Henry Harrison Mills and Rebecca J Shipe
Husband Henry Harrison Mills [4536]
Born: 4 Mar 1840 - Front Royal, Warren, Virginia, United States 1 Christened: Died: 29 Oct 1917 - Browntown, Warren, Virginia, United States 1 Cause of Death: ?something and heart trouble Buried: - The Cove, Warren, Virginia, United States FamilySearch ID: 94BX-HCX
Father: Alexander W "Sandy" Mills [4538] (Cir 1805-Cir 1846) Mother: Matilda Garrett [4539] (Cir 1799-Cir 1884)
Marriage: 29 Dec 1881 - Warren, Virginia, United StatesEvents
• Event: It is said that Henry once was married to an Indian Princess. One version, "He married the Princess (not legally, but in an Indian Ceremony) either before he married Sarah or after she died and before he married Becky. Anyhow, he wanted to find out the secret remedies that the Indians had, so he married the Princess. They went away on a honeymoon for a couple of days then returned to the tribe. He lived with her in a teepee. The marriage only lasted about 10 days and then he left her. Some say she had a child. Henry's? No one knows." Others say that his first wife Sarah was the Indian Princess. Maybe we will never know, but it is an interesting story.
• Military: Private, 23rd Calvary, Company D. He was captured 23 Sep 1864 at Strasburg, VA. Listed on the roll of Prisoners Paroled at Point Lookout, Maryland and transferred to Aikens Landing, VA on 17 Mar 1865 for exchange. His name is again on a list of prisoners-of-war, paroled between 8 May 1865 and 21 Jun 1865 at various places in VA. On 4 Jun 1865, A.H. Robinson at Winchester, VA paroled him. (Source: National Archives and Service Records).
• He worked as a Farmer.
• He worked as a StoneMason.
• He was described as being 5'5" tall, having a light complexion, light hair and dark eyes.
• He appeared on the Federal census in 1850 in Warren, Virginia, United States. David Garret, age 66, Laborer; Mary, age 65; Matilda Mills, age 32; David Mills, age 15, laborer; Marcus W Mills, age 13; Henry Mills, age 11; Angelina Mills, age 2.
• He appeared on the Federal census in 1860 in Front Royal, Warren, Virginia, United States. H.H. Mills, age 21, day laborer; Sarah Mills, age 21; Matilda Triplett, age 40; Betsy Triplett, age 6.
• He appeared on the Federal census in 1870 in Front Royal, Warren, Virginia, United States. Mills, Henry, age 31, farmer, assets 250, born VA; Sarah F, age 31, at home; Martha E, age 10, at home; Melvilla age 8, at home; John H, age 6, at home; Matilda, age 4, at home; Marcus W, age 2, at home.
• He appeared on the Federal census in 1880 in Front Royal, Warren, Virginia, United States. Mills, Henry H, age 40, widowed, laborer; John H, age 16, laborer; Matilda, age 13, laborer; Marcus, age 11; William, age 7; David, age 5; Mary Willis, age 50, sister-in-law, keeping house.
Wife Rebecca J Shipe [4535]
Born: Apr 1860 - Cedar Pond, Page Co, VA Christened: Died: 23 Jul 1936 - Front Royal, Warren, Virginia, United States Buried: - Prospect Hill Cemetery, Front Royal, Warren, Virginia, United States FamilySearch ID: L6S6-J2H
Father: Jacob Shipe [4546] (1815-1850) Mother: Nancy Ann Brown [4547] (1825- )
Events
• Event: There is a story told about Henry and Becky, true or not, we don't know. It is said that Henry came home drunk and was bothering Becky, so she hit him on the head with a frying pan. Henry then landed in a barrel of flour with his bottom stuck. Somehow he managed to remove his boot and threw it at Becky and knocked her out. Someone happened to come upon the scene. This person threw water on Becky and she came too and then he helped free Henry from the barrel.
• She appeared on the Federal census in 1860 in Cedar Pond, Page Co, VA. Joseph Shipe, age 48, blacksmith; Nancy, age 36; John M, age 15; Sarah E, age 14; William J?, age 8; Martha E, age 6; Mary R, age 2; Rebecca, age 5/12.
