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William Marion MitchellAge: 79 years18881968

Name
William Marion Mitchell
Given names
William Marion
Surname
Mitchell
Birth October 9, 1888 34 30
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 9 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
MarriageBeulah Azalee PearceView this family
March 12, 1912 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Bertha Maxine Mitchell
October 7, 1912 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Helen Vetta Mitchell
December 23, 1915 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 27 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 28 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 29 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 15, 1920 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Warren G Harding Mitchell
November 15, 1921 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Jerelene Loretta “Jere” Mitchell
September 8, 1924 (Age 35 years)
Death of a fatherJames William Mitchell
1929 (Age 40 years)

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 40 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Census April 23, 1930 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Phyllis Gail Martin
February 25, 1937 (Age 48 years)
Death of a motherDiltha Pearson
June 17, 1939 (Age 50 years)

Marriage of a childOrvil D MartinHelen Vetta MitchellView this family
June 21, 1939 (Age 50 years)
Census April 23, 1940 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Mary Frances “Frankie” Martin
March 30, 1941 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 53 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
DivorceBeulah Azalee PearceView this family
June 23, 1948 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
William Richard “Ricky” Garcia Jr
April 24, 1952 (Age 63 years)

Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 61 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Death of a daughterHelen Vetta Mitchell
September 22, 1967 (Age 78 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 57 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death April 20, 1968 (Age 79 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lawrence Memorial Park
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1873
13 years
elder sister
Bertha Novaler Mitchell
Birth: October 14, 1885 31 27Oregon, Missouri, United States
Death: February 17, 1979
3 years
himself
Family with Beulah Azalee Pearce - View this family
himself
ex-wife
Marriage: March 12, 1912Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
Divorce: June 23, 1948Clay, Arkansas, United States
7 months
daughter
Bertha Maxine Mitchell
Birth: October 7, 1912 23 17Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
Death: March 9, 1994Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
3 years
daughter
Helen Vetta Mitchell
Birth: December 23, 1915 27 20Arkansas, United States
Death: September 22, 1967Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, United States
6 years
son
Warren G Harding Mitchell
Birth: November 15, 1921 33 26Arkansas, United States
Death: November 7, 2017Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States
3 years
daughter
Jerelene Loretta “Jere” Mitchell
Birth: September 8, 1924 35 29Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
Death: October 31, 2017Covington, Virginia, United States

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Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William Marion Mitchell - Household

Cache, Lawrence, Arkansas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Mitchell, WilliamheadMW31MMOMOILFarmerGeneral Farm
Mitchell, BeulahwifeFW25MARTNMO
Mitchell, MaxinedaughterFW7SARMOAR
Mitchell, HelendaughterFW4-0mSARMOAR

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - William Marion Mitchell - Household

US Highway 67 Boas, Lawrence, Arkansas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Mitchell, William MheadMW41M23MOMOILFarmerGeneral Farm
Mitchell, Beulah AwifeFW35M17ARTNMO
Mitchell, Maxine BdaughterFW17SARMOAR
Mitchell, Helen VdaughterFW14SARMOAR
Mitchell, Warren GsonMW8SARMOAR
Mitchell, Jerelene LdaughterFW5SARMOAR
Mitchell, DilthamotherFW73Wd15ILTNTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Bertha Novaler Mitchell - Household

County Road heading East Wilson, Clay, Arkansas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Wilson, BerthaheadFW54WdMORClayAR
Mitchell, Williamyounger brotherMW51MMORLeeARFarm LaborerGeneral Farm
Mitchell, Warren GnephewMW18SARRClayARNew worker