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William Felton Mitchell 1835–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 APR 1835

Birth Location: Hancock Cty, MS

Death Date: 25 DEC 1914

Death Location: Old Palestine, Nicholson, MS

Father: John Mitchell

Mother: Lavinia West

Spouse(s): Matilda Landrum

Children(s): Wiley Mitchell, John Mitchell, Mary Mitchell, William Mitchell, Mary Mitchell, Lavinia Mitchell, James Mitchell, Harriet Mitchell, Ellis Mitchell, Talullah Mitchell

William Felton Mitchell was born in 1835 in Hancock Cty, MS, the child of John M Mitchell And Lavinia West. In 1870, William Felton Mitchell resided in Hancock, Mississippi, USA. William Felton Mitchell married Matilda Adeline Landrum, and had children including Ellis Oscar Mitchell, Harriet Caroline Mitchell, James Albert Mitchell, John Joseph Calvin Cabot Cecilius Berry Mitchell, Lavinia Louise Mitchell, Mary Mitchell, Mary Theodocia Mitchell, Talullah Adeline Mitchell, Wiley Mitchell, William Wiley Sam Mitchell. William Felton Mitchell passed away in 1914 in Old Palestine, Nicholson, MS.

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Biography

  • William Felton Mitchell was born in 1835 in Hancock Cty, MS, the child of John M Mitchell And Lavinia West.
  • In 1870, William Felton Mitchell resided in Hancock, Mississippi, USA.
  • William Felton Mitchell married Matilda Adeline Landrum, and had children including Ellis Oscar Mitchell, Harriet Caroline Mitchell, James Albert Mitchell, John Joseph Calvin Cabot Cecilius Berry Mitchell, Lavinia Louise Mitchell, Mary Mitchell, Mary Theodocia Mitchell, Talullah Adeline Mitchell, Wiley Mitchell, William Wiley Sam Mitchell.
  • William Felton Mitchell passed away in 1914 in Old Palestine, Nicholson, MS.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Mitchell's Ancestors

Self
William Mitchell
1835–1914
Birth Place: Hancock Cty, MS
Parents
John M Mitchell
1798–1874
Mississippi
Lavinia West
1806–1895
St Tammany Parish, LA
Grandparents
John (M.) Mitchell
1795–1830
North Carolina
Penelope Lightfoot
1775–1850
Holme Cultram Cumberland
Littleberry West
1763–1840
Fairfax VA
Tabatha West
1767–
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Great-Grandparents
Robert Mitchell
1750–1852
Lydia
1765–
JOSEPH LIGHTFOOT
1733–1819
Penelope Simm
1733–1800
William West
1740–1815
Keziah West
1739–1815
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Simm
1697–1733
Mary Messenger
1710–1790
Francis West
1712–1796
Jane Cole
1719–1750

William Mitchell's Descendants

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William (Felton) Mitchell (04 APR 1835–25 DEC 1914) m. Matilda (Adeline) Landrum (26 APR 1839–26 MAY 1916)
  1. 1. Wiley Mitchell 1866–
  2. 2. John (Joseph Calvin Cabot Cecilius Berry) Mitchell 1864– m. Mary (Elizabeth) Spiers 1894–1975
    1. 1. Ottis (Lavelle) Mitchell 1920– m. Dimple Davis 1924–2012
    2. 2. Jessie Mitchell 1913–1978 m. Leon (Short) Frierson 1911–1986
      1. 1. James (Leon) Frierson 1939–1987
      2. 2. Dorothy (Faye) Frierson 1934–1979
    3. 3. James Mitchell 1911–
    4. 4. Seaborn (Britt) Mitchell 1922–
    5. 5. Leo Mitchell 1918–
    6. 6. Simon Mitchell 1920–
    7. 7. Tressie Mitchell 1916–
  3. 3. Mary Mitchell 1878–
  4. 4. William (Wiley(Sam)) Mitchell 1857–1921 m. Florence (Mintoria) Sones 1866–1937
    1. 1. Alfred (Autman) Mitchell 1891–1951 m. Alberta ("Bertie") Jarrell 1901–1936
      1. 1. Alfred (A "Pic") Mitchell 1925–
      2. 2. Virginia Mitchell 1918–2015
    2. 2. Albert (Monroe) Mitchell 1885–1937 m. Eula Patten 1889–1930
      1. 1. B (K.) Mitchell –2000
      2. 2. William ((Wiley) Preston) Mitchell 1919–2006 m. Willie (Mae) Bennett –2009
      3. 3. John (Lucas) Mitchell 1916–
      4. 4. Mintoria Mitchell 1912–
      5. 5. Myrtis (Mae) Mitchell 1910–
      6. 6. Prentiss (L.) Mitchell 1911–
      7. 7. Ruby Mitchell 1915–2005 m. Percy (L) Thigpen 1913–1968
      8. 8. Wyley Mitchell 1919–
    3. 3. Benjamin (Felton) Mitchell 1894–1915
    4. 4. Willie (Ellis Mitchell) Sr 1896–
      1. 1. William (Everett "Ebb") Mitchell 1930–2011
  5. 5. Mary (Theodocia) Mitchell 1868–
  6. 6. Lavinia (Louise) Mitchell 1860–
  7. 7. James (Albert) Mitchell 1866–1918
  8. 8. Harriet (Caroline) Mitchell 1877–
  9. 9. Ellis (Oscar) Mitchell 1869–1918
  10. 10. Talullah (Adeline) Mitchell 1874–1949 m. George (Nathan) Thigpen 1872–1953
    1. 1. Armetha (Eugenia) Thigpen 1894–1949 m. Eddie (John) Combs 1896–1951
    2. 2. Millie (Lourinda) Thigpen 1892–1963 m. Thaddeus (Johnson) Mitchell 1885–
    3. 3. Percy (L) Thigpen 1913–1968 m. Ruby Mitchell 1915–2005
      1. 1. Bud 1943–2008
      2. 2. Edna Thigpen 1939–2013
    4. 4. Lorett (D) Thigpen 1909–1931
    5. 5. Coley (E) Thigpen 1897–1983
    6. 6. Flora (G) Thigpen 1906–1989
    7. 7. Robert (Robertson) Thigpen 1895–1970 m. Letha (Carolyn) Slaydon 1892–1987
      1. 1. Hilda (Mae) Thigpen 1918–2006 m. Lee (Roy) Seal 1915–1969
        1. 1. Sidney (Roy) Seal 1942–2012 m. Judith (Ann) Stockstill 1943–2006
      2. 2. Helen (Marie) Thigpen 1915–
    8. 8. James (I) Jime 1911–1937

William Mitchell's Timeline

3 Records

1835
04 APR 1835
Birth of William Felton Mitchell in Hancock Cty, MS
Hancock Cty, MS
1870
1870
Age 35
William Felton Mitchell resided here in Hancock, Mississippi, USA
Hancock, Mississippi, USA
1914
25 DEC 1914
Age 79
Death of William Felton Mitchell in Nicholson, Pearl River Co., MS
Nicholson, Pearl River Co., MS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 APR 1835
    Event Place: Hancock Cty, MS
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Hancock, Mississippi; Roll: M593_729; Page: 298A; Image: 23227; Family History Library Film: 552228
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Hancock, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Hancock, Mississippi; Roll: M593_729; Page: 298A; Image: 23227; Family History Library Film: 552228

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 DEC 1914
    Event Place: Nicholson, Pearl River Co., MS
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Old Palestine, Nicholson, MS
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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