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Mary Cansada Thigpen 1870–1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 MAR 1870

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: 05 SEP 1947

Death Location: Thigpen Cemetery

Father: John Thigpen

Mother: Mary Mitchell

Spouse(s): B. Mitchell

Children(s): Travis Mitchell, Lena Mitchell, Bessie Mitchell, Alexander Mitchell, Donnie Mitchell, William Mitchell, Johnnie Mitchell, Lonnie Mitchell, Mamie Mitchell, Bessie Mitchell, Minnie Mitchell, Gena Mitchell, Octava Mitchell

Mary Cansada Thigpen was born in 1870 in Mississippi, the child of John P Thigpen And Mary Dellie Mitchell. In 1920, Mary Cansada Thigpen resided in Picayune, Pearl River, Mississippi, USA. In 1930, Mary Cansada Thigpen resided in Picayune, Pearl River, Mississippi. Mary Cansada Thigpen married B Travis Mitchell, and had children including Alexander Bonnie Joe Peck Mitchell, Bessie Bess Mitchell, Bessie Octava Mitchell, Donnie Mitchell, Gena Mitchell, Johnnie Tarvis Mitchell, Lena Mae Mitchell, Lonnie Mitchell, Mamie Lytha Mitchell, Minnie M Mitchell, Octava Mitchell, Travis Benjamin Mitchell, William Mitchell. Mary Cansada Thigpen passed away in 1947 in Thigpen Cemetery.

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Biography

  • Mary Cansada Thigpen was born in 1870 in Mississippi, the child of John P Thigpen And Mary Dellie Mitchell.
  • In 1920, Mary Cansada Thigpen resided in Picayune, Pearl River, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1930, Mary Cansada Thigpen resided in Picayune, Pearl River, Mississippi.
  • Mary Cansada Thigpen married B Travis Mitchell, and had children including Alexander Bonnie Joe Peck Mitchell, Bessie Bess Mitchell, Bessie Octava Mitchell, Donnie Mitchell, Gena Mitchell, Johnnie Tarvis Mitchell, Lena Mae Mitchell, Lonnie Mitchell, Mamie Lytha Mitchell, Minnie M Mitchell, Octava Mitchell, Travis Benjamin Mitchell, William Mitchell.
  • Mary Cansada Thigpen passed away in 1947 in Thigpen Cemetery.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Thigpen's Ancestors

Self
Mary Thigpen
1870–1947
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
John P. Thigpen
1843–1931
Washington Parish, Louisiana, USA
Mary (Dellie) Mitchell
1853–1928
Picayune, MS
Grandparents
Andrew (Jackson) Mitchell
1827–1885
AL or TX
Casandra (Emaline) Mitchell
1827–1892
Hancock Cty, MS
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Mitchell
1797–
John Mitchell
1798–1874
Lavinia West
1806–1895
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Mitchell
1750–1852
Lydia
1765–
John Mitchell
1795–1830
Penelope Lightfoot
1775–1850
Littleberry West
1763–1840
Tabatha West
1767–

Mary Thigpen's Descendants

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Mary (Cansada) Thigpen (28 MAR 1870–05 SEP 1947) m. B. (Travis) Mitchell (08 MAR 1870–09 OCT 1953)
  1. 1. Travis (Benjamin) Mitchell 1891–1892
  2. 2. Lena (Mae) Mitchell 1912–1975 m. Leo (James) Willis 1912–1968
    1. 1. Leo (James) Willis 1930–1990
    2. 2. Linda (Marie) Willis –2015
  3. 3. Bessie (Octava) Mitchell 1911–1987 m. James Brown 1903–1974 m. Hamilton (Hall) Hess 1905–1956
    1. 1. Hamilton Hess 1930–1994 m. Shirley (Eleanore) Knaack 1918–2005
      1. 1. Frederic Hess 1950–1999
    2. 2. Donnie (Ray) Hess 1931–1981
    3. 3. Bonnie (Lee) Hess 1932–1997
  4. 4. Alexander (Bonnie 'Joe Peck') Mitchell 1906–1984 m. Hazel 1909–1984
  5. 5. Donnie Mitchell 1903–1949 m. Evadie Mitchell 1902–1950
    1. 1. Camille Mitchell 1925–1996
  6. 6. William Mitchell 1909–1909
  7. 7. Johnnie (Tarvis) Mitchell 1896–1979 m. Annie (Vera) Chadwick 1902–
    1. 1. Margaret Mitchell 1925–
  8. 8. Lonnie Mitchell 1898–1979
  9. 9. Mamie (Lytha) Mitchell 1893–1962 m. Elbert (Ellis) Mitchell 1893–1961
    1. 1. Eva (Nell) Mitchell 1925–1992 m. Oliver (Alverice) Roberts 1911–1984
    2. 2. Nora (Vell) Mitchell 1930–1992 m. James (Edward Pullen) Jr 1927–2010
    3. 3. Frankie (Vardiman) Mitchell 1916–1989 m. Ollie (Mae) Mitchell 1918–2009
    4. 4. James Mitchell 1923–
    5. 5. Vell (Bille) Mitchell 1920–
    6. 6. Sara (Dell) Mitchell 1919–1945
  10. 10. Bessie ('Bess') Mitchell 1909–1975
  11. 11. Minnie (M) Mitchell 1893–1973
  12. 12. Gena Mitchell 1914–
  13. 13. Octava Mitchell 1911–1987

Mary Thigpen's Timeline

6 Records

1870
28 MAR 1870
Birth of Mary Cansada Thigpen in Mississippi
Mississippi
1920
1920
Age 50
Mary Cansada Thigpen resided here in Picayune, Pearl River, Mississippi, USA
Picayune, Pearl River, Mississippi, USA
1930
1930
Age 60
Mary Cansada Thigpen resided here in Picayune, Pearl River, Mississippi
Picayune, Pearl River, Mississippi
1935
1935
Age 65
Mary Cansada Thigpen resided here in Picayune, Pearl River, Mississippi
Picayune, Pearl River, Mississippi
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 70
Mary Cansada Thigpen resided here in Pearl River, Mississippi, USA
Pearl River, Mississippi, USA
1947
05 SEP 1947
Age 77
Death of Mary Cansada Thigpen in Picayune, Pearl River, Mississippi, United States
Picayune, Pearl River, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 MAR 1870
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pearl River, Mississippi; Roll: T627_2057; Page: 29B; Enumeration District: 55-13
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Picayune, Pearl River, Mississippi; Roll: T625_890; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 155
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Picayune, Pearl River, Mississippi; Roll: 1159; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0008; Image: 1028.0; FHL microfilm: 2340894
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Picayune, Pearl River, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Picayune, Pearl River, Mississippi; Roll: T625_890; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 155

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Picayune, Pearl River, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Picayune, Pearl River, Mississippi; Roll: 1159; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0008; Image: 1028.0; FHL microfilm: 2340894

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Picayune, Pearl River, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pearl River, Mississippi; Roll: T627_2057; Page: 29B; Enumeration District: 55-13

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Pearl River, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pearl River, Mississippi; Roll: T627_2057; Page: 29B; Enumeration District: 55-13

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 SEP 1947
    Event Place: Picayune, Pearl River, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Thigpen Cemetery
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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