Son of George Phillips Mills Jr. and Sarah A. Hallock, husband of Sarah Ann Hawkins, whom he married on January 26, 1886, and father of Jesse Clarence, Marie Adelia (married William H. Jamieson), James Henry Jr. and Henry Decatur Mills.
Obituary - James Henry Mills, aged 90, who was associated with Patchogue's business section for 40 years up to his retirement in 1916, died Monday in his home 252 East Main Street, Patchogue. Born in Bellport on the Mills farm, where the Bellport Country club now stands, he was a son of George P. Mills and Sarah Ann Hallock Mills. He grew up in Bellport, and, when in his 20's, he became a clerk in the Mills and Hammond General Store, which occupied all four floors of the then-new building on the south-east corner of Main Street and Ocean Avenue, Patchogue. The firm then consisted of Jesse Mills and Fremont Hammond. In February 1882, J. Henry Mills and Daniel Chichester bought out the Jesse Mills' interest in the concern, the name of which was then changed to Hammond, Mills and Company. It was one of the largest department stores of its kind in this section of the county. J. Henry Mills remained with the firm until his retirement in February 1916, then Mr. Chichester took over the business. Mr. Mills leaves his wife, Mrs. Sarah Ann Hawkins Mills; a son, Henry D. Mills, and a daughter, Mrs. Marie Jamieson, all of Patchogue, and five grandchildren. On January 28 last, Mr. and Mrs. Mills observed their fifty-fifth wedding anniversary. Throughout the entire 55 years, the couple occupied the East Main Street residence, which was built for them immediately after their marriage. Mr. Mills was formerly a director of the old Patchogue bank. The funeral service was held at 3:30 p.m. today from the Mills home, the Rev. A.H. Cooke, pastor of the Patchogue Congregational Church, officiating. Interment will be in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Patchogue.
Also - Patchogue, March 19 - Funeral services were to be held today for James Henry Mills, 90, who died Monday in his home, 252 E. Main Street. The Rev. A.H. Cooke of the Congregational Church was to officiate. Burial will be in Cedar Grove Cemetery. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Sarah Ann Hawkins Mills; a son, Henry D. Mills, and a daughter, Mrs. Marie Jamieson. On January 28 Mr. and Mrs. Mills observed their 55th wedding anniversary in the house they have occupied since their marriage. Mr. Mills was born in Bellport, the son of the late George P. Mills and Mrs. Sarah Ann Hallock Mills, on the Mills Farm, where the Bellport Country Club now stands. At the age of 20 he became a clerk in the Mills & Hammond store in the Mills Building, Ocean Avenue, and Main Street. In 1882 he and Daniel Chichester bought out the Jesse Mills interest in the business and the name was changed to Hammond, Mills & Co. He remained with the firm until 1916, when he retired. He was a director of the Patchogue Bank before it was consolidated with the Citizens Trust Company.
(Records of Cedar Grove Cemetery; The Patchogue advance., January 26, 1940, Page 2; Long Island Surnames; The Mid-Island mail., March 19, 1941, Page 11; The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York), 19 Mar 1941, Wednesday, Page 15)
Obituary - James Henry Mills, aged 90, who was associated with Patchogue's business section for 40 years up to his retirement in 1916, died Monday in his home 252 East Main Street, Patchogue. Born in Bellport on the Mills farm, where the Bellport Country club now stands, he was a son of George P. Mills and Sarah Ann Hallock Mills. He grew up in Bellport, and, when in his 20's, he became a clerk in the Mills and Hammond General Store, which occupied all four floors of the then-new building on the south-east corner of Main Street and Ocean Avenue, Patchogue. The firm then consisted of Jesse Mills and Fremont Hammond. In February 1882, J. Henry Mills and Daniel Chichester bought out the Jesse Mills' interest in the concern, the name of which was then changed to Hammond, Mills and Company. It was one of the largest department stores of its kind in this section of the county. J. Henry Mills remained with the firm until his retirement in February 1916, then Mr. Chichester took over the business. Mr. Mills leaves his wife, Mrs. Sarah Ann Hawkins Mills; a son, Henry D. Mills, and a daughter, Mrs. Marie Jamieson, all of Patchogue, and five grandchildren. On January 28 last, Mr. and Mrs. Mills observed their fifty-fifth wedding anniversary. Throughout the entire 55 years, the couple occupied the East Main Street residence, which was built for them immediately after their marriage. Mr. Mills was formerly a director of the old Patchogue bank. The funeral service was held at 3:30 p.m. today from the Mills home, the Rev. A.H. Cooke, pastor of the Patchogue Congregational Church, officiating. Interment will be in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Patchogue.
