Who are David J Mill’s parents and ancestors?

David J. Mills
Parents: Unknown

Birth: May 10, 1820 in Sabina, Clinton County, Ohio
My cousin Kim says: His birth date is calculated by subtracting his age at death (from the death record) from his death date. (I have a calculator for this in my genealogy software).
Death: April 2, 1900 in Wilson Township, Clinton County, Ohio

Age: 79 Yrs 10 Mo 23 Days
Occupation: Agriculture
Cause of Death: Heart Disease
Marriage. Charity Oliver on December 17, 1840 in Clinton County, Ohio
David J. Married Charity Oliver, daughter of Joseph Oliver and Tabitha Thorp, December 17, 1840 in Clinton county, Ohio Charity was born September 14, 1818 in Northampton County North Carolina, died December 12, 1890 at age 73 and was buried in Thorpe Cemetery, Wilson Township, Clinton County, Ohio. I already kn
Nancy J. Mills, Cynthia Ann Mills. She is my g g g grand mother.
Born November 1843 in Clinton County Oho
Rachel N. Mills, Mary M. Mills, Mary M,
S J Mills, Reuben Mills, and Joseph.

In that era, the best clues come from the names of the children. It’s very common for the first two sons to be named after their grandfathers and the first 2 daughters after their grandmothers. Of course, if one of them died young and you’ve not found records on him, that might make it hard, but it at least gives you something to work with in your search.

One of the shortcomings to the 1820 census is that it only listed the head of household by name. If your David’s parents were living with his parents, that poses a problem. Not insurmountable, but it makes us look at collateral records, like others born with the same surname in the same place at the right time. Then we research them until we find parents and can pull land and probate records to prove lineage to your David.

I don’t know which township they’d have lived in, but I did find the following from the 1820 census, and it was just a month after the baby’s birth so it should be a good place to work from.

Enoch, John, Joseph, Robert and Mary Mills were the heads of households in Chester Twp. Enoch, Robert and Mary all lived next door to each other.

Daniel, Benbin and James lived in Richland Twp.

Joseph in Clark Twp

Thomas, William and William all lived in Vernon Twp.

Daniel lived the closest to Sabina. The other 2 seem to be in more distant parts of the county.
I found 2 David Mills on familysearch.org who were the right age and in the right state. Of course that doesn’t make proof, but again it gives you info to work with in the search.
The first did have a son named David b. appx 1823, but ironically his marriage was a month after your David’s calculated birthdate:
Husband’s Name
Daniel MILLS (AFN:C2NP-KD) Pedigree

Born: Abt. 1795 Place:
Died: Abt 1825 Place:
Married: 6 Jul 1820 Place: , Warren, Ohio

Father: William MILLS (AFN:1QT0-18X) Family
Mother: Lydia PERKINS (AFN:1QT0-12P)

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Wife’s Name
Esther FURNAS (AFN:8RJB-PH) Pedigree

Born: 5 Jan 1799 Place: , Warren, Ohio
Married: 6 Jul 1820 Place: , Warren, Ohio

Father: Robert FURNAS (AFN:1D41-LH) Family
Mother: Hannah WILSON (AFN:8RJ9-5L)

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Children

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1. Sex Name
M David MILLS (AFN:1QT0-0WP) Pedigree

Born: Abt. 1823 Place:

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2. Sex Name
F Hannah MILLS (AFN:33ZP-3P) Pedigree

Born: 10 Apr 1821 Place: Zanesville, Muskingum, Oh
Died: 17 Jul 1880 Place: Bridgeport, Marion, Indiana
Buried: 19 Jul 1880 Place: Bridgeport, Marion, In

The second ended up in Iowa before 1830:
Husband’s Name
Daniel MILLS (AFN:BF8S-57) Pedigree

Born: Abt. 1803 Place:

Father:
Mother:

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Wife’s Name
Jerusha ROLLINS (AFN:BF8S-6D) Pedigree

Born: Abt. 1807 Place:

Father:
Mother:

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Children

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1. Sex Name
F Mary Jane MILLS (AFN:1Q77-3Q) Pedigree

Born: 17 Mar 1829 Place:
Died: 15 Mar 1906 Place: Dow City, Crawford Co., Ia

More looking left me with a Daniel Mills born in Sabina, Clinton, OH in 1835. His father was Abner C. Mills. So it’s possible that your David was Daniel’s brother.

Another Daniel born in the right place and time was:
Daniel M Mills Compact Disc #60 Pin #91173 Pedigree
Sex: M

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Event(s):
Birth: 16 Feb 1827
Clinton Co., Ohio
Death: 7 Jan 1899

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Parents:
Father: Mark Mills Disc #60 Pin # 69504
Mother: Charity Sanders Disc #60 Pin # 65850

There is a David I Mills who enlisted in the Union Army at the right age in 1864.
American Civil War Soldiers
about David I Mills
Name: David I Mills ,
Enlistment Date: 28 Sep 1864
Side Served: Union
State Served: Ohio
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 28 September 1864 at the age of 44
Enlisted in Company C, 181st Infantry Regiment Ohio on 05 October 1864.
Mustered out Company C, 181st Infantry Regiment Ohio on 14 July 1865 in Salisbury, NC

Source Citation: Side served: Union; State served: Ohio; Enlistment date: 28 September 1864..

Mills David IC 77th Regiment, Ohio Infantry Private Private
If you pull this man’s pension records, you can prove if he’s your David or not. It would also give you a concrete date of birth (I’m not big on calculated dates…they tend to be off here and there just enough to make it hard to find the right person).

I also wouldn’t overlook Mary Mills from the 1820 Census. She may well be the grandmother of David.

I don’t know if you’ve pulled the marriage records for David and Charity, but I’d do that quickly. Don’t just look for a marriage license (which may or may not exist), but also look for a church record of the marriage. They should list the names of the parents in the marriage records.

Finally, has anyone pulled a death certificate, land records or probate records from Clinton County? These are all very valuable. If you or anyone in the family is still in the area, a few hours spent going through Probate Court records could be very valuable.

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