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Marriage license of Robert Gwyn Mitchell and Lena Bell Carhart, 1891, in Macon Co., Missouri.
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Letter from Robert Gwyn Mitchell to James Bourne Mitchell, June 28, 1898
Note: Robert Gwyn Mitchell, of our line, was a son of the Rev. James Bourne Mitchell, born June 27 1821 in Abingdon, Virginia, died March 12 1901 at Kirksville, Missouri. Robert mentions in the letter his brother Orlando “Lando” McDavid Mitchell and his wife Clara Wilson and their two children Horace Wilson and Martha. Thank you to Jim Mitchell for this letter. The stationary is that of the Sabbath School Assembly of the Synod of Missouri, Cumberland Presbyterian church. “Next Annual Encampment August 16-25, 1898, at Pertle Springs, near Warrensburg, Johnson County. Mo.” The letterhead shows the Executive Officers, the Presbyeterial Vice Presidents (of which R. G. Mitchell was the one for Macon) and the Executive Committee.
Kansas City, Missouri, June 28, 1898
Rev. J. B. Mitchell D.D.
Kirksville, Mo.
My Dear Father: –
Last week, I thought several times of the 27th being your birthday, and full expected to mention it in my letter Sunday, so you would get it on birth day. And just while I was writing, it occurred to me several times that there was something I wished to mention, lo this slipped me, and I did not think of the matter till yesterday. So I will have to beg your pardon for being forgetful – but and your indulgence on account of my previous intentions. Hope you had a pleasant and happy day. The come seeming by oftener as we grow older, and no doubt the (illegible) on these days are free of angst to you since your life has been a busy one, and has been largely for the good of others. Your work too has been appreciated by your friends and contemporaries. (Illegible) yes very many of your deceased friends have gone on (illegible) but your disposition and habits in life have been and are still such that you are actively interested in things that pertain to the citizen, the christian, the friend, companion and parish. I congratulate you on your arrival to the 77th mile stone, and (illegible) that the rest of your journey will be happy and (illegible) and I feel (illegible) that so long as you and (illegible) you will be the more endeared to your children, companions, relations and large circle of friends.
Jno. R. Mitchell
P.S. I was out to Lando’s yesterday evening. All well. Clara is getting along nicely and little Martha seems to be growing. Clara says she is a much better baby than Horace was. He is very fond of her and insists on having the privilege of holding her often. Clara says that Lando is much easier to wake up of a night to go do something for the little sister than he was for Horace.
R. G. Mitchell letter 1898
R. G. Mitchell letter 1898 pg. 2
Letter from Robert Gwyn Mitchell to James Thompson Mitchell, June 2d 1903
Thanks to Jim Mitchell who sent me a scan of R. G. Mitchell’s typewritten letter with his signature. Below is my transcription.
Macon, Missouri, June 2d, 1903
Dr. J. T. Mitchell, Kansas City, Mo.
Dear Brother: —
You will find enclosed a card and a letter which I have just received from mother. You will notice she suggests that I send the same to you and that you, after you have read them, send them to William.
I have just written her and also Callie. Callie wants Mother to spend the winter with her. I have not talked with Mother about it, but I want her to have her own wish about the matter. She is welcome at my house and I am arranging to have it more comfortable for her than it was last winter.
The floods that you are having must be very distressing from the paper reports.
We are all well. I have written Mother and Callie too, in very strong language against her going to Kirksville. There is no necessity for her going there to take care of an old house.
I think that it is best for you also to write her and suggest that she had better not try to go back to take care of that house. There is no reason why she should not have an easy time living around among the children just as she would desire, for any of them would be glad to have her at any time or all the time. Love to you from all of us and to Orlando’s family.
Come to see us. Your brother,
R. G. Mitchell
Robert Gwyn, the third son of Martha Cowden Dysart Mitchell, is writing his eldest brother concerning their mother, Martha Cowden Dysart Mitchell, who was about 78 at the time. William would have been the Revd. James William Mitchell, the second eldest brother. Callie would be Louisiana Caroline Mitchell Fullerton, the second eldest daughter. She was in St. Louis, Missouri. Robert Gwyn Mitchell was then living in Macon, Missouri with wife Lena Bell Carhart and children Margaret and Robert.
Robert Gwyn Mitchell, letter 1903
Letter from Martha Cowden Dysart Mitchell to her Son, Robert Gwyn Mitchell, June 1 1903
Coffeen June 1, 1903
Dear Robert,
I don’t want you to loose sight of me entirely. I came over here May 21. Have written to Callie to meet me in St. Louis Thursday June the fourth. Aunt Mary McDavid is here since saturday. Will remain while I am here. She is cheerful as you could expect, so soon after Willies death. Talks very freely to me about her business and prospects. She is two months younger than me. Not one black hair. Her head as white as cotton. Says she will stay in the hotel with Mat, as long as she treats her right but would rather live to herself if she had someone to live with her. I don’t blame her for that. I find all the land she has any claim on is morgaged even to her home in Hillsborough. She thinks not too near its full value. Says Mr. McDavid had 900 acres, but she only has a claim on three forty’s. All morgaged. Wants to sell part to secure the rest, especially the home in Hillsborough. With that and her pension she could live. Mattie still expects to run the hotel. Pays $50 per month for the first year $75 per month after the first year. Without any furnishing. Five years lease. Aunt Mary furnished the hotel carpets and everything she thinks with little over $2000. Jimmie says $2500. That is what became of all the morgage money she could raise. Says she had to do it so Willie and Mattie could have some way to make a living.
M. C. M.
Enclosed you will find a card so you will see it is necessary for me to go to Kirksville soon. When you read this send it to John. John send it to Willie so you will all know where to find me if you wish to write.
M. C. Mitchell
Thanks to Jim Mitchell for the typewritten transcription of the original letter. My transcription of the typewritten letter is above and is exact.
Photo of the Five Mitchell Brothers, Sons of James Bourne Mitchell
Thanks to Jim Mitchell, descendent of Orlando for the original scan and information on it. I have endeavored to try to lighten it a little to try to bring out the features more. It’s great to have an image of all the brothers together. Too bad we don’t have one of the sisters!
Five Mitchell Brothers
Five Mitchell Brothers
Jim provides the below identification.
Taken about 1890?
Left to right:
“Bob” Robert Gwyn Mitchell ( 1852 – 1909) Lawyer in Macon, Mo.
“Lon” Leonidas Stratton Mitchell ( 1863 – 1940) Brother in St. Louis
“JT” John Thompson Mitchell (1847 – 1912) MD in Kansas City
“OM” Orlando McDavid Mitchell (1865 – 1949) Banker in Kansas City
“Will” James William Mitchell (1850 – 1928) Minister in Several PlacesThese are the five sons of James Bourne Mitchell (1821 – 1901) Minister in Kirksville, Mo. and Martha Cowden Dysart Mitchell (1825 – 1912). There were also five daughters.
Excerpts from “Biography of Mrs. Susan Addie Holliday Mitchell” (b. 1853, daughter of Thompson Holliday) by Callie Mitchell Jones
Thank you to Jim Mitchell, descendant of Orlando, who sent me the typewritten copy of this excerpt. Below is my transcript, followed by some notes.
In 1868, at aged 15, Addie Holliday went to McGee College. Her father Thompson Holliday was very happy to have her go to McGee College for he loved Dr. Mitchell as a brother. Dr. Mitchell had formerly lived and preached in Monroe County. She went with her cousins Polly Atterbury and Emma Lightner. It was arranged for them to board at Grandfather Mitchell’s, who was such a close friend of the Holliday family.
