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James J. Mikell 1807 – 1874 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 July 1807

Birth Location: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 1 Jan 1874

Death Location: Prentiss, Jefferson Davis, Mississippi, USA

Father: John Mikell

Mother: Mary Hooker

Spouse(s): Nancy Mikell, Mary Buckley

Children(s): John Mikell, William Mikell, Amanda Mikell, Benjamin Mikell, George Mikell, Albert Mikell, Ira Mikell, Isabella Mikell, Frances Mikell, Mary Mikell, Agnes Mikell

In 1807, James J. Mikell Jr entered the world in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America, born to John James Mikell and Mary Ann Hooker. In 1820, James J. Mikell Jr resided in Mississippi, United States. James J. Mikell Jr married Nancy Baggette Mikell, Mary A (Mollie) Buckley, and had children including John J Mikell, William L Mikell, Amanda M Mikell, Benjamin S Mikell, George W Mikell, Albert M Mikell, Ira Hamilton Mikell, Isabella Mikell, Frances J Mikell, Mary Emma Mikell, Agnes Mikell. James J. Mikell Jr passed away in 1874 in Prentiss, Jefferson Davis, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1807, James J. Mikell Jr entered the world in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America, born to John James Mikell and Mary Ann Hooker.
  • In 1820, James J. Mikell Jr resided in Mississippi, United States.
  • James J. Mikell Jr married Nancy Baggette Mikell, Mary A (Mollie) Buckley, and had children including John J Mikell, William L Mikell, Amanda M Mikell, Benjamin S Mikell, George W Mikell, Albert M Mikell, Ira Hamilton Mikell, Isabella Mikell, Frances J Mikell, Mary Emma Mikell, Agnes Mikell.
  • James J. Mikell Jr passed away in 1874 in Prentiss, Jefferson Davis, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Mikell's Ancestors

Self
James Mikell
1807 – 1874
Birth Place: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
John James Mikell
1787 – 1858
Bulloch County, Georgia
Mary (Ann) Hooker
1788 – 1871
Tattnall, Georgia, United States
Grandparents
Lieutenant (John) Mikell
1756 – 1799
St David's Parish, Peedee, Section, South Carolina
Frances (Elizabeth) Thompson
1756 – 1830
Craven County, SC
Nathan (B) Hooker
1763 – 1825
Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Ann Lackey
1889 –
Lisburn, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Major Mikell
1730 – 1785
Ann Ball
1732 – 1807
James Thomason
1733 – 1796
Elizabeth Thomson
1734 – 1808
Michael Lackey
Catherina Frain
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James McCall
1685 – 1722
Sarah Basden
1690 – 1741
Bartholomew Ball
1707 – 1777
Elizabeth Nelson
1710 – 1748
William (Colonel)
1720 – 1747
Bartholomew Ball
1707 – 1777
Elizabeth Nelson
1710 – 1748

