Photo: Sheepherder from the 30's (Uncle George Mills)

Jeana Rankin has made available to us quite a few photos from the Mills Family archives that we'll be sharing here on the blog. The family connection for this photo is:

Budd and Jerold Simons' parents are Jean Mads Simons and Catherine Mower;
Catherine Mower's parents are Hyrum Deloss Mower and Catherine Ann Mills;
Catherine Ann Mills' brother is George Daniel Mills

Soooo, if you are a grandchild of Budd or Jerold Simons, the man in the photo below is your great-great-great-uncle! And if you are a child of Budd or Jerold Simons, he is your great-great-uncle. George Daniel Mills was born on April 29, 1887.

Happy Pioneer Day!

Photo: Mercy Melinda and son-in-law and grandson

Jeana Rankin has made available to us quite a few photos from the Mills Family archives that we'll be sharing here on the blog. The family connection for this photo is:

Budd and Jerold Simons' parents are Jean Mads Simons and Catherine Mower;
Catherine Mower's parents are Hyrum Deloss Mower and Catherine Ann Mills;
Catherine Ann Mills' parents are Mercy Melinda Westwood Mills and Henry Richard Mills.

Soooo, if you are a grandchild of Budd or Jerold Simons, the older woman in the photo below is your great-great-great-grandmother! And if you are a child of Budd or Jerold Simons, she is your great-great-grandmother. William Thomas Nelson is a son-in-law of Mercy Melinda (he married her daughter, Clarinda). The child, Max William Nelson, is Mercy Melinda's grandson, and was born in 1917.

Photo: Mercy Melinda Mills and 3 Daughters

Jeana Rankin has made available to us quite a few photos from the Mills Family archives that we'll be sharing here on the blog. The family connection is:

Budd and Jerold Simons' parents are Jean Mads Simons and Catherine Mower;
Catherine Mower's parents are Hyrum Deloss Mower and Catherine Ann Mills;
Catherine Ann Mills' parents are Mercy Melinda Westwood Mills and Henry Richard Mills.

Soooo, if you are a grandchild of Jerold or Budd Simons, the older woman in the photo below is your great-great-great-grandmother!

Mercy Melinda Mills and three of
her daughters
(c. 1930)

Photo: Richard Westwood 1890's

This is another photo from Jeana. The family connection is: Budd and Jerold Simons' parents are Jean Mads Simons and Catherine Mower; Catherine Mower's parents are Hyrum Deloss Mower and Catherine Ann Mills; Catherine Ann Mills' parents are Mercy Melinda Westwood Mills and Henry Richard Mills. And Mercy Melinda Westwood Mill's father is in the photo below... Richard Webley Westwood. Soooo, if you are a grandchild of Budd and Jan or Jerold and Ella Simons, this gentleman below is your great-great-great-great-grandfather! And if you are a child of Budd and Jan or Jerold and Ella Simons, he is your great-great-great-grandfather.

Happy Independence Day!