

           Born: 14 Apr 1935 - Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 19 Nov 2003 - Laurel Regional Hospital, Laurel, Prince George's Co, MD
         Buried: 23 Nov 2003 - Ivy Hill Cemetery, Laurel, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
FamilySearch ID: G232-BZW

         Spouse: Billy Cavender [6371] (living)

         Spouse: Edward Lee Leisher Sr. [6372] (1929-1986)
           Marr: 10 May 1959 - Laurel, Prince George's, Maryland, United States

2 F Joan Rebecca Mills [4572]

           Born: 21 Jan 1937 - Laurel, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 23 Sep 1953 - Beltsville, Prince George's, Maryland, United States ¹
         Buried: 26 Sep 1953 - Ivy Hill Cemetery, Laurel, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
FamilySearch ID: G19L-1X6

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

3 F Annie Arlene Mills [4573]

           Born: 26 Apr 1938 - Laurel, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 23 Sep 1953 - Leland Memorial Hospital, Riverdale, Prince George's Co, MD
         Buried: 26 Sep 1953 - Ivy Hill Cemetery, Laurel, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
FamilySearch ID: G19G-MV3

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

4 F Myrtle Lee Mills [4574] (details suppressed for this person)

           Born: 
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           Died: 
         Buried:

         Spouse: Kelly Coon [6373] (living)

5 F Betty Louise Mills [4575] (details suppressed for this person)

           Born: 
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         Spouse: William H Coon Jr. [6374] (living)

6 F Nancy Virginia Mills [4576] (details suppressed for this person)

           Born: 
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         Spouse: Douglas Coon [6375] (1937-1999)

7 F Edith Pauline Mills [4577] (details suppressed for this person)

           Born: 
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         Spouse: Gerald Hauser [6376] (Abt 1947-1993)

         Spouse: Steve Silvious [6377] (living)

8 F Carolyn Jean Mills [4578] (details suppressed for this person)

           Born: 
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         Spouse: John Jarels [6378] (living)

Burial Notes: Husband - Jacob Franklin "Jake" Mills

No Head Stone.

Burial Notes: Wife - Elizabeth Virginia "Lizzie" Jenkins

by Rev. Russell Jenkins (Nephew of Lizzie)

Notes: Marriage (Elizabeth Virginia "Lizzie" Jenkins):

Emory M E Church, Rev. H.D. Stewart

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 Joan Rebecca Mills, person ID G19L-1X6.

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