Oliver DeMille Life History

Birth:	Mar. 30, 1830 Colesville Broome County New York, USA
Death:	Jul. 8, 1908 Rockville Washington County Utah, USA
Oliver DeMille is the son of Anna Knight DeMille and Freeborn DeMille. Oliver married Emily Almina Beal May 13, 1855 in the Endowment House in Salt Lake City, Utah and was living in Sanpete County when President Brigham Young called him to settle southern Utah. To this union they had the following children: Olive Emily DeMille, Oliver DeMille Jr., Ida Sylvina DeMille, Ira DeMille Oscar, Melvina and Benjamin Franklin DeMille. On 13 Jun 1865 at Salt Lake City, Utah he married Fidelia WINGATE. To this union were born the following: Adelia DE MILLEe, Ada Elvira DE MILLEe, Almeda DEMILLe, Jesse DEMILLE, Melbourne DEMILLE, Melvina DEMILLE, Adlinda DEMILLE Oliver DeMille, among others, left Sanpete County and first arrived January 20, 1862 in a place they called Shonesburg named after the Indian chief, Shones. The pioneers built dams and tried to tame the unpredictable Virgin River but it wasn't until 1865 before they finally had a good harvest of corn, cane and cotton. In 1866, the settlement was abandoned due to Indian troubles, but in 1868 some of the original settlers returned. Over the years the flooding of the river washed away farmland and by 1897 there was not enough children to hold school. By the year 1900 only Oliver DeMille was left and then he even moved to Rockville, Utah. The little settlement of Shonesburg was left abandoned with little to show that for fourty years the pioneers had worked and toiled hard on this area. All that was left was a rock house, a few chimney's and a derelict cemetery. Oliver was called to serve a mission in 1893. --------------- Oliver DeMille, about 80 years of age, died at Rockville on the 8th of old age and general debility. He was founder of Shoensburg and was well known in the early days of Dixie. Washington County News July 16, 1908 ------------ death certificate Spouse: Emily Almina BEAL Marriage: 13 May 1855 Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Spouse: Fidelia WINGATE Marriage: 13 Jun 1865 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Ut Spouse: Rebecca Jane ALLRED Marriage: 10 Oct 1865 Spouse: Rachel GIFFORD Marriage: 2 Jan 1878 Family links:  Parents:   Freeborn DeMille (1795 - 1881)   Anna Knight DeMille (1804 - 1878)  Spouses:   Emily Almina Beal DeMille (1839 - 1905)*   Fidelia Winget DeMille (1847 - 1931)*   Rachel Gifford DeMille (1829 - 1846)*  Children:   Olive Emily DeMille Stevens (1857 - 1913)*   Oliver Demille (1859 - 1938)*   Orpha Almina DeMille Millett (1862 - 1909)*   Ozro DeMille (1863 - 1942)*   Oscar Demille (1866 - 1946)*   Ida Sylvina Demille Millett (1868 - 1941)*   Ada DeMille Beal (1869 - 1948)*   Ira DeMille (1871 - 1918)*   Melvina Demille (1872 - 1872)*   Benjamin Franklin Demille (1873 - 1944)*   Almeda DeMille Beal (1874 - 1902)*   Melbourne DeMill (1876 - 1950)*   Levi Garrett DeMille (1876 - 1950)*   Anna Mariah DeMille Petty (1878 - 1960)*   Adlinda DeMill Hall (1878 - 1963)*   Jesse DeMill (1882 - 1964)*   Roswell Demille (1882 - 1955)*   Adelia DeMille Petty (1885 - 1906)*  Siblings:   Mariah DeMill Funk (1820 - 1889)*   Lora Ann Demille Gifford (1828 - 1870)*   Oliver DeMill (1830 - 1908)   Adelia DeMille Squire (1832 - 1917)*   Elias DeMill (1838 - 1905)*   Lovinia Esther Demill Beal (1843 - 1880)* *Calculated relationship
Burial: Rockville Cemetery Rockville Washington County Utah, USA