When Joseph Decater Mitchell was born on 15 December 1847, in Linn Township, Taney, Missouri, United States, his father, Morris Mitchell, was 44 and his mother, Sarah Mills, was 43. He married Martha J Craft on 30 January 1868, in Newton, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Canadian, Oklahoma, United States in 1910 and Oklahoma, United States in 1916. He died on 29 December 1927, in Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Box Cemetery, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States.
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Historical Boundaries 1849: McDonald, Missouri, United States
The United States Congress passed a package of five separate bills in an attempt to decrease tensions between the slave states and free states. The compromise itself was received gratefully, but both sides disapproved of certain components contained in the laws. Texas was impacted in several ways; mainly, the state surrendered its claim to New Mexico (and other claims north of 36°30′) but retained the Texas Panhandle. The federal government also took over the public debt for Texas.
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
English and Scottish: from the vernacular pronunciation in Middle English and Older Scots of the personal name Michael . See Michelson .
English and Scottish: nickname for a big man, from Middle English michel, mechel, muchel ‘big’.
Irish (County Connacht): surname adopted as equivalent of Mulvihill .
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