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Benjamin Newton Mitchell 1834–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 November 1834

Birth Location: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 10 November 1897

Death Location: Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: William Mitchell

Mother: Delilah Latimer

Spouse(s): Martha Sanders, Elizabeth Hopkins

Children(s): Leila Mitchell, Ida Stephens, Helena Mitchell, Preston Mitchell, James Mitchell, Sarah Mitchell, John Mitchell, B. Mitchell, T. Mitchell, Macie Mitchell

Benjamin Newton Mitchell was born in 1834 in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA, the child of William Mitchell And Delilah Latimer. In 1860, Benjamin Newton Mitchell resided in Donalorville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA. In 1880, Benjamin Newton Mitchell resided in Seneca, Oconee, South Carolina, USA. Benjamin Newton Mitchell married Elizabeth Hopkins, Martha Jane Sanders, and had children including B Luther Mitchell, Helena Mitchell, Ida Stephens, James M Mitchell, John W H Mitchell, Leila Selma Mitchell, Macie E Mitchell, Preston Lafayatte Mitchell, Sarah L Mitchell, T J Lee Mitchell. Benjamin Newton Mitchell passed away in 1897 in Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Newton Mitchell was born in 1834 in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA, the child of William Mitchell And Delilah Latimer.
  • In 1860, Benjamin Newton Mitchell resided in Donalorville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1880, Benjamin Newton Mitchell resided in Seneca, Oconee, South Carolina, USA.
  • Benjamin Newton Mitchell married Elizabeth Hopkins, Martha Jane Sanders, and had children including B Luther Mitchell, Helena Mitchell, Ida Stephens, James M Mitchell, John W H Mitchell, Leila Selma Mitchell, Macie E Mitchell, Preston Lafayatte Mitchell, Sarah L Mitchell, T J Lee Mitchell.
  • Benjamin Newton Mitchell passed away in 1897 in Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin Mitchell's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Mitchell
1834–1897
Birth Place: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Parents
William Mitchell
1797–1847
Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Delilah Latimer
1803–1878
South Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
William Mitchell
1768–1821
Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States of America
Chloe Smith
1772–1822
Fauquier, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nimrod Mitchell
1743–1790
Mary Penn
1746–1818
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abraham Mitchell
1717–1799
Ann Hunter
1717–1809
Joseph Penn
1717–1767
Mary Taylor
1718–1757

Benjamin Mitchell's Descendants

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Benjamin (Newton) Mitchell (23 November 1834–10 November 1897) m. Martha (Jane) Sanders (4 September 1849–1 December 1917) m. Elizabeth Hopkins (abt 1841–)
  1. 1. Leila (Selma) Mitchell 1884–1971 m. Louis (Quitman) McCaw 1875–1918
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Pelham) McCaw 1918–1998
    2. 2. Sarah (Frances) McCaw 1912–1998
    3. 3. Martha (Jane) McCaw 1911–1912
  2. 2. Ida Stephens 1880–1966
  3. 3. Helena Mitchell 1858–1935 m. Nicholas (T) Ransom 1851–
    1. 1. Charles (A) Ransom 1877–
    2. 2. Mary (J) Ransom 1880–
    3. 3. Lillian (May) Ransom 1882–1945 m. Thomas (T.) Ray 1881–1953
      1. 1. Ruth (R) Ray 1907–
      2. 2. Bertha (R) Ray 1909–
      3. 3. Lena Ray 1912–
      4. 4. Mary (Ray) Elliott 1915–1991
      5. 5. Ann Ray 1919–
      6. 6. Frank Ray 1919–
    4. 4. Victor (F) Ransome 1885–
    5. 5. Claud (E) Ransome 1887–
    6. 6. Paul (A) Ransome 1897–
  4. 4. Preston (Lafayatte) Mitchell 1877–1962 m. Ida Osborne 1882–1967
    1. 1. Selma (E Mitchell) Metz 1904–
    2. 2. Eva Mitchell 1907–
    3. 3. Frank Mitchell 1909–
    4. 4. Lila Mitchell 1902–1986 m. Clyde (Harvey) Hughes 1898–1943 m. John (W) Robinson 1871–
      1. 1. James (P) Hughes 1921–
      2. 2. Enoch (Alexander) Hughes 1922–2019 m. Ruth Anderson 1925–
      3. 3. Evelyn (L) Warrick 1925–
      4. 4. Clyde (Harvy) Hughes 1926–1989
    5. 5. Lucile Mitchell 1906–
  5. 5. James (M.) Mitchell 1862–
  6. 6. Sarah (L.) Mitchell 1867–
  7. 7. John (W. H.) Mitchell 1871–
  8. 8. B. (Luther) Mitchell 1873–
  9. 9. T. (J. Lee) Mitchell 1876–
  10. 10. Macie (E) Mitchell 1887–

Benjamin Mitchell's Timeline

4 Records

1834
23 November 1834
Birth of Benjamin Newton Mitchell in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
1860
1860
Age 26
Benjamin Newton Mitchell resided here in Donalorville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Donalorville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 46
Benjamin Newton Mitchell resided here in Seneca, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
Seneca, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
1897
10 November 1897
Age 63
Death of Benjamin Newton Mitchell in Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
Anderson County, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 November 1834
    Event Place: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Donalorville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Abbeville, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1212; Page: 146; Family History Library Fil

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Seneca, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Seneca, Oconee, South Carolina; Roll: 1236; Page: 407A; Enumeration District: 125

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 November 1897
    Event Place: Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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