Mary (Michell) Mitchell (1817 - 1896)

Born Jul 1817 in Gwinear, Cornwall, England

Ancestors

Wife of William Jones Mitchell — married 4 Jan 1840 in Gwinear, Cornwall, England

Descendants

Died 11 Aug 1896 at age 79 in Mineral Point, Iowa, Wisconsin, United States

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Biography

Daughter of John and Elizabeth Ward Michell (sic).

Baptism

Mary Michell in the England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
Name: Mary Michell (sic)
Gender: Female
Baptism Date: 12 Oct 1817
Baptism Place: Gwinear,Cornwall,England
Father: John Michell (sic)
Mother: Elyziabeth (sic)
FHL Film Number: 254209.

Marriage

She married William Mitchell in Gwinear on 4 January 1840;; he was also born in Gwinear, Cornwall. They were both of full age. The marriage is recorded in the GRO indexes for the Redruth Registration District in the March quarter of 1840 under reference 9.265. The couple are listed as William Michell (sic) and Mary Michell (sic).

Date: 04-Jan 1840
Parish Or Reg District: Gwinear
Groom Name: William MICHELLE (sic)
Groom Age: full age
Groom Residence: Minor (sic) Downs
Groom Condition: Bachelor
Groom Rank Profession: Miner
Groom Signed / Marked (S/M): Marked
Groom Father Name: William
Groom Father Rank Profession: Miner
Bride Name: Mary MICHELL
Bride Age: full age
Bride Residence: Shaft Downs
Bride Condition: Spinster
Bride Signed / Marked (S/M): Marked
Bride Father Name: John
Bride Father Rank Profession: Miner<br< Banns / Licence (B/L): Banns
Witness 1: Peter V Jones
Witness 2: Elizabeth Richards
DEATH: Mary Mitchell in the Wisconsin, Deaths, 1820-1907:
Name: Mary Mitchell
Death Date: 11 Aug 1896
Death Place: Iowa, Wisconsin, USA
Volume: 01
Page Number: 0206
Reel: 034
Image: 2259
Sequence Number: 262874.

Death

Mary Mitchell Mitchell
Birth: Jul., 1817
Gwinear, Cornwall, England
Death: Aug. 11, 1896
Mineral Point
Iowa County
Wisconsin, USA.

Migration

She removed with her husband to the USA in 1842. Note: Immigrated to Lewiston, New York arriving 23/6/1842.

Children: James J Mitchell (1840 - 1927) - born in England
John J Mitchell (1841 - 1917) - born in England
Thomas Ward Mitchell (1843 - 1902) - born in Wisconsin
William Henry Mitchell (1844 - 1907) - born in Wisconsin
Edward Mitchell (1846 - 1917) - born in Wisconsin
Elizabeth Mitchell Rule (1847 - 1932) - born in Wisconsin
Mary Jane Mitchell Lancaster (1848 - 1933) - born in Wisconsin
Richard John Mitchell (1859 - 1926) - born in Wisconsin.

Inscription:
"William J. Mitchell died Sept. 28, 1895, aged 77 years. Mary, his wife, died Aug.11, 1896, aged 73 years." Buried in: Graceland Cemetery
Mineral Point
Iowa County
Wisconsin, USA.

Census

1850 US Census, she is listed as Mary Mitchell, aged 32 and born in England. She is living with her husband, 5 sons and 2 daughters, in Mineral Point, Iowa county, Wisconsin. Also living with them is another John Mitchell aged 30 (possibly a brother-in-law). (Sheet 335).
1860 US Census, she is listed as Mary Mitchell, aged 45 and born in England. She is living in Mineral Point, Iowa, Wisconsin, with her husband, 6 sons and 2 daughters. (Page 125).
1870 US Census, she is listed as Mary Mitchell, aged 51 and born in England. She is living with her husband, a daughter, 3 sons, and a John Mitchell, aged 50 (possibly her brother-in-law), in Mineral Point, Iowa, Wisconsin. (Page 19).
1880 US Census, she is listed as Mary Mitchell, keeping house aged 63 and born in England. She is living with her husband, a son and a daughter, in Mineral Point, Iowa, Wisconsin. (Supervisors District 2, Enumeration District 30, Page 155).

Sources

• Argall One-name Study.

Acknowledgments

WikiTree profile Mitchell-3541 created through the import of Mitchell family tree This one Feb 2012.ged on Apr 2, 2012 by Karen Mitchell. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Karen and others.