Nancy L Mitchell

Brief Life History of Nancy L

When Nancy L Mitchell was born in 1817, in Kentucky, United States, her father, John P Mitchell, was 30 and her mother, Elizabeth "Betsy" Bramlett, was 21. She married Richard Berry Mitchell on 24 February 1834, in Washington, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died in 1896, in Washington, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Fairview Christian Church Cemetery, Tatham Springs, Washington, Kentucky, United States.

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Richard Berry Mitchell
1804–1843
Nancy L Mitchell
1817–1896
Marriage: 24 February 1834
Hardin Brown Mitchell
1835–1915

Sources (12)

  • Nancy Mitchell in household of Hardin Mitchell, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Nancy L Mitchell, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Mitchell, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1818 · Jackson Purchase

The western part of Kentucky purchased by Andrew Jackson from the Chickasaw Indians in 1818. It became known as the Jackson Purchase. This included land that wasn't originally part of Kentucky when it became a state.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

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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