John Francis Mitchell

Brief Life History of John Francis

When John Francis Mitchell was born on 6 August 1891, in Farmer, Douglas, Washington, United States, his father, Charles Edgar Mitchell, was 33 and his mother, Emma Jane Peacock, was 32. He died on 21 January 1906, in Farmer, Douglas, Washington, United States, at the age of 14, and was buried in Happy Home Cemetery, Farmer, Douglas, Washington, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles Edgar Mitchell
1857–1950
Emma Jane Peacock
1859–1909
"Baby Girl" Mitchell
1885–1885
Unknown Mitchell
1885–1885
Ralph Howard Mitchell Sr
1886–1969
Horace Morton Mitchell
1887–1970
Carl Edgar Mitchell
1889–1955
John Francis Mitchell
1891–1906
Clarence Barton Mitchell
1893–1967
Ethel Julia Mitchell
1895–1968
Cecil Fulton Mitchell
1897–1935
Lena Mitchell
1898–
Laura Beatrice Mitchell
1900–1977

Sources (2)

  • John Mitchell, "United States Census, 1900"
  • John Francis Mitchell, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (7)

1895

Historical Period 1895: Douglas, Washington, United States

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1897 · Seattle Grows Quickly

The Klondike gold rush started in 1896 in Canada, but by 1897 as miners started moving and following the gold it caused for Seattle to rapidly grow as more miners joined the search for gold.

Name Meaning

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 .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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