Brief Life History of Rachael
When Rachael Thompson was born on 13 April 1804, in North Carolina, United States, her father, John Thompson, was 22 and her mother, Anna Ramsy Smith, was 18. She married William Mitchell on 6 September 1821, in Mercer, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Polk Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States in 1850. She died on 29 November 1861, in Lawrence Township, Marion, Indiana, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Mitchell Cemetery, Monroe, Indiana, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Rachael Mitchell, "United States Census, 1850"
- Rachiel Thompson, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Rachel Thompson Mitchell, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1797–1879 Male
1804–1861 Female
Children (8)
1827–1868 Female
1828–1909 Male
1830– Female
1832–1879 Male
1836–1915 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1782–1892 Male
1786–1896 Female
Siblings (4)
1795–1849 Male
1800–1862 Female
1804–1861 Female
1808–1856 Female
World Events (8)
1808
Age 4
1816
Age 12
1822
Age 18
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name T(h)om(me) (see Thom ) + -son ‘son of Tom’. Thomson is usually the Scottish form, that with the intrusive -p- being English. Both forms are common in Ireland. The surname Thompson is also very common among African Americans.
Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, and North German Thomsen and of its Swedish cognate Thomsson. Compare Thomson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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