Also - Patchogue, March 19 - Funeral services were to be held today for James Henry Mills, 90, who died Monday in his home, 252 E. Main Street. The Rev. A.H. Cooke of the Congregational Church was to officiate. Burial will be in Cedar Grove Cemetery. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Sarah Ann Hawkins Mills; a son, Henry D. Mills, and a daughter, Mrs. Marie Jamieson. On January 28 Mr. and Mrs. Mills observed their 55th wedding anniversary in the house they have occupied since their marriage. Mr. Mills was born in Bellport, the son of the late George P. Mills and Mrs. Sarah Ann Hallock Mills, on the Mills Farm, where the Bellport Country Club now stands. At the age of 20 he became a clerk in the Mills & Hammond store in the Mills Building, Ocean Avenue, and Main Street. In 1882 he and Daniel Chichester bought out the Jesse Mills interest in the business and the name was changed to Hammond, Mills & Co. He remained with the firm until 1916, when he retired. He was a director of the Patchogue Bank before it was consolidated with the Citizens Trust Company.
(Records of Cedar Grove Cemetery; The Patchogue advance., January 26, 1940, Page 2; Long Island Surnames; The Mid-Island mail., March 19, 1941, Page 11; The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York), 19 Mar 1941, Wednesday, Page 15)
Son of George Phillips Mills Jr. and Sarah A. Hallock, husband of Sarah Ann Hawkins, whom he married on January 26, 1886, and father of Jesse Clarence, Marie Adelia (married William H. Jamieson), James Henry Jr. and Henry Decatur Mills.
Obituary - James Henry Mills, aged 90, who was associated with Patchogue's business section for 40 years up to his retirement in 1916, died Monday in his home 252 East Main Street, Patchogue. Born in Bellport on the Mills farm, where the Bellport Country club now stands, he was a son of George P. Mills and Sarah Ann Hallock Mills. He grew up in Bellport, and, when in his 20's, he became a clerk in the Mills and Hammond General Store, which occupied all four floors of the then-new building on the south-east corner of Main Street and Ocean Avenue, Patchogue. The firm then consisted of Jesse Mills and Fremont Hammond. In February 1882, J. Henry Mills and Daniel Chichester bought out the Jesse Mills' interest in the concern, the name of which was then changed to Hammond, Mills and Company. It was one of the largest department stores of its kind in this section of the county. J. Henry Mills remained with the firm until his retirement in February 1916, then Mr. Chichester took over the business. Mr. Mills leaves his wife, Mrs. Sarah Ann Hawkins Mills; a son, Henry D. Mills, and a daughter, Mrs. Marie Jamieson, all of Patchogue, and five grandchildren. On January 28 last, Mr. and Mrs. Mills observed their fifty-fifth wedding anniversary. Throughout the entire 55 years, the couple occupied the East Main Street residence, which was built for them immediately after their marriage. Mr. Mills was formerly a director of the old Patchogue bank. The funeral service was held at 3:30 p.m. today from the Mills home, the Rev. A.H. Cooke, pastor of the Patchogue Congregational Church, officiating. Interment will be in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Patchogue.
