Brief Life History of Mont Vandalia
When Mont Vandalia Mitchell was born in February 1873, in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States, his father, William V. Mitchell, was 28 and his mother, Margaret Melissa Buckingham, was 22. He married Edna Anna Doyle on 30 June 1895, in Preble, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He lived in New Paris, Jefferson Township, Preble, Ohio, United States in 1900 and Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States for about 12 years. He died on 25 July 1958, in Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States.
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- Mont Mitchell in household of David Karn, "United States Census, 1880"
- Mont V Mitchell, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Mont V. Mitchell, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
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World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1891 · Angel Island Serves as Quarantine Station
Angel Island served as a quarantine station for those diagnosed with bubonic plague beginning in 1891. A quarantine station was built on the island which was funded by the federal government at the cost of $98,000. The disease spread to port cities around the world, including the San Francisco Bay Area, during the third bubonic plague pandemic, which lasted through 1909.
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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