Elijah Mitchell (1828 - 1883)

Born 1 Jul 1828 in McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret Shipley — married about 1847 in Missouri

Husband of Cynthia Ann Adeline (Morton) Mitchell — married 10 Feb 1875 in Bell, Texas, USA

Descendants

Died 27 Apr 1883 at age 54 in Bell County, Texas, USA

Biography

Elijah "Ella" Mitchell was born Jan 07, 1828 in McMinnville, Warren County, Tenn. to parents James M. Mitchell and Margaret "Martha" Jane McGregor. He came from a large family of Scottish heritage. He married Margaret R Shipley (1828-1870) about 1847 in Missouri. They had 9 children, 5 girls and 4 boys. Margaret died near Berryville Arkinsas April 21, 1870. His mother passed away Feb 22 1872 in greenfield, Dade County, Missouri. He married Cynthia Ann Adeline (Morton) Hurt,a widow herself, Feb 10,1875 in Bell, Texas, where they lived until he passed away. This marriage produced 5 children, 3 girls and 2 boys. Cynthia also had 2 living children by her deceased husband, Finas Ervin Hurt (1838-1873) that were under the age of 10 that came with her when she married Elijah. This left at least 12 children under the age of 16 to be raised by both Cynthia and Elijah at this time. On April 27, 1883 a tornado struck the family home and the chimney dropped ontop of Elijah, killing him. He is presumed to have been buried at the Hill Cemetery, Midway, Texas between Temple and Belton in Bell county. Later estimates by Meteorologists rated the tornado as a F-4. Cynthia was also injured permanently by this same tornado. Unfortunately, Elijah's grave may be unmarked.

Marriage

1st spouse- Margaret R Shipley-1847, Missouri 2nd spouse- Cynthia Ann Adeline (Morton) Hurt-10 FEB 1875 • Bell, Texas, USA

Sources

• 1850 United States Federal Census,Census Place: District 20, Washington, Illinois; Roll: M432_131; Page: 151B; Image: 307

• 1880 United States Federal Census, Census Place: Precinct 4, Bell, Texas; Roll: 1290; Family History Film: 1255290; Page: 351D; Enumeration District: 004

• U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current,http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=44183577&ref=acom

• WikiTree profile Mitchell-2525 created through the import of 1rebeason jun 2011.ged.ged on Sep 7, 2011 by Richard Beason. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Richard and others.

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