Augustus Ebin “Gus” MitchellAge: 59 years1860–1920
- Name
- Augustus Ebin “Gus” Mitchell
- Given names
- Augustus Ebin
- Surname
- Mitchell
- Nickname
- Gus
 Birth | December 3, 1860 42 34 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 3 months)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
 Birth of a sister | Mary Lee “Mollie” Mitchell January 21, 1866 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nancy Jane Mitchell June 1867 (Age 6 years) Note: Nancy Jane was blind, at least part of her life according to Jack Edward Millen and his cousin Calvin Millen - She was Aunt. |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 6 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 6 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 8 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
 Census | August 22, 1870 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 17 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 12, 1880 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a sister | Frances Josephine “Fannie” Mitchell October 11, 1880 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Caswell Mitchell October 8, 1893 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 37 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a father | Henry Mitchell March 13, 1900 (Age 39 years) |
 Marriage | May Eugenia Burns — View this family October 6, 1901 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a mother | Harriet Miranda “Mary” Shemwell March 11, 1906 (Age 45 years) |
| Census | April 19, 1910 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Paul Sheridan Mitchell June 14, 1910 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 55 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 56 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 57 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Census | January 6, 1920 (Age 59 years) |
 Death | April 21, 1920 (Age 59 years) Cause of death: Lukemia |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cave Hill Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Henry Mitchell Birth: June 20, 1818 — Sumner, Tennessee, United States Death: March 13, 1900 — Allensville, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Harriet Miranda “Mary” Shemwell Birth: January 20, 1826 28 26 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 11, 1906 — Allensville, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: 1845 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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13 months elder brother |
William Caswell Mitchell Birth: January 21, 1846 27 20 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: October 8, 1893 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Nancy Jane Mitchell Birth: September 6, 1848 30 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 1867 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years elder sister |
Frances Josephine “Fannie” Mitchell Birth: February 14, 1853 34 27 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: October 11, 1880 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Henry Mitchell Birth: September 1855 37 29 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: before 1860 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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10 months elder brother |
Thomas Jefferson “Tom” Mitchell Birth: July 4, 1856 38 30 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 24, 1924 — Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years himself |
Augustus Ebin “Gus” Mitchell Birth: December 3, 1860 42 34 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 21, 1920 — Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years younger sister |
Mary Lee “Mollie” Mitchell Birth: January 21, 1866 47 40 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: September 16, 1930 — Hammond, Lake, Indiana, United States |
| Family with May Eugenia Burns |
| himself |
Augustus Ebin “Gus” Mitchell Birth: December 3, 1860 42 34 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 21, 1920 — Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
May Eugenia Burns Birth: October 25, 1867 — Nashville, Washington, Illinois, United States Death: February 2, 1936 — Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: October 6, 1901 — Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States |
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9 years son |
Paul Sheridan Mitchell Birth: June 14, 1910 49 42 — Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States Death: April 16, 1984 — Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States |
| … Whitehead + May Eugenia Burns |
| wife’s husband |
… Whitehead Death: |
| wife |
May Eugenia Burns Birth: October 25, 1867 — Nashville, Washington, Illinois, United States Death: February 2, 1936 — Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States |
Augustus Ebin “Gus” Mitchell has 8 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (8)
Parents Benjamin Franklin Shemwell + Mary Catherine Hall
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Henry Mitchell - Household
Allensville, Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Solomon Levy - Household
Guthrie, Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Augustus Ebin “Gus” Mitchell - Household
1253 Floyd Street Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Augustus Ebin “Gus” Mitchell - Household
2022 Barringer Avenue Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky
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