| Owner |
Miller* |
Dates |
Notes |
William Jones
1808-1811 |
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Jones purchases land from Abel Stevens, construction of mill started in 1810, completed by March 1812 |
William Jones
1812-1831 |
Ira Schofield |
1812 |
Jones got married that year |
| -- |
Jones & Schofield |
1813-1815 |
Mill operated under the partnership of Jones & Schofield (details and exact timelines unclear) |
| -- |
William Jones |
1816 |
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| -- |
Jones & Schofield |
1817 |
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| -- |
James Schofield Jr. |
1818-1819 |
In 1818, Ira Schofield leaves the Delta area. In 1819 Jones mortaged the mill for £1,358 to his brothers Charles and Jonas Jones |
| -- |
William Jones |
1820-1825 |
|
| -- |
none |
1826 |
Mill idle that year |
| -- |
J.K. Hartwell & James Schofield Jr. |
1827-28 |
Leased to James Schofield Jr. and later to J.K. Hartwell & Schofield |
| -- |
none |
1829-31 |
mill appears to have been idle. Jones dies in 1831 |
Charles Jones
Amelia Jones
Henry Jones
1831 |
-- |
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Mill goes to William's brother Charles. He sells it for a nominal sum to William's widow, Amelia. She sells it to Henry Jones for £500 |
Henry Jones
1831-1835 |
Edward Matson |
1832-1834 |
Mill leased to Edward Matson |
| -- |
none |
1835 |
mill dormant - put up for sale |
James & Amelia Macdonell
1836-1847 |
James Macdonell |
1837-1847 |
Macdonells purchase mill for £500. They immediately mortage it for that amount to Alexander Grant. Amelia was William Jones widow. They add 2 additional runs of stones (later removed) |
Amelia Macdonell
1848-1849 |
Amelia Macdonell |
1848-1849 |
Amelia continues to run the mill after the death of James. Uncertain what help she had in operating the mill. |
Walter H. Denaut
1850-1889 |
William Bush
Charlie VanLuven |
? |
Denaut discharged three existing mortages on the mill and in 1851, invests £ 2,600 (~$400,000 2022$)in repairs.
It's unclear if Bush was the miller for the entire time of Denaut's ownership
In 1861 Denaut invests $20,000 (~$700,000 2022$) builds the turbine shed and installs 2 turbines. Denaut generally had 3 to 4 employees in the mill. Bush may have been an earier miller for Denaut with Charlie VanLuven as a later miller (uncertain) |
Caroline Denaut
1889-1893 |
James L.S. Denaut |
1889-1893 |
James was the son of Walter & Caroline |
George Haskin
1894-1912 |
? |
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Purchases the mill for $6,000 on October 5, 1893. Haskin had a steam engine installed in 1899. It was removed in about 1904. |
Hastings Steele
1913-1962 |
? |
|
Original purchase for $8,000 on March 14, 1913 done in partnership with James Huffman. In 1914, Steele took full control and entered into a new partnership with Omer P. Arnold which lasted until 1921. In the 1920s & 30s, Steele was assisted by his son W.R. Steele. Flour milling ceases c.1942. Feed milling and sawmilling continue to 1949. Mill just used as a feed and electrical equipment store after that. |
The Delta Mill Society
1963 to present |
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In 2010, the Delta Mill Society restored a pair of working millstones to the mill and grinds wheat on a demonstration basis. |