James Mikell's Descendants

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James (J.) Mikell (2 July 1807 – 1 Jan 1874) m. Nancy (Baggette) Mikell (20 Nov 1810 – 8 Jun 1854) m. Mary (A (Mollie)) Buckley (11 FEB 1838 – 27 MAY 1923)
  1. 1. John (J) Mikell (26 Sep 1829 – 18 March 1882) m. Turany White m. Turany White
    1. 1. Wm (W) Mikell (abt 1861 – 16 Jan 1934)
    2. 2. William (W.) Mikell (abt 1861 – 16 Jan 1934)
  2. 2. William (L) Mikell (9 Sep 1832 – 18 January 1889)
  3. 3. Amanda (M) Mikell (03 Oct 1835 – 25 Dec 1909)
  4. 4. Benjamin (S) Mikell (1 Aug 1838 – 17 Feb 1862)
  5. 5. George (W) Mikell (18 Jun 1858 – 3 June 1903)
  6. 6. Albert (M) Mikell (28 Jul 1843 – 18 Dec 1862)
  7. 7. Ira (Hamilton) Mikell (30 Jun 1846 – 3 Dec 1886) m. Julia (Josephine Hartzog) Mikell (22 Mar 1851 – 9 Feb 1896) m. Viola (B) Lewis
    1. 1. Bennie (Stewart) Mikell (20 December 1869 – 21 February 1940) m. Sarah (Lorena "rena" Wilkes) Mikell (20 February 1871 – 19 February 1920) m. Lillie (Alberta Ramsey) Mikell (11 Jul 1893 – 3 Feb 1956)
      1. 1. Larue (L.) Mikell (5 Dec 1891 – 3 May 1893)
      2. 2. Herbert (Dale) Mikell (12 Apr 1893 – 24 Aug 1944)
      3. 3. Charlie (Hamilton) Mikell (07 Oct 1894 – 14 Jan 1954) m. Lucille Mikell (8 October 1900 – 18 March 1965)
        1. 1. Cathrine Mikell (abt 1925 – )
        2. 2. Tressie (Nell) Faler (13 December 1926 – 15 November 2012)
        3. 3. Jack Mikell (abt 1929 – )
        4. 4. Charles (Sebron) Mikell (6 February 1929 – 19 May 2016)
        5. 5. Mary Mikell (abt 1933 – )
        6. 6. Eva Mikell (abt 1936 – )
      4. 4. Maggie (Lee) Mikell (14 February 1895 – 10 August 1981) m. Will Arnold (abt 1891 – )
        1. 1. Phillip Arnold (abt 1913 – )
        2. 2. Edwin Arnold (abt 1916 – )
      5. 5. Ray (Hubert) Mikell (7 November 1896 – 6 October 1983) m. Edna (Mae) Mikell (9 May 1901 – 13 December 1985)
        1. 1. George (W) Mikell (abt 1919 – )
        2. 2. Carol (R.) Mikell (7 May 1922 – 20 May 1993)
        3. 3. Dortha (N) Mikell (abt 1925 – )
        4. 4. Virginia (Lee) Bynum (1 February 1929 – 20 January 2012)
      6. 6. Hattie (May) Mikell (18 Nov 1896 – 15 Oct 1975) m. William (L) Baker (abt 1888 – )
      7. 7. Ninna Mikell (Jan 1899 – 5 October 1900)
      8. 8. Ninnie (L.) Mikell (19 Jan 1899 – 5 Oct 1900)
      9. 9. Byrlie Didlake (12-Feb-1901 – 30-Mar-1978) m. Pat Didlake
        1. 1. Pearl Harbor (9 May 1925 – 19 Oct 2013)
      10. 10. Byrle (L) Mikell (1902 – March 1978)
      11. 11. Ida (B) Mikell (1905 – Dec 1983) m. Joseph Pabst
      12. 12. Dall Mikell (1907 – )
      13. 13. Virgie (Willie "Doll") Mikell (06 Apr 1908 – )
      14. 14. Ira (Ted) Mikell (19 Oct 1910 – 18 Mar 1973)
      15. 15. Robert (Louis) Mikell (28 Sep 1913 – Oct 1981)
      16. 16. Raymond (Singleton) Mikell (01 Jun 1934 – 15 Jun 1999)
      17. 17. Hubert (D) Mikell (1893 – )
      18. 18. Margaret (Julia) Mikell (24 MAY 1922 – 22 JUN 1995) m. Mabron (E.) Pegram (8 April 1923 – 21 September 1997)
      19. 19. Julia (Margaret) Mikell (24 May 1922 – 22 Jun 1995)
      20. 20. Bennie (Stewart "Bud") Mikell (15 Jan 1925 – 25 March 1986) m. Frances (Rebecca) Wade (29 Aug 1930 – 21 November 2014) m. Lillie (A) Ramsey
        1. 1. Mike Mikell (4 Apr 1955 – ) m. Julie (M Rakel) Mikell (7 Dec 1961 – )