During her last year at school she boarded with Uncle Jimps (James) Dysart and Aunt Mary. She enjoyed this very much, for Uncle Jimps was such a character and enjoyed teasing his boys and girls. Here she met and loved Willie Mitchell. Willie Mitchell was graduating June 26, 1874 from McGee College at College Mound, Macon County, Missouri with high honors. He was ordained a minister of the gospel in 1874. He accepted a call to preach in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Abingdon, Illinois.
Grandfather Holliday was pleased with the match. He liked papa very much and thought he was a very fine, deserving young man. Then too, he loved Grandfather Mitchell like a brother. He called him Brother Jim Mitchell. Grandfather Mitchell had lived in Monroe County, had preached at New Bethel. In fact, the Mitchells had stayed quite some time in Joseph Holliday’s home (Thompson’s father) when they first came to Monroe County. The wedding was Oct. 19, 1875 at 8:30 AM.
The day before the wedding, Aunt Callie, Uncle John, and Uncle Bob Mitchell and Cousin Sallie Mitchell came to Monroe County for the wedding.
Some additional wedding guests included Cousin Emma Dysart and Cousin Willie, Dr. Ben Dysart, and Cousin Hattie Patton.
After the lovely wedding breakfast they went to Grandfather Mitchell’s home at College Mound accompanied by Aunt Callie, Cousin Hattie Patton, Cousin Sallie Mitchell, Cousin Polly Atterbury, Uncle John and Uncle Bob Mitchell. It was a thirty mile drive. They had a lovely time visiting at Grandfather Mitchell’s and after four days left for their future home in Abingdon, Ill.
Grandfather Mitchell had a family reunion at College Mound the next June and Mother and Father came back. All the children were present. They had a grand time and went to Howard County for a visit with Grandmother Dysart. Papa wrote in his diary that it was a delightful visit for them both.
Their first child Emmett Holliday was baptized when he was three months old by Grandfather Mitchell at Macon, Mo.
Will Mitchell next preached at Biggsville, Ill. Grandfather Mitchell had resigned as President of McGee College and had accepted a pastorate at Kirksville, Mo. Father was instrumental in building a new church at Biggsville and Grandfather Mitchel dedicated it and made a little visit. After Callie was born Grandmother Mitchell soon came to Illinois to see them.
Another “Family Reunion” in the Mitchell family was being planned and Grandfather sent Uncle Lon, who was about seventeen to help mamma on her trip as papa was coming later. Grandfather Mitchell baptized me at this time.
Next Will went to Roanoke, Mo. Grandfather Mitchell had first preached in the Roanoke community, and they were happy for his son to fill their pulpit. They lived in Armstrong, 3 miles away. Bourne was born there. After eight years there they moved to Odessa…Uncle John, Uncle Orlando and Aunt Clara were so good to Mamma when she was having her eyes treated during this time.
They spent three years in Odessa, then two in Harrisonville. Then they moved to Marshall–papa took work from the Home Mission Board in New York…After Bourne left home they move to Bunceton, Mo., where Will preached for three years, and then back to Marshall…Emmett married Miss Betty Naylor of Mason City, Ill. Children Holliday, Robert and Betty Ruth.
From Marshall, after a sojourn in Eldorado Springs, they moved to Independence. He died Oct. 4, 1928, and she died Mar. 28 1935.
The bio is not of a direct descendant but is illuminating, elaborating on relationships, and providing information on the Mitchells in general. The Dr. Mitchell initially mentioned, a friend of Addie’s father, was James Bourne Mitchell b. 1821. Addie married James Bourne’s son, the Rev. James William Mitchell, who was born Sept 22, 1850.
“Uncle Jimps” Dysart is mentioned in a letter written by Lon (Leonidas) in 1930 and is Rev. James “Uncle Jimps” Dysart b. 1807 and died 1885.
Visitors for the wedding who arrived the day before were Louisiana Caroline “Callie” Mitchell, John Thompson Mitchell and Robert Gwyn Mitchell (my line), siblings of Willie. The other guests I’ll have to take a guess on. “Cousin Emma” was perhaps Emma Turner Dysart, b. 1835, wife of Benjamin Robert Dysart b. 1834. They had married in 1866. But Benjmain Dysart was a brother of James Warren Paleg Dysart, b. 1833, who she calles “Uncle Jimps”, and he was a lawyer rather than a doctor. I don’t know who Cousin Sallie Mitchell would have been.
She later mentions Uncle John, Uncle Orlando and Aunt Clara as being good to their mother when she was having her eyes treated. This would be Dr. John Thompson Mitchell, Orlando McDavid Mitchell, and Clara, Orlando’s wife.
Rev. James William Mitchell and Addie had two children, Emmett and Callie.
Letter from Robert Gwyn Mitchell to his brother James William Mitchell, July 31, 1908
My thanks to Jim Mitchell who sent me a copy of the letter. My transcript is below.
Macon, Mo., July 31, 1908
Rev. J. W. Mitchell, Marshall, Mo.
Dear Brother:–
Your letter of 27th inst. to hand and contents noted. The notes that you mention are all in my hands. You ask for the dates of the $1800 notes. The $1800 note is dated February 1st, 1908, and the other note for $800 is dated March 3rd, 1908.
You say I wrote you that you had $37.00 in the bank, and that now you only have $29.51, and you ask if you had checked on it. No, you had not checked on it. The difference arises this way: those notes of exchange were not turned over to me until April the 9th or 9th. The note belonging to you and mother of $1800, $500 of which was mother’s and $1300 yours, had interest accumulated from March 1st up until the date of the exchange of the notes, $10.44, that being a 5% note. All of the notes that you and mother received in exchange are 5-1/2% notes, and from their dates up to the date of the exchange of notes on mother’s note had accumulated $2.90 interest, and on your $300 note, $4.64, on your $1000 note, $10.39, it running from Feb. 1st, as you see. This all makes $17.93; deducting the $10.44 from it leaves $7.49, and $7.49 is the exact difference between $37.00 and $29.51, mentioned above, so you see it is all right. You have received a little too much at mother’s expense. I did not notice it at the time, but it is a very small item anyway, only being one half of one per cent per annum on her loan for one month and eight days. I suppose this is satisfactory, and your balance is as it ought be in the bank.
The day after your letter came we had the good fortune to have another boy arrive at our house, weighing ten pounds, big nose, big mouth, good lungs, and can make plenty of noise. Mother and babe are both doing well. Lena has suffered considerably, but Addie can tell you that is common.
I hope to see you next month.
Your brother,
R. G. Mitchell
The new arrival was Benjamin Dysart Mitchell, born July 29 1908, and the last of the children of Robert Gwyn Mitchell and Lena Bell Carhart, for Robert died march 5, 1909.
Will of James Bourne Mitchell, Attested March 6, 1900
In the Name of God, Amen.
I, James B. Mitchell, of Kirksville, Adair, Co., Missouri, being of sound mind, and believing in the existence of the One true and living God, the Father and Holy Spirit, in the immortality and responsibility of man, in the verbal inspiration of the holy scriptures, in the resurrection of the bodies of all the dead of the human family by the power of God in Christ, and in eternal life through faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, do make and hereby declare this to be my last will and testimony: viz:
1. I commit my spirit to God through faith in Jesus Christ as my personal savior and Lord, being fully assured by His word and spirit of eternal life through Him.
