MITCHELL, Abraham 1824 - 1908

MITCHELL, FRUSH, TOWNSEND, JOHNSON

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 6/20/2011 at 19:03:33

"The Fairfield Tribune"
Wednesday, April 29, 1908
Page 3, Column 1

PACKWOOD, Apr. 27 -- The funeral of Abraham MITCHELL was held Saturday afternoon at the M.E. church at 1 o'clock. He was taken to Abingdon and buried by the side of his first wife, who died nearly 30 years ago. Ten children, of whom all are living, six girls and four boys, were all at the funeral excepting two sons.

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Note: from "Fulton's History of Jefferson County, Vol. II", Page 366 ~

...Abraham MITCHELL's first wife died when a comparatively young woman and in 1880 he married, second, Mrs. Mary TOWNSEND, who is now living (in 1912) with her daughter, Mrs. Nellie JOHNSON, on a farm north of Richland. ...

*Transcribed for genealogy purposes; I am not related to the person(s) mentioned.