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The next line I tackled  was the Mitchell family.  My great grandmother was Artha B Mitchell (1883 - 1977).  I can barely remember her.  I was ten years old when she died.  She was the daughter of Francis Marion Mitchell (1855 - 1904).  It is Francis's grandfather, Andrew Mitchell, Jr. (1760 - 1824) who served in the Revolutionary War.  It is truly a story worthy of legend.  Andrew was one of 3 sons born to Irish immigrants Andrew and Mary (McGowan) Mitchell. The young family came to the colonies in 1752.  They began their journey in a Scottish - Irish community in Eastern Pennsylvania before migrating to Orange County, North Carolina.  Besides the boys, Andrew and Mary had 2 daughters, Margaret and Nancy. At the time of the Revolution, my 5th great grandfather, Andrew, Jr was just starting his family.  He had married Mary Tate in 1781.  He was in service but took furlough to be with his ill wife.  This informa...

I started my morning off with a cup of coffee and an intent to make a neat summary story about my great great grandmother Rebeca Lavinia Mitchell.  She died in 1944, twenty three years before I was born, and I do not ever remember hearing much about her. Rebeca was my father's great-grandmother, and he was only six when she passed. Luckily, I am in contact with a Mitchell family member who has a full collection of information, so I am getting a chance to know Rebeca. She was born in Benton County, Arkansas, May 23, 1863, and like many other families, her parents migrated into Texas for better opportunities. The Civil War was still raging when she was born.  Her birth in Benton County, AR is verified by the 1870 Census.I wonder if this woman is where the story came from about one of my ancestors being born in a covered wagon as they came to Texas. In 1879, Rebeca married Francis Marion Mitchell in Lampasas County, Texas.  The notoriety of the Mitchell fam...