Brief Life History of John Henry
When John Henry Mitchell was born on 27 September 1862, in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, his father, Richard Mitchell, was 49 and his mother, Mary Ann Carter, was 44. He married Julia Jordan on 24 March 1883, in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States in 1900 and Yonkers, Westchester, New York, United States for about 5 years. He died in United States.
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- John H Mitchell in household of William Tinnins, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- John Henry Mitchell, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
- John H Mitchell in entry for Henry Albert and Agnes J Mitchell, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1884
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
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.
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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