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Lenora "Lena" Mitchell 1883–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jul 1883

Birth Location: Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 6 October 1957

Death Location: Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: John Mitchell

Mother: Laura Geiss

Spouse(s): Claude Bireley

Children(s): Thelma Bireley, Elizabeth Bireley

Lenora "Lena" Mitchell was born in 1883 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA, the child of John Calhoun Mitchell And Laura M Geiss. In 1900, Lenora "Lena" Mitchell resided in Wayne, Allen, Indiana. Lenora "Lena" Mitchell married Claude Allen Bireley, and had children including Elizabeth Jean Bireley, Thelma B Bireley. Lenora "Lena" Mitchell passed away in 1957 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lenora "Lena" Mitchell was born in 1883 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA, the child of John Calhoun Mitchell And Laura M Geiss.
  • In 1900, Lenora "Lena" Mitchell resided in Wayne, Allen, Indiana.
  • Lenora "Lena" Mitchell married Claude Allen Bireley, and had children including Elizabeth Jean Bireley, Thelma B Bireley.
  • Lenora "Lena" Mitchell passed away in 1957 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Mitchell
1850–1913
Birth Location: New Orleans, La.
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Laura Geiss
1862–1935
Birth Location: Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana
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Spouses(s)

Claude Bireley
1881–1957
Birth Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
CB

Children(s)

Thelma Bireley
1908–2011
Birth Location: Ft.Wayne, Allen County, Indiana
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Elizabeth Bireley
1923–2000
Birth Location: Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana
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Lenora Mitchell's Ancestors

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Lenora Mitchell
1883–1957
Birth Place: Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA
Parents
John Calhoun Mitchell
1850–1913
New Orleans, La.
Laura (M) Geiss
1862–1935
Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana
Grandparents
Andrew (Hoover) Mitchell
1816–1861
St Clairsville,Belmont Co. , Ohio, USA
Anna (Minerva) LeBaron
1823–1901
Harrisburg, Pa.
Julia Sheerer
1844–1915
Germany
Great-Grandparents
Henry Sr.
1787–1865
Elizabeth Hoover
1792–1821
William Jr.
1789–1838
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Hoover
1752–1809
Elizabeth Neuenschwander
1762–1843
William Sr.
1757–1827
Lurany Bennet
1765–1827

Lenora Mitchell's Descendants

1.
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Lenora ("Lena") Mitchell (24 Jul 1883–6 October 1957) m. Claude (Allen) Bireley (25 Nov 1881–1 December 1957)
  1. 1. Thelma (B.) Bireley 1908–2011 m. Lauren (C) Haight 1904–1967
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Jean) Bireley 1923–2000

Lenora Mitchell's Timeline

13 Records

1883
24 Jul 1883
Birth of Lenora "Lena" Mitchell in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA
Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA
1900
1900
Age 17
Lenora "Lena" Mitchell resided here in Wayne, Allen, Indiana
Wayne, Allen, Indiana
1906
Sep 16 1906
Age 23
Lenora "Lena" Mitchell was married in Allen
Allen
1910
1910
Age 27
Lenora "Lena" Mitchell resided here in Fort Wayne Ward 6, Allen, Indiana
Fort Wayne Ward 6, Allen, Indiana
1920
1920
Age 37
Lenora "Lena" Mitchell resided here in Fort Wayne Ward 6, Allen, Indiana
Fort Wayne Ward 6, Allen, Indiana
1925
1925
Age 42
Lenora "Lena" Mitchell resided here in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
1930
1930
Age 47
Lenora "Lena" Mitchell resided here in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana
Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana
1935
1935
Age 52
Lenora "Lena" Mitchell resided here in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana
Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 57
Lenora "Lena" Mitchell resided here in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States
Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States
1942
1942
Age 59
Lenora "Lena" Mitchell resided here in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
1943
1943
Age 60
Lenora "Lena" Mitchell resided here in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
1950
1950
Age 67
Lenora "Lena" Mitchell resided here in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA
Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA
1957
6 October 1957
Age 74
Death of Lenora "Lena" Mitchell in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1883
    Event Place: Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana; Roll: T627_1118; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 94-111
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Fort Wayne Ward 6, Allen, Indiana; Roll: T625_422; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 61; Image: 273
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana; Roll: 576; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 48; Image: 639.0; FHL microfilm: 2340311
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Wayne, Allen, Indiana; Roll: T623_359; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 44.
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Fort Wayne Ward 6, Allen, Indiana; Roll: T624_339; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0051; FHL microfilm: 1374352
    [6] Indiana, Select Marriages
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1957; Roll: 13
    [9] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana; Roll: 4646; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 95-206
    [11] Public Member Trees, Information extracted from various family tree data submitted to Ancestry and The Generations Network

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Sep 16 1906
    Event Place: Allen
    Record Source: Indiana Marriage Collection, Allen County, Indiana; Index to Marriage Record 1824 - 1920 Inclusive Vol, W. P. A. Origtial Record Located: County Clerk's O; Book: 29; Page: 371

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Wayne, Allen, Indiana
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Wayne, Allen, Indiana; Roll: T623_359; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 44.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Fort Wayne Ward 6, Allen, Indiana
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Fort Wayne Ward 6, Allen, Indiana; Roll: T624_339; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0051; FHL microfilm: 1374352

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Fort Wayne Ward 6, Allen, Indiana
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Fort Wayne Ward 6, Allen, Indiana; Roll: T625_422; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 61; Image: 273

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana; Roll: 576; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 48; Image: 639.0; FHL microfilm: 2340311

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana; Roll: T627_1118; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 94-111

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana; Roll: T627_1118; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 94-111

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1943
    Event Place: Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana; Roll: 4646; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 95-206

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana; Roll: 4646; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 95-206

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 October 1957
    Event Place: Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1957; Roll: 13

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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