Melvin Whitson Mills b. Oct 1845 Canada

1845 -

Name	Melvin Whitson Mills
Born	Oct 1845	Canada
Gender	Male
Birth	Canada Am
Birth	New Mexico, USA
Ethnicity	American
Race	White
Name	Belva Mills
Name	Belven W Mills
Name	Melvin W Mills
Reference Number	9243
Residence	1900	Springer, Colfax, New Mexico, USA
	Age: 34; Occupation: Lawyer; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 0037; HomeMortgaged: F; HomeOwnership: Own; MonthsUnEmployedPastYear: 0; OwnsFarm: H; YearsMarried: 19; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head
Person ID	I9243	FelsingFam
Last Modified	16 Feb 2024

Father	Daniel Wood Mills, b. 6 Dec 1823, Sparta, Elgin, Ontario, Canada , d. 1904, Springer, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA (Age 80 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Hannah Chase, b. Apr 1825, New York, USA , d. 21 Dec 1910, Springer, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA (Age ~ 85 years)
Relationship	natural
Married	18 May 1844 [1]
Married	1847 [2]
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		1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Springer, Colfax, New Mexico; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0037; FHL microfilm: 1241000
Family ID	F1803	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

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	Birth - - New Mexico, USA
	Residence - Age: 34; Occupation: Lawyer; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 0037; HomeMortgaged: F; HomeOwnership: Own; MonthsUnEmployedPastYear: 0; OwnsFarm: H; YearsMarried: 19; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head - 1900 - Springer, Colfax, New Mexico, USA

Notes

From Wikipedia:
Mills House is a house in Springer, New Mexico, in Colfax County, New Mexico, that was built in 1877. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1970. The locals have dubbed it the "Clegg Mansion”, after Luke and Myrtle Clegg who owned and lived in the house for several decades beginning in about 1915.
The original owner, Melvin Whitson Mills, was an attorney, politician, and businessman who was one of the founders of Springer NM. He needed a home large enough for him and his wife, his parents, and five adopted children. Mills lost the house and land as a result of bankruptcy in 1905.
It is a three-story 32-room adobe house on a rise near Cimarron Creek on the edge of Springer. It is made of adobe, has a metal mansard roof with four chimneys protruding above.