Brief Life History of Virgil Morgan
When Virgil Morgan Mitchell was born on 24 May 1900, in Mount Clare, Harrison, West Virginia, United States, his father, Cyrus M Mitchell, was 38 and his mother, Mary A. Theadocia Zinn, was 33. He married Eva Lena Johnson on 15 January 1920, in Harrison, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. He lived in Grant District, Harrison, West Virginia, United States for about 10 years and Union District, Harrison, West Virginia, United States for about 30 years. He died in August 1985, in Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Mount Clare Odd Fellows Cemetery, Mount Clare, Harrison, West Virginia, United States.
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- Virgil M Mitchell, "United States 1950 Census"
- Virgil M. Mitchell, "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930"
- Virgil M. Mitchell, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
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World Events (8)
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
1901 · Theodore Roosevelt becomes the Twenty-sixth President of the United States
After the Assassination of William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt was sworn in as the Twenty-sixth President of the United States. During his first term he didn't have a Vice President but for his second term Charles W. Fairbanks filled the position.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
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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