Our Arkansas and Oklahoma Mills Desperados Ancestors

Some of the Mills sent to Fort Smith were Thomas Isaac Mills sons. There was a write up in a newspaper which told about the Cabin Courthouse in Mena, Polk Co. Arkansas where Thomas Isaac Mills lived during his duration as a judge in Mena from 1874-1878. Thomas Mills and Nancy E. Lawrence Mills lived in this cabin while he was a judge. The newspaper article stated "The log cabin at this time was occupied by Thomas Mills who had six sons some of whom were known as outlaws." The Newspaper,Hope Star  contains the article   Unique Courthouse at Mena Has Strange History .

I have the court records from some of the Mills who ran into trouble with the law which were scanned into pdf formats, which unfortunately I can't upload into this blog.

*The Thomas Mills mentioned in the Fort Smith Criminal Records is Thomas J. Mills, son of Thomas Isaac Mills.

**George Mills sometimes used the alias Jack Mills.

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Fort Smith Criminal Records

Last   First       Charge         Year   Jacket     Aka     Et al     Unk  


Mills   Andrew J.   Larceny   1880     141                     M420  
Mills   Andrew J.   Assault   1884     141                     M420

Mills   Cobb       Assault   1884     141             E       M420  

Mills   Thomas     IRL     1866     141                     M420  
Mills   Thomas     Rob Mail   1872     141                     M420  
Mills   Thomas     Larceny   1892     403                     M420  
Mills   Thomas     Larceny   1892     349       Colbert, Hardy     M420  
Mills   Tom         Larceny   1892     256       Colbert, Hardy     M420

Mills   Warren C.   Liquor               1890     460                                                             M420  
*Sold Liquor to the Indians

Mills   Jack       Assault                 1884     141         Mills, Cobb                                       M420  
Mills   Jack       Assault                 1884     141                                                               M420  
Mills   Jack       Larceny               1887     141       AKA Mills, George                               M420  

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AKA - As known as

Et Al- Et al. is a Latin abbreviation for "and other persons". It is used when referring to a number of people, i.e., Robert Cummings, et al. It is typically used in the caption of court documents following the first named party, to signify that more than one individual is aligned on one side of the case, i.e., Robert Cummings et al. vs BP Oil Company

M420-Location of Microfiche and number in NARA


NARA's Southwest Region (Fort Worth) (NRFFA), 501 West Felix Street, Building 1, Fort Worth, TX 76115-3405 PHONE: 817-334-5525, FAX: 817-334-5621, EMAIL: ftworth.archives@nara.gov


Typed up July 20, 2010 by Kathy Mills