Brief Life History of George Pinkney
When George Pinkney Mitchell was born on 22 May 1853, in Talladega, Alabama, United States, his father, David H. Mitchell, was 18 and his mother, Rebecca Jane Walker, was 21. He married Roxianna R. Hornsby on 4 September 1881, in Clay, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Ashland, Clay, Alabama, United States in 1880 and Holly Pond, Cullman, Alabama, United States for about 10 years. He died on 13 August 1925, in Cullman, Alabama, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Crawford Family Cemetery, Monroe, Alabama, United States.
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- George P Mitchell in household of Rebecca J Mitchell, "United States Census, 1880"
- George P Mitchell, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
- George Mitchell, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1866
Historical Boundaries: 1866: Talladega, Alabama, United States 1866: Clay, Alabama, United States
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
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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