        2. 2. Randall (Wade) Mikell (17 Jul 1958 – )
        3. 3. Rebecca (Lynn) Mikell (Sep 1960 – ) m. Daniel Miles
        4. 4. Ronald (Christopher) Mikell (20 Mar 1965 – ) m. Lynda (Marie) Winters (15 May 1959 – ) m. Mary (Matthews) Maynard (3 Oct – )
        5. 5. Bennie Mikell
      21. 21. Walter Mikell (abt 1926 – )
      22. 22. Walter (Hamilton) Mikell (15 July 1926 – 12 November 1994) m. Margaret Mikell (17 December 1933 – 20 December 1998)
        1. 1. Eddie (Hugh) Mikell
      23. 23. Effie Mikell (23 May 1928 – 22 Apr 1999) m. James (Milton) Walker (29 Sept 1928 – 17 Nov 1980)
        1. 1. James (M) Walker (abt 1949 – )
      24. 24. Ray (S.) Mikell (1 June 1934 – 23 June 1999)
      25. 25. Hubert (D) Mikell (1893 – 24 August 1944) m. Etta Mikell (13 December 1896 – May 1980)
        1. 1. Joyce Blackmon (5 May 1931 – 21 October 1981)
    2. 2. Maggie (Belle) Mikell (10 Oct 1874 – 4 Mar 1928)
    3. 3. Byron (B) Mikell (19 Jan 1879 – 23 October 1961) m. Mary (Belle) Mikell (1 August 1914 – 1 March 2010)
      1. 1. Charles (Lamar) Mikell (14 November 1906 – 26 March 1988) m. Ollie (Mae) Mikell (25 May 1907 – 19 May 1998)
        1. 1. Joheph Mikell (abt 1938 – 29 August 2016)
      2. 2. Thelma (Mikell) Nicholas (2 Jun 1908 – 1 Dec 1989)
      3. 3. Mildred (Julia) Abraham (28 November 1910 – 19 November 2000)
      4. 4. Mary (Hilda) Berry (1 August 1914 – 1 March 2010)
      5. 5. Byron (Larue) Mikell (31 May 1916 – 23 May 2013)
      6. 6. Annie (L.) Huntsinger (31 May 1916 – 27 April 1983)
      7. 7. Virginia (Ella) Brinson (28 July 1919 – 2 September 2011)
      8. 8. Roland (Dent) Mikell (22 March 1921 – 22 April 2012)
      9. 9. Harry (Hamilton) Mikell (18 January 1925 – 27 July 2003)
      10. 10. Doris (Mae) Rogers (21 November 1929 – 1 March 2012)
    4. 4. Lura Mikell (11 Mar 1882 – 15 Dec 1943) m. Van (Verlen) Brady (16 February 1877 – 7 July 1970)
      1. 1. Infant (Son) Brady (25 June 1905 – 25 June 1905)
      2. 2. Vivian (Elsie) Brady (22 June 1908 – 4 June 1991)
    5. 5. Ora (Lura) Mikell (11 Mar 1882 – 15 December 1943) m. Van (Verlen) Brady (16 February 1877 – 7 July 1970)
      1. 1. Infant (Son) Brady (25 June 1905 – 25 June 1905)
      2. 2. Vivian (Elsie) Brady (22 June 1908 – 4 June 1991)
    6. 6. Ella Mikell (3 July 1883 – 28 July 1954)
    7. 7. Ira (H) Mikell (1886 – 1888)
    8. 8. James (Ernest) Mikell (3 Mar 1887 – 30 Sep 1968) m. Mary (M) Mihell (abt 1881 – 22 May 1953)
      1. 1. Archie (Fairley) Mikell (19 November 1901 – 9 September 1986) m. Winnie (Lee) Mikell (5 Feb 1906 – 3 February 1989)
        1. 1. James (Albert) Mikell (22 December 1932 – 8 February 2018) m. Betty Mikell
    9. 9. Grace Mikell (2 April 1887 – 28 October 1961) m. George (Ellis) Williams (18 September 1887 – 18 February 1969)
      1. 1. George (William) Williams (3 December 1924 – 30 November 1989)
    10. 10. Clayton Mikell (1893 – 5 December 1961)
    11. 11. Willie (Mae) Mikell (1895 – 16 March 1938) m. Samuel (Hiram) Garner (14 April 1895 – 14 March 1978)
      1. 1. Mary Garner (17 November 1920 – 4 October 2000) m. Billy (H) Bryant (1924 – 2005)
        1. 1. Lucy Bryant
  8. 8. Isabella Mikell (1848 – 1932)
  9. 9. Frances (J) Mikell (1849 – )
  10. 10. Mary (Emma) Mikell (19 Aug 1866 – Feb 1914)
  11. 11. Agnes Mikell