2. I give my body to the tomb whence God shall call me, in blessed assurance of its being resurrected at the last day in the likeness of the glorified body of the Redeemer by his almighty power.
3. I will and bequeath all my personal and real estate to my wife, Martha C. Mitchell, for her maintenance, comfort and use in acts of benevolence during her natural life, conditioned as follows: That if she survive me and remains my widow, she shall have the free use of all, or any necessary part, of my personal and real estate during her natural life so far as needed to promote her personal comfort, and for such acts of humane and Christian beneficence as she may do for the Lord’s honor in human good.
4. I will that at my wife’s death so much of my estate, personal and real, as may remain shall be equally divided among my surviving children, or if deceased, their bodily heirs, subject to the following conditions relative to my daughter, Mary, and her bodily heirs.
5. As our daughter Mary is not strong and may not otherwise have the means of personal comfort, and that of her child or children, I will that if not sooner done, my executors hereinafter named, or their successors in office, may provide for her an inexpensive but comfortable home, by rent or purchase, as they may deem best, which, with her share of my estate as one of my bodily heirs, shall be held in trust for her personal comfort, and that of her child or children, by our son John T. Mitchell, as trustee, during her lifetime, which at her decease shall all revert to my estate, provided, however, that if at her death she leave a child or children, they shall inherit her equal part of my estate, to be divided at my wife’s death; provided also that if such child or children die without bodily heirs, what remains of her share shall revert to my estate.
6. I will that at my wife’s death, so much of my personal and real estate as may remain shall be equally divided among my surviving children, or their bodily heirs of deceased, subject to the conditions above named relative to Mary and her bodily heirs.
7. I will that after all my debts are paid, such part of my estate as my wife may consider not needed for her ample maintenance and comfort may be equally divided among our natural heirs, subject to the conditions above stated. As my wife inherited a part of what we own from her father’s estate and has ever done a full and effective share in accumulating and preserving what property the Lord in his goodness has enabled us to acquire, and as I desire that her happiness be promoted thereby as fully as under the Lord that may be realized, I will that after my decease, she reside where and how she may choose as most conducive to her personal comfort and welfare.
8. I will that my wife, Martha C. Mitchell, and our son Robert G. Mitchell, shall jointly execute this my last will and testimony, and I hereby appoint them thereto, to settle up my estate as herein provided; provided in the case of the death of either or both of these, or the trustee above named, then my surviving sons shall appoint their successors respectively, and that said executors and trustee serve without bond, it being understood that they will make no charge for services against the estate except for necessary expenses incident thereto.
9. Authority is hereby given to my executors to sell any and all property belonging to the estate, when and how they may judge to be best for all interested therein, and to collect all debts due the estate, in carrying out this will.
10. I will that in settling up my estate no recourse be made as to the Civil Courts further than in compliance with what the law demands in such cases, as all our children are of lawful age and will without doubt do full justice to each other therein; and I will that no informality or other such fact be a bar to the validity of this my will, or its being carried out as provided therein.
Signed and subscribed to by me in the presence of the witnesses hereto attached on this the 6th day of March 1900.
(signed) James B. Mitchell
We hereby attest that James B. Mitchell of this city and state, did at this date and in our presence affix his name to the above paper, saying in connection therewith that it was his last will and testimony.
Kirksville, Mo. March 6th, 1900.
(Signed) J. W. Martin
(Signed) H. H. Morriss
The above was transcribed by me from a typewritten copy courtesy of Jim Mitchell, descendant of Orlando. James Bourne Mitchell died March 12, 1901 in Kirksville. James here expresses concern about daughter Mary Frances “Fannie”, b. 1868, who married Henry M. Bannister b. April 4, 1863. Mary was married to Henry Bannister, not a professional (unlike Mary’s siblings), the 1900 census giving him as a day laborer. He died in 1913. in the 1920 census Mary is in Missouri State Hospital #2, which was an asylum that housed everyone from the mildly depressed to the criminally insane. She died May 30, 1924, survived by a son, Henry Homer Bannister, born March 9, 1894, died Jan 19, 1981.
Robert Gwyn Mitchell and Lena Bell Carhart
Born 19 Oct. 1852 in Monroe Co. MO, Robert Gwyn MITCHELL was the 3rd son and
fourth child of James Bourne MITCHELL and Martha Cowden DYSART. James Bourne
was 31 and Martha was 27 at the time of Robert Gwyn’s birth.
On 5 August 1891, in Macon Co., MO., Robert Gwyn, 38, married Lena Bell
Carhart who was 18 years his junior, born 22 March 1871 in Macon Co., MO. to
Elliot CARHART and Margaret PETTIT.
Robert, a lawyer, who is described as “having been called by the government to
break trusts” and a sunday school teacher, died 6 March 1909 in St. Louis, MO.
at the age of 56, his youngest son only being a year old.
Lena, though only 38 at the time of Robert’s death, never remarried. She died
26 Nov. 1957 at Baldwin KS., age 86.
Most likely is an error here but I find it curious that the April 4th 1910
census gives Lena as married, rather than widowed. For she would have been
widowed nearly a year. And all other information is correct.
Robert MITCHELL is given as having died in St. Louis MO. Saturday 6 March
1909.
Robert and Lena had 7 children, 6 of whom reached adulthood:
1.) Margaret Gwynette MITCHELL b. 11 Oct 1892. (Robert was 39 and Lena was 21.)
Married Warner B. HAGAN 8 April 1917 when she was about 25 and he was about 26.
Margaret died 20 Dec. 1933 at about the age of 41. Warner, born 21 June 1891,
died 19 Feb. 1954 at about 63.
2.) Robert C. MITCHELL b. 9 March 1895 in Macon, Macon Co. MO. 22 March 1871
(Robert was 42 and Lena was 23). Married 15 June 1925, Katherine ZEISNEIS. He
was about 30 and she about 29. Robert died in Sarasota FL., 28 May 1966 at
about 71. Katherine, b. 7 May 1896, died 2 Feb. 1980 at about 84. Read a
newspaper mention of Robert’s Honorable Discharge in the history section.
3.) James Dysart MITCHELL b. April 27 1897 at Macon, Macon Co. MO., died 6 Jan.
1900. James Dysart’s obituary is in the history section.
4.) John Carhart MITCHELL b. 9 Dec. 1901 at Macon, Macon Co. MO. (Robert was 48
and Lena was 30). John married Aileen WOODBURY on 1 June 1929. He was about 28
and she about 26.
5.) Dorothy MITCHELL b. 18 Oct. 1903 at Macon Co. MO. (Robert was 50 and Lena
was 32), married Albert Harry MCCLURE b. 25 Oct. 1900, Utica, Minnesotta.
6.) Lawrence Carhart MITCHELL b. 23 April 1906 at Macon, Macon Co. MO. (Robert
was 53 and Lena was 35), married Eleanor GOODSON on 11 May 1935. He was about
29. Lawrence died 7 Jan 1980 at Syracuse, Onondaga NY at about 74. Eleanor died
29 Oct. 1956.
7.) Benjamin Dysart MITCHELL b. 29 July 1908 at Macon Co. MO. (Robert was 55
and Lena was 37), married Helen OJALA, 25 Nov. 1937. He was about 29. Benjamin
died 26 August 1991, at about 83, in Duluth, Minn.
