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From: Hadi Ghrairi <>
Subject: Re: Mills of St. Michaels Lutheran Church
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 00:29:18 -0400


Dear Betty,
I knew about the records for St. Michaels and downloaded them which is where I
found out about William and his children, Abner, & Ruffus. I also got the
books from Irene Clanton Blank of cemetery records (including St. Michaels).
Although, they gave me a lot of info., I still could not tie my Mary Ann Mills
into any of them, including Charles Nathaniel and Richard W. I have tons of
stuff on the Mills, but nothing (other than the St. Michaels records) for my
Mary Ann. I found a cousin online who is supposed to be sending me more Mills
info. (that was 2 wks. ago). I thank you for your help and will indeed check
out the Troutman website.
Thanks.
Janis

bglawson wrote:

> Dear Janis,
>
> I started a more extensive reply to your request and then my
> server
> disconnected me and although the memo was still there, all was
> frozen. So
> will try to make this more brief, but will hit the "high
> points." You
> possibly have already found the St. Michael's and St. Martin's
> Lutheran
> Church records on line. If not, I think you will find a great
> deal of
> information there, and possibly your answer to your brick wall--
>
> Go to the following web site:
>
> http://www.iredell.com/mikes.htm
>
> There are three books for St. Michaels -- B (1839 -1949), C
> (1850), and D
> (Renewed 1868)
>
> The very first reference I found was in Book B, p. 2 -- The deed
> was given
> by Michael Walcher in September 1823 to the trustees, Charles
> Mills, Martin
> Harkey, William Lippard ....." There are references for Mills
> all
> throughout this book - communcants lists, memberships list.
> Also, a number
> of Bass family members. Page 2 also mentions a list of names of
> the members
> who communed at the very first communion at the new St. Michael's
> in 1815 --
> "Then following was a list of names beginning with Charles N.
> Mills and
> wife, Elizabeth. This list contained twenty names." and
> continues ....
>
> Book C has a more of what you are looking for: Archabale Bass
> confirmed by
> Rev. Anthony (p. 19) - many Mills baptisms and a few deaths.
>
> Book D is the largest book - p. 2 says that the property for the
> new St.
> Michael's Church in Troutman was donated by Dr. R. W. Mills and
> wife Mary
> Mills (along with several others) - purchased for $1 - record
> dated 1885.
> The church was built in 1886. Members listed in 1868 -- include
> Mary A.
> Bass and Archable Bass. (p.6). On pages 4 & 5 there are
> references to the
> Trustees Martin Harker, Charles Mills and William Lippard ---
> which goes
> back to the original purchase of land for the original church
> building in
> 1823. Page 15 shows Archibale Bass removed by letter -- and a
> Mary "Jane"
> Bass to Concord Presbyterian church. There are many Mills in the
> membership
> lists -- William, Joseph M. Sara Ann, Charlotte, and Sarah E.
> (Likewise in
> the earlier books - some that you reference) and also a baptism
> or two.
> Likewise there are some Sherrills, too.
>
> I hope all of this will be of help. I know it was a thrill for
> me to find
> my ggrandfather's confirmation and my grandfather's confirmation
> in the St.
> Michael's records - also the baptism and confirmation of my
> ggrandmother in
> the St. Martin's records before the two churches merged. She was
> a Lippard
> -- a descendent of the William Lippard mentioned above. There
> are probably
> many more Mills references that I overlooked in my quick search.
>
> There are also copies of a Troutman family history by Thomas L.
> Troutman at
> the web site: http://www.coe.uh.edu/~troutman/gene/DJL/
> Interesting
> reading even if you don't have any Mills family members who are
> part of the
> Troutman clan.
>
> I found my ggrandfather's wife in those pages - she was a
> Troutman - died
> during the Civil War. That was also a thrill.
>
> I wish you well in your search for the Mills -- last fall we
> visited Iredell
> County and visited the St. Mark's cemetery and the Troutman
> family cemetery,
> as well as the old St. Michael's cemetery in Troutman. I'm sure
> you have
> discovered in your search that both churches combined to become
> Holy Trinity
> Lutheran in Troutman - we visited there, also. There are still
> records
> there for St. Michael's and St. Martins, too, I believe. We had
> a brief
> glimpse -- as another of our distant relatives was there
> searching, also.
>
> Good Luck!
> Betty Lawson
> Atlanta, GA
> 4/19/99
>
> Hadi Ghrairi wrote:
>
> > After purchasing almost every book available on Iredell Co., I still
> > have been unable to locate the parents of Mary Ann Mills (20 Jan 1834 -
> > 25 Jan 1887) that married Archibald Bass (Jr.?) (22 Sept 1828 - 16 Dec
> > 1895) on 30 Aug 1849. She attended St. Michaels Lutheran Church before
> > transfering to Concord Presby. with her husband. I had originally
> > thought she was the dau. of one of Charles Nathaniel Mills' sons, but am
> > not so sure now. The men I have found at St. Michaels that are old
> > enough to be her father are William (Charles Nathaniel's William ??),
> > Abner, and Rufus. I cannot link these men to Charles Nathaniel's line.
> > Most of those Mills attended St. James Lutheran, but there is reference
> > made to C. N. in church records. I am up a brick wall here. Can anyone
> > help?
> > Thanks.
> > Janis Sherrill Ghrairi

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