Biographical Sketch of Henry Dillon Mills, Lafayette County, Missouri >From "History of Lafayette County, Mo., carefully written and compiled from the most authentic official and private sources" St. Louis, Mo. Historical Company, 1881. ********************************************************************** Henry Dillon Mills, P. O. Aullville, Mo. Is the youngest son of William and Elizabeth Mills, nee Dillon. His father, William Mills, of Craddox- town, County Kildare, Ireland, was a barister at law and justice of the peace. His mother being a daughter of Sr. John Dillon, of Ireland, a direct descendant of the earls of Roscommon, and was also a free baron of the Holy Roman Empire conferred upon him and his descendants in 1782 by Joseph I, of Germany, this making Henry a baron of the Empire. Henry completed his studies under Richard Edgeworth, of Edgeworthtown, Ireland. He was born December 4, 1813. At the completion of his education, he entered a solicitor's office, where he studied law until he was licensed to practice. He then settled in Dublin, and practiced there. February 14, 1844, he was married to Miss Emily Preston, daughter of Rev. Nathan- iel Preston, of Ireland. By this union they have eight children living: Arthur, Nathaniel, Henry, Frank, John, Fannie (wife of M. M. Gladdish), Emily and Alice. Mr. Mills is one of the patrons of Husbandry. Both he and his wife are members of the Episcopal church. In 1867 with his family he came to this country, and spent one winter in St. Louis. In 1868 he moved to this county, and purchased the farm on which he now re- sides. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny (Eisenbarger) Harrell ====================================================================