* * * * * *
Bench and Bar of St. Louis, Kansas City, Jefferson City and other Missouri
Cities. Biographical Sketches. St. Louis and Chicago, Americal Biographical
Publishing Company, 1884.
Robert G. MITCHELL
Macon
Robert Swyn Mitchell of the firm of Dysart and Mitchell, is a son of James B.
and Martha C. (Dysart) Mitchell, and dates his birth in Monroe County,
Missouri, October 19, 1952. His father is a Cumberland Presbyeterian minister,
born in Virginia, and his mother is a native of this state, and a sister of
Benjamin R. Dysart, one of the leading lawyers in Macon county, and mentioned
in preceeding pages of this work. The family came to Macon county in 1853,
before Robert was a yrear old, and his father was president of McGee College
for many years, being now pastor at Kirksville.
The subject of this notice farmed until seventeen years old, attending school
during the winter terms, and then took a classical course in McGee College,
Macon County, and was graduated in 1874. Afterward he taught three years in
Chariton and Macon counties, making quite a success as an educator. He read
law with his uncle, Mr. Dysart, already mentioned; was invited to the bar in
1989 and since August of that year has been of the firm of Dysart and Mitchell,
his partner being his preceptor. He was county school commissioner for four
years, his term expiring in April 1883.
Mr. Mitchell is not only talented, but for a young man possesses a high degree
of culture. He is thoroughly devoted to his profession, diligent in his
studies, as well as in his practice, eminently reliable and trustworthy, and is
a rising young man. He holds a membership in the Cumberland Presbyeterian
Church, and is living a life consistent with his Christian profession.
Husband: Robert Gwyn + Mitchell (1)
Born: 1852 Oct 19 – , Monroe, Missouri
Christened:
Died: 1909 Mar 6 – St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri (1)
Cause of Death: Heart attack (Dorothy Mitchell source)
Buried: – Oakwood Cemetery, Macon, Macon, Missouri
Father: Rev. James Bourne + Mitchell (1821-1901) (2)
Mother: Martha Cowden + Dysart (1825-1912)
Marriage: 1891 Aug 5 Place: , Macon, Missouri (1)
Events
1. Occupation: Attorney.
2. Census: 1870 Chariton, Macon, Missouri. (3) Image Source: Year: 1870;
Census Place: Chariton, Macon, Missouri; Roll: M593_790; Page: 58; Image:
116.
9/9 MITCHELL James B. 59 President College $3000 $3000 b. VA
Martha 45 b. MO
John L. 22
Susan A. 21
James W. 19
Robert D. 17
Louisa C. 13
Orpha B. 13
Bettie S. 11
Leonidas S. 8 b. IL
Orlando W. 5 b. MO
Mary L. 2
3. Census: 1880 Macon, Macon, Missouri. (4)
1880 CENSUS
Household:
Robert G. MITCHELL Self S Male W 28 MO Co. School Com &
Atty. VA MO
Sam’l. F. TRAMMELL Other S Male W 25 MO Grocer MO MO
Source Information:
Census Place Macon City, Macon, Missouri
Family History Library Film 1254701
NA Film Number T9-0701
Page Number 389B
4. Census: 1900 Macon, Macon, Missouri. (5)
1900 MISSOURI, MACON CO., MACON CITY, WARD ONE
pg. 125a
Rutherford St.
43/43
MITCHELL Robt. G. b. Oct. 1852/53? 47 yoa married 8 years b. MO., Father
b. VA. Mother b. Missouri atty at law
Lena Bell b. March 1878 28 2 children, 2 surviving b. MO father b. NY
Mother b. OH
Margaret B. Oct. 1892 7 b. MO., in school
Robt. C. March 1895 5 b. MO
Next door was a John A. TURNER, also an atty at law. And in the next
house, pg. 125b is Elliot CARHART.
45/45
CARHART Elliot March 1828 72 married 49 ys. NY Father b. NY mother b.
Conn. carpenter
Margaret b. Jan. 1830 70 7 children with 6 surviving b. OH, father b.
Delaware, mother b. VA
Ida M. b. April 1852 48 OH teacher in high school
Rosa b. 1869 31 MO teacher
Edith b. 1873 26 MO teacher
Next door lived John ERWIN a shoemaker born in Ohio, and Ace ERWIN and
family, a barber.
5. Note: Robert Gwyn Mitchell’s Prize-winning Essay. THE PRIZE WINNER ESSAY THAT WON THE D. A. R. PRIZE WRITTEN BY ROBT. G. MITCHELL, Condition and influence of Our Navy During the War of the American
Wife: Lena Bell + Carhart (1)
AKA: Lena Mitchell
Born: 1871 Mar 22 – , Macon, Missouri
Christened:
Died: 1957 Nov 26 – Baldwin City, Douglas, Kansas (1)
Buried: – Oakwood Cemetery, Macon, Macon, Missouri
Father: Elliot + Carhart (1828-1905) (6)
Mother: Margaret E. + Pettit (1830-1914)
Events
1. Census: 1880 Macon, Macon, Missouri. (4)
1880 Macon County, Missouri census, Macon City Township
Jaskiny Street?
121/129
CARHART Elliot 52 Carpenter b. NY Father b. Conn. Mother b. Conn.
Margaret 50 keeping house b. OH Father b. Del Mother b. MD
Ida M. 28 schoolteacher b. OH
Carrington 19 at school b. OH
Arthur S. 13 at school b. MO
Rosella 11 at home b. MO
Lena B. 9 b. MO
Editha A. 6 b. MO
To one side was a Charles HESSON (?) a lawyer born in Prussia, with wife
Carrie, and an Abner GILSTRAP, also a lawyer, with wife Julia. To the
other side lived a Reuben ELBURMAN (?) with wife Sarah, also a lawyer, a
Frances M. TAYLOR, an editor and printer, with wife Josephine, and a
Franklin AMES, also a lawyer.
2. Census: 1900 Macon, Macon, Missouri. (5)
1900 MISSOURI, MACON CO., MACON CITY, WARD ONE
pg. 125a
Rutherford St.
43/43
MITCHELL Robt. G. b. Oct. 1852/53? 47 yoa married 8 years b. MO., Father
b. VA. Mother b. Missouri atty at law
Lena Bell b. March 1878 28 2 children, 2 surviving b. MO father b. NY
Mother b. OH
Margaret B. Oct. 1892 7 b. MO., in school
Robt. C. March 1895 5 b. MO
Next door was a John A. TURNER, also an atty at law. And in the next
house, pg. 125b is Elliot CARHART.
45/45
CARHART Elliot March 1828 72 married 49 ys. NY Father b. NY mother b.
Conn. carpenter
Margaret b. Jan. 1830 70 7 children with 6 surviving b. OH, father b.
Delaware, mother b. VA
Ida M. b. April 1852 48 OH teacher in high school
Rosa b. 1869 31 MO teacher
Edith b. 1873 26 MO teacher
Next door lived John ERWIN a shoemaker born in Ohio, and Ace ERWIN and
family, a barber.
