Brief Life History of Lawrence Anthony
When Lawrence Anthony Mitchell was born on 20 December 1917, in Kewanee, Henry, Illinois, United States, his father, Peter Mitchell, was 34 and his mother, Paulin Sadowski, was 25. He married Helen Lucille Bauer in 1946, in Illinois, United States. He died on 14 June 1983, in Kewanee, Henry, Illinois, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Kewanee, Henry, Illinois, United States.
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Sources (8)
- Lawrence Mitchell in household of Peter Mitchell, "United States Census, 1920"
- 28 Feb 1946, 23 The Dispatch, Moline, Illinois, Marriage Licenses
- Lawrence Mitchell, "Illinois, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
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World Events (8)
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.
1919 · The Chicago Race Riot of 1919
During the Chicago race riot, which was raised by racial conflicts throughout Chicago, thirty-eight people died (23 black and 15 white) and over five hundred were injured. It is considered the worst of the approximately 25 riots during the Red Summer and was the worst race riot in Illinois.
1935 · The FBI is Established
The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.
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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