Emma L. Mitchell

Female5 February 1856–27 December 1944

Brief Life History of Emma L.

When Emma L. Mitchell was born on 5 February 1856, in Oxford, Granville, North Carolina, United States, her father, Rush Johnson Mitchell, was 36 and her mother, Virginia Ann Dorsey, was 22. She married John T Britt on 2 November 1875, in Granville, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Oxford Township, Granville, North Carolina, United States in 1900 and Washington, District of Columbia, United States in 1920. She died on 27 December 1944, in Oxford, Granville, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 88.

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Family Time Line

John T Britt
1847–1920
Emma L. Mitchell
1856–1944
Marriage: 2 November 1875
Wade Hampton Britt
1876–1934
Charlotte Virginia Britt
1879–1969

Sources (17)

  • Emma Britt in household of John T Britt, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Emma L Mitchell, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • Emma Mitchell Britt, "North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    2 November 1875Granville, North Carolina, United States
  • Children (2)

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    Siblings (5)

    World Events (8)

    1862 · Battle of Roanoke Island

    Age 6

    On February 7, 1862, General Burnside's expedition started with the Battle of Roanoke Island. The battle was mostly fought by the Union and Confederate Navy's. This was a Union victory.

    1863

    Age 7

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

    Age 25

    Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

    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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