George Mitchell
October 1868–25 January 1953 (Age 84)
Alabama, United States
The Life of George
George Mitchell was born in October 1868, in Alabama, United States. He had at least 1 son with Julia Rhodes. He died on 25 January 1953, in Mobile, Alabama, United States, at the age of 84.
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Family Time Line
George Mitchell
1868–1953
Julia Rhodes
1874–1946
Cleveland Mitchell
1891–1974
Spouse and Children
1868–1953Male
1874–1946Female
children
(1)
1891–1974Male
World Events (8)
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Age 2
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
1875 · Alabama Constitution is Ratified
Age 7
A constitutional convention was held on November 16, 1875, to redeem the state from the Reconstructionist Constitution which had been adopted in 1868. The constitution reduced the size of government and services provided, lowered taxes and the political constraint on African-Americans. Segregated schools were also established.
1895 · Alabama State Flag is Adopted
Age 27
Alabama adopted its state flag on February 16, 1895. Act 383 of the Alabama state legislature states, “The flag of the State of Alabama shall be a crimson cross of St. Andrew on a field of white.”
Name Meaning
Scottish, English, and Irish:1. from the Middle English, Old French personal name Michel, vernacular form of Michael . 2. nickname for a big man, from Middle English michel, mechel, muchel ‘big’. 3. Irish (County Connacht): surname adopted as equivalent of Mulvihill .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (2)
- George Mitchell in entry for Julia Mitchell, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"
- George Mitchell in entry for Julia Rhodes Mitchel, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"
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