Alexander H Mitchell (1826 - 1889)

Born 27 Jan 1826 in Grayson, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Died 3 Aug 1889 at age 63 in Carroll, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Alexander H Mitchell was the son of John B and Margaret Davis Mitchell. He was born about 1826 in Grayson County, Virginia. (Carroll County was formed from Grayson County in 1842). ^[1]

1850 Census, Carroll, Virginia

John B Mitchell Male 57 Virginia

Margaret Mitchell Female 48 Virginia

Caroline M Mitchell Female 26 Virginia

Alexander H Mitchell Male 24 Virginia

Calvin Mitchell Male 22 Virginia

Julien Mitchell Female 19 Virginia

William D Mitchell Male 15 Virginia

John W Mitchell Male 11 Virginia

Margaret A Mitchell Female 9 Virginia

Margaret A Gray Female 5 Virginia^[1]

Married: Martha Hill about 1851. Martha was still at home with her mother at the time of the 1850 census.^[2][3]They had the following children:

1. Florence E Mitchell, b 1851^[4]married James Brown
2. Alonzo Bruce Mitchell, b 1853^[5]
3. William H Mitchell (1856 - 1857)^[6]
4. Emma Mitchell, b 1858^[7]
5. James Calvin Mitchell, b 1860^[8]
6. Maggie G Mitchell, b 1864^[5]
7. John F Mitchell, b 1865^[9]
8. Burr Davis Mitchell, b 1868^[10][5]

1870 Census, Carroll County, Virginia; Alexander, age 44^[11]

1880 Census, Carroll County, Virginia; Alexander, age 56^[5]

Alexander passed away at the age of 63 in 1889 in Carroll County, Virginia.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M88T-BG2 : 23 December 2020), Alexander H Mitchell in household of John B Mitchell, Carroll, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5RV-5FQ : 29 January 2020), Margaret Mitchell in entry for Alexander H. Mitchell, 1889.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCP5-L6N : 16 July 2017), Martha Mitchell in household of Alexander H Mitchell, Hillsville, Carroll, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 21, sheet 136C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,360.
4. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRZQ-478 : 29 January 2020), Alex. H. Mitchell in entry for James M. Brown, 1877.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} "United States Census, 1880", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCP5-L6F : Wed Oct 04 07:28:03 UTC 2023), Entry for Alexander H. Mitchell and Martha Mitchell, 1880.
6. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5X4-C7V : 28 January 2020), Alexander Mitchell in entry for Wm H Mitchell, 1856.
7. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5X4-844 : 28 January 2020), A H Mitchell in entry for Emma Mitchell, 1858.
8. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5X4-6L2 : 28 January 2020), Alexander H. Mitchell in entry for James C. Mitchell, 1860.
9. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRPK-4F9 : 28 January 2020), A. H. Mitchell in entry for J. F. Mitchell, 1865.
10. ↑ "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZGN-FB2C : Fri Oct 13 17:47:52 UTC 2023), Entry for Mitchell and A H Mitchell, 1 Feb 1868.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFL2-LB4 : Wed Oct 04 00:14:44 UTC 2023), Entry for Alexander Mitchell and Martha Mitchell, 1870.