Clara Kate Mills (abt. 1871 - 1918)

Born about 1871 in Louisiana, United States

Wife of John Smith Coles — married 12 Mar 1888 in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States

Died 11 Feb 1918 at about age 47 in Acadia Parish, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

Clara Kate Mills was born about 1871 in Louisiana, United States.^[1]

She married John Smith Coles, son of Benjamin Lippincott Coles and Sophia Gergensen, on 12 March 1888 in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana.^[2][3] They probably had eleven children, nine of whom are known:^[4]

1. Annie Coles (abt.1892 - )
2. Herbert John Coles (1892 - 1961)
3. Katie Coles (abt.1896 - )
4. Katherine Coles (abt.1899 - )
5. Wilda Mae Coles (abt.1902 - )
6. Adelia Coles (abt.1904 - )
7. Chapman McClain Coles (1905 - 1935)
8. Violet Coles (abt.1907 - )
9. Evangeline Coles (abt.1909 - )

Clara and John and their children were enumerated during the 1900 census, living in Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, where John worked as a Carpenter.^[5] In 1910 they were living in St. Landry Parish, on a farm they owned free and clear.^[1]

Clara died on 11 February 1918 in Acadia Parish.^[6][7]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Census, 1910", database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : 19 Jul 2023), household of John S Coles, Police Jury Ward 6, St Landry, Louisiana, United States; citing Enumeration District 115, Sheet 18B, family 336, line 63, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) publication T624; FHL microfilm 1,371,543.

   - John S Coles M 48 Married Head Louisiana

   - Clara Coles F 39 Married Wife Louisiana

   - Annie Coles F 18 Single Daughter Louisiana

   - Herbert Coles M 17 Single Son Louisiana

   - Katie Coles F 14 Single Daughter Louisiana

   - Katherine Coles F 11 Single Daughter Louisiana

   - Mary Coles F 8 Single Daughter Louisiana

   - Delia Coles F 6 Single Daughter Louisiana

   - Chapman Coles M 5 Single Son Louisiana

   - Violet Coles F 3 Single Daughter Louisiana

   - Evangeline Coles F 11/12 Single Daughter Louisiana

2. ↑ "Louisiana Parish Marriages, 1837-1957", , FamilySearch (familysearch.org : 23 Oct 2023), John Coles and Clara K Mills, 12 Mar 1888, St. Martin, Louisiana, United States; see also John Coles and Clara K Mills, 13 Mar 1888.
3. ↑ Benjamin Lippincott Coles Family, Holy Bible (Hartford: Silus Andrus and Son, 1853) (images may be viewed at Coles-1480, last held by Henrietta Stumpf, Arkansas, last viewed Jul 1999
4. ↑ The 1900 census shows that Clara claimed to be the mother of 6 children, 4 still living. The 1910 census shows she had 11 children, 9 still living. This implies she had two children (currently unidentified) who were born after 1888 and died before 1900. The largest and most likely gaps between children appear to be 1889-1891 and 1893-1895.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : 11 March 2022), household of John Coles, Police Jury Ward 3 (all north of Iberia & Vermillion r.r.) Abbeville town, Vermilion, Louisiana, United States; citing Enumeration District 93, sheet 10A, family 189, line 25, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) publication T623; FHL microfilm 1,240,585.

   - John Coles M 30 (Apr 1870) Married Head Louisiana

   - Clara Coles F 27 (Sep 1873) Married Wife Louisiana

   - Annie Coles F 10 (Dec 1890) Single Daughter Louisiana

   - Herbert Coles M 7 (Jan 1893) Single Son Louisiana

   - Cayard Coles M 4 (Apr 1896) Single Son Louisiana

   - Catharina Coles F 2 (Jul 1898) Single Daughter Louisiana

6. ↑ Louisiana Statewide Death Index, 1900-1949. Six rolls, badly blurred, not reliable (however, see the Ancestry.com electronic version of this index); Mrs. John S. Coles, age 46; reel #1, vol. 30, certificate #13261, Acadia Parish.
7. ↑ Louisiana Death Records, State of Louisiana, Secretary of State, Division of Archives, Records Management, and History, Baton Rouge, LA, USA, at http://www.sos.la.gov/HistoricalResources/ResearchHistoricalRecords/Pages/OnlinePublicVitalRecordsIndex.aspx; vol. 30, page 13261: Mrs. John S. Coles, died 11 Feb 1918, age 46, Acadia parish.

See also for review:

• "United States Census, 1880", FamilySearch (familysearch.org : 4 Oct 2023), household of Mary Mills, 4th Ward, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States; Enumeration District 36, p. 27, family 232, line 2, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) publication T9; FHL microfilm 1,254,470.

- Mary Mills F White 46 Widowed Head Keeping House Louisiana

- Chapman Mills M White 25 Single Son Farm Laborer Louisiana

- May Mills F White 22 Single Daughter At Home Louisiana

- William Mills M White 18 Single Son Farm Laborer Louisiana

- Clara Mills F White 8 Single Daughter At Home Louisiana

- Rachel Mills F White 72 Single Sister-in-law At Home Louisiana

- Duncan McLane M White 48 Single Brother Farm Laborer Louisiana

- Albert McLane M White 31 Single Nephew Farm Laborer

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