John Thomas Mitchell

Brief Life History of John Thomas

When John Thomas Mitchell was born on 21 May 1870, in Nebraska, United States, his father, Abraham Eaurstus Mitchell, was 29 and his mother, Eliza Emma Probert, was 23. He married Martha Rose Hamilton on 17 October 1893, in Lewis, Washington, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Olympia, Bais City, Negros Oriental, Philippines in 1926 and Thurston, Washington, United States in 1930. He died on 9 March 1939, in Olympia, Thurston, Washington, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Tumwater, Thurston, Washington, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Thomas Mitchell
1870–1939
Martha Rose Hamilton
1870–1950
Marriage: 17 October 1893
Ida Mae Mitchell
1895–1957
Hugh Lee Mitchell
1900–1925
John Robert Mitchell
1907–1988

Sources (23)

  • J T Mitchell, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Legacy NFS Source: John Thomas Mitchell - Published information: birth-name: John Thomas Mitchell
  • John T Mitchell, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"

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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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