High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts

William Elligood Mills

14 May 1864 – 5 Nov 1942 · about 78 years

From the burial index · with sourced details below

William Elligood Mills lived from 14 May 1864 to 5 Nov 1942, a span of about 78 years.

Theirs is one of 2 markers bearing the name Mills in this ground: kin, or several families, gathered together.

Family as recorded on Find a Grave

William Elligood Millsm.Gertrude "Cosie" Hutchings Mills1867–1956
David Leonard Mills1902–1966Hiram Francis Mills1905–1965

Relationships are as recorded on Find a Grave.

A 1893 History of Hingham entry, likely this person uncertain match

The 1893 genealogies repeat many names; this is matched exact birth date, found in the Teague family genealogy — read as a lead and may be a different person of the same name. Read it as a lead, not a certainty.

The entry, as printed
Mary Emma, March 22, 1859. m. Nov. 11, 1884, William C. Hunt of Boston. iii. Bela Whiton, May 14, 1864, d. 13 Aug. 1865. 4. George W. (Elijah = Lucy Cook), b. in Hing. March 27, 1833. m. Apr. 19, 1856, Jane Morrison, dau. of John and Catherine (McNeil) Morrison. She was b. at Sydney, N. S., Feb. 19, 1834, and d. in Hing. 10 March, 1884, aet. 50 yrs. "Carpenter." Resides

1893 History of Hingham, Vol. II–III (Genealogical). Read on archive.org ↗

A photograph of the marker survives; see it on Find a Grave ↗.

This is what the record holds so far: gathered, sourced, and still growing. There is more of William's life to recover, and some of what is shown above is matched, not certain. A correction or a family memory is a gift; submit a source, correction, or memory.

The stone is still there.