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 |
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Jones & Schofield |
1813-1815 |
Mill operated under the partnership of Jones & Schofield (details and exact timelines unclear) |
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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 |
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William Jones |
1820-1825 |
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none |
1826 |
Mill idle that year |
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J.K. Hartwell & James L. Schofield |
1827-28 |
Leased to J.K. Hartwell & James L. Schofield |
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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 (Willam's cousin) for £500 |
Henry Jones
1831-1835 |
Edward Matson |
1832-1834 |
Mill leased to Edward Matson |
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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 a 3 runs of stones for two years |
Amelia Macdonell
1848-1849 |
Amelia Macdonell |
1848-1849 |
Mill goes to James & Amelia's son Alexander, executor of the estate, who makes Amelia the owner of record. They continues to run the mill after the death of James. Uncertain what help she had in operating the mill. |
Walter H. Denaut
1850-1889 |
Walter Bush (1850-1867)
Charlie VanLuven (~1867 - after 1881) |
? |
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 appears to be his first miller, with Charlie VanLuven replacing him after Bush left Delta in 1867 |
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 |
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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. |