Wilton in Little River County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Mills Family Story
Photographed By Mark Hilton, August 2, 2018
1. Mills Family Story Marker
Inscription.
Mills Family Story. . In the fall of 1851, three Mills brothers headed west, one by water, one by land and one to Texas. This brought Joel Mills wife, Kitura Burke Bird and family from Henderson Co., Tennessee to Sevier County, now known as Little River County. While operating Mills Ferry on the south bank of the Little River, he constructed a cypress log cabin on top of red hill. The log cabin was later disassembled and made into a corncrib. These cypress logs are from that corncrib and were reassembled into the log cabin you see before you. This original pioneer's son was S.S.P. Mills and grandson Joel Mills, who built the red brick store across the highway in 1912.
In the fall of 1851, three Mills brothers
headed west, one by water, one by land and
one to Texas. This brought Joel Mills wife,
Kitura Burke Bird and family from Henderson
Co., Tennessee to Sevier County, now known
as Little River County. While operating Mills
Ferry on the south bank of the Little River,
he constructed a cypress log cabin on top of
red hill. The log cabin was later disassembled
and made into a corncrib. These cypress logs
are from that corncrib and were reassembled
into the log cabin you see before you. This
original pioneer's son was S.S.P. Mills and
grandson Joel Mills, who built the red brick
store across the highway in 1912.
Location. 33° 44.419′ N, 94° 8.876′ W. Marker is in Wilton, Arkansas, in Little River County. Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 59/71 and Texarkana Avenue, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 59/71. Mounted to the wall of the cabin. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wilton AR 71865, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Little River County (approx. 4.8 miles away); a different marker also named Little River County
Red brick store slowly being disassembled, brick by brick.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 8, 2018. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 392 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 8, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
