Lee Mills was the son of Willis Judson Mills and Genevra Emeretta Rounds.
He married Eva Malvina Lewis, 10 Jan 1916. She was a daughter of John Henry Lewis, and Abigail Electa Macumber.
From "Notes From Yesteryear", by A.L. Spooner
"LeRoy (Lee) Mills who passed away at the age of 86, was a man of many accomplishments, not the least being an outstanding stone mason. His home south of Hesperia as a good example of that type of work.
At the age of 81 he built his last job of stone masonry, the Monument in the Old Pioneer Cemetery, east of Fremont for the donor, the late Harry L. Spooner. The stones were dumped by the side of the road, and at his advanced age he carried them up the hill and erected the monument where it now stands."
A special recognition should be given Lee for his fine written record of the pioneer Lewis family, his wife's family. "MEMORIES OF OUR OWN PIONEERS" written at the time of the death of John Henry Lewis's wife, Abigail Macumber Lewis in 1925, is an incomparable tribute to Abigail, and to all the pioneers who settled the frontier.
His narrative ends with these thoughts, "And we of the younger generation will have only the sad, sweet memory of men and women who were big enough, brave enough, and determined enough, to brave the dangers of a virgin whilderness, of savage beasts, of a merciless nature, to build with their own hands, by sheer pluck and perseverance, a home of their own where they might live and raise their families in peace, independence, and comfort. They have done their work, and they have done it well."
The same might be said of Lee Mills, who has also done his work, and done it well.
He married Eva Malvina Lewis, 10 Jan 1916. She was a daughter of John Henry Lewis, and Abigail Electa Macumber.
From "Notes From Yesteryear", by A.L. Spooner
"LeRoy (Lee) Mills who passed away at the age of 86, was a man of many accomplishments, not the least being an outstanding stone mason. His home south of Hesperia as a good example of that type of work.
At the age of 81 he built his last job of stone masonry, the Monument in the Old Pioneer Cemetery, east of Fremont for the donor, the late Harry L. Spooner. The stones were dumped by the side of the road, and at his advanced age he carried them up the hill and erected the monument where it now stands."
A special recognition should be given Lee for his fine written record of the pioneer Lewis family, his wife's family. "MEMORIES OF OUR OWN PIONEERS" written at the time of the death of John Henry Lewis's wife, Abigail Macumber Lewis in 1925, is an incomparable tribute to Abigail, and to all the pioneers who settled the frontier.
His narrative ends with these thoughts, "And we of the younger generation will have only the sad, sweet memory of men and women who were big enough, brave enough, and determined enough, to brave the dangers of a virgin whilderness, of savage beasts, of a merciless nature, to build with their own hands, by sheer pluck and perseverance, a home of their own where they might live and raise their families in peace, independence, and comfort. They have done their work, and they have done it well."
The same might be said of Lee Mills, who has also done his work, and done it well.
Lee Mills was the son of Willis Judson Mills and Genevra Emeretta Rounds.
He married Eva Malvina Lewis, 10 Jan 1916. She was a daughter of John Henry Lewis, and Abigail Electa Macumber.
From "Notes From Yesteryear", by A.L. Spooner
"LeRoy (Lee) Mills who passed away at the age of 86, was a man of many accomplishments, not the least being an outstanding stone mason. His home south of Hesperia as a good example of that type of work.
At the age of 81 he built his last job of stone masonry, the Monument in the Old Pioneer Cemetery, east of Fremont for the donor, the late Harry L. Spooner. The stones were dumped by the side of the road, and at his advanced age he carried them up the hill and erected the monument where it now stands."
A special recognition should be given Lee for his fine written record of the pioneer Lewis family, his wife's family. "MEMORIES OF OUR OWN PIONEERS" written at the time of the death of John Henry Lewis's wife, Abigail Macumber Lewis in 1925, is an incomparable tribute to Abigail, and to all the pioneers who settled the frontier.
His narrative ends with these thoughts, "And we of the younger generation will have only the sad, sweet memory of men and women who were big enough, brave enough, and determined enough, to brave the dangers of a virgin whilderness, of savage beasts, of a merciless nature, to build with their own hands, by sheer pluck and perseverance, a home of their own where they might live and raise their families in peace, independence, and comfort. They have done their work, and they have done it well."
The same might be said of Lee Mills, who has also done his work, and done it well.
He married Eva Malvina Lewis, 10 Jan 1916. She was a daughter of John Henry Lewis, and Abigail Electa Macumber.
From "Notes From Yesteryear", by A.L. Spooner
"LeRoy (Lee) Mills who passed away at the age of 86, was a man of many accomplishments, not the least being an outstanding stone mason. His home south of Hesperia as a good example of that type of work.
At the age of 81 he built his last job of stone masonry, the Monument in the Old Pioneer Cemetery, east of Fremont for the donor, the late Harry L. Spooner. The stones were dumped by the side of the road, and at his advanced age he carried them up the hill and erected the monument where it now stands."
A special recognition should be given Lee for his fine written record of the pioneer Lewis family, his wife's family. "MEMORIES OF OUR OWN PIONEERS" written at the time of the death of John Henry Lewis's wife, Abigail Macumber Lewis in 1925, is an incomparable tribute to Abigail, and to all the pioneers who settled the frontier.
His narrative ends with these thoughts, "And we of the younger generation will have only the sad, sweet memory of men and women who were big enough, brave enough, and determined enough, to brave the dangers of a virgin whilderness, of savage beasts, of a merciless nature, to build with their own hands, by sheer pluck and perseverance, a home of their own where they might live and raise their families in peace, independence, and comfort. They have done their work, and they have done it well."
The same might be said of Lee Mills, who has also done his work, and done it well.
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