Shirley Mills

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Died:
Name: Edward Thomas Mills
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 17 Nov 1955
Death Place: Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky
Age: 66
Birth Date: 1889
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Father's Name: John Samuel Mills
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Mother's Name: Levina Ridings
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I09561-4
System Origin: Kentucky-EASy
Source Film Number: 1358125
Reference Number: n 23640
Collection: Kentucky Deaths and Burials, 1843-1970

Edward + Mae Katherine West. Mae was born on 8 Sep 1900 in TN; died on 29 Jun 1941 in Pulaski Co, KY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
Name: John S. Mills
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 1929
Death Place: Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky
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Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Vinia Mills
Father's Name: Richmond Mills
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Mother's Name: Sallie Cundyth
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I08633-9
System Origin: Kentucky-EASy
Source Film Number: 1913068
Reference Number: 32407
Collection: Kentucky Deaths and Burials, 1843-1970

Buried:
GRid=28806624

John married Lavina Catherine Ridings on 25 Dec 1879 in Pulaski Co, KY. Lavina (daughter of John Perkins Ridings and Susannah Blakemore) was born on 15 Sep 1853 in Lee Co, VA; died on 7 Jun 1934 in Pulaski Co, KY; was buried in Pulaski Co, KY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mother listed as Mary Ellis on death record

Birth:
Name: Lavina C Ridings
Gender: Female
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Birth Date: 15 Sep 1853
Birthplace: Lee, Virginia
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Race: White
Father (or Slave Owner): John P Ridings
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Mother's Name: Susan Ridings
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C86880-6
System Origin: Virginia-EASy
Source Film Number: 32441
Reference Number: item 4 p 6

Died:
Name: Lovinia Ridings Mills
Gender: Female
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Death Date: 1934
Death Place: Pulaski, Kentucky
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Father's Name: John Ridings
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Mother's Name: Mary Ellis
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I08539-0
System Origin: Kentucky-EASy
Source Film Number: 1913127
Reference Number: 15469
Collection: Kentucky Deaths and Burials, 1843-1970

Mother's name was Susannah Blakemore. Mary Ellis was the wife of Lewis Ridings Lavina' brother

Buried:
GRid=28809835

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From Jean Colyer Grumbling:
the following is a transcription of a weekly column published (dateunknown) in the Commonwealth Journal 110-112 E. Mt. Vernon Street, Somerset, Kentucky 42501


From Our Past
A REGULAR TUESDAY FEATURE BY JACK NORTON


From Our Past appears one day late because of space limitations in Tuesday's Commonwealth Journal. today's column is written by Mrs. Herbert R. Ledford, 201 May Street, Somerset. she is a native of the Grundy community of Pulaski County.


About four miles from Somerset, nestled in a valley just off Ky. 80 and a short distance from the foot of Sugar Hill, stands an abandoned Methodist church. The white frame church, whose windows have long been boarded and whose doors are locked, is called Soules Chapel church. It was named for Bishop Soule, head of the local Methodist Church when this particular building was erected.


The church replaced an old log structure called Gragg's Chapel. In 1857 John P. Ridings bought the old church, dismantled it and used some of the logs to construct a barn on his farm, which is located near the site of Soules Chapel. Construction of the present building was started in the autumn of 1857 and completed the same season a year later. It is thought the land was donated by Allen Cox.


Ridings directed the construction of the new church, which has a stone foundation and underpinnings of hand-hewn logs. He, along with John Richardson and *** L. R. (Collier) Colyer, helped most in furnishing materials and money for the new structure. All the lumber used for framing was whip-sawed by Bill Calhoun and Peter Baker. The lumber for the church pews was sawed at a watermill some distance away.


At one time Soules Chapel had a membership of more than 200 people andthe second-best organized Sunday School in the Danville District. It was the Mother Church to the First Methodist Church of Somerset. However, at the time of the Civil War, a tremendous uprising came in the church and,as a result, the membership split. Those with sympathies for the North left the church and formed Bradley's Chapel - Northern Methodist Church,located about two miles south of Soules Chapel. Soules Chapel was then known as Soules Chapel Southern Methodist Church.


It is impossible to find a list of the real charter members, but from theearliest church records are found the names of Collier, Richardson, Gragg and Ridings.

In 1940 Rev. Charles Marshal Cavit, a circuit preacher, compiled much of the church's history and listed the following membership:
Alton F. Bates, Evelyn M. Bates, Clarence G. Bryant, Della V. Bryant,Luther Bullock, Bessie Williams Camble, Alice Cundiff, Charles Cundiff,Maude Gibson, and Mrs. Cora Gilmore. Eugene Gilmore, Sarah A. Greer, Mrs. Mary Hall, Addie B. Mills, Mary B.Mills, Zeda B. Mills, Mrs. Allie Richardson, Craig Ridings, Henry S.Ridings, and Stella Ridings. Willie Ridings, C. M. Simpson, Jewel Simpson, Mary Simpson, Mrs. Zella Struck, Irene Whitaker, Jennie Whitaker, Dessie Williams, Glydas Williamsand Clara Yahnig.





Birth:
Seen middle name listed as Perkins and Pickens

John married Susannah Blakemore on 5 May 1841 in TN. Susannah was born on 31 Jan 1823 in VA; died on 1 Aug 1895 in Pulaski Co, KY; was buried in Pulaski Co, KY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Buried:
GRid=28806274

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Married:
date from family Bible