James Mikell's Timeline

21 Records

1807
2 July 1807
Birth of James J. Mikell Jr in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America
1820
1820
Age 13
James J. Mikell Jr resided here in Mississippi, United States
Mississippi, United States
1828
4 Mar 1828
Age 21
James J. Mikell Jr was married in Lawrence, Mississippi
Lawrence, Mississippi
1830
1830
Age 23
James J. Mikell Jr resided here in Bulloch, Georgia, USA
Bulloch, Georgia, USA
1840
1840
Age 33
James J. Mikell Jr resided here in Lawrence, Mississippi, USA
Lawrence, Mississippi, USA
1841
1841
Age 34
James J. Mikell Jr resided here in Lawrence, Mississippi, USA
Lawrence, Mississippi, USA
1850
1850
Age 43
James J. Mikell Jr resided here in Lawrence, Mississippi, USA
Lawrence, Mississippi, USA
1859
27 May 1859
Age 52
James J. Mikell Jr resided here in Jackson, Mississippi, USA
Jackson, Mississippi, USA
1860
1860
Age 53
James J. Mikell Jr resided here in Monticello, Lawrence, Mississippi
Monticello, Lawrence, Mississippi
1866
1866
Age 59
James J. Mikell Jr resided here in Mississippi, USA
Mississippi, USA
1870
1870
Age 63
James J. Mikell Jr resided here in Township 6 Range 18, Lawrence, Mississippi, USA
Township 6 Range 18, Lawrence, Mississippi, USA
1871
Jun 1871
Age 64
James J. Mikell Jr resided here in 55 Westgate Road
55 Westgate Road
1874
1874-1881
Age 67
James J. Mikell Jr resided here in Bulloch, Georgia, USA
Bulloch, Georgia, USA
1874
1 Jan 1874
Age 67
Death of James J. Mikell Jr in Lawrence County, Mississippi, USA
Lawrence County, Mississippi, USA
1874
1 Jan 1874
Age 67
Death of James J. Mikell Jr in Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, USA
Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, USA
1874
1 Jan 1874
Age 67
Death of James J. Mikell Jr in Prentiss, Jefferson Davis, Mississippi, USA
Prentiss, Jefferson Davis, Mississippi, USA
1874
1 Jan 1874
Age 67
Death of James J. Mikell Jr in Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, USA
Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, USA
1874
1 Jan 1874
Age 67
Death of James J. Mikell Jr in Prentiss, Jefferson Davis, Mississippi, USA
Prentiss, Jefferson Davis, Mississippi, USA
1874
1 Jan 1874
Age 67
Death of James J. Mikell Jr in Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, USA
Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, USA
1874
1 Jan 1874
Age 67
Death of James J. Mikell Jr in Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, USA
Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, USA
1874
1 Jan 1874
Age 67
Death of James J. Mikell Jr in Prentiss, Jefferson Davis, Mississippi, USA
Prentiss, Jefferson Davis, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 July 1807
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Births
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 6 Range 18, Lawrence, Mississippi; Roll: M593_735; Page: 226A; Image: 186347; Family History Library Film: 552234
    [3] New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Lawrence, Mississippi; Roll: M653_584; Page: 891; Image: 313; Family History Library Film: 803584
    [5] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [6] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [8] Web: Mississippi, Find A Grave Index, 1798-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1828
    Event Place: Lawrence, Mississippi
    Record Source: Mississippi, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1776-1935

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: Mississippi, U.S., State Archives, Various Records, 1820-1951

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Bulloch, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1834
    Event Place: New York, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Lawrence, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Lawrence, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Mississippi, U.S., State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866
    [2] Mississippi, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1805-1890
    [3] Mississippi, U.S., State Archives, Various Records, 1820-1951

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Lawrence, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] New York, Genealogical Records, 1675-1920
    [2] 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 27 May 1859
    Event Place: Jackson, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: Mississippi, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Monticello, Lawrence, Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] Mississippi, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1805-1890
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Lawrence, Mississippi; Roll: M653_584; Page: 891; Image: 313; Family History Library Film: 803584
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1866
    Event Place: Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Township 6 Range 18, Lawrence, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 6 Range 18, Lawrence, Mississippi; Roll: M593_735; Page: 226A; Image: 186347; Family History Library Film: 552234

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Jun 1871
    Event Place: 55 Westgate Road
    Record Source: Tyne and Wear, England, Non-Conformist Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1710-1960

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1874-1881
    Event Place: Bulloch, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Georgia, U.S., Property Tax Digests, 1793-1892

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Greenock, Scotland
    Record Source: New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Hingham, USA
    Record Source: The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1874
    Event Place: Lawrence County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Tyne and Wear, England, Non-Conformist Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1710-1960
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Web: Mississippi, Find A Grave Index, 1798-2012

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1874
    Event Place: Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: Tyne and Wear, England, Non-Conformist Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1710-1960

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1874
    Event Place: Prentiss, Jefferson Davis, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: Tyne and Wear, England, Non-Conformist Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1710-1960

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1874
    Event Place: Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1874
    Event Place: Prentiss, Jefferson Davis, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1874
    Event Place: Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1874
    Event Place: Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1874
    Event Place: Prentiss, Jefferson Davis, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Mississippi, Find A Grave Index, 1798-2012

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