3. Census: 1910 Macon, Macon, Missouri. (7)
1910 MISSOURI, MACON CO., MACON CITY, WARD ONE
Jackson Street. 1148/95/99
CARHART Margaret E. 80 wd. b. OH father b. Del. Mother b. VA
Ida M. 56 b. OH watercolor artist
Edith A. 37 b. MO teaches music in school
On one side lives Charles ERWIN, a shoemaker, and on the other, Nathaniel
M. SHETTON, a circuit court judge.
Further down the page on N. Rutherford St., 1102/101/105
MITCHELL Lena 39, given as married, 7 children with 6 surviving b. MO
father b. NY mother b. OH
Gwynette 17 b. MO
Robert C. 14 b. MO
John C. 8 b.MO
Dorothy 6 b. MO
Lawrence C. 3 b. MO
Benjamin C. 1 and 8/12
To one side lives Floyd MATTHEWS, a lawyer. On the other side lives
Willard CLARK, no profession given. Next door to him is Ben FRANKLIN, a
lawyer.
4. Census: 1920 Macon, Macon, Missouri. (8)
1920 MISSOURI, MACON CO., MACON CITY, WARD ONE
Rutherford St.
1102/228/228
MITCHELL Lena B. 44 wd. b. MO
John C. 18 b. MO
Dorothy 16 b. MO
Lawrence C. 13 b. MO
Benjamin D. 11 b. MO
229/229
CARHART Ida 67 b. OH
Edith 46 b. MO music teacher
To one side lives Claude MOODY who’s given as a farmer and to the other
side is David JONES of Wales who is a coal miner. Lena has managed to
chop a few years off her age there, I see.
5. Census: 1930 Macon, Macon, Missouri. (9) 1930 MO, MACON CO., MACON,
DISTRICT 12
N. Rutherford
1102/104/115
MITCHELL Lena B. owns $5000 59 widowed b. MO father b. NY mother b. OH
Benjamin 21 b. MO parents b. MO
Laurence C. 28 Bondsman for Dysert and Yarnelle
6. She enjoyed Book club.
Children
1 F Margaret Gwynette Mitchell (10)
Born: 1892 Oct 11 – , Macon, Missouri (2)
Christened:
Died: 1933 Dec 20 – Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas (10)
Buried:
Spouse: Warner B. Hagan (1891-1954)
Marr. Date: 1917 Apr 8 – Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri (10)
Spouse:
Marr. Date:
Events
1. Census: 1900 Macon, Macon, Missouri. (5)
1900 MISSOURI, MACON CO., MACON CITY, WARD ONE
pg. 125a
Rutherford St.
43/43
MITCHELL Robt. G. b. Oct. 1852/53? 47 yoa married 8 years b. MO., Father
b. VA. Mother b. Missouri atty at law
Lena Bell b. March 1878 28 2 children, 2 surviving b. MO father b. NY
Mother b. OH
Margaret B. Oct. 1892 7 b. MO., in school
Robt. C. March 1895 5 b. MO
Next door was a John A. TURNER, also an atty at law. And in the next
house, pg. 125b is Elliot CARHART.
45/45
CARHART Elliot March 1828 72 married 49 ys. NY Father b. NY mother b.
Conn. carpenter
Margaret b. Jan. 1830 70 7 children with 6 surviving b. OH, father b.
Delaware, mother b. VA
Ida M. b. April 1852 48 OH teacher in high school
Rosa b. 1869 31 MO teacher
Edith b. 1873 26 MO teacher
Next door lived John ERWIN a shoemaker born in Ohio, and Ace ERWIN and
family, a barber.
2. Census: 1910 Macon, Macon, Missouri. (7)
1910 MISSOURI, MACON CO.,
MACON CITY, WARD ONE
Jackson Street. 1148/95/99
CARHART Margaret E. 80 wd. b. OH father b. Del. Mother b. VA
Ida M. 56 b. OH watercolor artist
Edith A. 37 b. MO teaches music in school
On one side lives Charles ERWIN, a shoemaker, and on the other, Nathaniel
M. SHETTON, a circuit court judge.
Further down the page on N. Rutherford St., 1102/101/105
MITCHELL Lena 39, given as married, 7 children with 6 surviving b. MO
father b. NY mother b. OH
Gwynette 17 b. MO
Robert C. 14 b. MO
John C. 8 b.MO
Dorothy 6 b. MO
Lawrence C. 3 b. MO
Benjamin C. 1 and 8/12
To one side lives Floyd MATTHEWS, a lawyer. On the other side lives
Willard CLARK, no profession given. Next door to him is Ben FRANKLIN, a
lawyer.
3. Census: 1930 San Angelo, Green, Texas. (11)
1930 TX, TOM GREEN CO.,
SAN ANGELO, DISTRICT 10
1504(?)/253/281
HAGAN Warner B. rent $75 38 first married 24 b. MO father b. England
mother b. MO oil operator
Gwynette 37 first married 23 b. MO parents b. MO
Barbara 12 b. TX parents b. MO
Marion 7 b. OK parents b. MO
4. Note: Gwynette’s essay, 1910 Feb 2. THE ESSAY THAT WON THE PRIZE, Why the Americans were Victorious in the Revolution
5. Death: Death date disrepency. Also is given as Dec 30 1933.
2 M Robert Carhart Mitchell (10)
Born: 1895 Mar 9 – Macon, Macon, Missouri
Christened:
Died: 1966 May 28 – Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida (10)
Buried:
Spouse: Katherine Stuart Holloway (1896-1980)
Marr. Date: 1925 Jun 15 – , Jackson, Missouri (10)
Spouse:
Marr. Date:
Events
1. Census: 1900 Macon, Macon, Missouri. (5)
1900 MISSOURI, MACON CO.,
MACON CITY, WARD ONE
pg. 125a
Rutherford St.
43/43
MITCHELL Robt. G. b. Oct. 1852/53? 47 yoa married 8 years b. MO., Father
b. VA. Mother b. Missouri atty at law
Lena Bell b. March 1878 28 2 children, 2 surviving b. MO father b. NY
Mother b. OH
Margaret B. Oct. 1892 7 b. MO., in school
Robt. C. March 1895 5 b. MO
Next door was a John A. TURNER, also an atty at law. And in the next
house, pg. 125b is Elliot CARHART.
45/45
CARHART Elliot March 1828 72 married 49 ys. NY Father b. NY mother b.
Conn. carpenter
Margaret b. Jan. 1830 70 7 children with 6 surviving b. OH, father b.
Delaware, mother b. VA
Ida M. b. April 1852 48 OH teacher in high school
Rosa b. 1869 31 MO teacher
Edith b. 1873 26 MO teacher
Next door lived John ERWIN a shoemaker born in Ohio, and Ace ERWIN and
family, a barber.
2. Census: 1910 Macon, Macon, Missouri. (7)
1910 MISSOURI, MACON CO.,
MACON CITY, WARD ONE
Jackson Street. 1148/95/99
CARHART Margaret E. 80 wd. b. OH father b. Del. Mother b. VA
Ida M. 56 b. OH watercolor artist
Edith A. 37 b. MO teaches music in school
On one side lives Charles ERWIN, a shoemaker, and on the other, Nathaniel
M. SHETTON, a circuit court judge.
Further down the page on N. Rutherford St., 1102/101/105
MITCHELL Lena 39, given as married, 7 children with 6 surviving b. MO
father b. NY mother b. OH
Gwynette 17 b. MO
Robert C. 14 b. MO
John C. 8 b.MO
Dorothy 6 b. MO
Lawrence C. 3 b. MO
Benjamin C. 1 and 8/12
To one side lives Floyd MATTHEWS, a lawyer. On the other side lives
Willard CLARK, no profession given. Next door to him is Ben FRANKLIN, a
lawyer.
