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Benjamin Franklin Mitchell 1843 – 1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Mar 1843

Birth Location: Ritchie, West Virginia, United States

Death Date: October 1884

Death Location: drowned in boating accident

Father: John Mitchell

Mother: Leanna Haddox

Spouse(s): Sarah Kendall

Children(s): Shirley Mitchell, Ella Mitchell, Roy Mitchell, Agnes Mitchell, Daisy Mitchell, Benjamin Mitchell

Benjamin Franklin Mitchell was born in 1843 in Ritchie, West Virginia, United States, the child of John W. Mitchell and Leanna Haddox. Benjamin Franklin Mitchell married Sarah Cathrine Mitchell Kendall, and had children including Shirley H. Mitchell, Ella Mitchell, Roy Mitchell, Agnes Mitchell, Daisy Mitchell, Benjamin Franklin Mitchell. Benjamin Franklin Mitchell passed away in 1884 in drowned in boating accident.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Franklin Mitchell was born in 1843 in Ritchie, West Virginia, United States, the child of John W. Mitchell and Leanna Haddox.
  • Benjamin Franklin Mitchell married Sarah Cathrine Mitchell Kendall, and had children including Shirley H. Mitchell, Ella Mitchell, Roy Mitchell, Agnes Mitchell, Daisy Mitchell, Benjamin Franklin Mitchell.
  • Benjamin Franklin Mitchell passed away in 1884 in drowned in boating accident.

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Benjamin Mitchell's Ancestors

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Benjamin Mitchell
1843 – 1884
Birth Place: Ritchie, West Virginia, United States
Parents
John W. Mitchell
1815 – 1898
Barbour, West Virginia, USA
Leanna Haddox
1817 – 1892
Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Solomon Mitchell
1769 – 1852
Morristown, Morris, New Jersey
Elizabeth Thompson
1781 – 1857
North River, Augusta, Virginia, United States
Phillip Haddix
1801 – 1870
Harrison, Charles, Virginia, United States
Isabel Hewey
1790 – 1871
Quaker City, Guernsey, Ohio, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Mitchell
1729 – 1799
Sarah Mahurin
1732 – 1798
William Haddix
1758 – 1832
Maria Minear
1757 – 1842
John Hewey
1758 –
Margaret
1758 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Mitchell's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Mitchell (17 Mar 1843 – October 1884) m. Sarah (Cathrine Mitchell) Kendall (16 Jul 1849 – 23 Jan 1913)
  1. 1. Shirley (H.) Mitchell (20 Sep 1868 – 07 Jan 1932)
  2. 2. Ella Mitchell (Feb 1871 – 27 Feb 1913)
  3. 3. Roy Mitchell (Abt. 1874 – 26 Feb 1940)
  4. 4. Agnes Mitchell (22 Feb 1876 – 03 May 1934)
  5. 5. Daisy Mitchell (1879 – 27 Dec 1945)
  6. 6. Benjamin (Franklin) Mitchell (07 Apr 1884 – Oct 1979)

Benjamin Mitchell's Timeline

2 Records

1843
17 Mar 1843
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Mitchell in Ritchie, West Virginia, United States
Ritchie, West Virginia, United States
1884
October 1884
Age 41
Death of Benjamin Franklin Mitchell in drowned in boating accident
drowned in boating accident

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1843
    Event Place: Ritchie, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: October 1884
    Event Place: drowned in boating accident

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