1870 census Chico Twp, Butte, CA: Benj Parish, aged 42, farmer, real estate valued $4,000, personal property $2,000, bp OH; Mary C. [Nancy] aged 27, bp IL; Mary S. aged 9, and Frances L. aged 7, both born CA, listed with the last name Parish, but they are Kellog from Nancy's previous marriage; William aged 5; Leroy aged 2; and Lena aged 10 months [must be Laura]-- all born CA. They are living next door to Nancy's mother, Mary Thompson, and her siblings.

1880 census Butte Twp, Sutter, CA: Benjamin F. Parrish, aged 43, farmer, bp OH, both parents MD; Nancy aged 37, bp IL, both parents IL; William aged 13; Leroy aged 12; Laura aged 10; Nettie aged 7; Luella aged 5; Frank aged 3; and Herbert aged 1 -- all born CA; two step-daughters, Mary Kellogg aged 19, and Lucinda Kellogg aged 17, both born CA.

1900 census Chico, Butte, CA: Chas N. Mills, aged 33, born Oct 1866, day laborer, bp IL, both parents IL; Laura aged 30, born Oct 1869, married 12 years, four children w/four living, bp CA, father OH, mother IL; Lena L. aged 11, born May 1889; Chas L. aged 8, born Jun 1891; James L. aged 6, born Dec 1893; Orville aged 1, born Aug 1898 -- all born CA.

1920 census Nord, Chico, Butte, CA: Charles Mills, aged 51, blacksmith shop, bp IL, both parents IL; Laura aged 42, bp CA, both parents IL; Lafayette aged 25, railroad engineer, bp CA.

Laura Parrish Mills Female Birth Date: 16 Oct 1870 [note different year on marker inscription] Birth Place: California Death Date: 27 Jan 1956 Death Place: Solano Mother's Maiden Name: Thompson Father's Surname: Parrish CA Death Index.-foregoing research courtesy of Carolyn Hackett Dowd.
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(No newspaper source or date listed): Laura Parrish Mills. Napa Junction, Napa Co. Funeral services will be held at 2 PM Monday in the Case Funeral Chapel in Chico, Butte County, for Mrs. Laura Parrish Mills, 85, who died here yesterday. Interment will be in the Chico Cemetery.

Mrs. Mills was a native and lifelong resident of Butte County, living in Nord before she moved to Napa Junction 10 years ago. Her husband Charles N., died in 1933.

Surviving are her children, Mrs. Emory Tyler of Napa Junction, Charles L. Mills of Oakland, James L. Mills of Alameda and Orville C. Mills of Chico, and a sister, Mrs. Katherine Nau of Chico.