Individual Details

1900 Census. Dated 8 Jun 1900. Union Twp, Crawford, AR, Hh 83
John M. Mills, b. Oct 1871, age 28, married 7 years, Blacksmith
Fannie L., wife, b. Apr 1879, 21, 3 children - 2 are living
Omer H., son, b. Nov 1891, age 8
Joe R., son, b. Dec 1896, 3
John M., son, b. Nov 1898, age 1
Joseph H. Wheeler, servant, b. Sep 1878, age 26
[next door to Randolph Comstock - his 1st wife's brother]

"Morton was widowed young and left with a small son, Omar Mills. At age 22, he met and married Fannie Nolan on 7 Jan 1894 and had 3 children: Irene, Roy, and John."
"..and his family made their home in Uniontown, until Aug. 17, 1900, when he was ambushed by a man while riding his horse in the woods between Lee Creek and Uniontown. Morton died in the woods from the bullets of a left handed sharp shooter. Later a man by the name of Mr. Truitt was arrested and jailed."
Excerpt from History of Crawford County, p. 387-388

Bryan Morning Eagle, published Bryan, TX.
20 Aug 1900
Fatal Arkansas Duel
Van Buren, Ark., Aug. 20. Word has just been received here from Uniontown, a small inland trading point 20 miles distant, of a fatal pistol duel at that point Friday evening between Henry Truitt and Morton Mills, resulting in the death of the latter and wounding of the former. Bad blood had existed between the two men since Truitt's marriage two years ago. Friday afternoon they met in a country road, and each drew a gun and opened fire, Mills falling, shot through the heart. Truitt was able to mount his horse and fled toward the Indian Territory.
The same article appeared in The Forrest City Times, Forrest City, Ark., Friday, 24 Aug 1900.

Times Record, Ft. Smith, AR, 26 Apr 1908, p.14
A Tragic History
Friday afternoon Deputy Marshal Bean came in from Uniontown, Crawford County with Omer Mills ages 18 and Charles Comstock aged 18, two boys charged with having robbed the post office at the place named. The boys effected an entrance by means of a window and for their pains they secured $2.14 which they divided. Judge Falconer as commissioner bound the boys over to the grand jury. Mills is an orphan, his father having met a tragic death some months ago. The elder Mills was suspected of having alienated the affections of the wife of a man at Uniontown. The husband sent word in the name of his wife, asking a meeting. Mills responded and when he reached the trysting place, Mills was shot and killed. His slayer committed suicide as the result of remorse it is said. The Woman in the case is reported to be living in Fort Smith.

Birth	25 Oct 1871
Marriage	16 Jul 1889	Crawford County, Arkansas - Cornelia Comstock
Marriage	9 Aug 1894	Crawford County, Arkansas - Fannie L. Nolan
Death	17 Aug 1900

Spouse	Cornelia Comstock (1875 - 1893)
Child	Omer Hiram Mills (1891 - 1964)

Spouse	Fannie L. Nolan (1879 - )
Child	Irene Mills ( - 1900)
Child	Joe Roy Mills (1896 - 1910)
Child	John Morton Mills Jr. (1898 - )

Father	John Buchanan Mills (1843 - 1914)
Mother	Alice F. Morton (1851 - 1898)
Sibling	William H. Mills (1868 - )
Sibling	James H. Mills (1876 - )