3. WWI Draft Registration: 1917-1918, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri.
Name: Robert Carhart Mitchell
City: Kansas City
County: Jackson
State: Missouri
Birthplace: Missouri;United States of America
Birth Date: 9 Mar 1895
Race: Caucasian (White)
FHL Roll Number: 1683384
DraftBoard: »11
Living at 2618 Campbell KC Mo.
Eyes were blue and hair color a light brown.
4. Author: 1936. Methods of Studying Physical Characteristics of Crude
Oil Within the Reservoir
Published 1936 by the University of Kansas
5. Death: Discrepency. Also given as dying May 31 19566.
3 M James Dysart Mitchell
Born: 1897 Apr 27 – , Macon, Missouri
Christened:
Died: 1900 Jan 6 – , Macon, Missouri
Cause of Death: Dyptheria
Buried: – Oakwood Cemetery, Macon, Macon, Missouri
Spouse:
Marr. Date:
Events
1. Cause of death: Dyptheria.
2. James Dysart Mitchell Obituary. James Dysart Mitchell
Born April 27 1897, Died Jan 6. 1900.
James Dysart MITCHELL, the little 3 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Robt. G.
MITCHELL was taken suddenly ill Wednesday evening of last week with
dyptheria, and although all that medical aid and kind loving hands could
do was done for the little fellow,nothing could assuage his suffering,
and on Saturday morning at one o’clock he succumbed to the dread disease.
James Dysart was a bright, playful boy and he will be sadly missed by his
parents and little brother and sister, Robert and Gwynette. Yet with the
hope of the Christian they await the resurrection morn when they shall be
reunited in the Father’s house. A Scripture lesson and prayer was read at
the grave by Rev. R. T. CALDWELL.
Transcribed by JMK 2001
4 M John Carhart Mitchell (12)
Born: 1901 Dec 9 – Macon, Macon, Missouri (12)
Christened:
Died: 1989 Jun 4 (13)
Buried:
Spouse: Aileen W. Woodbury (1903- ) (10)
Marr. Date: 1929 Jun 1
Spouse:
Marr. Date:
Events
1. Census: 1910 Macon, Macon, Missouri. (7)
1910 MISSOURI, MACON CO., MACON CITY, WARD ONE
Jackson Street. 1148/95/99
CARHART Margaret E. 80 wd. b. OH father b. Del. Mother b. VA
Ida M. 56 b. OH watercolor artist
Edith A. 37 b. MO teaches music in school
On one side lives Charles ERWIN, a shoemaker, and on the other, Nathaniel
M. SHETTON, a circuit court judge.
Further down the page on N. Rutherford St., 1102/101/105
MITCHELL Lena 39, given as married, 7 children with 6 surviving b. MO
father b. NY mother b. OH
Gwynette 17 b. MO
Robert C. 14 b. MO
John C. 8 b.MO
Dorothy 6 b. MO
Lawrence C. 3 b. MO
Benjamin C. 1 and 8/12
To one side lives Floyd MATTHEWS, a lawyer. On the other side lives
Willard CLARK, no profession given. Next door to him is Ben FRANKLIN, a
lawyer.
2. Census: 1920 Macon, Macon, Missouri. (8)
1920 MISSOURI, MACON CO., MACON CITY, WARD ONE
Rutherford St.
1102/228/228
MITCHELL Lena B. 44 wd. b. MO
John C. 18 b. MO
Dorothy 16 b. MO
Lawrence C. 13 b. MO
Benjamin D. 11 b. MO
229/229
CARHART Ida 67 b. OH
Edith 46 b. MO music teacher
To one side lives Claude MOODY who’s given as a farmer and to the other
side is David JONES of Wales who is a coal miner. Lena has managed to
chop a few years off her age there, I see.
3. Census: 1930 Rochester, Monroe, New York. (14)
1930 NY, Monroe Co., Rochester, District 181
391 MIITCHELL, John C. rent $50 28 first married 27 b. MO parents b. MO
telephone and radio manufacturing engineer
Alleen W. 26 first married 25 b. KS father b. IL mother b. NY
4. Note: Newspaper article, undated
John MITCHELL, Richard MCKEE, Tom HARTMAN and George WILLIAMS returned
home Monday from Hannibal where they attended a Y. M. C. A. Convention
held at that place.
Transcribed by JMK 2001
5 F Dorothy M. Mitchell (1)
Born: 1903 Oct 18 – , Macon, Missouri
Christened:
Died: 2003 Dec 8 – Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Buried:
Spouse: Albert Harry + McClure (1900-1987) (1)
Marr. Date: 1927 Aug 14 – Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois
Spouse:
Marr. Date:
Events
1. Census: 1910 Macon, Macon, Missouri. (7)
1910 MISSOURI, MACON CO.,
MACON CITY, WARD ONE
Jackson Street. 1148/95/99
CARHART Margaret E. 80 wd. b. OH father b. Del. Mother b. VA
Ida M. 56 b. OH watercolor artist
Edith A. 37 b. MO teaches music in school
On one side lives Charles ERWIN, a shoemaker, and on the other, Nathaniel
M. SHETTON, a circuit court judge.
Further down the page on N. Rutherford St., 1102/101/105
MITCHELL Lena 39, given as married, 7 children with 6 surviving b. MO
father b. NY mother b. OH
Gwynette 17 b. MO
Robert C. 14 b. MO
John C. 8 b.MO
Dorothy 6 b. MO
Lawrence C. 3 b. MO
Benjamin C. 1 and 8/12
To one side lives Floyd MATTHEWS, a lawyer. On the other side lives
Willard CLARK, no profession given. Next door to him is Ben FRANKLIN, a
lawyer.
2. Census: 1920 Macon, Macon, Missouri. (8)
1920 MISSOURI, MACON CO.,
MACON CITY, WARD ONE
Rutherford St.
1102/228/228
MITCHELL Lena B. 44 wd. b. MO
John C. 18 b. MO
Dorothy 16 b. MO
Lawrence C. 13 b. MO
Benjamin D. 11 b. MO
229/229
CARHART Ida 67 b. OH
Edith 46 b. MO music teacher
To one side lives Claude MOODY who’s given as a farmer and to the other
side is David JONES of Wales who is a coal miner. Lena has managed to
chop a few years off her age there, I see.
3. Census: 1930 Chicago, Cook, Illinois. (15)
1930 Chicago Cook Co. IL
census
1919/123 MCCLURE Albert H. 62.50 rent 29 father b. NY mother b. VT
investment accountant
Dorothy M. 26 parents b. MO
Mary P. 1 6/12 b. father b. Minnesota mother b. MO
6 M Lawrence Carhart Mitchell (10)
Born: 1906 Apr 23 – Macon, Macon, Missouri (2)
Christened:
Died: 1980 Jan 7 – Syracuse, Onondaga, New York (13)
Buried:
Spouse: Eleanor Goodson (1910-1956) (10)
Marr. Date: 1935 May 11
Spouse: Lucia C. Halverson (1910- )
Marr. Date: 1958 Jun 10
Spouse:
Marr. Date:
Events
1. Census: 1910 Macon, Macon, Missouri. (7)
1910 MISSOURI, MACON CO., MACON CITY, WARD ONE
Jackson Street. 1148/95/99
CARHART Margaret E. 80 wd. b. OH father b. Del. Mother b. VA
Ida M. 56 b. OH watercolor artist
Edith A. 37 b. MO teaches music in school
On one side lives Charles ERWIN, a shoemaker, and on the other, Nathaniel
M. SHETTON, a circuit court judge.
Further down the page on N. Rutherford St., 1102/101/105
MITCHELL Lena 39, given as married, 7 children with 6 surviving b. MO
father b. NY mother b. OH
Gwynette 17 b. MO
Robert C. 14 b. MO
John C. 8 b.MO
Dorothy 6 b. MO
Lawrence C. 3 b. MO
Benjamin C. 1 and 8/12
To one side lives Floyd MATTHEWS, a lawyer. On the other side lives
Willard CLARK, no profession given. Next door to him is Ben FRANKLIN, a
lawyer.
