Mary Elizabeth (Nicholson) Mitcham (1853 - 1917)

Born 22 Jul 1853 in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Archibald Hargrave Mitcham — married 15 Feb 1876 in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States

Died 12 Nov 1917 at age 64 in Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Mary was born in 1853 in Lynchburg, Virginia. She was the daughter of Robert Nicholson and Anne Elizabeth Hannah. On February 15, 1876, she married Archibald Hargrove Mitcham. They had 5 children, 4 whom survived infancy. By 1900 they had moved to Wayne County, North Carolina. It was here she passed away in 1917. She is buried at the Willow Dale Cemetery.

Children:

1. Nannie S Mitcham b. 10 Nov 1876 - d. 28 Nov 1876
2. John Robert Mitcham b. 1878 VA - d. 1916 NC, never married
3. Elizabeth Mitcham b. 1879 VA - d. 1932 NC, m. UNK Swisher
4. Clarence H Mitcham b. 1884 VA - d. 1920 NC, never married
5. William Orin Mitcham b. 1887 VA - d. 1953 NC, m. Irene Bowden

Sources

• [1] The Cabells and Their Kin: A Memorial Volume of History, Biography, and Genealogy Alexander Brown January 1, 1895 Houghton, Mifflin & Company: Parents, Siblings page 283, 284
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/149394706/mary-elizabeth-mitcham
• "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41F-7X4 : Fri Oct 06 17:44:14 UTC 2023), Entry for R Nicholson and Annie E Nicholson, 1860.
• "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:68W4-5HG1 : Sat Oct 14 01:19:33 UTC 2023), Entry for Archer Hargrave Mitcham and Elizabeth Mitcham, 15 Feb 1876.
• "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6Z2N-BP53 : Fri Oct 13 19:22:43 UTC 2023), Entry for Nannie S Mitcham and Archer H Mitcham, 10 Nov 1876.
• "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5GM-NXR : 28 January 2020), Mary Mitcham in entry for Jno.ro Mitcham, 1878.
• "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZLL-S6Y5 : Fri Oct 13 22:41:56 UTC 2023), Entry for Jno R Mitcham and A H Mitcham, 3 Jul 1879.
• "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCPG-YRX : Thu Oct 05 13:06:27 UTC 2023), Entry for Archie H. Mitcham and Mary Mitcham, 1880.
• "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZGM-MK5M : Fri Oct 13 19:05:50 UTC 2023), Entry for Clarence H Mitchem and A H Mitchem, 10 Dec 1884.
• "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6Z2V-PF85 : Sat Oct 14 02:59:41 UTC 2023), Entry for and Archie Mitcham, 3 Mar 1887.
• "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMFZ-2XP : Thu Oct 19 15:04:19 UTC 2023), Entry for Archie N Micham and Mary E Micham, 1900.
• "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLMS-CM1P : Wed Oct 18 08:20:10 UTC 2023), Entry for W O Mitcham and A K Mitcham, 29 Mar 1911.
• "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F388-SNL : Wed Jan 10 00:37:59 UTC 2024), Entry for Robert Mitcham and Archie Mitcham, 31 May 1916.
• "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F36N-35J : Wed Jan 10 02:00:43 UTC 2024), Entry for Clarence H. Mitchew and Arsher Mitshew, 20 Jan 1924.
• "North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HH39-TRT2 : 21 January 2020), Mary Nicholson in entry for Elizabeth Mitcham Swisher, 1932.
• "North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HHWC-TGN2 : 21 January 2020), Mary Elizabeth Nicholson in entry for William Orin Mitcham, 1953.