Charles S. Mills (1852-1931)

Charles S. Mills (1852 - October 12, 1931) was a resident of West Hartford, Connecticut.

Mills was born in 1852 in West Hartford as the son of Charles S. Mills and Elizabeth C. Sillman. He grew up in West Hartford and after his father's death in 1884 played a role in Elmwood's school growth. He removed to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the late 1880s. After the family removed at last to Westfield, Massachusetts, Mills was engaged in the hardware business for several years. After the death of his wife, Mary Arnold, in 1927, he made his home in Boston with his daughter, Mrs. Frederick S. Smith, with whom he was traveling with in the fall of 1931.

On October 12, 1931, Mills died while traveling in Florence, Italy.

Family
Mills married Mary Arnold.
 * Edith A. Mills - m. Frederick S. Smith

Organizations

 * Helped organize the formation of the Elmwood Sunday School in 1873.
 * Appointed on the Elmwood school district committee (August 5, 1884)

Real Estate

 * Mills inherited the homestead of his father after his death in 1884. On September 12, 1899, upon the Mills' removal to Westfield, Massachusetts, they deeded the farm to Charles M. Beach.

Personal

 * Mills removed to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the 1880s, but visited friends in Elmwood in August 1890 and stayed at Edwin H. Arnold's home, his father-in-law, in April 1896. In November, he accepted a position in Philadelphia with the Northwestern Life Insurance Company.
 * Mills re-entered the hardware business in March 1898 after removing to Westfield, Massachusetts. They visited town again in 1911-1912.