2. Census: 1920 Macon, Macon, Missouri. (8)
1920 MISSOURI, MACON CO., MACON CITY, WARD ONE
Rutherford St.
1102/228/228
MITCHELL Lena B. 44 wd. b. MO
John C. 18 b. MO
Dorothy 16 b. MO
Lawrence C. 13 b. MO
Benjamin D. 11 b. MO
229/229
CARHART Ida 67 b. OH
Edith 46 b. MO music teacher
To one side lives Claude MOODY who’s given as a farmer and to the other
side is David JONES of Wales who is a coal miner. Lena has managed to
chop a few years off her age there, I see.
3. Census: 1930 Macon, Macon, Missouri. (9)
1930 MO, MACON CO., MACON, DISTRICT 12
N. Rutherford
1102/104/115
MITCHELL Lena B. owns $5000 59 widowed b. MO father b. NY mother b. OH
Benjamin 21 b. MO parents b. MO
Laurence C. 28 Bondsman for Dysert and Yarnelle
7 M Benjamin Dysart Mitchell (16)
Born: 1908 Jul 29 – Macon, Macon, Missouri (16)
Christened:
Died: 1991 Aug 26 – Duluth, St. Louis, Minnesota (13)
Buried:
Spouse: Helen Ojala (1910- ) (10)
Marr. Date: 1937 Nov 25
Spouse:
Marr. Date:
Events
1. Census: 1910 Macon, Macon, Missouri. (7)
1910 MISSOURI, MACON CO.,
MACON CITY, WARD ONE
Jackson Street. 1148/95/99
CARHART Margaret E. 80 wd. b. OH father b. Del. Mother b. VA
Ida M. 56 b. OH watercolor artist
Edith A. 37 b. MO teaches music in school
On one side lives Charles ERWIN, a shoemaker, and on the other, Nathaniel
M. SHETTON, a circuit court judge.
Further down the page on N. Rutherford St., 1102/101/105
MITCHELL Lena 39, given as married, 7 children with 6 surviving b. MO
father b. NY mother b. OH
Gwynette 17 b. MO
Robert C. 14 b. MO
John C. 8 b.MO
Dorothy 6 b. MO
Lawrence C. 3 b. MO
Benjamin C. 1 and 8/12
To one side lives Floyd MATTHEWS, a lawyer. On the other side lives
Willard CLARK, no profession given. Next door to him is Ben FRANKLIN, a
lawyer.
2. Census: 1920 Macon, Macon, Missouri. (8)
1920 MISSOURI, MACON CO.,
MACON CITY, WARD ONE
Rutherford St.
1102/228/228
MITCHELL Lena B. 44 wd. b. MO
John C. 18 b. MO
Dorothy 16 b. MO
Lawrence C. 13 b. MO
Benjamin D. 11 b. MO
229/229
CARHART Ida 67 b. OH
Edith 46 b. MO music teacher
To one side lives Claude MOODY who’s given as a farmer and to the other
side is David JONES of Wales who is a coal miner. Lena has managed to
chop a few years off her age there, I see.
3. Census: 1930 Macon, Macon, Missouri. (9)
1930 MO, MACON CO., MACON,
DISTRICT 12
N. Rutherford
1102/104/115
MITCHELL Lena B. owns $5000 59 widowed b. MO father b. NY mother b. OH
Benjamin 21 b. MO parents b. MO
Laurence C. 28 Bondsman for Dysert and Yarnelle
General Notes: Wife – Lena Bell + Carhart
Source: http://www.mssdar.org/ahelm/history.htm
ANNIE HELM CHAPTER NSDAR
Organized October 20, 1908
HISTORY
Anne Helm Chapter was organized by a group of 23 patriotic women on October 20,
1908, in Macon, Missouri
Charter Members were: Louisa William Brock, Maude Dysart Brock, Ethel Coulter
Brown, Mary Craddock Doneghy, Kate Campbell Doneghy, Martha Prewitt Doneghy,
Carrie Stewart Duffy, Emma Turner Dysart, Susie Mitchell Guthrie, Mattie
Blincoe Howe, Hettie Coulter Lamb, Martha Gilstrap Matthews, Mary Anderson
Matthews, Corrine Matthews, Lena Carhart Mitchell, Lena Trowbridge Payson,
Emily Pipkin Simmons, Amy Simmons, Lucy Simmons, Mary Van Cleve, Hallie
Wilkinson Wardell, Stella Turner Wilson, and Elizabeth Stickney Wilson.
The name Anne Helm was chosen in honor of Mrs. John T. Doneghy’s great-great
grandmother who assisted and sacrificed members of her family for the cause of
the Revolutionary War.
The Macon Public Library was founded on March 23, 1912, with Miss Sarah
Larrabee as librarian. It was located in the Howe Building opposite of the
Jefferson Hotel. DAR members raised funds by having “Tap Day” and several
“Macon County Banquets.” The response to the library was so great that it soon
became too large for the Howe Store. The library moved several times until, in
1915, the trustees voted to build a permanent library. The Anne Helm Chapter
purchased the lot on the corner of Rutherford and Butler where the present
library building is located.
The Anne Helm Chapter was instrumental in forming the first Red Cross Chapter
in Macon and helped to raise funds to sponsor Herbert English, a volunteer for
ambulance service in France during W.W.I.
On November 11, 1934, a bronze plaque was unveiled at the Macon County Court
House to honor four Revolutionary Soldiers who are buried in Macon County. They
are James Howell, James Lynch, Bennett Tilley, and Nicholas Tuttle.
Sources
1. McClure family record.
2. Michell E. Noll.
3. Missouri, Macon County, 1870 U.S. Population Schedule (Images at
Ancestry.com).
4. Missouri, Macon County, 1880 U.S. Population Schedule (Images at
Ancestry.com).
5. Missouri, Macon County, 1900 U.S. Population Schedule (Images at
Ancestry.com).
6. Carhart family record.
7. Missouri, Macon County, 1910 U.S. Population Schedule (Images at
Ancestry.com).
8. Missouri, Macon County, 1920 U.S. Population Schedule (Images at
Ancestry.com).
9. Missouri, Macon County, 1930 U.S. Population Schedule (Images at
Ancestry.com).
10. Mitchell family record.
11. Texas, Green County, 1930 U.S. Population Schedule (Images at
Ancestry.com).
12. Mitchell family record. …. Michell E. Noll.
13. SSDI.
14. New York, Monroe County, 1930 U.S. Population Schedule (Images at
Ancestry.com).
15. Illinois, Cook County, 1930 U.S. Population Schedule (Images at
Ancestry.com).
16. Michell E. Noll. …. Mitchell family record.
James Bourne Mitchell and Family
Dorothy Mitchell McClure gave this to me when I was young. I didn’t make a note who had written it and am unsure who it was. Dorothy added that the below mentioned Missouri Valley College was her Alma Mater.
