Brief Life History of Milton
When Milton Mitchell was born on 24 April 1903, in Hoisington, Barton, Kansas, United States, his father, John Nance Mitchell, was 22 and his mother, Clara Lusina Wantland, was 21. He married Eleanor Ray Adams about 1938, in Kansas, United States. He died on 31 October 1974, in Mission Hills, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Woodlawn, Contra Costa, California, United States.
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Sources (6)
- Milton Mitchell in household of John Mitchell, "Kansas State Census, 1925"
- Milton Lewis Mitchell, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
- Milton Lewis Mitchell, "California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
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World Events (8)
1904
St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.
1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
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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