father was John Alonzo Mills, born in Montreal, possibly, lived in High River where son Robert was born, John was a well driller, built his own rig, he was crippled, as a young man he injured one foot in a skating accident which became infected and left him crippled, one leg shorter, he left his wife, Sarah Ellen Beck and four children, The family never heard from him again. Relatives--Allen Beck, brought Robert and family to California. Brothers William Russell and sister Marjorie Winnifred also sister Ethel Doris; Mother Sarah Ellen was born in Quorn, England, married in Canada,
Mother came to Canada and married about age 25; brother Allen Beck and their parents, George and Fanny Beck and at least these two children came.
Betsey wrote the story.
Leather merchant;