At age 18, Dellie was living with her parents and siblings in Carroll County, Indiana, working as a dressmaker.
Della married W. Keller Schenck, a shoemaker in Carroll County. Della continued her dressmaking trade. Near the end of her life, Della lived with her son, Foss Schenck, and his family in Logansport, Indiana.
Sources
"United States Census, 1860," Database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4FG-VWD : accessed 20 June 2015), D Mills in household of Simeon Mills, Camden, Carroll, Indiana.
"United States Census, 1870," Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXX3-642 : accessed 20 June 2015), Dellie Mills in household of Simmeon Mills, Indiana.
"United States Census, 1880," Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHMX-5NM : accessed 21 June 2015), Dell Shank in household of Keller Shank, Jackson, Carroll, Indiana.
"United States Census, 1930," Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X41T-LLR : accessed 21 June 2015), Della Schenck in household of Foss M Schenck, Logansport, Cass, Indiana.
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