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Lucinda V. “Lulu” <I>Shankland</I> Mills

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Lucinda V. “Lulu” Shankland Mills

Birth
Illinois, USA
Death
Mar 1924 (aged 64)
San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA
Burial
Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Block 14 Old; Lot: 18A
Memorial ID
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A native of Illinois. Beloved daughter of Samuel Thompson Shankland, and Martha Ann Mattingly, of Kentucky. Lucinda (aka: Lulu) was born in July 1859. *Note according to cemetery records, her year of birth was said to have been 1861.

Lucinda V. Shankland married Stephen Lott Mills, (1847-1906); son of Abraham Mills and Ellen Syndam Lott, in 1888.

Lucinda was the loving wife of Stephen Lott Mills; and dear mother of Samuel L.; Lucinda V.; Elizabeth G.; and Grace V. Mills. The family resided in Ft. Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.

Lucinda's beloved mother, Martha (Mattingly) Shankland died on May 4th, 1901. Lucinda had cared for her ailing mother during the last year of her life.

Lucinda became a widow in November 1906, when her beloved husband Stephen, died in Colon, Panama.

Two years later, Lucinda's father, Samuel Thompson Shankland, who in later life had become the Superintendent of the Missour/Pacific Railroad, died in 1908, at his home on Eddy Street, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas. Lucinda and her children had shared the home with Samuel and cared for him until his death.

By 1912, Lucinda and her children relocated to the Township of San Jose, California, where they established residence, on Meridion Road, NW corner of Mc Kinley Avenue.

Lucinda died in March of 1924. She was interred at Santa Clara Mission Cemetery, 490 Lincoln Street, Santa Clara, California, on 16 March 1924. Her grave and those of her children (Samuel, Virginia, and Elizabeth) are located in Block 14 OLD; Lot 18A.

A native of Illinois. Beloved daughter of Samuel Thompson Shankland, and Martha Ann Mattingly, of Kentucky. Lucinda (aka: Lulu) was born in July 1859. *Note according to cemetery records, her year of birth was said to have been 1861.

Lucinda V. Shankland married Stephen Lott Mills, (1847-1906); son of Abraham Mills and Ellen Syndam Lott, in 1888.

Lucinda was the loving wife of Stephen Lott Mills; and dear mother of Samuel L.; Lucinda V.; Elizabeth G.; and Grace V. Mills. The family resided in Ft. Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.

Lucinda's beloved mother, Martha (Mattingly) Shankland died on May 4th, 1901. Lucinda had cared for her ailing mother during the last year of her life.

Lucinda became a widow in November 1906, when her beloved husband Stephen, died in Colon, Panama.

Two years later, Lucinda's father, Samuel Thompson Shankland, who in later life had become the Superintendent of the Missour/Pacific Railroad, died in 1908, at his home on Eddy Street, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas. Lucinda and her children had shared the home with Samuel and cared for him until his death.

By 1912, Lucinda and her children relocated to the Township of San Jose, California, where they established residence, on Meridion Road, NW corner of Mc Kinley Avenue.

Lucinda died in March of 1924. She was interred at Santa Clara Mission Cemetery, 490 Lincoln Street, Santa Clara, California, on 16 March 1924. Her grave and those of her children (Samuel, Virginia, and Elizabeth) are located in Block 14 OLD; Lot 18A.



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  • Created by: Sharon B.
  • Added: Nov 12, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100624940/lucinda_v-mills: accessed ), memorial page for Lucinda V. “Lulu” Shankland Mills (28 Jul 1859–Mar 1924), Find a Grave Memorial ID 100624940, citing Santa Clara Mission Cemetery, Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, California, USA; Maintained by Sharon B. (contributor 47770935).