Brief Life History of John James
When John James Mitchell was born on 28 January 1891, in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States, his father, Vance Reed Mitchell, was 39 and his mother, Sarah Frances Botts, was 40. He lived in Jackson, Missouri, United States in 1910 and St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States in 1910. He died in 1976, at the age of 85, and was buried in Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States.
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- James Mitchell in household of Sarah Mitchell, "United States Census, 1910"
- John J Mitchell, "United States Census, 1920"
- John J Mitches in household of Samuel E Fortin, "United States Census, 1910"
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World Events (8)
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.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
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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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