Also - Patchogue, March 19 - Funeral services were to be held today for James Henry Mills, 90, who died Monday in his home, 252 E. Main Street. The Rev. A.H. Cooke of the Congregational Church was to officiate. Burial will be in Cedar Grove Cemetery. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Sarah Ann Hawkins Mills; a son, Henry D. Mills, and a daughter, Mrs. Marie Jamieson. On January 28 Mr. and Mrs. Mills observed their 55th wedding anniversary in the house they have occupied since their marriage. Mr. Mills was born in Bellport, the son of the late George P. Mills and Mrs. Sarah Ann Hallock Mills, on the Mills Farm, where the Bellport Country Club now stands. At the age of 20 he became a clerk in the Mills & Hammond store in the Mills Building, Ocean Avenue, and Main Street. In 1882 he and Daniel Chichester bought out the Jesse Mills interest in the business and the name was changed to Hammond, Mills & Co. He remained with the firm until 1916, when he retired. He was a director of the Patchogue Bank before it was consolidated with the Citizens Trust Company.
(Records of Cedar Grove Cemetery; The Patchogue advance., January 26, 1940, Page 2; Long Island Surnames; The Mid-Island mail., March 19, 1941, Page 11; The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York), 19 Mar 1941, Wednesday, Page 15)
Obituary - James Henry Mills, aged 90, who was associated with Patchogue's business section for 40 years up to his retirement in 1916, died Monday in his home 252 East Main Street, Patchogue. Born in Bellport on the Mills farm, where the Bellport Country club now stands, he was a son of George P. Mills and Sarah Ann Hallock Mills. He grew up in Bellport, and, when in his 20's, he became a clerk in the Mills and Hammond General Store, which occupied all four floors of the then-new building on the south-east corner of Main Street and Ocean Avenue, Patchogue. The firm then consisted of Jesse Mills and Fremont Hammond. In February 1882, J. Henry Mills and Daniel Chichester bought out the Jesse Mills' interest in the concern, the name of which was then changed to Hammond, Mills and Company. It was one of the largest department stores of its kind in this section of the county. J. Henry Mills remained with the firm until his retirement in February 1916, then Mr. Chichester took over the business. Mr. Mills leaves his wife, Mrs. Sarah Ann Hawkins Mills; a son, Henry D. Mills, and a daughter, Mrs. Marie Jamieson, all of Patchogue, and five grandchildren. On January 28 last, Mr. and Mrs. Mills observed their fifty-fifth wedding anniversary. Throughout the entire 55 years, the couple occupied the East Main Street residence, which was built for them immediately after their marriage. Mr. Mills was formerly a director of the old Patchogue bank. The funeral service was held at 3:30 p.m. today from the Mills home, the Rev. A.H. Cooke, pastor of the Patchogue Congregational Church, officiating. Interment will be in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Patchogue.
Also - Patchogue, March 19 - Funeral services were to be held today for James Henry Mills, 90, who died Monday in his home, 252 E. Main Street. The Rev. A.H. Cooke of the Congregational Church was to officiate. Burial will be in Cedar Grove Cemetery. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Sarah Ann Hawkins Mills; a son, Henry D. Mills, and a daughter, Mrs. Marie Jamieson. On January 28 Mr. and Mrs. Mills observed their 55th wedding anniversary in the house they have occupied since their marriage. Mr. Mills was born in Bellport, the son of the late George P. Mills and Mrs. Sarah Ann Hallock Mills, on the Mills Farm, where the Bellport Country Club now stands. At the age of 20 he became a clerk in the Mills & Hammond store in the Mills Building, Ocean Avenue, and Main Street. In 1882 he and Daniel Chichester bought out the Jesse Mills interest in the business and the name was changed to Hammond, Mills & Co. He remained with the firm until 1916, when he retired. He was a director of the Patchogue Bank before it was consolidated with the Citizens Trust Company.
(Records of Cedar Grove Cemetery; The Patchogue advance., January 26, 1940, Page 2; Long Island Surnames; The Mid-Island mail., March 19, 1941, Page 11; The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York), 19 Mar 1941, Wednesday, Page 15)
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