William was born in 1828 in North Carolina to parents as yet unidentified. He married by 1863, when his daughter Sarah was born, but it's not known when he moved from North Carolina to California. He lived several years in that state, and his wife died there when he was 55.
He remarried 3 years later, but very little is currently known about his second wife, except that she was a 54 year old widow when they married, and was born in North Carolina. William worked as a farmer, and passed away in Oregon in 1906 at 77 years old.
↑ "California Great Registers, 1850-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VT6W-FLY : 25 July 2019), William Lindsay Milles, 1867; citing Voter Registration, Franklin Township, Sacramento, California, United States, county clerk offices, California; FHL microfilm 977,088.
↑ "California Great Registers, 1850-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VT6G-YD6 : 25 July 2019), William Lindsay Millis, 1875; citing Voter Registration, D Creek P, San Joaquin, California, United States, county clerk offices, California; FHL microfilm 977,281.
↑ "California Great Registers, 1850-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VT6P-JN8 : 25 July 2019), William Lindsay Millis, 1880; citing Voter Registration, Elliott, San Joaquin, California, United States, county clerk offices, California; FHL microfilm 977,281.
↑ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K825-6YK : 24 March 2020), William Lindsay Millis and Elizabeth Hunting, 07 Apr 1887; citing San Joaquin, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 1,841,856.
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