William Caswell MitchellAge: 47 years1846–1893
- Name
- William Caswell Mitchell
- Given names
- William Caswell
- Surname
- Mitchell
 Birth | January 21, 1846 27 20 |
 Birth of a sister | Nancy Jane Mitchell September 6, 1848 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | James Shemwell June 1849 (Age 3 years) Cause: Typhoid Fever |
 Census | August 28, 1850 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Frances Josephine “Fannie” Mitchell February 14, 1853 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Henry Mitchell September 1855 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas Jefferson “Tom” Mitchell July 4, 1856 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 10 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Death of a brother | Henry Mitchell before 1860 (Age 13 years) |
| Census | September 3, 1860 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Augustus Ebin “Gus” Mitchell December 3, 1860 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 15 years)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 20 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nancy Jane Mitchell June 1867 (Age 21 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 20 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 20 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 22 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 24 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 31 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a sister | Frances Josephine “Fannie” Mitchell October 11, 1880 (Age 34 years) |
 Death | October 8, 1893 (Age 47 years) |
| 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 himself |
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 younger 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 younger 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 younger 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 younger 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 younger brother |
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 |
William Caswell Mitchell has 8 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (8)
Parents Benjamin Franklin Shemwell + Mary Catherine Hall
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Henry Mitchell - Household
Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Henry Mitchell - Household
1860 Elkton, Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Henry Mitchell - Household
Allensville, Todd, Kentucky
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