* * * * *
James Bourne Mitchell and family
by a descendant of J. B. Mitchell
James B. Mitchell was born 27 June 1821, died March 12, 1901. He was the grandson of Robert Craig–son of John Mitchell and Ann Middleton Craig.
Martha C. Dysart, born 5 March 1825–died February 19, 1912.
To the descendants of Dr. J. B. Mitchell and Martha Cowden Dysart Mitchell, his wife, you should have some background of the Mitchell family of Donegal Co., Ireland. A captain in the English Merchant Marine and father of our grandfather, J. B. Mitchell, established the Mitchell family in the United States. Our grandfather told Orlando Mitchell that his father had crossed the Atlantic seventeen times. The last time he had a young lady passenger who was coming across to visit her brother in Abingdon, VA. My great-grandfather, John Mitchell, fell in love with her, quit the ocean, and followed her to Abingdon where he married her–Miss Elizabeth King–on the 14th of May, 1794. Elizabeth King Mitchell died the 13th of May, 1806.
On the 16th of July, 1908, John Mitchell married Nancy Middleton Craig, my great-grandmother, and from this union J.B. Mitchell, my grandfather, was the youngest child, having been born June 27th, 1821. His father passed away in August of the same year. The family lived upon a farm near Abingdon, where they remained until they came to Missouri in 1836. It was in 1836 that J.B. Mitchell wrote he was converted but did not join the church until 1839. All this time, he felt the Lord was calling him to enter the ministry. In 1841, he was taken under the care of Presbytery in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. In 1845 he was ordained and became pastor of Bethel Church in Monroe County, Missouri. He was married to Martha Cowden Dysart in 1846.
He was called to the presidency of McGee College in 1853 and was its president until it closed in 1874. He then became pastor of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Kirksville, Mo., which he served until health forced him to retire. His death was March 12th, 1901. His life was a full one. He had a standing order with a publishing company to send him all the new outstanding books. All who knew him say he was a great educator, administrator and had a great personality, beloved by all. In other words, he was a leader in the cultural life of his time. He served as moderator of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, the highest office that his church could bestow.
He was also thought of in Masonic Circles as you will see from the following quotation from citation from the most worshipful Masters of Missouri: “Most Worshipful Marcus Boyd, Esq. 1858; Marcus H. McFarland, Esq. 1860; W. R. Penik, Esquire, 1861; Grand Masters of Masons of Missouri in above years, having confidence in the moral worth and Masonic skill of Rt. W. Rev. James B. Mitchell do hereby constitute and appoint him D.D. Grand Master for the 8th Masonic District composed of the Counties Macon, Randolph and Howard.” (All signed by) A. C., Sullivan, Grand Secretary.
He was saddened when McGee College was forced to close for lack of money, for he felt the need of Christian Education for the Youth of the Land. The leaders in the church felt the same need and went to work to establish a school with an endowment that could be relied upon for part of its expense. With all their work, they could not get the job done so they called up J. B. Mitchell to accomplish what the rest had failed to do. Dr. J.B. Mitchell made the drive, giving 200 days of his time to this effort without remuneration and was successful. Missouri Valley College was a dream come true. As Dr. Black, first president of Missouri Valley College said, “Without the devoted spirit and unselfish work of Dr. Mitchell, Missouri Valley College would never have had an existence. Dr. Mitchell and his wife still live. They live, to be sure, in the work of their five sons and five daughters, worthy children all. They live in grandchildren and they liven in Missouri Valley College, which is the flowering of the seed that they planted and a revitalization of abiding hopes.”
Dr. J.B. Mitchell’s family, and all the kin I have been privileged to visit from Abingdon, Virginia, on out west, have been people above the average and people with whom you would like to visit.
The five boys of Dr. J. B. Mitchell are as follows:
Dr. John Thompson Mitchell, a physician, born Oct. 12, 1847 – died November 4, 1912, married Addie Holliday. He was a preacher and had one of the best minds I have ever contacted. I tried him out in everything, Latin, Greek and higher math and I could never stump him. (NOTE by JK: John was not married to Addie Halliday. Instead it was Rev. James William Mitchell, a brother not listed in this biography, who was born Sep 22 1850 in MO and died 1928 Oct 4. He married Addie Holliday Oct 19 1875. As you can see the bio lists 5 boys but only gives 4. I received it from my grandmother and only can imagine that Dr. John and Rev. James were accidentally compressed into one person at some point.)
Robert Gwyn Mitchell, born Oct. 19, 1852 – died March 6, 1908, married Lena Carhart. He was a lawyer and so good the U.S. government called upon him to break the trusts. He was a great church man, Sunday School teacher and went to the different churches talking tithing. He talked it and did it.
Leonidas Stratten Mitchell, born August 11, 1863, died 27 February 1940. He married Laura Owens and that one act showed me he was brilliant. It was wonderful to see him, in his quiet way, get things done where others failed. To sum it up, he told me once, “Give me a pencil and paper, and I don’t believe anyone can out figure me.” He proved this was so.
Orlando McDavid Mitchell, born May 6, 1865, died Oct. 27, 1948, married Clara Wilson. His business was banking, safe deposit and investment work. I must not forget fishing. He had the power of relaxing and lived longer than any of his brothers. He kept an account that was the Lord’s. He helped greatly at Missouri Valley College, investing its money wisely and drawing on the Lord’s account for its help.
On looking at the wives of the sons, I feel that they all married well. If you know me, I am rather choosy and I loved them all for they were more than good to me. I saw more of Aunt Laura and Aunt Clara and they were, and are tops in my book.
The boys seemed to have done well, how about the girls?
Susan Ann, born Feb. 21, 1849, died Sept. 7, 1920, married James S. McDavid. You know that when Dr. J.B. Mitchell was banished during the Civil War the McDavids over in Illinois took care of him and his family and gave them a home on their farm. This is how Sue met James McDavid.
I must put a soty of my own in here. During the last depression, a McDavid came to Kansas City to see if he could raise money to save their bank. A friend brought him over to ask me what I thought of the deal. He talked along for a while, then I spoke up and said the McDavid family had helped my grandfather in the Civil War days and I was glad that a Mitchell could return the favor now. It about knocked this McDavid cold. He said, “What do you know about that? They paid every cent back, a favor that was settled by a grandson for the favor to his grandfather.”
Louisa Caroline married Rev. B.P. Fullerton. Aunt Cal, as we called her, was born July 4, 1895 and died January 22, 1944. She was the life of any party she attended. She had to be to keep up with Uncle Baxter. B. P. Fullerton received the highest honor that the U.S.A. Presbyterian Church could bestow, that of moderator of its General Assembly. The last time I ever saw Uncle Baxter was when he gave a beautiful prayer at Missouri Valley College, when grandfather’s picture was unveiled and given to the school.
Orpha Lou, born October 17, 1857, died July 11, 1925. She married Henry Johnston. Aunt Orpha read her Bible through each year and taught in the Sunday School. Uncle Henry was a farmer and a banker, and a good one too, the leader of his community. He had the best small bank in Missouri.
Bettie Sprague Mitchell, born Dec. 7, 1858, died Nov. 20, 1882, Uncle Lon said she was the sharpest of the lot.
Mary Fannie, born May 4th, 1868, afflicted in youth, died May 30th, 1924, married Henry Bannister. If you wish to take an appraisal, the girls did real well too.”
Transcribed by JMK 2001