John Mills, farmer; P. O. Ginghamsburg; the subject of one of our most wonderful biographies, is well known in this neighborhood; his grandfather, Elias Mills, was born in 1683, and married Miss Martha Stiles; he weighed 485 pounds, and was considered not only the strongest but also the fleetest man in the world; he challenged England to produce a man who could compete with him as an athlete; a man came, and they started in a race, Elias easily coming out ahead and running backward all the while; he was killed by a kick from a horse, at the remarkable age of 140 years. John Mills was born in 1812, and was the youngest son of Richard and Martha Mills; they emigrated to Montgomery Co., in 1800 he was a blacksmith, and was of great service to the early settlers; they were the parents of Jonathan, Lydia, Rachel, Letitia, Ira, Henry, John and Gideon. John is the only one now living of this large family. He married Miss Elizabeth Watkins, in 1836; they were the parents of twelve children, three of whom are deceased Cerelda, Richard, Carletta, Joanna, Mahala, Sarah, David, Henry and Joseph C. are living; five are married, and live in this county; John and his wife are grandparents of twenty-one children; his farm consists of 80 acres of land, which is cultivated by his sons he is a Democrat, and has reared a family of sons who are all strong in the faith his descendants can hereby trace their relationship to their great grandfather, who was supposed to be the strongest man living in his time.