• She appeared on the Federal census in 1870 in Hambaughs, Warren Co, VA. Shipe, Jacob, age 55, Blacksmith; Nancy, age 45, keeping house; Sarah E, age 24; William J, age 21, farm laborer; Rebecca, age 11; Nancy V, age 6; Lucinda C, age 4; James W, age 2.
• She appeared on the Federal census in 1880 in South River, Warren Co, VA. Jacob Shipe, age 64, born VA, blacksmith; wife Nancy, age 54, born VA, keeps house; dau Sarah E. age 33, born VA, house work; dau Rebecca J. age 21, born VA, house work; dau Nancy V. age 18, born VA, at home; dau Lucinda C age 14, born VA, at school; gson William, age 12, born VA, at school; gson Walter age 7, born VA, at home.
• She 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.
Children
1 M Henry Dorsey Mills [4550]
Born: 13 Sep 1880 - Warren, Virginia, United States 2 Christened: Died: 2 Jun 1966 - Front Royal, Warren, Virginia, United States 2 Buried: 1966 - Prospect Hill Cemetery, Front Royal, Warren, Virginia, United States FamilySearch ID: L8PR-LLQSpouse: Mamie Mattie Fox [4582] (1895-1973) Marr: 15 Mar 1911 - Royal, Raleigh, Virginia, United States
2 M 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-L2CSpouse: Ella Mae Butler [4533] (1892-1929) Marr: 21 Dec 1910 - Happy Creek, Warren, Virginia, United StatesSpouse: Elizabeth Virginia "Lizzie" Jenkins [4570] (1913-2002) Marr: 11 Jul 1932 - Elkridge, Howard, Maryland, United States
3 F Sarah Frances Mills [4551]
Born: 13 Feb 1885 - Front Royal, Warren, Virginia, United States Christened: Died: 13 Nov 1918 - Warren, Virginia, United States 3 Buried: FamilySearch ID: L84C-NF9Spouse: Sutton Brown Walters [4583] (1883-1959) Marr: 21 Apr 1903
4 F Annie Mills [4552]
Born: 11 Sep 1889 - Front Royal, Warren, Virginia, United States 4 Christened: Died: 1917 Buried: - West Virginia, United States FamilySearch ID: 94BX-XNLSpouse: Huffmaster [6338] ( - )
5 F Amanda Melvina "Mandy" Mills [4553]
Born: 13 Feb 1887 - Front Royal, Warren, Virginia, United States 5 Christened: Died: 1910-1920 - The Cove, Warren, Virginia, United States Buried: - Ramey Cemetery, Dungadin Heights, Warren, Virginia, United States 5 FamilySearch ID: 94BX-HCQSpouse: Samuel "Bud" Jones [4584] (1878-1914) Marr: 11 Aug 1904 - Front Royal, Warren, Virginia, United States
Burial Notes: Husband - Henry Harrison Mills
Henry Harrison and his daughter Amanada (by second wife, Becky) and a grandchild are buried on his old farm place on the Manor Rd. between Front Royal and Browntown. The burial place is now on the Park area of Skyline Drive, on a tree-vine grown ridge that once was open ground with tall cedar beside it.
General Notes: Husband - Henry Harrison Mills
Henry Harrison Mills was a Confederate soldier and supposedly bragged a lot about his war experiences. Cousin Virginia told me he sometimes overindulged in homemade blackberry wine. On a trip to Front Royal, I asked a couple of neighbors of his old house if that was true, and they told me "That old man drank rubbing alcohol."
The house has since been torn down. As a child and young man, Henry Harrison Mills lived in Harmony Hollow on the east side of the Blue Ridge. Later he moved to The Cove area, on the west side of the Blue Ridge. Both properties were on the farm of Marcus Buck. Buck filed for bankruptcy and moved away, and HH Mills eventually bought the land on which his Cove home was situated.
Joan Hacket
Notes: Marriage (Rebecca J Shipe):
Eld John Clark
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 Henry Harrison Mills, person ID 94BX-HCX.
2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 10 Nov 2025), entry for Henry Dorsey Mills, person ID L8PR-LLQ.
3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 10 Nov 2025), entry for Sarah Frances Mills, person ID L84C-NF9.
4 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 10 Nov 2025), entry for Annie Mills, person ID 94BX-XNL.
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 10 Nov 2025), entry for Amanda Melvina "Mandy" Mills, person ID 94BX-HCQ.
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